There has been a beauty "standard" for women for a really long time. Every single girl knows it. There are always new makeup trends to try: contour, highlight, cat eye liner, overdrawn lips, everything. A lot of these trends are just popping up, but in actuality, they have been around for a while!
Something that gets addressed a lot is on the standard of women's body hair. Should you get your upper lip shaved or waxed? What about your legs? Can those be hairy? How about your bikini area? Should that get waxed, too?! Armpits? Arms? Toes( YES, women shave their toes!)?
A lot of women don't want to shave their body hair. It is a part of them, so why take it off? I personally have always been pro-shaving, at least my legs and armpits. But I am a hairy girl so I feel like I need to. Today, I wore a sleeveless top and around noon I realized, Oh my gosh..I didn't shave my armpits last night! Let me tell you, I freaked out! The entire day I was like, "OK don't raise up your arms to put up your hair!" "DON'T LIFT UP YOUR ARMS, WOMAN!" And then it hit me. I shouldn't be self-conscious about my armpits. I have "armpit shame". Mine are dark (I read that if you have dark hair follicles, that can cause it, and I do) and I have acne scaring there (yes, I have had acne there, too). But ya know what, they are my armpits. I have tried homemade natural remedies to fix the darkness, but that didn't work. So I just stopped. Yeah, I get nervous when I raise my arms and someone's eyes fly to my underarms but hey, whatever. They are my armpits. They are attached to my body. So what.
Same with hair. If you don't want to shave, you don't have to! Love your body hair! If anyone gives you a hard time for it, that is their opinion and they can spend their money on getting waxed. If you love your body hair, rock it! Just because you don't want to shave or wax doesn't mean you are prohibited from tank tops, sleeveless tops, or shorts. It is your body.
Listen, all bodies, not just thin, white, shaved, waxed, brown, fat, or whatever, all bodies are beautiful. Your body is perfect the way it is right now. If it your preference to shave or wax, good for you! If you love being au naturel, good for you! You shouldn't feel pressured into shaving, waxing, threading, or any method of hair removal. People say that hairy men are sexy. "Oooh the lumberjack (lumbersexual??) look is so hot right now!" "Oooh that guy has chest hair and mmmhmm!!" "Oooh he has a beard! Mama Mia, yes boo!" No one walks up to a guy and says "Boy, you got some hairy armpits! You ever think about taking a razor to that jungle?" NO THEY DON'T! So why should people judge you because you are a woman who embraces the hair on her body? It is so stupid!
Every woman has a choice as to what they want to do with their body. You want to shave, go for it. I do shave but that is mainly because I like my legs feeling smooth and silky. Just my preference. But shaving does take up a lot of time and you spend money on razors, shaving cream, lotion, wax, all that stuff. It takes effort. Plus you risk nicking yourself and getting razor burn (ouch!). So to all those women who don't shave, I applaud you! *stands up* *clapping*
So if you want to embrace your body in its natural glory, do that! You don't have to shave to be beautiful. You already are beautiful! If you skip a day or seven from shaving, woohoo! Rock them shorts, boo! Fab-u-LOUS!!
Body Hair, Don't Care!
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