Because it doesn't actually hurt that much. People just make it out like it does. Either because they're not doing it properly or it's the first week of doing it.
To all the girls who hate their arm hair, from your substitute big sister, You don't have to shave your arms! If you think that it will make you happy, then go ahead! I am the last person to stop you! I just want to say that it is natural, and anyone who is looking at your arms and judging you because of something you can't control, then they don't deserve your time! Love yourself, flaws and all! All of you is beautiful! Hairy or bald! Do what makes you happy! Don't do something to make others happy!
Really? I've been shaving mine for years cause they were hairy and I can go awhile now without shaving them literally at least a month or longer. They never itch.
Thank you! I've always been so insecure about my arm hair and almost always wear long sleeves. This really brightened my day! I'm always told to shave my arms but I know, and also by seeing this comment, that I wouldn't be able to keep up with it before it would grow back and become ichy and prickly.
@@sydney_coco that's not always true. Like I said above. I've been doing it for years and I've never had that problem I can go a month or longer between shaves now.
A good replacement for arm hair removal is Nair. It gets it at the roots and avoid that itchy phase. I agree we all have the individual right to decide whether to remove our arm hair or not; but for those who wanna; that’s a smart way to go. Just follow instructions!!
I've found using an epilator (it pulls them out instead of cutting them) causes my hair to slowly give up growing back 😂 my legs are a lil patchy when it grows in but omg there's so much less hair
yeah same i started around 6th after i heard a girl behind me say “woah her legs are so hairy!” i’m sure it was just curiosity and no filter but it was embarrassing and i’ve shaved all the time since
I was born with abit more arm and leg hair than others my age and I was so insecure bc of it. I'm ok now but I havent waxed it yet, planning 2 when I'm abit older I'm 13 btw
it is ugly. I really hate mine and it's embarrassing because this is the world we live in. im a really quiet person and someone might judge me so I won't say anything bacm
Let's just make one thing clear, ain't nothing embarrassing about body hair no matter where it is! However, I fully love that freshly shaven/waxed feeling, something about it is just so smooth and satisfying
Bro I’m in high school and have arm hair but I don’t shave it and a lot of boys ask me why do u have arm hair like bro but I tell them how does it affect u why do u care lol and they get a loss of words
Women are always shamed for having arm hair, leg hair, pits, got called a gorilla for my back hair, but hair is a natural part of our body that is there for a purpose. Don’t feel ashamed of your body just because the world is sexist and cruel. Everyone is beautiful the way they are, chia pet or not.
I don't know about the rest of the world but in my country, as a guy, I always get shamed for my body hair and if I were to shave it I would be 'too feminine' by their standards
💯 there is a whole economy worth trillions of dollars feeding women's insecurity. Some level of grooming and self care is fine but women are literally spending a big chuck of their money, time and energy in this toxic consumerism and sexualisation of them.
I’m pretty sure she knows and it’s not that she’s ashamed I don’t like it either some people just don’t and feel the need to wax it, they know it’s not a bad thing though.
@@veronicaadams3714 Yep I see it just like a haircut, which it literally is, some prefer long hairstlyes, other shorter, no wrong or right options although more might take one of them, it's just a style. Same for body hair. It's not always for pressure, and if we work on reducing it more people choose what they really want. Like for more straight men wearing makeup and heels imho, there is still some pressure, some maybe most simply don't want to but much less of them judge those you do it would simply mean those who would already have liked to but were afraid to for the judgement or thought it wasn't conceivable are more encouraged to explore imho,
As a man with not a lot of arm hair, I’m jealous 😂 I’ve seen super muscular, hyper-masculine men who naturally have no body hair, hyper-feminine women who have a lot, and people of all genders and expressions in between. We’re all unique and that’s a good thing
To anyone watching this: Arm hair is NOT embarrassing. It is absolutely natural and normal to have arm hair, and if you have darker hair, it'll look more obvious. It is not gross, or weird, or look bad.
It's not gross it's just less feminine Edit: It's seen as less feminine, men are attracted to feminine girls, so being less feminine is less attractive to men. Please do not tell me "Not all men aren't attracted to feminine girls" 99% of them are attracted to feminine girls, so it doesn't matter. It's like saying "kids enjoy doing the dishes when they're mad", when 99% of them don't.
