Natural Woman
November 15th, 2011 § 13 Comments
Hi Looovers
Sooo a couple months ago, as a birthday gift to start and then as an experiment, I began to grow out my body hair. In the past I’ve done the shaving thing and the waxing thing and it wasn’t until I began growing my hair that I realized…
I didn’t even know what my preference was, how I wanted to be…
I shaved because, like most girls who learn from mother, media and men, I believed I should have smooth legs, underarms and follow fashion for the pubes. I was more of a shaver, as waxing is pricey and left my sensitive skin bruised around my thighs and mound, though I preferred my underarms waxed. Legs, I was never picky with them, I did love the slip of a smooth hair-free calf and boys did too. Underarms were obviously, always shaved, beautiful women did not have furry armpits and that was total dirty hippie territory.
Rubyyy Jones By Echo Moss
It has been 2ish months and it’s been wonderful experimenting and discovering how I feel about my body and body hair. I let my legs grow, because I have fair hair and love the different kind of softness when I touch my skin. My pubes I’m still undecided about, as it’s a mix of loving them natural and, as I do more burlesque and am applying more merkins, tape and/or glue, hating them! As you can imagine!
As you know, I’m a bit showgirl meets s***disturber and I love the ultra feminine blend of sequin dresses, glittering jewels and a full armpit of hair. I enjoy the effect it has on people and how and what it makes them think; about glamour, about feminism, about their tastes. I genuinely love the way it looks and feels.
I am happy that I took the time to experiment, to discover what I like, that I have the freedom in myself to do so. What I like most about this little journey is, that now I feel liberated from a single way of being I know I can always change my style and I’ll be doing it for me. It was nice to break my attachments to certain standards of beauty, femininity and perception by others so I can be one step closer to a totally free me!
Would love to know your thoughts! Leave me a comment about your fur rituals!
Love Lust & Light
♥
R
Rubyyy Jones
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About 2 years ago I spent 3 days in Rone with the most hideous rash on my armpits & just decided I’d HAD. ENOUGH.
I must say I love the freedom of never worrying whether my pits are suitably stubble free – not an issue! My leghair I have more of a love/hate relationship with, as I mostly like the feel of hair free pins but lack the motivation to de-fuzz.
The one thing that’s surprised me, is how many more women than men make negative comments. Maybe men are too afraid of being called out, but women feel like they can say things like “Oh, I could NEVER do that, I think it looks AWFUL!” then add a “but good for you for feeling like you have a choice” caveat, as though that changes anything!
I quite like the fact it makes people in my chavvy gym / in a volunteer dorm in Africa / walking down my high street stop & double take. Hopefully they might think about things they’ve never questioned before… I wish they’d stop & chat!
Yes! Thank You For Your Sweet Thoughts And For Sharing
It’s Always Goood To Keep The Old Brain Firing In New Directions! xxx
b,
you look gorgeous!
I think body hair is like head hair – everyone has the right to mess around with it however they’d like. It is their own damn biznizz.
xoxo
k.u.
Sooo True Girl!
I’m Missing Our Winter Rendezvous, Hoping This Is Our Last Apart!
xxx
Love You
R
I had a similar realisation to you a few months ago (realising I shaved my pubes out of habit rather than really knowing what I wanted), but I have only stuck to one area in my exploration. I no longer have a massive obsession with having ultra-smooth legs all the time, but I haven’t stopped entirely because I do prefer the feel of mine that way. However, I haven’t ever grown my underarm hair and had never really thought of it… until I saw how gorgeous yours is! I love the contrast between uber-glam and natural. I love how raw and sexual it looks in these photos. Not sure it’s for me though. Perhaps a stubbly early-80s Madonna look would work though
Yesss Anything Madonna Is Good!
It’s a nice revelation to have really because it opens many doors regarding personal style and image too and that’s everything that keeps fashion and self expression interesting.
Thanks For Sharing *Big Hugs*
Love the photos of you!
Good for you,I think its awful that girls as young as even 7 or 8 are feeling pressured to defuzz legs, they don’t even have hair yet! Even if all women stopped shaving etc,men would still want us,its nature.
Love the image by echo moss! I’m interested, and I hope you don’t mind me asking, but has the choice to stop hair removal affected your performance work at all? I guess I’m asking if anyone’s reaction has been so negative that you’ve lost work? I hope not as I think it looks wonderful on you.
Like Lori I recently did a similar thing with my pubic hair after realising that I’d basically just kept shaving ever since a teenage boyfriend said I should, and never thought about what I actually liked. Sad state of affairs all round’
Hey there! I’ve not faced any opposition just yet but part of me feels like the content of my act dictates who would hire me, equal to my image I suppose, as my routines have the same glam with a twist as my look… Echo is fab
PS I would shave for a role though, if it didn’t suit the pits
But in my burlesque world I wouldn’t shave if someone required it for me to fit or whatever x
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Hair or no hair you are a beautiful sexy woman!
I shave because I want to, but I am finding that the people I make good connections with I worry less about it. Even before when I grew it out for waxing, I realised men didn’t really care. So why do I care?
And with the girls I am with, I don’t care. Maybe I find it easier with girls because we all know what our hairy bits are!
I may take up this experiment one day.
Mia x