“I haven’t shaved for 14 years, what freedom!”

Camille made the choice to abandon razor, epilator and wax and fully assume her hair. A deliverance, not only physical, but also mental, which allowed him to reclaim his body.

“‘Did you see the girl behind? It looks like a monkey.’ I was in the secondary first. 34 years old.

Adolescence, a change body

“I grew up surrounded by 3 little brothers, and while not really failed boy, I was not particularly flirtatious. Then in adolescence everything changed. Seeing my body transforming, my chest and my hips develop was very difficult. My mom, my only female model at the time, has few shapes and I couldn’t help but compare myself to her. This period also marked the start of a battle against my weightfrom which I still haven’t really been out. I tend to grow at the slightest excess and I therefore constantly monitor what I eat, in order to fight against pounds. ”

The hairs, a huge complex

“But the worst, at the time, it was the hairs. I have brown hair and they were so very dark. It was not shocking to puberty, where their number literally exploded. I then developed everywhere. On the arms, on the calves, thighs and pubis, but also in the lower back and on the belly. Noir and thick, and horribly resistant hair. As a bonus, very fine eyebrows and eyelashes.

I had not been educated in an obsession with appearance, but spiling was on the other hand a logical, obvious and indisputable principle, just like washing. I had to shave my body daily because the regrowth was already visible the same evening. It was far from being a part of pleasure, still worsened by the hairs embodied, painful and all the more difficult to remove, which left my legs in blood. I tried permanent hair removal and made 10 laser sessions, but this technique did not work on me and the hairs always pushed as much and numerous. It was a huge complex, which accompanied me until adulthood. ”

Pose naked, click

“After high school, I undertook studies of styling, then art and graphics, before embarking on a curriculum to become a maternal teacher. I then went through many different professions, from the Régie du spectacle to event sales. Then I decided to launch workshops and training in physiological porting, to teach (future) parents the different techniques, and I opened a store dedicated to portage.

Around the age of 21, when I was still looking for my way, I started to pose as a model for artistic nude. There was nothing erotic in the process, just the desire to prove to myself that I could be beautiful. And then find the possibility of getting out of my comfort zone. And it worked. I became much more assertive and emancipated, less fearful of the gaze of others, whether it is my look or my hair. I understood at the time that I had to please myself, at all levels.

It was towards this period that I also stopped to sparkle and shave myselfIt was done gradually. First the armpits, which I found, strangely, rather sexy. Then the pubis, considering the much more beautiful nudity in photo when the women were not shaved. But it especially offered me a way to take the mental load which was constantly weighed on my shoulders. 6 months later, I also stopped stirring my legs. ”

Assuming my hair took time

“At that time, many celebrities proudly showed their hairs. I imagine that it had to influence me, more or less consciously, or at least facilitate the idea of accepting mine. Basically, more than the others, it was me that I had to convince. Although I consciously chose to stop shaving, assuming the result was complicated, particularly at the beginning. And dare to small shorts.

Fortunately, my companion at the time, who became the father of my children, literally didn’t care, love me as I am. One day I simply told him that I would not shave myself anymore. There was no question of asking him for his authorization – I believe that this decision only looks at me. But knowing that I like him and that he supports me is precious. I haven’t touched my hairs for 14 years now. I sometimes thought of shaving for an opportunity, a bit like you would choose a particular lingerie, or as you would put on a dress for an outing. But I like myself that and above all, I fully agree with myself. ”

A way to reclaim my body

“The commitment was not my primary motivation. Even if I know that it remains a militant act in a society that imposes many physical dictates, where the hairs are often considered as unsightly and more, wrongly, like Sales. I may be feminist, which seemed to me Essential was to reclaim my body. This is a legitimate right, which belongs to each human being, whatever his gender. And then There is a form of sensory pleasure in this choice. A skin whose hair is touched by brings a particular sensation, a stimuli, a bit like when you caress your hair. The body seems more alive, more awake. By thinking about the insecure teenager that I was, I really feel proud of the path. ”

Ignore the remarks

“I also have the chance not to suffer too much from unpleasant comments. My mom one day declared to me ‘that I had man legs’, to which I just replied that no, I only owned the legs of a woman who does not ease. Otherwise, I do not know the remarks when the person who pronounces them does not seem to me to discuss, or I just explain it. fully serene about my choice.

I leave from the principle that respecting myself and pleased is my only duty in the matter. My 4 children asked me many questions, with a curiosity full of spontaneity. There is no taboo or discomfort. They know that later, I will be by their side if they wish to shave, just as I let myself be the right to change a day of opinion. Beyond explaining to them that there are men like women, with and without hair, I educate them to be free to listen to themselves, and to love each other. ”

Text: Barbara Wesola

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