@@zayslay8858 if hair grows on the female body then they are feminine. And you are very dumb. Also thinking that grown women shouldn't have any hair on their body is unnatural. The only women who don't have any hair are children, so, uh, maybe think about it
i have hairy arms and im aware that it is a natural thing to have but i do still prefer to wax/shave it. however, i am not embarrassed for having body hair. some people just rlly prefer to remove their body hair to feel good for themselves. some people just want to do it not to impress anyone nor theyre pressured by the society
Yeah it kinda makes me frustraded that some ppl keep finding arm hair ugly, i always kept my hairy arms as a female exactly the same as this girl and i found nothing but compliments from other ppl bc i dont cave in the social pressure of shaving everything in my body as a female, my bf actually likes it he says is weird for men to like everything shaved specially down there bc it looks weird. We as women like to be and look younger but there is a line where we need to stop bc body hair is just that hair.
@@moreamour2869 the fact you don't like it, doesn't make it "embarrassing". There's a difference between choice and pressure is how society takes it. I don't find arm hair uncomfortable, but don't expect everyone not to, that's what I mean. Your body keeps you alive, it's a miracle on its own, not a reason to torture yourself over something you have more or less of.
Just because it's natural doesn't mean we have to keep and like it. It's about preference. I shave at time for example because i have freckles on my arms that you wouldn't be able to see otherwise. Theres nothing wrong with it to keep. Also nothing wrong with waxing/shaving it.
You need to apply it in the direction of the growth and then rip it the opposite way. The more you wax, the less you'll have to. If you pull it out with the root, that hair will not grow back. Also if you do smaller sections, rip in one fluid motion and then immediately put your hand on the spot you just waxed, it helps to not hurt as bad. I'm a licensed cosmetologist and these are things I've learned over the years. Also don't wax the same spot twice in one day. Especially on sensitive areas!! You'll blister, it will NOT be fun. Also make sure that you wash your hands a LOT. And you can use baby oil to remove wax. If you need any more pointers, lemme know.
@@anshuchawla6463 there are a few products made specifically to help reduce the redness. Gigi post wax cooling gel is pretty readily available. The acne that you mention makes me a little concerned about the wax your using. Meaning I get acne looking areas with some waxes. When in fact, it's actually an allergic reaction. You may want to switch up your wax for a sensitive skin wax. Also make sure that you're not applying it too hot. The acne your seeing may actually be more of a blistering. Also make sure you're doing the appropriate pre and post waxing procedures based on the wax you're using. It's all important when you have sensitive skin. The redness may not be avoidable for some folks. But you can usually decrease the time that you're red.
EXACTLY I've been asked to shave them and people have asked like why haven't you shaved them, but honestly? Having them this hairy actually matches my dressing style and i just personally love them
I used to be so insecure about hair on my body. It was so bad the point where I stopped wearing shorts, dresses, and a jacket. No matter how many times I shaved/wax the hair would grow back in a day. One day I said “fuck it” and quit doing that. It’s not going anywhere and it’s a part of me. Might as well learn to love it. Now I can wear shorts, dresses, and have my arms out again.
Thanks for representing us hairy girls! My arms are hairier than hers. I shaved them once and never again. I hated the prickley feeling. I'm definitely not as brave as you though. I dont wear shorts unless my legs are shaven.
I honestly can’t be bothered to get rid of the hair on my arms. So I’m writing this comment to remind my fellow hairy girls that it’s fine to keep it if you want to as well :)
As a beauty therapist doing it in the direction she's doing it could cause you to rip your skin off so try do it on more of an angle or cut the strips in half hope this helps ❤️
I personally love hair on my arms. The hair on my arms is wild and can’t be tamed 😂 but I think it’s nice and luckily have no insecurities about my body. I’ve got nothing against people who don’t like their hair but make sure to do it for oneself not for people who probably don’t care if they like you.
Guys stop saying she's insecure, just because someone does a body routine doesn't mean they are insecure, they just want to do it because they want to look pretty or for whatever reason. It's not always an insecurity, stop normalizing insecurities lmfao
@@itzleah8600 fr like if I want to wear a dress that day then I wear a dress that day because I want to, makeup, hairdo, and waxing is the same thing to me
@@kittenmimi5326 MHM and I’m not insecure bout body hair I just don’t like it and don’t want it , it doesn’t made I’d be scared to go out with hairy legs I just wouldn’t feel as happy as day
I know when your insecure about something it’s hard to hear from other people and believe that natural and to just expect it but girl you definitely got a really fun, and outgoing personality and honesty that makes you such a likable person
I have visible arm hair too, as well as my legs, but I never really cared. I just like it, especially when my family talks about stories from their past where they are all so envious of their classmates and friends having arm hairs that they'd shave their non-existent arm hair in hopes it'd thicken and become visible. Also, no guy ever liked me as a girl GENUINELY so nobody really judges. And the guys in our classroom, they have specific tastes in women, yet asks us why we wax our armpits when having hair there is completely normal🤣
Younger me always wondered why some people can't feel it when a fly or mosquito lands on their skin while I do most of the time. Saved me from lots of mosquito bites.
