Kenzi ditches the razor and finds freedom

19 Aug 2022

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Kenzi realised she might be hairier than average when her classmates started talking about shaving. But as she’s gotten more used to growing her leg and armpit hair out, she’s started to embrace it.

Kenzi realised she might be hairier than average as a teenager, when her classmates started talking about shaving. But as she’s gotten more used to growing her leg and armpit hair out, she’s started to embrace it. She can get her eyebrows threaded and let her pit hair blow in the breeze and be comfortable with it all.

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