I’m a hairy girl with a beard and moustache like a man – people say ‘just shave’… do that & I’ll have stubble on 5 day
A WOMAN who deals with unwanted hair growth on her face has shared why it’s not as simple as just shaving it off.
Zoe Antonia, who is a blogger, revealed what the hair growth on her neck and face look like five days after saving it off.
Zoe has Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as excessive hair growth, known as hirsutism, which results in thick, dark hair growing in places like the face, neck, back and stomach.
Because of this, the beauty fan usually gets the hair on her face and neck threaded roughly every two weeks.
Recently, she decided to start shaving in between IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) hair removal sessions rather than threading.
“I actually cannot believe the comparison in regrowth in getting in threaded and shaving,” Zoe explained on social media.
She continued: “I usually go two weeks in between my threading sessions.
“I shaved five days ago, I genuinely can’t believe how quickly it’s grown back.”
Despite her candid struggle with the unwanted hair growth, trolls still tell Zoe she should shave more often.
Replying to one person who told her she could “still shave”, Zoe hit back.
She said: “Thank you for the input, but if it were that easy, I don’t think we’d be having this conversation right now, would we? No, we wouldn’t.
“Trust me. In my plenty of years being a hair gal, shaving for the legs, armpits, for the occasional hairy b***hole – it’s fine.
“But for this? For male pattern-like beard and moustache, oh, how I wish it were that easy.”
Zoe’s “hairy gal problems” resonated with other TikTok users, who flooded the comment section of the video with support.
One said: “No one understands our struggles!”
And a second agreed: “I have to shave daily, and still by the end of the day it’s stubble.”
“Thank you so much for sharing. So calming to know I’m not alone,” another commented.