I always hated my armhair... then I realised that a lot of people have it and told myself to stop worrying about it. Tear them down if you want but don't do it because you feel like you should
@@senmuzan Thank you for acknowledging it instead of belittling women, like many boys (refuse to call them men) here in the comment section have done. You're great man.
i love my arm hair, it makes me feel more human and comfortable. i don’t know how to explain it but i only occasionally shave/wax my arms because i think it’s just so normal and human.
I think her arm hair looks so soft and pretty but what she wants to do with her body is her choice. Same goes for you. Body hair or no body hair, all human bodies are beautiful. I'm sorry you feel insecure and I wish you well. I used to feel ashamed of my body hair too. I don't miss that feeling.
Social media does that unfortunately. It plays into our insecurities but it doesn’t mean we should be insecure about things that are natural. Body hair is natural. My mom has hairy arms & so do I. She’s never been insecure about them. I used to be insecure too until I realized it’s not a big deal bc it’s just hair. I hope you soon realize it’s noting to be embarrassed or insecure about!
I shave mine all the time, I have PCOS, if you have thick dark arm hair, it could be PCOS, if you notice you don’t have regular periods, you have dark body hair in places of your body that resemble a man, (back,arms,face) this could be signs of PCOS. This is caused by higher amounts of testosterone in the body which causes thicker body hair, fertility issues and weight gain. Some women just have dark hair in general, but if you notice your cycles are not right, or your growing dark thick hair on other places on your body, this could be signs to PCOS. Sadly there isn’t much that can be done about PCOS other than diet and weight loss. So regardless you could have the dark hair issue.
They're Veet. They're EXTREMELY expensive and they don't have more than maybe 10 pieces in there (which become 20). You need to reuse the wax paper which can stretch the use but they're not very good. I don't recommend them
My arm hair looks a lot like yours and I never once thought about shaving it. That isn't to say I disagree with your opinion on it, you feel the way you do wether society said it or not and your thoughts are completely valid. Be beautiful in the way that feels right for you in your gut; you're beautiful person and I wish much love to you and anyone who reads this comment
its not a matter of oh its pretty or ugly its a matter of being clean in general hair makes ur skin itchy, holds sweat and is not smooth at all! just like how you cut your hairs edges each week shave ur body hair? esp ur armpits and private parts.
@@suvishu2145 ... Bro... No... It really is only a matter of beauty. It does holds sweat but shaving also makes sweat smell worse, to an extent. It does not make your skin, itchy??? It only does when you shave it and hair is growing back, cuz it like, pierces through your skin..... Or maybe you have a skin condition idk. Also, shaving can cause people to have ingrown hair much more easily so don't go saying it's for their health, people can feel so pressured and neglect when they're hurting. Oh yeah, and, please don't go telling people what they should do about their genitals (and armpit) when it's not a good advice. And about the "smooth" part, idk bro at this point just caress yourself in the direction of your hair, why does your skin needs to feel like a baby's butt??? Oh yeah and, most people don't cut their hair each week. Yeah that sounds rude but I've been younger and influenced by comments like this into thinking I'm doing everything wrong, the truth is you can do everything you like you'll never be perfect, nobody even knows what perfect is so just be what feels right to you (well if you have the urge to kill someone just seek therapy, at this point that's not my problem... Except if ya want to kill me bro)
@@auxanelabanane i aint reading all of that bc if i did it will fill my mind with such non sense also instead of arguing over facts how abt u go shave ur pits i can smell it thru the screen! thanks x
i’m middle eastern, french, and italian, so i have dark hair pretty much everywhere. i might shave my entire body but i leave my arms alone. if a man has an issue with something as minor as that, i want nothing to do with him.
