Fuck you. I am a natural woman.

[beelikej]

As you may remember I have taken my time on some women's issues; I've only been wearing a bra for two years (there were tears involved in that process) and I had never shaven my legs until this summer.

Both things turned out to be not as bad as I had expected (although I still feel guilty about the latter) and I figured it was time for another step: getting rid of my 'stache.

Indeed a once in a lifetime experience. What. The. Hell.? That kind of pain is really only for people who get off on it. For me the result is not worth it.




Yes, I did notice I didn't catch all the hairs, but fuck it. There is no way I'm going through that again. Besides the ridiculous pain I was very worried there was gonna be a rash or that I had done irreparable damage to my skin. So far my face seems to have recovered without issues, but I found out I have to scrub every few days to avoid ingrowing hairs? So on top of the horrid operation I have to deal with maintenance? I don't think so. (Obviously I will, I'm not that stupid, but it's another reason why I won't bother doing it again.)

I'm gonna let my 'stache grow and stick to bleaching it when it gets too noticable. I'd rather look like a kitten than hurt myself like that on a regular basis. Pfff.

Comments

[sneaky-sena.livejournal.com]

If you want to do it, it's a lot less painful to just go to a salon. They're super quick about it, and it's not too expensive. There are also relatively quick and painless ways to do it at home, and if you really want to, I can give you tips.

If you don't, though, then fuck it. Who cares if you wear a bra or shave your legs or have hair on your lip? And I'm saying this as someone who doesn't feel comfortable without a bra in public or with fuzzy legs/lip. But that's me, that's my own personal choice. Just because your preferences don't fit with mine, so what?

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear it doesn't have to be painful, because I was truly feeling sorry for people who choose to deal with this on a regular basis;) A salon is not for me: I can't even bring myself to go get a haircut, because it's too much of a hassle to give control to other people.
What this experience has taught me (once again) is that my comfort is more important to me than trying to live up to social (or by extension personal) expectations of how I should be or feel. I should learn to remember that. (In short: "so what" indeed;)

[eledhwenlin]

*pats*

One thing I already wanted to ask when you mentioned shaving your legs: WHY are you doing this? I mean, you're obviously your own woman and you've managed to come this far in life without doing all those things, so I'm curious--why the interest now? I mean, I know why I shave and wax and do ridiculous things to my body (I don't feel comfortable otherwise), but that's me.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Excellent question! The truth is that despite of being very happy with myself, there is always this nagging thought of 'if I only do this one thing Brendon Urie will fall in love/lust with me and we'll live happily ever after I'll finally fit in and be a normal person and not feel like a freak all the time'.
So I keep trying to figure out what will make me finally understand why people do what they do and then I feel guilty about needing to make an effort.
Does that even make sense?

[eledhwenlin]

Yeah, kind of. FTR, I admire you because you stick to being natural. (I'm afraid that following "normal/common" behaviour that doesn't feel normal to you will not actually help with your endeavour. *snuggles*)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Ahw. Thank you. *snuggles back*

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Ouchies! I hate doing it - and only do it because I have dark body hair. Bleaching could leave me with an orange-ish 'stache!

And it's always a personal preference - I can understand trying something once, and then not doing it again (I've had a few of those in my life)!

To possibly make things better, I come bearing some Brallon stage gay. :-)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

If I let my 'stache go it's pretty dark, but so far it has responded well to bleaching, which is only tingly, not ridiculously painful:) Hey, apparently there are less horrid methods, maybe you should ask sneaky_sena for advise? (See comment above!)

Thanks for the Panic!boys. They are really getting more expressive as the tour goes on, aren't they? I wonder what they'll do by the time they get to the UK (I'm going to their concert in Bristol in January \o/)

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Have some more Brallon stage gay - we'll see how things go from here:

Cover of The Darkness' "I Believe In A Thing Called Love": http://youtu.be/Tb6VC6MpYUk

Dallon getting Spencer in on the Stage Gay as well: Dallon's A Bad Influence

Brendon being the good boy he is: Serious Stage Gay, Bden on his knees...

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Hee, Brendon moves like Paul McCartney! Well, except for that groingripping, that was obviously a tribute to Michael Jackson;) And the BJ was all Brendon of course. Oh boy.

Dallon is such an enabler. (I kind of love him;)

THANK YOU.

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

I have never ever waxed anything on my body and I don't think I'll ever want to. I really hate pain, dude. You're a very brave woman for wanting to give it a go, but I totally get not ever wanting to do that again. *snuggles you* Natural woman ftw!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

*takes a bow* You are obviously much smarter than me. It really was one of the stupidest things I ever did.