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Whether you're a Vegas showgirl or a competitive marathon runner, smooth legs aren't just an aesthetic preference—they're part of the job. Here, a range of professionally silky-stemmed people share their top tips.

The Las Vegas Showgirl

<pWhen Kelly Long steps onstage, skin imperfections are the last thing she wants catching the audience's eyes. Long's honed her routine over the past 10 years. "My best stay-smooth secret is to hydrate," she told us. "I apply a good lotion at night and wear sweatpants or pajama bottoms to lock in all the moisture." <span data-redactor-tag="span" data-verified="redactor"</span</p

When Kelly Long steps onstage, skin imperfections are the last thing she wants catching the audience's eyes. Long's honed her routine over the past 10 years. "My best stay-smooth secret is to hydrate," she told us. "I apply a good lotion at night and wear sweatpants or pajama bottoms to lock in all the moisture."

<pHer hydration isn't only about a topical approach. "The quality of my skin is more vibrant, smooth, and clear when I'm drinking a lot of water." Take the friction out of getting your recommended H2o by keeping a bottle on hand.</p<p<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"S'well Reusable Bottle, Teal Wood; $35 </em<a href="https://www.swellbottle.com/bottles" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"swellbottle.com</em</a </p

Her hydration isn't only about a topical approach. "The quality of my skin is more vibrant, smooth, and clear when I'm drinking a lot of water." Take the friction out of getting your recommended H2o by keeping a bottle on hand.

S'well Reusable Bottle, Teal Wood; $35 swellbottle.com

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The Model

<pValery Lessard<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space" books modeling jobs that focus on her whole body and close-ups of just her legs, meaning there's no room for grooming errors. </span"Taking care of my legs and making sure they stay smooth is not only important to clients, [but it] helps me maintain a healthy image. When I have smooth legs, I feel good." Getting her legs photoshoot-ready begins before a single blade touches them. "Prior to shaving, I always exfoliate. I also keep my razor fresh by changing it often."</p

Valery Lessard books modeling jobs that focus on her whole body and close-ups of just her legs, meaning there's no room for grooming errors. "Taking care of my legs and making sure they stay smooth is not only important to clients, [but it] helps me maintain a healthy image. When I have smooth legs, I feel good." Getting her legs photoshoot-ready begins before a single blade touches them. "Prior to shaving, I always exfoliate. I also keep my razor fresh by changing it often."

<pUsing a razor with five blades gets the smoothest, closest shave, and a water-activated, hydrating serum keeps legs moisturized for up to two hours after shaving. <br</p<p<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"Schick Hydro Silk Razor, $10; </em<a href="https://www.target.com/p/schick-hydro-silk-women-s-razor-1-razor-handle-and-2-razor-refills/-/A-13855237?clkid=ad3f637dNac28f2641a947088ecf2b592&lnm=81938" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"target.com</em</a</p

Using a razor with five blades gets the smoothest, closest shave, and a water-activated, hydrating serum keeps legs moisturized for up to two hours after shaving.

Schick Hydro Silk Razor, $10; target.com

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The Drag Queen

<pIf you've got 'em, flaunt 'em. Drag queen Peppermint, breakout star of season nine of VH1's <em data-redactor-tag="em"RuPaul's Drag Race,</em does just that. "As a performer I'm often photographed under bright lights. It's important to always keep my legs silky and smooth."<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space" Her onstage persona requires amping up classically feminine qualities</span—big hair, makeup, and killer legs—and she makes hers appear as shapely as possible with a glow-inducing must-have. "Before shaving, I always exfoliate with a loofah and coat my legs with unrefined coconut oil."</p

If you've got 'em, flaunt 'em. Drag queen Peppermint, breakout star of season nine of VH1's RuPaul's Drag Race, does just that. "As a performer I'm often photographed under bright lights. It's important to always keep my legs silky and smooth." Her onstage persona requires amping up classically feminine qualities—big hair, makeup, and killer legs—and she makes hers appear as shapely as possible with a glow-inducing must-have. "Before shaving, I always exfoliate with a loofah and coat my legs with unrefined coconut oil."

Not only does coconut oil feel and smell amazing, but "it helps prevent razor burn, which has no place on high-def television."