That point is so stupid. Just try to look best. Try to leave those stupid qvotes out youre head like ( if he loves me he will love me the way i am). But he cant love u if he dosnt like u first. And if he dosnt like hary arms you will lose him before you even know
I had hairy arms since I was in grade 1. All the girls would point at it and whisper to each other. It really affected my confidence so bad, that it even kept me from making friends.
I hope you are past that now, I’m a guy and I feel that it is silly for girls to shave arms (maybe legs makes sense? I’ve had to shave my hair around my hamstrings multiple times for being EXTREMELY long but I doubt girls get that), the girl in this video just seemed like a normal healthy girl, it’s not unattractive to me for a girl to have body hair and I’m sure it is the same for many other people.
Same with meee.... YA know some of my friends literally ALWAYS had to point out my long arm hair.... Even tho I was wearing full sleeves shirt.... So I started shaving my arms after a turned 12... 3 years have gone and... Idk but that left me with a dark memory and always shave even if they have grown just a little bit lol😅
I shaved my arms for 10 freaking years until I finally stopped a year ago. Best decision. I bleach mine so they aren’t as noticeable, but honestly, why can men look like Chewbacca and us women have to be dolphins?
As someone with a lot of dark hair everywhere on the body including arms... I am not embarrassed by it at all anymore despite many people making me feel like I should be embarrassed about... ya know... having these genes I guess? Only do this if you yourself want to, not because of people bullying you into it ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
I have thick arm hair, I am also a lesbian and my girlfriend says it's soft...So I keep it. And truth be told it does keep me warm during the winter lol.
@@monerahh_ beauty standards are stupid I guess. It's dumb that women are expected to be hairless everywhere except our heads, considering we're mammals. But somewhere along the line it became normalized for women to remove all their body hair because it was deemed "masculine" and "unattractive" which again ...we literally all have it
@@shannonforsberg4118 beauty standards are incredibly dumb. But I feel like as you get older you’ll start to care less about following the current beauty standard. At least in my case I care less about it now than I did when I was a teenager.
This brings back memories because ive always found body hair attractive no matter the gender and i remember being soooo into this one person with hairy arms, anyways fast forward a few years, they told me they got it removed with laser and as much as i'll always support people doing what gives them confidence in their appearance, i never considered they could be bothered by the hair. Wish i had told them back then how beautiful it was to me and how much it complimented their personality well. Just all around a very confident, practical and naturally gorgeous person.
@@sarahni I was so confused at first lol but they didnt really like or wear any kind of jewellery except necklaces. Even I find bracelets to be kind of a hazard tbh (lots of pulled fabrics and lines incidents) 😅
@@sarahni because doing anything people see as conforming to tOxiC bEauTy StAndaRds is bad. U just have to stop doing and wearing and looking what you like, if what you like conforms to it. You only like it in the first place bc sOciEtY tOlD yOu sO
Dude I waxed my armpit once, and I literally teared. My wife told me to stop crying, I punched a hole in the bathroom wall due to the amount of excruciating pain I was going through.
I hope that hole is still there to remind you of your poor decision. Also hope you convinced your wife that it’s a good place to store the hair dryer now
I have hairy arms since I'm 10, and trust me nobody looks at it. So of course if you feel like shaving them go ahead it's okay, but if you don't want to shave them then don't force yourself. You do you, you are extremely beautiful/handsome no matter what you do and I love you sm.❤️
Same here, like im light skinned and have really dark arm hair, and i've been made fun of because of that but ive never shaved my arms becaaaauuuuuuusssee why should i care ?
I do have it too. But because of my gen i have solo much hair on my body and i realized that if i try to get rid of all of them i wasn't gonna be happy but will feel like i am wasting my time. Like it is soooo much work and it grows back and back and back...I wish we could see people as human and not judge them by appearance.
I once shaved my arms for a Halloween costume (I was gonna paint them then I realised I was stupid and bought gloves) and I am an art student right. So coincidentally, we had a class on how to make a plaster mould and our tutor asked for a volunteer, warning us that our arms had to be relatively hairless or it would hurt like a bitch. Me realising I was the perfect candidate and no one wanted their arm hair ripped out quietly volunteered. He looked at me weird when he realised my arms were hairless, he asked why and I just shrugged 😂
I have hairy arms. Used to get bullied. Shaved them from the age of 8. My mum started doing it for me because I begged. I'm now 26 and just this past year grew it out for the first time. I am accepting it. There is nothing wrong with it, it's not embarrassing, it's normal and you're kind of perpetuating the mindset that it isn't. The same mindset that bullies have and that makes people insecure.
