How can I minimize the appearance of dark hair beneath pale skin?

Question

I have very pale skin and very dark hair on my legs as a result of shaving (I don't care what people say, shaving does make hair darker and coarser, it used to be blonde). Is there any way to minimize the appearance of the hair beneath the skin short of having it waxed or lasered? Waxing takes too much effort and doesn't give me results for very long, and I have not had any luck with depilatories. Any other suggestions?

Answer 1

All the women in my family swear by this. Jolen creme bleach is wonderful. Very easy and quick to use. You will love it.

Answer 2

I hate to dispute you but your hair was probably lighter back then because as you mature your hair becomes darker. It probably does look coarser because once you use a razor on your legs, you blunt the end of the hair, making it thicker looking. Waxing is a tedious process because you have to grow the hair to a quarter of an inch BEFORE you can even wax it--so I understand your thoughts there. Probably the best thing to do is get a bleach made for body hair. To prevent irritation, just look for a box that says the product was made for sensitive skin.

Answer 3

Jergen's Nautrually Smooth shave minimizer, I used it after I shave and then as a daily moisturizer for my legs after my showers for about a couple months. And now I don't even have to use it as much anymore. It really does work! It makes the hairs on your leg lighter and softer and it grows back in lesser quantities. And you don't even have to shave as often, especially because it grows back so much lighter, you can almost not tell that you have any hair at all. I DEFINITELY recommend this stuff.

Answer 4

Perhaps using a moisturizer with a hint of self tanner. It wouldn't help with the hair but might lessen the contrast between the light skin and dark hair. I use vasoline body glow and the coloring works well. I don't really like the smell of this brand, but a product like this would work just as well.

Answer 5

Well i think you should try a nude colored foundation but only use it if you have discoloration in your skin if not then you really don't need it. For your eyes use a small amount of black mascara but make sure to brush out any clumps so it looks like there naturally long. if you want to wear eyeshadow then make sure it's a light color like light pinks and browns for everyday, and grays for like parties and night looks. Also make sure you have pale pink lipgloss it makes anything look better.

Answer 6

Use tanning lotion on ur legs, u might have to use it on the rest of ur body, but its not like that would look bad. Then ur hair dosn't look so dark, so u don't have to worry about it standing out. or u could bleach the hair on ur legs. That would last a while.

Answer 7

bleaching works wonders - do it yourself - it's cheaper and it's pretty easy

Answer 8

get it waxed
to make the hair light
u can bleach