Ugly Things People Do/Wear To Look Attractive

VEGANGELICA · 12-04-2009, 12:08 AM

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My mommy used Sun-In. ^_^
And I'm glad you like my hair. <3

Speaking of the toxicity of bleach, they had to bleach mine three times because it had been previously dyed. The virgin hair bleached instantly but the dyed hair took all of those tries.
By the time they actually dyed it, I was crying because there were cuts all over my head from the burns.It was worth it.
But I can safely say it's the worst pain I've ever felt in my life.
It makes you feel like your head is on fire.

Oh dear...is "Sun-in" something that was only sold in the 80's? Damnation, I have dated myself!!

My goodness, your hair coloring sounds like an awful experience! Do you mean that the bleach actually burned your scalp?! My motto is: "No pain, no pain." I sorrow for your scalp with its scalp burns! Ouch!

v (Commenting on your comment below): Yikes!

Arya Stark · 12-04-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

Oh dear...is "Sun-in" something that was only sold in the 80's? Damnation, I have dated myself!

My goodness, your hair coloring sounds like an awful experience! Do you mean that the bleach actually burned your scalp?! My motto is: "No pain, no pain." Oh! I sorrow for your scalp.

The bleach literally burned me, yeah.
It was so painful. >.<

boo boo · 12-04-2009, 12:29 AM

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I definitely agree with you on this one. The desire for female hairlessness is a strange obsession

I don't think it is strange at all, even if women aren't naturally smoother than men, we just prefer them to be that way. If I really cared about being as natural as possible I would be like you but I'm not.

I mean, just because some women can grow beards or moustaches dosen't mean they should.

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Ha ha! The whole last two pages of hair commentary made me laugh till I cried! I especially like your "interior decorating theory" for exterior hair decoration, boo boo (the curtains and drapes analogy).

You're welcome.

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And what about eyelashes? For eyelashes, the "male = hairy, female = hairless" steretype breaks down. Odd, no? Example: male cartoon animal characters typically lack lashes, while even female cartoon frogs are given long fluttering ones...an impossibility that always irks me SINCE FROGS DON'T HAVE HAIR!!!!!!!!

I really have nothing against gender roles in cartoons, even if some can be considered sexist. As an animation buff, I can understand why cartoonists continue to do stuff like that.

Because it's a bit more challenging to distinguish the sexes in a cartoon and since children aren't as good at noticing feminine/masculine features as adults it helps for animators to give them more obvious gender clues.

And since giving characters massive boobs isn't PC for some people, eyelashes and pretty dresses is the easiest way to go about it. I mean, without the bow, dress and eyelashes Mickey and Minnie would look exactly the same. But Minnie needed something to make her distinguishable as female after all.

I mean imagine if Walt did give her boobs, all of his friends would have accused him of being a furry.

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I had a (now dead) friend in high school with whom I was discussing men's and women's skin years ago, and I said something naive like, "Oh, men's skin on their faces is rough" (having never touched any man's skin at that time). He then replied, "If men shave off their hair, their skin is just as soft." I thought that was very profound. I certainly looked at his chin a lot more after that.

Well, while that is true, I still consider it a desirable feminine feature. And I hope I don't come off as sexist to you because of that, it's just what me and a lot of men find attractive.

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I like soft skin on anyone. Hair can be soft, too, though. I agree with you, AwwSugar: I dislike stubbly prickles because they hurt. How often does one have to shave one's head to maintain a smooth, silky gloss, boo boo? And wouldn't people get...scalp nicks? Do you have to walk around with little bits of bloody toilet paper on your head for several hours after a head shave?

I have never seen anyone do that.

Anyway.

You asked the right person babeh, thankfully my fetish has given me quite a bit of insight on this topic.

Sometimes stuble pops up in about a week, maybe faster, it really depends on the person. A lot of people like to do it daily.

Some important tips.

1. If you want to do a smooth razor shave, then of course you need to use an electric razor to get stubble down to a reasonable level and to make smooth shaving easier.
2. Get your scalp wet, this helps prevent razor bumps, a good lubricant like shaving cream or shaving oil also helps.
3. If you haven't done it before you might need a friend to do it for you, because the back of your head is gonna be especially tricky.
4. It's best to start with the easy stuff first, the thickest and most stubborn hair to get out is on the back of the head and neck, so do that last.
5. Most importantly, go with the grain.
6. Aftershave isn't really necessary after a headshave, just washing your scalp will do, though if you do feel a little irritation some (alcohol free) aftershave or skin care lotion will help.
7. But DO NOT use anything with alcohol in it, the skin on your scalp is very sensitive and alcohol will just make it dry and irritated.

Otherwise, unless you have really curly or thick/oily hair you shouldn't have to worry about razor bumps too much, depending on your skillz, the scalp being a perfectly round and solid serface makes it much easier to shave than other parts of the body.

