Ladies: When did you first remove your pubic hair and what influenced you?

Another in my current series of questions about female pubic hair.

In my other topical questions some of you ladies have mentioned when you first removed your pubic hair and your thoughts about doing so. Could you please detail when you actually began to shave your pubic hair, possibly at what age or what time it was in the past.

Also could you tell us what was the influence behind shaving your pubic hair; was it at the request of a partner; as a result of a discussion with a female friend; having seen other female friends with it removed or as a result of having seen women in porn movies with smooth or near smooth genitals?

Finally can you remember what it felt like the first time you had done it, and maybe even the first time you masturbated after shaving. My wife said it was like doing it with another woman.

Well the times I needed to shave were when I was told to for my modelling, I was doing shoots for lingerie sales and my agency just did not like seeing my dark triangle through some of the things I was wearing for the photographs. White lacy stuff was the worst because some times it really showed up and the pics needed a lot of work to make them ok my bosses said. I was 18 when I started modelling and I got lingerie work because of my body type, I am tall, I have got a bust and I keep fit and in shape. It was 2005. I just got my boyfriend to shave me instead of just helping do my bikini line for me. When I was going to do a shoot he just shaved my pussy and at the front for me so that the areas that would get seen on a photo had no hair. I did not like it really and I wanted all of it to grow back. It seemed better to me after I had been growing it back for 2 weeks and I kept growing it back to natural as much as I could. A few times I got him to do me a "landing strip" if I was going to model some swimwear, some of it was really skimpy and cut narrow but I think I got away with my landing strip and I thought that was better than just having nothing there at the front.

Some ladies think sex is better when they are shaved but I do not really think so, my husband can please me just as much in my special places if I have got pubic hair or not. I think it just feels really annoying with stubble too, bristly and it is better when I just have my pubic hair. I would not change my pubic hair to please an agency now, I just decide what I want for me.

@Amethyst

Brilliant reply, thank you. I did not expect a response from you on this one knowing your preference from earlier.

Really great detail.

Did your hair grow back quickly being dark? If so that would have made shaving even more of a nuisance and probably more uncomfortable.

Incidentally I have another topic in mind for ladies who like to keep their hair.

Did your hair grow back quickly being dark? If so that would have made shaving even more of a nuisance and probably more uncomfortable.

Incidentally I have another topic in mind for ladies who like to keep their hair.

Yeah it did, I could get a shadow quite soon right above my clitoris in the middle and a bit later in the rest of the triangle. I think it took a bit longer along my pussy lips. Most times I just did not need to be shaved the day after again because I had done my shoot and I was not working. My skin did not get irritated or anything but the stubble just felt rough and bristly. It was a bit easier if I had a landing strip because I think that bit down the middle at the front is the worst place. Where my bikini line is and at the top of my legs it is much easier, thinner so it can be done every day and it is not really a nuisance to me.

I’ve mentioned before, I came of age in the late 70’s so it’s not like grooming pubic hair was a thing. Mine was fairly average dense, like most people thicker around my clit and directly above it and thinning a little as it moved out towards my hips. Not super bushy but not sparse either. Like I did notice what other girls had those times we were naked (changing, gym etc) but it’s not like I was actively checking them out or comparing – if that makes any sense. From what I’ve seen I think women do that kind of ‘how do I measure up’ thing way less than men do. I knew that there were a lot hairier girls than I was and that mine was lighter in color than most. Think is, I judged that more by what you saw in men’s magazines (yes girls look at them) and some of the blonde women in those magazines dyed their pubes – something of which I had no idea at the time was a thing – so I thought a blonde woman was supposed to have platinum blonde pubes – and mine weren’t. I had some guys comment on it like ‘oh I love your blonde pubes blah blah’ and I would be like ‘blonde? They’re brown’. Go figya. Mine were sand colored.

