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the business of buying beauty

Karen Kilimnik, Me as Isabelle Adjani in Ishtar, Part II, 1994 I was 13 the first time I shaved my legs. It was the beginning of high school, eighth grade, and I went to Rexall and bought a disposable men’s razor and fumbled in the shower to shave my legs and arms. I barely had body hair then; I barely have body hair now. But somehow I’d become convinced by the age of 13 that body hair was disgusting and I needed to get rid it as soon as possible. I’ve been fascinated by the rituals and routines of womanhood for as long as I can remember. My mom didn’t wear makeup when I was young, but I…

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