Beauty is only skin deep

I just finished reading some random women's magazine. It was rather depressing. Why? Page after page, adverts for perfumes, skin care products, mascara etc etc.. Is it not possible to look good without the benefit of such cosmetics?

The articles are no better. One article asks guys, "What turns you off?" Answers include "stretch marks", "cellulite" and "hairy legs". WTF? Any remotely normal female human being has some degree of the first two. And besides those who are born with the genetic quirk of being totally hairless, I believe that girls do have hair on their legs.. The same as guys. In fact, some guy's legs can be so hairy as to be rather scary. But do you know any guy who shaves his legs? (Excluding swimmers and sprinters!) On the other hand, girls are EXPECTED to have smooth, hairless legs. What is the deal with that?!

So well, I guess I'm abnormal. I haven't used perfume in years, I don't shave my legs, or pluck my eyebrows, and I don't have a nightly skin cleansing regime. Do I feel like a stinky, hairy, deformed monster? Maybe. Do I care? Not enough to make me start doing those things. At least not yet. ;)