Put me down in the "no makeup, no shaving" crowd.

I don't shave because there's no point. I have a little 2 inch band of weird little dark hairs under my socks, and the rest of my legs are nothing but peach fuzz. I do have underarm hair, but since I'm always wearing shirts that cover it, I don't bother caring about it. I will occasionally trim pubic hair when it gets insanely long and starts getting in the way, but I'm not one for the shaved look (too much itching!). When I go swimming, I'm most comfortable in a bathing suit with swim trunks, so I don't ever worry about bikini lines. I honestly can't remember the last time I actually shaved anything. My partner shaves, and it doesn't bother me. It's her body.

As for makeup, I always felt like it was more of a burden on time than a help to appearance, so I avoided it. My mom would spend forever getting ready to go anywhere. "Okay, give me a minute to put my face on." I just thought it was silly, because I thought she looked fine without the makeup. Some friends in middle school got me all gussied up one night, but as soon as they were done I took it all off because it just didn't feel right.

I do wear hair gel now, though, because my hair is short, but it's long enough that if I don't gel it at least a little, I'll just end up with a big ol' afro-looking thing that looks like I didn't even try to comb it. But that's about all I sacrifice for appearances at this point.