Beauty Rituals: Private Versus Public?

This morning I examined my face in the magnifying mirror (otherwise known as my best frenemy) and realized that I couldn’t remember the last time I waxed my upper lip.

Was it three weeks ago?

It may have been four…

Needless to say, I have a ’70s-style shag carpet above my upper lip, and it’s not a cute look.

And don’t even get me started on the chin hairs…

As I walked into my bathroom to grab my trusty Bliss blue wax hair-removal kit, it occurred to me that the only other creature who’s ever seen me wax my upper lip hair was Tabs.

He was probably the only one I would let see me with the Bliss blue wax on my face because I knew he wouldn’t be able to say anything snarky, although I’m pretty sure he was thinking that I looked like a dime-store drag version of my brother with a blue mustache (Tabs was ruthless that way, but that’s why I loved him).

I don’t know why I’m so private about those two particular areas, since I’m cool with almost all other forms of hair removal/hair change.

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