I don’t know about you, but I am pretty happy that the low maintenance look is in. Because there’s nothing that I love more than a minimal makeup routine paired with dirty tresses and armpit hair.

If the above description made you a little queasy, you probably shouldn’t click over to Instagram any time soon, because hairy pits are in. In fact, they are so in that celebrities and normal people everywhere are snapping photos of their prolific armpit hair. (Let us introduce you to the hairpitsclub, an Instagram account dedicated to women who rock their pit hair with confidence.)

Instagram accounts like this are normalizing a totally normal and feminine thing: female armpit hair. Because really, what’s more feminine than the armpit hair you got when you started puberty? And I write that last statement without any sarcasm, too. I, for one, love forging the razor because my skin is incredibly sensitive and I a little bit love making people feel squirmy with my appearance.

Also: I especially appreciate this new hairy trend after seeing this bogus, recent report concerning women’s facial hair.

A few weeks ago, I was sitting on my couch, casually enjoying some coffee when some woman on a morning show said what Hairpin later quoted:

“Michelle Money, who appeared on ‘The Bachelor,’ made a YouTube video about shaving her face. ‘I don’t care who you are, ladies, you have hair on your face,’ she says in the video, which has had more than 251,000 views. ‘Men don’t like it. Get rid of it.'”

Gah! That statement made me so mad. I mean, I have never shaved for a man, anyway. What I do with my body hair is my business. And I suppose that’s why I’m so happy that armpit hair is trending. Because it’s not the sexy norm that women are sold. Every lady should be able to do what she wants with her hair.

So, ladies: Join the hair armpit force or don’t — you should be able to wear your pit hair, and your body hair, the way you want.

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Guess what the hot new hair trend is? And no, we aren’t referring to the hair on your head… we’re talking about armpit hair.

Yes, ladies. You can be part of the wave of women dying their armpit hair. Now, before you accuse us of making this trend up, I present to you the following proof:

On December 1, Refinery29 reported on this emerging trend that has, apparently, been around for quite a while. According to Refinery29, the whole armpit hair dying craze started about a year ago (a year!) and was born from Lady Pit Hair, an Instagram account run by Anna Biotics.

So, how did this trend get going? Pretty much like any trend does — it emerged “just because.” Biotics also explains that it’s part of an alternative culture that’s fun. It also celebrates the “no shave” culture that many women have decided to embrace.

So, you may be thinking, “I totally want to color my pit hair, but I’m nervous to grow it out. Won’t I stink?” No, you won’t, dear readers! There are a few fool-proof beauty dos that will keep your freshly-dyed hairy underarms smelling sweet.

All you have to do, basically, is clean your underarm area… thoroughly

You’re really going to have to get in there and give your armpits a good scrub. Make sure plenty of soap and water cover the area. Once you’re out of the shower, pat dry your armpits with a towel, and apply your favorite, non-toxic deodorant. (This XOVain writer digs Tom’s of Main.) Or if you don’t dig store-bought deodorant, just duck into the kitchen and grab a lemon. Yes, it can eliminate the bacteria that cause a stink.

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