Was cruising the local market on this fine Sunday afternoon when what did I see? The new cosmo. It appears the "bush" is back.

http://forum.myredbook.com/dcforum2/User_files2/jy9vx2d3c536nvjv.jpg

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If it fly's floats or fucks, rent it

Moving & retiring to MA. 12/24

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"Are we talking about bald pussies? Because I am not a fan, not a fan at all."

And I love that Jessica Alba is on the cover, cuz you just know she's got a huge one.

You're a girl after my own heart.

Couple of observations:

1. The aesthetic of the shaved pubis escapes me. In fact, it gives me the willies. Too much like pre-pubescent girls.

2. Shaving the pubis has unintended consequences: stubble and razor bumps. Unless you're the lucky one to get at her just after she's shaved it, the five-o'clock shadow is hardly appetizing. Kind of like smooching the jowls of Richard M. Nixon.

3. The "landing strip" is a weird compromise. Who thought that one up?

In sum, the clam was intended to be hairy. Everybody knows that. To quote from Molly Bloom's soliloquy (James Joyce), "My uncle John had a thing long, my Aunt Mary had a thing hairy. . ."

http://bit.ly/akoN8U

RE: Landing strips. I love my landing strip. To me, its not a compromise--its like when a geisha has that one strip on her back that is not covered in makeup. To me the landing strip is the reminder of sexual maturity, and a bit naughty.

It was a conversation I had wanted to initiate when I first joined the boards here, but being new, thought it better not to.....

I personally have run the gamut. When I started doing FBSM I was shaving. Sometimes I shaved everything, other times just the sides and then trimmed the rest to be tidy. My problem with shaving is that no matter what I did, it seemed like there were some kind of bumps or irritation. (I know this is NOT the case for many people). It also made me a bit concerned about hygiene.

Lately I've started waxing, which is good and bad, but based on some on some of the responses here--possibly the best of both worlds?

After waxing, the whole area is smooth as can be (I always leave a landing strip). And it lasts a while for me.

But then it starts growing back, and if you want to get waxed again you absolutely CAN NOT shave. The hair must be of a certain length, and it takes me a little while to grow that too. The good news is that it grows in finer each time. Usually this period of time is considered a nuisance, but in this wonderful world of FBSM perhaps it is a nice break and can appeal to those who love it when a woman is more au natural.

I was thinking about updating the status of my garden on my ad.

For the guys: How much does that influence whether you see a gal vs another?

For the ladies: They key to brazilian IMHO is HARD WAX. And a great esthetician of course (which does not always translate into paying more.) Years ago when I first tried I got strip wax and left literally bruised and bloodied.

Tried again last year in france, and it was an entirely different experience. The first one was painful, but really NOT that bad, and the maintenance ones were practically painless.

The esthetician explained to me that they only use hard wax on that area. The reason being, the hard wax attaches only to the hair and not the skin, unlike strip wax which also binds to the skin. Additionally, they only have to go over the area once. I was HORRIFIED how with strip wax they will sometimes go over the same area 2-3 times. Ouchie!!

Besides. I'm a natural red head and the color is always cause for discussion.

One of the most interesting is provided in the link below. It has pictures of various women fully clothed, and when you hit the button, you view the same woman with her bush (or whatever) exposed.

Intended for mature audiences. Parental discretion is advised.

http://bit.ly/ahtk3H

http://bit.ly/akoN8U