I'm definitely naturally well insulated... I'm pasty pale, with very coarse, black hair quite literally all over my body.

I'm grateful for my thick head hair and eyebrows, but I epilate my arms, and spend a lot of time shaving and plucking my face. Otherwise I just wear clothes that hide it. My boyfriend accepts and loves me regardless so I don't feel the need to really get rid of other hair much (but if I do, I shave).

I do love a natural look, but on me it just gets ridiculous. If I let everything grow, I feel like I'd slowly disappear into my own hair. And it's so wiry and thick! Not fine like I notice on other girls. The thickness makes it difficult to remove. Home waxing rarely works, and epilating my legs doesn't work. It just breaks the hair at skin level.

It's been the top thing about my appearance that's made me miserable. I haven't shown my legs in public since I was a kid, and I'm conscious of if my jeans/trousers will ride up and show a bit of ankle, or my top will show a bit of stomach or back. I get paranoid of people seeing me up close and noticing all my stubbly hairs on my face and arms.

The worst thing is that it causes physical discomfort too. The regrowth after shaving is quite painful and irritates my skin a lot. I'm generally a mess of ingrown hairs, red bumps and stubble. Legs and bikini area are the worst for it, I often have rashes and what not.

As much as I'd love the satisfaction of thinking "fuck it" and going against society's hairless standards, I feel like I have no choice but to get rid of it as it is literally physically irritates me and is quite excessive (so yes, if I had the option, I'd magically get rid of it).

I plan on lasering my entire body in the future, if I can ever afford it. That, or living somewhere where it's cold all year round, and I can hide away in many layers of clothing, forever.