**SUNDAY SELF LOVE SERMON.**
I will be thirty seven years ol..
🕑 Added 2021-11-28 18:13:37 +0000 UTC
**SUNDAY SELF LOVE SERMON.**
I will be thirty seven years old (37) in a handful of months, and that seems to me to be a very long time to have never experienced my own body in a particular way. so I thought I'd try something a little different for a change. Armpit hair 💕
Removing unwanted body hair is nothing new, there's evidence of shaving and depilatory methods going back as far as 3000BC (!). But women being *expected* to keep hairless bodies became a societal "beauty standard" that got pushed and then normalized only in 19th century.
Historically speaking I have always shaved and waxed the hair on my body. But for no apparent reason other than I started shaving when I was l2 years old (too yøung to feel pressure about "beauty standards") and just never stopped.
Now I will say, that I do love the feel of smooth legs and a trim bush. Not because it's "feminine" or I believe I'm "more attractive or desirable" that way (lol gtfoh) but just as my own preference. A while back I invested in the year-long repeated process (so very miserable) every 8 weeks of laser hair removal for my labia and bikini line. Excellent investment. I love it m. glad I did it. I would have also had my leg hair laser removed too, because good goddamn I hate shaving my legs. I have the same level distaste for shaving my legs as most other dull or unpleasant requirements in life; going to the dentist, a visit to the DMV, hosting the in-laws..et cetera.
Shaving my legs ranks high on my "fuck this" meter. I will never be able to get laser hair removal for my legs however, because I have tattoos (the laser would destroy the tattoo). But whatever. I haul out the razor and keep it moving. When it comes to my armpit hair, I almost *enjoy* that shave process? Kinda one of those "oddly satisfying" experiences. It is such a tiny area, such a quick process...I don't even have to get naked and take a whole entire shower to do it! just stand at sink in my bra with a hot towel. *SWISH, Swash!* Done.
Last month in October I suddenly just stopped shaving my armpits altogether. I didn't quite understand why at first; except that it was intentional. And now it makes me quite happy to look at the growing fluff. I've never seen it ever. Isn't that interesting? That I've been alive nearly four decades and never seen a part of my body in its natural state?! The jury is still out if I'll keep my armpit hair or nah. In meantime I'm enjoying this newfound natural feminine softness.
There is a handful of ultra femme women I know in the SW social scene, who are the most regal curated creatures. I love to admire the photos of them wearing thousands of dollars of custom luxury lingerie, full face or makeup, plastic surgery enhancements and all these "beauty standards" they appear to be boxed inside of, except...they don't shave their armpits! It's a juxtaposition I rather enjoy. I am not ultra femme but I'm still enjoying how this switch up in how I see and exist inside my body is making me feel even more connected to it. Certainly challenging a millennia of wack ass "beauty standards" makes me a little horny too. ☺️
Relatedly: 10/10 recommend all the men here try shaving their legs and getting their pubes waxed. You should already be getting regular pedicures and manicures and facials, (*because that's basic fucking self care*) but smooth legs and a tidy groin, might just flip the script. Little luxuries, my friends 😌