Dr. Bronner's Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, $22; drbronner.com

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The Competitive Pole Dancer

<pFor professional pole dancer Lara Michaels<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"</span, keeping her legs smooth isn't about enhancing the sexy, feminine form: It's a matter of safety. "When you're hanging from your legs 14 feet in the air, too much dead skin or dryness can make me slip," she explained. "I shave every other night to keep my legs smooth and exfoliated. And since I spend most of my days with a lot of leg exposed, it feels good to know they're looking their best."</p<p<span data-redactor-tag="span" data-verified="redactor"</span</p

For professional pole dancer Lara Michaels, keeping her legs smooth isn't about enhancing the sexy, feminine form: It's a matter of safety. "When you're hanging from your legs 14 feet in the air, too much dead skin or dryness can make me slip," she explained. "I shave every other night to keep my legs smooth and exfoliated. And since I spend most of my days with a lot of leg exposed, it feels good to know they're looking their best."

Getting a smooth shave means starting with a moisturizing shave gel formulated with ingredients like vitamin E and olive butter.

Skintimate Signature Scents Moisturizing Shave Gel in Raspberry Rain, $3; walmart.com

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The Pro Paddleboarder

<pWhen your job requires you to be in a bathing suit all day every day, shaving on the regular is second nature. "I love the warm weather, saltwater, and being in a bikini year round, but the lifestyle also comes with the need to shave regularly," Charlotte Piho<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space", the </spanCook Islands-based SUPYoga guru and founder of workoutonwater.com said. She thinks about her skin throughout the day, not just when hopping in the shower, and keeps her skin soft by eating healthy and having a tablespoon of coconut oil a day. </p

When your job requires you to be in a bathing suit all day every day, shaving on the regular is second nature. "I love the warm weather, saltwater, and being in a bikini year round, but the lifestyle also comes with the need to shave regularly," Charlotte Piho, the Cook Islands-based SUPYoga guru and founder of workoutonwater.com said. She thinks about her skin throughout the day, not just when hopping in the shower, and keeps her skin soft by eating healthy and having a tablespoon of coconut oil a day.

<pConsider favorite products for new purposes too. Piho<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"'s been known to exfoliate her legs daily with </spana gentle product that "doesn't strip my natural oils" (even though it's billed as a facial product).</p<p<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant, $55; </em<a href="http://www.ulta.com/daily-microfoliant?productId=prod2152621" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"ulta.com</em</a </p

Consider favorite products for new purposes too. Piho's been known to exfoliate her legs daily with a gentle product that "doesn't strip my natural oils" (even though it's billed as a facial product).

Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant, $55; ulta.com

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The Competitive Marathoner

<pRunner Jen Delucchi is an early riser in order to get her miles in, sure, but she also uses a.m. time to get a jump start on her all-day moisturizing routine. "I hydrate with body lotion immediately after my morning shower to lock moisture in." As someone who trains regularly and showers daily, this California-based marathon woman knows washing her hair may be a optional (thanks to dry shampoo), but keeping her legs looking and feeling smooth never is. "When you spend as much time in short running shorts as I do, super smooth legs are a must."  <span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"</span</p<p<br</p

Runner Jen Delucchi is an early riser in order to get her miles in, sure, but she also uses a.m. time to get a jump start on her all-day moisturizing routine. "I hydrate with body lotion immediately after my morning shower to lock moisture in." As someone who trains regularly and showers daily, this California-based marathon woman knows washing her hair may be optional (thanks to dry shampoo), but keeping her legs looking and feeling smooth never is. "When you spend as much time in short running shorts as I do, super smooth legs are a must."

<p<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"A luxurious cream keeps legs on point. To negate sticker shock, re-think what you're splurging on. Delucchi<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"'s schedule can make regular spa appointments or a weekly mani impossible to fit in, so her beauty budget can get directed to a single stand-out purchase.</span</span</p<p <em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"La Mer The Body Crème, $195; <a href="http://www.sephora.com/the-body-creme-P417116?skuId=1932474&icid2=%20just%20arrived:p417116" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"sephora.com </a</em<span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"<a href="http://www.sephora.com/the-body-creme-P417116?skuId=1932474&icid2=%20just%20arrived:p417116"<em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"</em</a</span<br</p

A luxurious cream keeps legs on point. To negate sticker shock, re-think what you're splurging on. Delucchi's schedule can make regular spa appointments or a weekly mani impossible to fit in, so her beauty budget can get directed to a single stand-out purchase.

La Mer The Body Crème, $195; sephora.com

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