I've seen some women who are so skilled at it that they can do it without a mirror, and leaving nothing behind.

Axiomatic Wiki · 12-04-2009, 01:13 AM

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while even female cartoon frogs are given long fluttering ones...an impossibility that always irks me SINCE FROGS DON'T HAVE HAIR!!!!!!!!

It is a ****ing cartoon, no? I can not imagine how petty one would have to be to actually get angry at such a thing.

Anyway, I think this thread is ****. All I read when reading through the few pages I have read, is people getting angry at other people for finding certain things attractive that they do not find attractive. Pretty ridiculous, being attractive is an important part of the mating ritual, which is what we genetically live for, quite literally. Saying that one trying to be attractive is an act of stupidity, is the same as saying that one who eats when they are hungry is stupid. Just because they find some certain style or look attractive, that you do not, does not alter their primary goal. We all live for the same thing, why does it even matter?

boo boo · 12-04-2009, 01:21 AM

Surely you could have expressed your opinion without getting all explosive and everything, we already have a guy named Wayfarer to do that kinda stuff.

I do agree that it is rather shallow to mock people for their fashion sense, and if other people find it attractive, that's cool. In fact I've disagreed with a lot of things mentioned so far but I'm not bitching about it either.

However, this isn't a forum people go to to be politically correct. I mean, isn't it also shallow to mock people for what kinda music they listen to?
Everyone here does it anyway. This is quite a cynical forum, if you don't like it, there's many other forums to go to.

Axiomatic Wiki · 12-04-2009, 01:29 AM

My apologies, I am a bit intoxicated and when I express my opinions under the influence, I tend to be more aggressive, without even realizing it.

And also, I do not think that it is fair to compare fashion taste with musical taste. One is a direct product of our sexuality, and one comes from our appreciation of art. One is hormone driven, and one is intellectually driven. People subscribe for fashion sense due to peer pressure and wanting to fit in, similarly to the way many subscribe to musical taste, but the true motivation behind each is different.

boo boo · 12-04-2009, 01:35 AM

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My apologies, I am a bit intoxicated and when I express my opinions under the influence, I tend to be more aggressive, without even realizing it.

And also, I do not think that it is fair to compare fashion taste with musical taste. One is a direct product of our sexuality, and one comes from our appreciation of art. One is hormone driven, and one is intellectually driven. People subscribe for fashion sense due to peer pressure and wanting to fit in, similarly to the way many subscribe to musical taste, but the true motivation behind each is different.

Whatever, it's just opinions, that's what the forum is for, and I don't see why any topic should be out of bounds (provided it dosen't break forum rules) because one person dosen't like talking about it. If you don't like a certain topic, then don't post in that thread.

Axiomatic Wiki · 12-04-2009, 01:48 AM

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Ok, but then you're saying that if a certan kind of music is for stupid people, you're saying everyone who likes it is stupid. So you're mocking people over music that you don't like, but probably means a whole lot on an emotional level to them.

I did not mean that at all, all I am saying is that being a musical elitist is not the same as being an apparel elitist, because the motives behind the two are different. I think when it comes to forms of art, one has a legit reason to put others down(this of course is purely a subjective opinion of mine). When it comes to something that has little to do with art, and more to do with our primal urges, subjective opinion(which imo is what makes art beautiful) is not nearly as important.

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Whatever, it's just opinions, that's what the forum is for, and I don't see why any topic should be out of bounds. If you don't like the morals behind discussing a certain topic, then don't post in that thread.

Certainly I can post my opinion about a thread in a thread without seeming to far out of bounds? I do admit my purpose in my posting was just to express my low opinion of the thread, but I believe that to be a legit reason for posting. However, I am still new here and if that kind of conduct is not generally accepted here I will generally conform to the way things generally are and refrain from such actions in the future.

Mojo · 12-04-2009, 05:35 AM

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But if you're serious, I'd suggest you use a straight razor and some cream and go for the smooth route, IMO it always looks better that way. I actually think buzzcuts are harder for girls to pull off than no hair at all, and I don't think they really qualify as bald so if you're gonna do it, might as well go all the way.

It's hard to tell exactly what you mean here, but by a straight razor you just mean not using a guard, right? Surely you don't mean a bic?

boo boo · 12-04-2009, 05:41 AM

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It's hard to tell exactly what you mean here, but by a straight razor you just mean not using a guard, right? Surely you don't mean a bic?

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Sorry, I meant to say safety razor. OOOPS.

Though a straight razor could work just as well (actually better if you want a REALLY close shave) as long as it's being done by someone who is skillful with it, though unless you can find a buddhist monk or something I would stick with a safety razor.

The Japanese and Chinese seem to really prefer straight razors though, I've yet to see a Japanese or Chinese girl shave without one.

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