I’d trim it so it didn’t show out of my bathing suit when I wore something high-cut and if I had a modeling job that was going to be underwear or swimwear but other than that it was au-naturale. I got married super young (pregnant) so sometime in the early 90’s at around age 30 my husband started bugging me to shave it off. At first I was resistant – some was ‘don’t tell me what to do’ and some was ‘why does he want me to look like a little girl?’ I noticed that the women in the porn we would rent were showing up with less and less hair so I started doing a landing strip and he really liked that so it wasn’t a huge stretch when I decided one day ‘why the hell not?’ Shaving the front (mons) was no big deal but getting between my legs was a lot harder than I expected haha. The hair was/is heaviest around my clit and getting all of it the first time was difficult. Took me a few tries. The feeling once it was done? Weird. Hyper-sensitive. Tingly (I’m sure from skin irritation from the razor haha). It made me super horny but I think it was the idea of what I had done and why vs anything intrinsic to the act itself.

Surprised my husband with it and got the reaction I wanted. He loved it. Did I notice a difference with the sex? No, not really. I FELT sexier but I didn’t notice anything like you read about ‘oh its so much more sensitive’ etc. Maybe because I don’t have a ton of hair to start with?

A few days later and it itched like a sonofabitch growing back and I got a few ingrown hairs. I tend to, ahem, over-react sometimes so I was like ‘that’s it, never again!’ but relented after a bit. Finally settled in on keeping the front clean and just trimming between my legs very closely.

@Amethyst

You mirror my wife exactly in that respect, in fact it is identical. I always used to shave her, she loved it and so did I.

Only once did I completely shave her and that little bit above the clitoris was so strong, but as you mention the areas that spread out to the groin and upper thigh were much lighter and easier to remove. I like her groin area to be smooth as I just adore kissing that part of a woman, something very special for me about doing that, also knowing the pussy is right alongside.

You haven't ever waxed then? My wife insisted that I try waxing her with a home kit she bought at one time but I hated that as it seemed so painful but the result was good even for a non expert such as me.

I've mentioned this before but the first time I shaved my pussy was just to see what it would be like with different patterns. My husband helped with the "detail" work because he had a better angle and it was just easier for him with the razor and the scissors.

I prefer a full bush and couldn't wait for mine to grow in but playing around with different "hair styles" is fun and my husband gets a kick out of helping me with "re-decorating". We've had me shaved completely clean a couple of times but neither of us really likes that look and it does not make our sex any more sensitive or heighten the sensation. Naturally when I was clean shaven, my husband would go down on me to see what it was like and it was a little easier for him to get to my clit and suck on it, but not that much more.

We do experiment sometimes, and it is just fun to do and our preference if for my bush in the classic triangle. But my husband did make a comment a few times about how he likes to see his cock "parting my hair" and slipping into me or the tip of one of our toys disappearing inside if I have my full bush. Yes, we did that when I was shaven and he also liked that because he could see my lips parting and my folds a little better when the toy we were using went on in.

Cleaner? Not if you have any pride in yourself. You will keep yourself clean there regardless of whether or not you are bushy or bare. It's personal preference and there is nothing wrong with either way or somewhere in between.

@Nurse_Phillips

What an amazing reply, thank you.

Your colouring sounds very similar to my former girl friend who I described in the first of these topics. She was blonde and had dark blonde/ginger pubic hair, a very neat small patch on the mons at 22 years old but with quite long hair down the labia and between the legs. She had freckles as well, you don't by any chance?

I have mostly dated blonde ladies through my days (my wife being the first dark haired woman in my life) from my first girl friend at school. Always fascinated me how different blonde haired ladies could be in the pubic area. Two who had long blonde locks were both jet black between the legs. There is a saying in the UK about "collar and cuffs not matching". The last one who I was intimate with had short light blonde hair on the head with amazing platinum blonde pubic hair.

The latter I have to say blew my mind as it was the first I had ever seen like that.

So being shaved makes you feel sexier, is it the smoothness or the fact that the hair has gone?

It has to be said that short trimmed pubic hair can be extremely sexy, I have noticed quite a lot of ladies are adopting that style at present.

