June 4, 2015

Hairy Under Arms? A Thing Now!

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Contrary to popular belief celebs are not hair free! As told by Julie Roberts at a film premiere several year’s ago when girlfriend saved up a whole lotta hair to display to her admiring fans. Now granted, I personally believe she simply forgot to shave, wax, or laser it off before that event because you know she’s Julie Roberts and she must be all kinds of stupid busy. Or maybe she was embracing her boho peace and love alter ego.

The thing is, my life is incredibly busy too sometimes so I have indeed left the house without deodorant on or that one time when I applied eyeshadow on one lid but not the other but shhh we don’t talk about that situation in proper company anymore. I’ve also slipped on pristine white capris and realized when I arrived at my destination I didn’t shave my legs….

Yeah so, the moral of the story is $h1t happens.

But what about hairy pits totally being a thing?

The Internet almost broke this week when Jemima Kirke proudly displayed her hairy pits to the world at the CFDA Awards. You know what? If you’re going to proudly display your hairy under arms it SHOULD BE at a prestigious fashion even! Go Jemima!

Honestly, I’m not sure how much is acting and how much is for realises when it comes to Jemima’s portrayal of Jessa Johansson on Girls. Because Jemima just gives off the vibe of a flower child, boho I could care less kinda chick and you have to admire her for that. I picture her having every one of her kids in her backyard in a plastic kid’s pool filled with water purchased at Walmart, with Lena Dunham holding her hand yelling, “PUSH BITCH PUSH!”

So I guess hairy under arms is a thing now.

Throw out your razors and just embrace it like Jemima.

What’s your most embarrassing “I left the house without_______________.” moment?

Do share!

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  • Denise

    I do my makeup in a specific order. If I’m interrupted partway through, sometimes the ADD kicks in, with bad results. One Sunday I got a phone call while getting ready for church. It wasn’t until I was applying lipstick in the (passenger seat of the) car that I realized I was wearing expertly applied shadow and liner, but NO mascara. I made hubby stop at a drugstore, and now I keep a mascara mini in my makeup bag!

    • Isabella Muse

      LOL oh no! yup, been there…! complete eye look no mascara and it’s like WTH what’s up with my eyes?!

  • devon

    i have left the house with white primer on my lashes…not just slightly tinted but WHITE primer. i probably absentmindedly just kept putting that on instead of mascara. luckily i work early and not with a lot of people so i could run to the bathroom and fix myself!

  • Sacre

    I went to graduation with dark smoky eyes and eyeliner, but forgot to apply mascara. Sometimes I forget about deodorant -.- And I rarely shave my legs lately.

  • Phyrra

    I’m currently using a Tria laser to try to remove my underarm hair. I used to wax under there. I’ve been guilty of forgetting to shave my lower legs and wearing shorts! My leg hair is only visible from below the knees, so sometimes I forget.

  • FrugalCat

    Hello, we are adult humans. We are mammals. With hair. And if we want to remove it, that’s our own business. And if we let it grow, that’s our own business too.

    • Isabella Muse

      but of course! I didn’t say we should or shouldn’t, it’s entirely up to you! I admire her for going out to a major event and saying screw it, I’m not shaving! Good for her!

  • Cheeks

    I think it’s awesome we’re finally heading in the direction of not hating our natural bodies, honestly it shouldn’t be that much of a big deal if you don’t shave! Sometimes I just can’t be bothered, it takes time and I’d rather be doing something else more productive with it… I’ve gone out to the gym with unshaved legs before and I got a compliment from a guy about my eyes, I guess my legs weren’t as horrible looking and standing out from a mile away as you’d think!

  • Rachel R.

    I love how being body-hairless feels, yet I rarely shave my pits unless I’m wearing something sleeveless. Actually, if I’m staying in the house or just running to corner store, I will totally rock stubble. I get irritated by razors, and I’m busy. I have to use cornstarch baby powder and an electric razor : That’s the only thing that works on my sensitive underarm skin. I don’t shave my legs unless I’m going to wear a shorts or a short dress/skirt. If I had blonde hair instead of black body hair, I don’t know if I’d ever shave my legs.

    I don’t think anyone should feel obliged to shave anything. I’ve seen pictures of girls with full on hairy pits dyed blue, pink, etc. More power to them!

    • Isabella Muse

      yeah, Amanda Palmer totally rocks the dyed pits thing she’s also one for never shaving. I say do what makes you most comfortable!

  • Rachel R.

    Oh, I, too have left the house with only one eye done a couple times.

  • Ryou

    Honestly, the myth that all women have smooth hairless skin thing need to die already. I personally hate that it’s still considered revolutionary for a woman not to shave. I mean, hey, if women are supposed to have no body hair then what’s up with all the hair removal products?

    Shave if you want, don’t if you don’t want to, it really should be as simple as that. Why waste your life trying to be someone else’s idea of pretty anyway? (beauty standard is a tool of oppression, etc)

    • Isabella Muse

      I agree Ryou. I’ll never understand why hairy legs/arms/etc are supposed to be an endless source of embarrassment for women. Or FFS the fact we get our periods, it’s like some shameful secret that should not be discussed. Honestly, is this 1950!?

  • Hanna

    I don’t shave my pits, ever. So far no one has been especially repulsed, when they even notice, and my hubbs doesn’t mind it even a little.
    I won’t go into all my reasons here, but I just say rock whatever hair makes you comfortable.

    • Isabella Muse

      good for you Hanna. firm believer in being comfortable so whatever makes you most comfortable go with it!

  • devon

    i shave pits everyday, and legs 2-3 times a week…i get itchy and i like how the smoothness feels. :]

  • Anie

    I have the type of body hair that shows up black, while dark blue under the skin. I’ve been publicly shamed for having underarm stubble back in high school, to the point that I can’t leave the house wearing a tank top unless I’m freshly shaved. While I realize that it shouldn’t matter what others think (especially from judgmental high school girls), I realize now that I don’t think I would stop, because there is an added benefit: lack of underarm hair means lack of space for bacteria that cause odor to grow and multiply.

  • dia

    I personally can’t wait until the Brazilian dies. Back in the day, it was only strippers and bikini models who had no hair down there. Now, it seems de rigueur to be completely bald. It’s painful and expensive to maintain!

  • amber

    I feel strongly that people should do what they want with their own body. I shave occasionally but only when I feel like it. I don’t feel embarrassed when I don’t. I don’t do it very often and I don’t care either way. I just hate people who are rude about it- it’s fine if YOU want to shave but don’t be a biatch about me not wanting to! Ya know!

  • Eileen

    Years ago I was getting ready to leave to get my hair done, cut and highlighted. My best friend was my hairdresser. So I get to her shop thinking how much better I’ll feel when she is done. Since we had been friends for years I noticed she had been looking at me kind of strangely the whole time. Finally when I got ready to leave she asked me to come over by the window to have a look at something. Thought it was my hair. Then she starts laughing and wanted to know if I was going somewhere special. No, why. Because you have purple eyebrows today. I said no I don’t. So I ran to look in the mirror and I guess I picked up a lavender eyeshadow instead of the one I usually use and was horrified. Yes, lavender eyebrows. We laughed until we almost died. So pay attention when choosing what goes where.