9 Brazilian celebrities who inspire us to give up waxing

Have you ever stopped to wonder why women feel a certain “obligation” to eliminate armpit hair? Despite the “beauty standards” trying to impose this behavior, the truth is that not shaving is not unhygienic and, much less, a sign of carelessness. Many women — including Brazilian celebrities — argue that taking on a natural look has to do with self-acceptance and health.

O awesome.club believes that every woman should feel free to have the body she wants, and that’s why I brought you a list of 9 famous Brazilians who inspire us to give up waxing. Check out what each one says on the topic!

In 2019, singer Vitória Falcão moved the news sites by saying that she would no longer shave her upper lip. “We can’t let them edit us, let us not do our will because of an invented pattern,” she said at the time. Currently, she seems to have no qualms about showing off her unshaven armpits both on social media and in clips. And it’s absolutely right!

In 2016, Jessica Ellen let her hair grow to give life to the character Lucélia in the soap opera. Children of the Fatherland🇧🇷 The actress was criticized at the time for showing her unshaven armpits in photos posted on social media. However, she “responded” in the best way: posting the photo above, showing all her natural beauty and writing the following caption: “I am a free woman”.

When Chandelly Braz posted the photo on the right on Instagram, she received a shower of praise from women who felt inspired by the actress. In addition to fans, several celebrities also praised the beauty of the artist, including Luisa Arraes who called her a “cat” and Alessandra Negrini, who commented: “How beautiful”.

Luiza Junqueira — who owns the YouTube channel ok dear 🇧🇷 stopped shaving and became a source of inspiration for many women who want to follow the same path. In one of the videos posted by her, the influencer says that she believes she has planted a “little seed” of reflection in each person who looked at her with “surprise” that she let her armpit hair grow.

“I don’t shave because I don’t want to. And also because I think that everyone has the right to do what they want with their own body”, said Luiza.

Like Luiza Junqueira, Ellora uses social media to raise reflections on waxing. In one of the videos posted on her YouTube channel, the influencer said that she stopped shaving because she was simply “forgetting”. Then, because she stopped feeling pleasure from waxing.

“I don’t like to apply a blade, I don’t like to apply wax, today it’s something I don’t like to do. So I chose not to do it.” Do you have a better feeling of freedom than this?

With a free soul, Maria Flor has already posted some photos in which she appears with armpit hair. The actress is certainly a source of inspiration for anyone who wants to go through the process of self-acceptance without focusing on the judgments of others.

Bruna Linzmeyer is also part of the team of celebrities who choose not to shave. In a statement published on Instagram, the actress said that she was waxing since she was very young and went through a whole process to get rid of this “obligation”.

First, she started by not judging women who didn’t shave, then she switched from wax to razor. She was happy with the choice, until one day, she felt like letting her hair grow out and not going through the pain, the price, or the time spent waxing.

“In a way I didn’t expect, I started to find the hair on me very beautiful. I learned that freedom and love is about respecting other people’s choices,” she wrote.

Juliana Lohmann — who became known for acting in soap operas such as Beijo do Vampiro and Begin again — has already shared some photos on Instagram in which she shows her armpit hair free, light, loose and… beautiful! She is “proof” that women who do not shave should feel powerful, confident and feminine.

Former BBB Hana Khalil is a big advocate that women should accept body hair naturally. She even records videos in which she explains her point of view and raises good reflections, such as: “why most people don’t usually criticize men who let their armpit hair grow, but judge women who don’t shave?”

She recalls that waxing is not an “agenda” to be fulfilled by women and should not be linked to beauty and femininity. After all, women should feel beautiful however they want, right?

As we said in the introduction, not shaving has nothing to do with lack of hygiene or carelessness. In addition to the feeling of freedom, many women choose not to shave for other reasons, including protecting their skin from the harmful effects of the sun’s rays. Click here to see other reasons why some people have skipped shaving.

Have you been inspired by the women on this list? Would you be able to put aside other people’s judgments and abandon waxing for good? Leave your opinion in the comments.