In an era of “body-pos” social media and stick-it-to-the-patriarchy politics, women’s views on shaving, waxing, and lasering continue to evolve. Kiera Carter reports
Sprinkled in between snaps of smoothie bowls and selfies, more #bodyhair pics have probably popped up in your Instagram feed lately. Sift through the hashtag and—among guys showing off Hasselhoff-ian chests—you’ll see women proudly displaying their leg, pit, and arm fuzz. Related hashtags #dyedpits, #bodyhairdontcare, and #girlswithhairyarms boldly caption thousands upon thousands of hair-proud posts. We’re not just talking about stubble from when you forget to bring your razor to the gym a few times; this body hair is sometimes rainbow colored or glittery— and always intentional.
This is no small corner of the Internet either. Celebrities such as Miley Cyrus, Paris Jackson, and Bella Thorne have posted pictures of their unshaven pits, and mainstream brands and designers have gotten in on the body-hair love too: Adidas model Arvida Byström sported leg hair in a 2017 sneaker campaign, and designer Kaimin recently sent models down the runway with pubic wigs. Back in 2013, 95 percent of women from ages 16 to 24 removed their underarm hair and 92 percent shaved their legs, but those numbers dropped to 77 percent and 85 percent respectively in 2016, according to Mintel research conducted in the United Kingdom.
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