Sarah Jayne
Chief Creative Officer:

I have PCOS (or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome for the uninitiated), so managing facial hair growth is an inflexible part of my daily life.I wake up every morning and shave my cheeks, sideburns, chin, and neck; I also throw in the upper lip every three days. Then there’s plucking the hairs that defiantly grow in the opposite direction, too, and, of course, there are the mid-day trips to Duane Reade to buy a pair of tweezers or a travel shaving kit because I’ve discovered a patch of at least three to seven very visible hairs that I somehow missed. The face is basically a large kneecap, so shaving it perfectly is not possible. 

I’ve spent countless hours, dollars, and ounces of dignity on hair removal. Shaving, waxing, threading, tweezing, lasering, and electrolysis- all of it. Still, deep down, I live with the uncomfortable truth that if I were stuck on a deserted island, I’d probably spend more time fretting over my burgeoning beard than my survival. PCOS is SUCH a fucking bummer. It takes everything we are already made to feel self-conscious about and ensures the least favorable outcome. Cue acne, inescapable midsection weight gain (not butt, nor boobs!), and hair loss, but not in any of the places that you wish. And then comes the facial hair, which has always been THE THING that breaks me. And those are just the aesthetic side effects. 

I’ve been using Lazies on my face after shaving, and it's been a welcome change to have something about this ritual that feels soothing and fun. I put on my little “cloud beard” and daydream about a world where this condition is widely researched and seriously treated.

Everyone has a deeply personal relationship with body hair. For some, opting out of removal is a liberating way to normalize body hair. For me, removal is something I need to do to feel more like myself. Whatever your hair removal and skincare stance, I hope Lazies can help you define it more favorably. <3

Maddy
Senior Content Manager:

I’ve been lucky enough to have relatively easygoing skin and body hair my whole life: little to no acne or razor bumps or even much body hair to shave, which I definitely took for granted (this is foreshadowing). 

Cut to 2020: the world is shut down, and I had to move from Puerto Rico back home to Minnesota in the middle of March (when winter is still  >happening there) and crash in my childhood bedroom. Maybe it was the world ending for the first time, or maybe I was regressing back to a teenage state; but my skin revolted. I broke out in large patches of acne and developed what I believe to be stress-induced eczema. I had huge, painful welts all over my face that would then develop into huge, painful dry scabs. After about six months of experimenting with my skincare routine, I got it back under control — but my skin was no longer as easygoing as it once was. Like many of us after lockdown, it was more fragile, more tender, and more prone to freaking the fuck out.

As a result, I have stubbornly dry skin. Even with a solid skincare routine, sleeping with a humidifier, and religiously slathering aquaphor all over my face, I’m still very much prone to a flaky forehead or a crusty nostril. This is when I’ll slap on a Lazie and cut a few patches from the extra material to place on my nose. Usually, it only takes one session with Lazies to keep the dryness at bay. I think with continued use, the dry patches will finally go away!

Jing
Product Dev Senior Manager:

I’ve been using sheet masks since I was 16. Of course I didn’t really need it at that age, but when the popular Hongkong pharmacy Watsons opened their first store in my hometown, I reached for a silk based formula on the shelf without hesitation. The concept of sheet masks was foreign in China at the time, until Japan and Korea carried over the influence into Hongkong. As a teenager I was very eager to try it, and ever since then it’s been a monthly occasion for me. 

(Not sure if it’d be problematic to share that a 16 year old was using sheet masks, if it feels that way then I’m okay with getting rid of this first paragraph)

To me, using a sheet mask is not just about making the skin feel better, but most importantly to take a 15 minutes chill time for myself, pausing the racing mind for a little break. Meditation works too, but why not also get a mini spa time? There’s nothing to lose there, plus I’m more comfortable lying down on my sofa with japamas. Full disclosure, the design process of Lazies started with one of my sheet mask sessions, enjoying the alone time and drawing comfy looking shapes in my brain, thinking about how I can translate that cozy feeling into a product that encourages others to feel the same for themselves.Lazies is a body care sheet mask, and it’s also a small reminder to ourselves that we deserve a down time, a time to feel ‘lazy’ and connected to our body. Body care doesn’t have to be high maintenance, it just needs to make you feel more like yourself.

Sam
Wholesale Senior Manager:

Razor bumps have always been the bane of my hair removal practice, and over the years I’ve become more comfortable with my body hair in large part because I hate the discomfort after shaving. 

body hair removal is something that I kind of keep in my pocket for when I want to look or feel a certain way. Lazies are great for me because there can be a self-care-y, ritual-ish element to hair removal for me – it’s usually part of a humongous super-everything shower that involves candles and loud, moving music, and Lazies help cool me off afterwards and make sure my skin doesn’t get angry. 

I’m also looking forward to the summer– I think keeping some Lazies in the fridge and slapping them on a chafed inner thigh after a long day out is going to be soooooo good. It’s my aftercare plan for Pride.