@Doctor_Jack its not so much that it makes me feel sexier now, it did when I did it the first time but I believe it did so as I shaved it in anticipation of a sexy surprise for my husband. The same way putting lingerie on or fixing yourself up for a date makes you feel sexy.

Being shaved now is just the way it is. I like how it looks - however if I’m shaving in anticipation of having sex it does make me feel sexier.

@Amethyst

You haven't ever waxed then? My wife insisted that I try waxing her with a home kit she bought at one time but I hated that as it seemed so painful but the result was good even for a non expert such as me.

No @Doctor_Jack I have not waxed. Ugh no, I just do not like the idea. I think it would have made me sore and I do not think I would have done it more than once. lol

@Dahiana

You have some exquisite terms for your various activities, if we had "up ticks" on this site you would get loads from me alone.

Variety is the spice of life as they say and that is the essence of pubic topiary; hair today and gone tomorrow and once more returned.

I have had hours of fun experimenting with my wife over the years in that respect.

@Nurse_Phillips

The surprise for your husband is just that. If it is something that he has anticipated for some time, or maybe hoped for then it is a fulfilling experience for both parties.

A lady I had a relationship with in the late 1980's was the first partner who actually shaved her pubic hair, but only the labia, so the opposite to yourself. I had seen so many pictures of models with just a small patch above the clitoris that I really wanted her to do it for me. I asked but nothing came about for a while then one day we were making out and I slowly lowered her panties and there it was a lovely little "puff" of hair above the clitoris.

I was in heaven as she explained that she had that morning done some "experimenting" in the bath. She would never remove the whole lot however as it made her itchy.

@Amethyst

So very wise, it is almost barbaric to my way of thinking. My wife has a high pain threshold and often quotes :"if you have had a couple of kids you know all about pain", so waxing to her was nothing.

So I’ll cop to something else around why I shave the mons area: not sure if it’s because I’ve been removing the hair there for so long or if it’s age but my bush isn’t anywhere near as full as it once was if I let it grow. Rather than having it look thin I just take it off.

@Nurse_Phillips

Could well be the case. I did read some time back that continual hair removal tends to weaken the growth.

Not quite the same with a guys beard though which tends to go the other way and get stronger the more he shaves.

Keep that mound smooth.

I shaved my vulva for the first time when I felt ready to let my first gf finger me. It was going to be the first time someone explored me down there and my first penetration. I had fingered her and seen her with no knickers on already so I knew she was completely shaved and I felt I should be the same. I thought it felt like I had an outie with the minora poking out a little bit so it was a surprise to see I had an innie.

I shaved my vulva for the first time when I felt ready to let my first gf finger me. It was going to be the first time someone explored me down there and my first penetration. I had fingered her and seen her with no knickers on already so I knew she was completely shaved and I felt I should be the same. I thought it felt like I had an outie with the minora poking out a little bit so it was a surprise to see I had an innie.

A very thoughtful reason. Also the experience of finding out more about your own body.

Do you prefer vulva shaved?

Yes Doctor Jack, mine is always bare and I prefer it on my sexual partners too. Fortunately it is very common now for lesbians to have completely shaved vulvas

@Annie204

Thank you most informative.

Correct me if I am mistaken here but that wasn't always the case for lesbians was it?

Yes I think so! There seemed to be some kind of rebellion among lesbians when shaving first became fashionable. Not now though, at nude pool parties I've been to some have a little hair on the mound but not on the lips. All the women I've fingered have been shaved apart from one

Yes I think so! There seemed to be some kind of rebellion among lesbians when shaving first became fashionable. Not now though, at nude pool parties I've been to some have a little hair on the mound but not on the lips. All the women I've fingered have been shaved apart from one

You have confirmed my own impressions, thank you. I always had the feeling that lesbians would remained with pubic hair back in the past as much of a reaction to the male dominated pornographic industry who liked the female participants shaved. Obviously there were always ladies that preferred to shave their pubic hair and this has happened from the outset of time.

Now of course it has become universally accepted that shaving of the pubic hair is the norm for everyone.