on 06-08-2014 07:33 PM
Waxing, shaving, plucking and threading – most women go through the torture. But there's only one way to find out whether you genuinely want to – give up the razors for a week or two
Of course, the tricky part is parsing the why. When you grow up in a society that places such a value on female hairlessness, it can be tricky figuring out whether you're shaving your legs because you genuinely want to or because the message is ingrained in your brain. But the only way to figure that out is to give up the razors and the wax for a few weeks and see how it genuinely feels and trust yourself to be able to distinguish between "doing something because you want to" and "doing something because you're suffused with body disgust". If you feel that, actually, your hairy armpits and legs are beautiful because humans are meant to have hair and that's the way it is, then that's just grand and, frankly, lucky you. Think of the time and money and pain you'll save.
I don't think it's a good look
on 06-08-2014 07:41 PM
on 06-08-2014 07:51 PM
Only if they want to, it's their body
on 06-08-2014 07:58 PM
Oh I agree.
But do those who shave actually want to, or feel they have to because of social and cultural expectations?
on 06-08-2014 08:01 PM
I never had a problem after menapause, I didnt grow any hair on my legs or under my arms........
Personally, I dont like seeing women with unshaven arm pits, dont know why, just dont.
on 06-08-2014 08:10 PM
on 06-08-2014 08:14 PM
PMSL lurker - so true Hahahahaha
on 06-08-2014 08:31 PM
@lurker172602 wrote:
Trouble was purps, with menopause all that happened was the leg hair seemed to migrate to my chin!
I dont have that problem either, no facial hair like some oldies get, which is good!
on 06-08-2014 08:54 PM
Not shaving would be a hair raising experience for me. Have always kept my inner Yeti at bay.
on 06-08-2014 09:08 PM
I am all for womens hairyness.
I don't shave through the winter at all and in summer I do my legs regularly and my arms irregularly. It doesn't bother me.
And I am seeing more and more women doing the same. Last summer there were quite a few women unshaved at the beach. It's good to see.