Saturday Peeve

A dear friend and I were discussing shaving.

Guys, of course, many of 'em, shave their faces and necks. The tender spot beneath their nostrils. That really soft part where my Mom used to gently poke if I complained of a sore throat, to see if I had swollen glands. I think they avoid the hollow at the base of the neck. I'm not sure if hair grows from that hollow.

And women, typically, shave beneath their arms, and they shave the expanse of their legs, and maybe the tops of their feet, if they're prone to hobbit-esque fur.

Older women typically do NOT shave their faces, prefering instead to pluck, tweeze, wax or use chemical hair removers for those parts.

Then there are the other parts that are sometimes shaven (if not waxed, plucked, tweezed or chemically washed).

Mostly women, but some men are given to shaving their, um, bikini areas. Some may shave more than others.

And, believe you me, there are very delicate parts in those areas.

I noted, in my conversation, that razor manufacturers even make and market teeny little razors for the purpose of attending to those areas.

But I have a gripe.

Women's razors, including those teeny little bikini area ones, are designed to be chic, slick, feminine looking.

That means smooth and curvy.

Think about it. A smooth plastic handle, curved and slick.

Where do women usually do their shaving?

Standing, dry, over a sink?

Not usually.

No, we stand in steaming hot showers, or sit in soapy tubs of water.

Where smooth, curvaceous, hard plastic handles become even more slick.

This is why I buy men's razors. Yes, I'm missing out on the extra angle of the head that might help my hand position a tad as I scrape the blade along the curve of my calf muscle, or even if I do a little trim so I can wear a new bathing suit without embarrassment or feeling in a Euro way, I miss out on that curvature.

I also miss out on slicing myself open when my wet hand loses its grip on the slick, curved, slippery handle of the girly razor.

Which. Has. Happened.