I don’t think she’s perpetuating that, but she doesn’t like it for her. It’s up to everyone to do what makes them feel good right? We’re all different and that’s the beauty of the world.
I shaved my arm hair once and i regretted instantly as my hair is now so much more obvious and darker but i dont want to live in the repetitive cycle of shaving my arm hairs forever so im just trying to live with it and get over that insecurity.
@@melrye7350it doesn't come back thicker, but it will appear thicker. Hair is naturally tapered if you let it grow out, but once you shave it, it's not longer tapered, and the ends are the thickness of the upper part of the hair follicle. (It's hard to make this make sense the way I'm typing it, sorry)
@@melrye7350 it did for me idk if its just that i was paying attention to my arm hair much more after but its way darker and more of it since i first did, im just sharing my experience
You can shave it with no pain by using a mens electric razor like a Phillips. You can do it directly on dry skin no shaving cream no harsh blades. I had mine bleached when I was a teenager. I like the option of the electric razor no redness no pain no fuss. I wouldn’t recommend waxing it. Laser is a great option too. ❤😊
My arms are probably worse, but i keep my arm hair because I don't think you should allow society to make you feel you're less beautiful just because you have hair grow on your arms? I get many comments about my arms, but I feel more empowered to keep it. No one is telling me I'm less beautiful just because of some hair on my arm. Each to their own though of course. If you do it for you, then fair enough just make yourself happy 😊
Right on! Feminine hairy arms club lol when I was young I got made fun of a lot. My hair is very very dark and I'm a generally hairy person. It upset me when I was young but I decided fuck anyone who has an issue with it. I didn't need that kind of shallowness in my life any way.
@@doclinny that’s crazy, so you don’t have preferences in what men or women you date? When men shave are they doing it for them or is that not a thing? Y’all love to say you empower women until they go against your little narrative. Then they’re helpless and can’t actually make choices for themselves like men always wanted us to believe. Tragic.
I have hairy arms, but idc And since I don't care, people don't even notice them. So, be proud of you and your body. Don't let other thoughts change you because you are special and unique just the way you are ♡
It's okay to get rid of body hair if u want, but please remember that it's completely okay to keep it. You were born that way, it's natural. Your arms or legs are beautiful with or without hair
well no, that's like saying you don't need a haircut or you don't need to cut your nails i mean yes you won't die from having hairy arms or legs but it's called grooming yourself to be better looking you can ignore it if you want to, you're not going to jail for it, but it's not "completely okay" especially when it's really dense like her. if you don't care at all about looking good then yeah don't do anything at this point the same applies to men too, a man trims his beard (or shaves it), cleans up his haircut, applies cologne, perfume, deodorant etc...
@@Ted_Kenzoku well I guess the term "looking good" is different for everyone. For me if a person has hairy arms he/she looks okay, I won't think that it's ugly or sth
I shaved and waxed my arm hair as well. But I always thought that it looked quite unnatural to have bold arms. I started dying my arm hair at home a year ago and can say it works perfect. Of course you have to ensure that the hair is not lighter than your skin but if you do it right, it does look Like less and very natural arm hair. It does not hurt like Waxing or out grow and can be done every 3-4 weeks, without looking weird. Love it!
Girl I feel you I get the same thing and my hair is really dark so its very visible I just shave it off but when I shave the elbows I always cut myself.
It’s her opinion of herself. Most people hate something on themselves but never hate it in someone else. We can’t be so sensitive that people can’t say they hate something on their own body for fear that others will insert themselves into what we said and get offended by that.
@@Antibeautyguru Preach! So many people taking her comments about herself so personally…jeez. Like, if we can’t comment on other’s looks, at least let us criticise our own 😭😭 The amount of people who automatically assume that her choice here is somehow 100% society’s fault is borderline gaslighting. How can we be so certain her “true wants” don’t just…coincidentally coincide with the beauty standard and is not molded by it?
I’m half Lebanese, so I have really dark armchair. But growing up my mom always told me my arm hair was beautiful, and to never shave it. So as an adult, I love my arm hair, and it’s one of my favorite things about my arms, even though the hair is dark and stands out. I’m sorry for anyone who grew up hating their arm hair or getting picked on for it :(
I will never understand people not liking their arm hair. My arm hair is super light and some days it looks dark and I love it. And I see girlies with dark arm hair and I'm like girl u look so fineee🤭
