While men have been shaving their faces for millennia, women have only really been shaving their legs and armpits since around the time of the Second World War.

Now you’ve been working out a few times a week at the gym, wearing your fit flops, you’ve got OPI colours on your toes so you have legs that you really want to show off. How are you going to make them look their best?

There are many forms of depilatory, the most obvious and least expensive of the options is shaving. I certainly prefer a wet shave rather than one of those spinning coil do-dads which rip the hair out at the root or mucking about with chemicals so harsh they dissolve your hair like sugar in hot coffee.

• There are a few simple rules you can follow which will keep your legs so smooth you’ll hardly be able to keep your own hands off them, let alone anybody else’s!
• Shave when your legs are wet, shaving dry skin is GUARANTEED to cut your legs to ribbons.
• Don’t bother with fancy shaving creams, shampoos or moisturisers will do just fine.
• Experiment with your razor, you may prefer a simple fixed head or a fancy five blade with pivoting head and lubricating strips, it’s your choice.
• Make sure you change your blades regularly, blunt or rusty blades will make your stalks look like cat scratch posts!
• Shave at the end of your bath or shower; the more time in hot water the softer the hairs will be and the more exfoliated your skin, the closer the shave.
• Some say you should start at you ankles and work up. NO!!! The tiny muscles that give you goose flesh lie above the hair so raking it upwards means you’ll catch the skin & create shaving rash. Underarms are much trickier so just do it gently, carefully and always remember the sharper the better.
• When you’re done, moisturise and moisturise again with a quality product such as Perricone. The legs have few sebum glands so the freshly shaved skin can turn dry and scaly if you don’t treat it.
• If you find you have ingrown hairs, try using a pin to hook them out, don’t use tweezers or try to shave them off as this will only end up with you grabbing and cutting your skin. They’re best avoided by shaving regularly in the direction of growth.

I’m pretty sure that if you follow my tips on fantastic legs you’ll have the best legs you’ve ever had. Good luck and enjoy!