Ah, April showers bring May flowers…as well as thoughts about the bushes…and how they need to be trimmed…before swimsuit season. Thus begins my annual debate: to razor or to laser or something in between. To use a terrible pun, I wax nostalgic for the days that I frolicked blissfully unaware of the hair down there because it grew naturally in a nice little triangle that stayed tucked behind the seams of my bikini bottom. Now, as I try to make my nursed-a-child-for-16-months breasts look bigger and fuller, I have to minimize the triangle that has grown much bigger and fuller over the years. Curse you Mother Nature!
While shaving works fine for my legs (note: must shave legs again now that weather is warmer), I find that shaving up into my nether regions yields little red bumps that are worse to conceal than the hairs themselves. Still, waxing is a more permanent BUT WAY MORE PAINFUL option. So, this is the year I will attempt contemplate laser hair removal. It is certainly more permanent, but also more expensive than the shaving or waxing options. And, since it is more permanent, therein lies the question of how much to take off. Should I shape it like I do my front yard Boxwoods, or should I take it all off and have my hoo-ha the only Brazilian feature about me?
Then there’s the painless, economical solution that’s served me best over the years: the boy short. It comes in many colors, hides imperfections both front and back, and doesn’t involve a stranger seeing my naked body. While I still have few more weeks to decide, if you see me at the pool this summer in my full coverage swim bottoms remember that some women glow but I say better take cover.