hairz
I don't have unusually hairy arms, but the hair is dark, so it looks more pronounced. I have a friend who waxes hers, and it looks fab. I think I have great arms - nice skin tone, lots of freckles... but I'm trepidatious about starting the process for a few reasons.
1) I'm not great at follow-through. The one saving grace about taking care of my leg hair (which I epilate), is that if I don't do it for a while, I can wear long pants. Can't get away with that on my arms.
2) I hate stubble, and I'd be terribly embarrassed if the stubble came in as dark and coarse as what it is now.
3) I worry that the first day I show up to work with smooth arms, I'll get weird looks, because srsly, my arm hair is dark. And all of a sudden it would be gone.
4) When I epilate my legs, the hair comes in thinner, which rocks... but it also leaves red marks where the hairs have been plucked for days afterwards. They're not as pronounced as it is when I first do it, but still... I'd hate to have that on my arms where I can't cover it up.
So. I'm writing this to get opinions. Who here takes care of their arm hair? What made you decide to do it? Is it a pain in the ass, or is it worth it to you? I mean, I've made it this long without doing it, but I've always wanted to try it. These are the things that have held me back for years.
Should I take the plunge?
1) I'm not great at follow-through. The one saving grace about taking care of my leg hair (which I epilate), is that if I don't do it for a while, I can wear long pants. Can't get away with that on my arms.
2) I hate stubble, and I'd be terribly embarrassed if the stubble came in as dark and coarse as what it is now.
3) I worry that the first day I show up to work with smooth arms, I'll get weird looks, because srsly, my arm hair is dark. And all of a sudden it would be gone.
4) When I epilate my legs, the hair comes in thinner, which rocks... but it also leaves red marks where the hairs have been plucked for days afterwards. They're not as pronounced as it is when I first do it, but still... I'd hate to have that on my arms where I can't cover it up.
So. I'm writing this to get opinions. Who here takes care of their arm hair? What made you decide to do it? Is it a pain in the ass, or is it worth it to you? I mean, I've made it this long without doing it, but I've always wanted to try it. These are the things that have held me back for years.
Should I take the plunge?