not to be whiny, but the phrase “beauty is pain” is really not an exaggeration. if you’re one of the 99.9% of people who dont have a perfectly and flatteringly symmetrical face with clear skin and shiny volumous hair but not TOO MUCH body hair (or none at all depending on who you ask) and a thin body and nice proportions and shoulders that has a perfect ratio with your hips and straight white teeth and not too many scars, you have to bend over backwards and yes, even put yourself through costly, tedious, and painful processes to Be Pretty™ consistently and convincingly.
status: currently laying in bed with a warm washcloth over my face after taking 3 passes with my single blade razor cuz its the closest shave i can get on my particularly coarse, dark facial hair that shows up very clearly if my shave isnt’t perfect, and even then leaves a shadow under my skin which needs makeup to be concealed.