The Beauty Secrets To Silky-Smooth Legs

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abbyadler
May 26, 2021 5:00 PM EDT

Who's ready for hot girl summer?! I know I am. Winter is long over, and those of us who shave our wooly, winter coats are looking for tips to make our legs look slick and shiny in our newest pair of daisy dukes. Lucky for us, a Redditor started a thread asking the women of Reddit how they make their legs glisten, and many of the beauty tips they offer are methods I've never heard of before. Check 'em out below, and prepare to get silky smooth this summer. 

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    Font - Product - r/AskWomen - Posted by u/Miserable_Painting12 1 day ago Women who walk around with glistening, baby smooth legs, how?
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    I wanna be one of the easy, breezy silky-smooth cover girls! Gimme all your beauty secrets, ladies. 

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    Font - Font - Theodaro - 1d Day 1: Exfoliate, lotion, Day 2: shave, lotion, lotion, lotion. Day 2-5: enjoy and continue to apply lotion. Day 6: meh, return to wearing leggings. I only really bother for the handful of days a year I decide to expose my legs... Maybe because I don't shave often my skin is less irritated? Idk. But people always say my skin looks smooth and soft.
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    This list's motto should be Shave, Exfoliate, Lotion, Repeat. 

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    Font - Font - Tokijlo · 1d Use razors for men, they're three times as effective.
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    Font - Font - Scarling_· 1d I had laser hair removal. Best thing I've ever done for myself
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    Font - Font - mantisprincess · 1d I'd go for electrolysis if you can. Laser doesn't work for everyone and isn't completely permanent but electrolysis is. I had it done on my arm pits after laser did almost nothing for me and the results are great. I'm working on my bikini line now.
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    Font - Font - blerrycat · 1d S Drink lots of water
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    Font - Font - trashalachia · 1d When you're skin is cold, it retracts. Get your water cool SLOWLY. Goosebumps lead to razor-burn; slowly cooking the water retracts your skin without goosebumps OR razor-burn. Only shave when your skin is comfy in cool water. More of the hair is accessible, and your shave will last longer.
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    Font - Font - SonomaVegan 1d It took me years and years to figure out. And It is by no means an everyday thing. I have pale pale pale skin and thick, black leg hair. Even after a close shave, my follicles are visibly dark. When I need perfect legs, I have to exfoliate intensively. Use a Korean exfoliating towel (also called an Italy towel). Long back and forth strokes, instead of little circles. The amount of dead skin is gross and amazing. Then I go for depilation, like waxing, to get the whole
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    Font - Facial expression - catfart- · 1d S Maybe it's not helpful, but I quit shaving entirely because despite moisturizing, I would get such dry skin that I itched myself until I had bruises. Now I just love my hair and enjoy how upset some people get over it when it shows.
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    Font - Melissa_And · 1d Moisturize every day!
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    Font - pueblolady · 1d I shave and moisturize. Also, one of the lotions I use (Hempz brand, a limited edition vanilla scent) has glitter in it, so that probably helps lol.
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    Font - brunette_mama · 1d Also Sally Hansen makes an "airbrush" spray that makes legs look amazing! I get a lot of cuts from shaving and it really helps.
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    Font - Font - BMoreGirly · 1d For Christmas I bought myself an at home IPL hair removal gadget. I used it on my arm pits and legs every Saturday morning religiously for the next 3.5 months. I barely have any hair growth now and when I do it's very slow and very fine. For reference, I used to shave my legs every day (in the summer) and my leg hair was very coarse. However, IPL is only recommended for medium to fair skin people with medium to dark hair. It doesn't work on red or blond hair. It als
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    Font - Font - maarrz · 1d For me, the lotion I use matters. I always exfoliate, and it helps - but the biggest difference is the right lotion. I had great results with jergens ultra healing. I had super silky legs but didn't attribute to the lotion. Went on a couple year journey of experimenting with high end/expensive lotions and wondering why my legs were so much less silky before FINALLY going back to my cheapo jergens and learning that my legs just love that shit. Brazilian bum bum lotion is
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    Font - Font - Flyingfoxes93 · 1d I only shave twice a year, once in the end of spring and at the end of autumn. Afterwards I apply Shea butter or cocoa butter. I then apply an oil on top to seal it in. Before applying the butters I mist with a water infused with oil. I use vitamin e oil and use castor oil in the winter. I don't grow hair in my legs much which is lucky but I still follow these steps for the rest of my skin barring my face. My underarms on the other hand are beastly and wild and I
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