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Nude bodypainting - an experience you simply must try

'Being nude in public doesn't necessarily mean exposing your bare skin.' Now that statement may not seem rational - of course being nude means exposing your skin, surely? But the important word in my opening quote was 'bare'. Because nude bodypainting is becoming increasingly popular; the skill of taking a naked human body and painting on it intricate designs. One of the most fun nights of my life was spent a few years ago at a big naturist event where I hosted a quiz night in front of about 300 naked people, painted as a tiger. I still have pictures of the event somewhere. A pretty convincing tiger I made, too. The artist spent most of the afternoon painting me in yellow and black stripes of differing lengths and by the time the pre-event photographs were taken (in which I struck a suitably scary pose), I was quite proud of how I looked. The body paint stayed intact throughout the evening and beyond. Indeed, the downside was how difficult it proved to wash of...

"I am what I am and I'm proud of me''

A very good friend of mine put out a social media post last year about body shaming. This friend happily admits she doesn't have what society perceives as the 'perfect' body. Maybe she's carrying a few 'extra' pounds. Maybe she doesn't fit into society's image of the 'perfect' shape and size. But her post was all about saying 'So f...... what?' I am who I am, I'm proud of being me and I'm not going to change for anyone.'' This friend makes her living out of social media. Her face is all over the interweb; if she wanted, she could Photoshop every image and magically 'lose' a few extra pounds from around her face, her stomach; she could 'artificially' lose a couple of bra sizes. But she chooses not to. She chooses to show people the 'real' version of her. Naturists will understand that instantly; disabled naturists even more so. I do talks about naturism to business networking events, trying to ...