Oh, I am colored now, and it's SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT. Makes me really realize how awful my hair had gotten.

I did not, however, manage to shave; I hopped in the shower, and the razor is nowhere in sight. Ah, well. It's chilly and raining here; I have to wear tights tomorrow anyway.

I can't be the only one thinking I would pay folding money if someone where to glitterbomb him the next time this happens.

If needed, I can contribute glitter to the cause. Oh yes.

Waxing hurts like a motherfucker

my problem with bikini waxing wasn't the pain (which I think was exacerbated because it was near that time of the month), it wasn't to bad.

The problem was when it grew back in. I have never been driven so freaking insane by the itching. I couldn't sit still. It was horrible. I will never do that again. And I didn't even get laid on the trip!

I pluck the stray hairs that grow on my chin, cheeks and chest.

I also have wickedly sensitive skin that hates the whole hair removal process

This is my underarms. Except for the ingrowns come after the hair removal process. And for all my legs are unobtrusively haired, my underarms are dark and coarse. Seriously, I am so tempted to just embrace the hippie thing.

I might shave my legs every day but that is for me. And my underarms don't bug me for a long time. Still, society...

If I were a fabulously wealthy eccentric, I would do laser hair removal for everything below my eyes. I don't want to have to deal with it, but I refuse to be fuzzy.

Bikini-wise for me grow-back from waxing beats shaving by a long shot. I can only dream what threading would be like.

(Though I can't really imagine a thread brazillian - it would take long enough that to get awkward.)

I pluck the facial hair. I should wax, not because there's a lot of it, just because it's easier. A few zzzziiips and it's done, instead of ten minutes searching for hairs with tweezers. It hurts a little, but not too much.

I used to get my eyebrows threaded in LA. It was awesome. It's starting to show up here in the mall, and I just don't know. I need to do something rightnow cause hello, yeti. From the browbone up I look the bastard child of Michael Dukakis.

I've had my lip waxed once and it hurt like a mutherfucker and I'll have to look like Sam Elliot before I do THAT again.

And I have this ONE errant chin hair that grows under my chin, but higher than my neck. I pluck it out when I remember to or when Emeline says, "Mom! Look!" and pulls on it.

My ... area ... is a mess and needs better grooming. Which will start now that it's bathsuit weather. Or, I'll buy a swimskirt and fergeddaboutit.

I shave my legs and underarms every other day.

...

I wish I were European sometimes.

My days of wearing bikinis are over. Even if I were thin again, I wouldn't. I always hated shaving the bikini area. My hair was much coarser 20 years ago, and I often got ingrown hairs. Now, less hair, and softer, means easier removal, and also less incentive to remove it. If I ever wear a swimsuit again, I'll wear boyleg bottoms or a swimskirt. My hypothetical future boyfriend will need to have a European sensibility regarding female body hair, I'm afraid.