Casualties of Trimming

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

This is more of a commiseration-seeking, "am I the only one?" type of post, but --

Has anyone else ever nicked themselves -- broken skin and/or drawn blood -- while trimming their pubic region?

Me, I've done it too many times to count and with at least 4 different models of trimmer, leading me to believe the common denominator is not the product I'm using. I managed to do it once today while the plastic blade guide/guard was actually on.

Grr.

If I didn't like the trimmed result so much -- and the fact that with shorter pubic hair, my vaginal discharge can't stick my lips: a) to one another; b) to my underwear -- I'd consider ceding victory to the hair.

As it happens, though, that is a non-option. (Shaving, waxing, sugaring, Nair-ing, and epilating are also non-options.)

So.

Tips for surviving a trim unbloodied? Or at least voices letting me know I'm not alone?

:D

Comments

[starkidqt.livejournal.com]

This is a voice to let you know you are not alone, although I wish I had some tips to share! I hear ya. Unfortunately, I can't manage NOT to nick myself every time I trim. The common denominator is also me, but I at least know why, and that is because I have Tourette's Syndrome and I have frequent muscle tics, that almost always result in nicking and other very irritating problems while performing what might otherwise be not-so-difficult hygiene tasks. So, actually, thanks for sharing because it comforts me too and lets me know that just because I have this disorder, I am not the only one who manages to do this all the time. Thanks, and I feel your pain! :)

I shave too, but have found that using this: http://www.schick.com/products/default.asp?p=225 has helped me greatly reduce the number of nicks I get while doing so. It's next to impossible to do with that blade because you can't press too hard with it, and it will only move in certain ways. Sometimes I just skip the trimming altogether and go straight for this. Though that has its own issues too, and I understand that you cannot, so I guess we just can't win, huh? ;) Anyway, thanks for sharing, and good luck!