Female facial shaving in Japan?

hoglahoo · 06-03-2008, 12:52 AM

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The banner pictured hangs outside of a very ordinary Kyoto barbershop in any neighborhood Japan. The barber who runs the shop is, like most traditional barbers, elderly.

Above the model's head, it reads:

Basic Beauty Salon Treatments. Facial Shaving

Monkeyboy · 06-03-2008, 01:26 AM

Here's a youtube video of someone having it done.

I showed this to my girlfriend and asked her if I could practice straight shaving on her face. She declined...

YouTube - Happy Happy Go Shaving Day!

holli4pirating · 06-03-2008, 04:11 AM

I have noticed that shaving, in addition to removing the hair, does leave my face softer. I'm assuming it also exfoliates. That might be a reason for a female to have her face shaved, even if there is only very fine, blonde hair.

hoglahoo · 06-03-2008, 04:13 AM

Monkeyboy, that is a great video. My wife watched with perplexion of complexion

OLD_SCHOOL · 06-03-2008, 04:33 AM

If I remember correctly, there was a thread similar to this perhaps lost in the crash. Someone said it had something to do with geisha, it would help the makeup go on better or something. Makes sense coz I am sure that thick white paint stuff they put on, would show all the fine little hairs.

I haven't been to a barber that shaves women as well, but then I haven't seen any women go to a barber here. They have all these damn expensive esthe (sp?) clinics to go to.

Parents actually do it to their daughters when they are young. My wife said her mum used to shave her and her sister, but says they just do. No explanation as to why.

I too got a shock when they started shaving other parts of the head than just the face and back of neck. For me though the intimidating part was when they close your eyelid to shave it and shape the eyebrow.
The reason I didn't tell him to stop is because, I try to accept other cultures. This is the way they do things here, so I am willing to try most things at least once, now it doesn't bother me its become a regular thing.

poona · 06-05-2008, 01:50 PM

I heard that they also do something which is equally is not more crazy to us westerners which I think would be against forum rules to explain.

But the gist is that Mothers/Grandmothers do something to their babies to help them get to sleep quicker. I always hoped it was an urban legend.

hoglahoo · 06-05-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by poona

I heard that they also do something which is equally is not more crazy to us westerners which I think would be against forum rules to explain.

But the gist is that Mothers/Grandmothers do something to their babies to help them get to sleep quicker. I always hoped it was an urban legend.

I don't know about all that, but here's an interesting innovation for helping put babies to sleep

Viola · 06-06-2008, 04:28 AM

Women in Japan shaving their faces sounds like a painless way to remove it. A lot of the salons do threading (or khite) which is like an ancient epilady that pulls each hair out. My mom had it done once... and only once.

littlesilverbladefromwale · 08-21-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by poona

I heard that they also do something which is equally is not more crazy to us westerners which I think would be against forum rules to explain.

But the gist is that Mothers/Grandmothers do something to their babies to help them get to sleep quicker. I always hoped it was an urban legend.

They do something to their male children to help them concentrate on their schooling/studies rather than the girls in their classes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY

It is what Mick Jaggers wife said she did just before he left the house so he wouldn't be interested in chasing the fillies !!
A very different culture to ours............................

cvikerasica · 09-16-2008, 06:21 AM

I am not Japanese, and I am shaving my facial hair from my 16th. I tried wax before, but it is too painful, also I had to wait my ladies mustache to grow enough to be waxed. Shaving is great, and it make my skin smoother qand cleaner. I don't mind some of my friends think it is "masculine way". I shave once every second day and it is just enough.

maplemaker · 09-16-2008, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Viola

Women in Japan shaving their faces sounds like a painless way to remove it. A lot of the salons do threading (or khite) which is like an ancient epilady that pulls each hair out. My mom had it done once... and only once.

Every couple of weeks my wife will sit at the window with a mirror and a tweezers and trim up around the corners of her mouth. She has little invisible (to me) hairs that grow and that she can't stand. OUCH! But she says it doesn't hurt to do it anymore. And I can't help but wonder what someone would try to put a baby to sleep that can't be posted here. Probably not worth knowing if it's that bad.

sicboater · 09-16-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by maplemaker

<snip> And I can't help but wonder what someone would try to put a baby to sleep that can't be posted here. Probably not worth knowing if it's that bad.

Couldn't have said it better my self. Let's keep this thread on the topic of shaving/hair removal guys.

Thanks!

-Rob

Whiskers · 09-16-2008, 10:26 PM

Strangely enough ...

My sister confided to me just recently that she experiences a 'man shave' as well as the standard leg shave.

I asked her what she meant by 'man shave' and she motioned as if she was shaving her cheek w/ a disposable stating "you know...'

I dont know if she would be into straight shaving her face, but she shaves.

JerseyLawyer · 09-17-2008, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyboy

Here's a youtube video of someone having it done.

Am I the only one who found the part where he's shaving her eyelids to be insanely frightening? Don't slip, or it's "Cut me, Mick!"

Yikes.

Akady · 09-17-2008, 03:29 AM

When I got a strait razor shave in japan at the barber they shaved my forehead, shaped my eyebrows and shaves basically every inch of open skin except my nose.

I find it interesting how many of the guys shave their arms in Japan and that they find hair to be unclean, yet I have heard from friends that it is basically impossible for a woman to get a bikini wax. I mean they shave everything except the shrubs.

Lt.Arclight · 09-17-2008, 02:25 PM

It would seem to me, the results of that shave are far better than WAXING!

Ditch Doc · 09-17-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Viola

Women in Japan shaving their faces sounds like a painless way to remove it. A lot of the salons do threading (or khite) which is like an ancient epilady that pulls each hair out. My mom had it done once... and only once.

The Iraqi barbers did our eyebrows with thread. I think this is what you're talking about. It was hell the first time, but got easier each time. Much better than shaving.