30 Women Who Chose Not To Shave For ‘Januhairy’ And Shared Pics Of Their Progress

Acceptance is all the rage these days. Everywhere you look, social norms, beauty standards, and ‘taboos’ are being challenged. Especially in regards to body image and cultural expectations about the ways beautiful women present themselves in public.

“It’s about time too,” I hear many of you say. After all, we live in a free, individualistic society, and there should be no pressure to conform to unnatural or unrealistic ‘standards’ that were consolidated under an outdated patriarchal system. However, for the more conservative among us, these changes and challenges are happening so quickly that it can become disorienting. Perhaps there are more pressing issues than body hair we should all be focusing on?

The latest example of breaking down barriers comes, naturally, in the form of a pithily-named month. From ‘Veganuary’ to ‘Decembeard,’ any movement worth its salt seems to be couched in a punny and easily achievable 30-day package, and ‘Januhairy’ is no different. “This isn’t an angry campaign for people who don’t see how normal armpit hair or any other body hair is, but more an empowering project for everyone to understand more about their views on themselves and others,” British student Laura Jackson, gal behind the anti body hair removal Januhairy, wrote. The campaign’s aim is for women to grow out body hair for one month to support Body Gossip’s education program, which encourages everyone to be the best version of themselves and “to rock their own brand of gorgeous!” A week into the month, beautifully hairy women are already posting progress pics. You can scroll down below to check them out yourself, and let us know your own thoughts on the natural beauty initiative in the comments!