My experience of waxing (Waxing - Hair Removal)

Member Name: milmol

Product:	Waxing - Hair Removal
Date:	16/06/02 (3214 review reads)
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Advantages: quick, long lasting

Disadvantages: none really

This op may not be for the faint hearted, as I intend to discuss the advantages/disadvantages of removing body hair by waxing. For any woman who hasn’t tried yet, this is for you.

I was recently 40, and yes, I miraculously survived all these years without so much as a drop of wax near my body. No I do not resemble a Russian weight lifter in traineing, for with the help of a Bic razor, soap and water and a pair of scissors, I have managed to remain hair free in all the right places for all these years. This however did not impress my 17-year-old daughter, and because we had recently planned a ‘girlie week in Tenerife’, she was determined to educate me in the error of my ways.

‘You ought to have your bikini line waxed' she said.

‘Becky, no one is coming near my bits with hot wax, in fact no one probably has enough hot wax for my bits’ I replied, along with other such embarrassing remarks that mums make to shut up their teenagers. As you can see, I dont take kindly to change and live by the theory 'If it's not broken, don't fix it'.

One week later we were out shopping when she decided she had to call into the local beauty parlour to have her eyebrows waxed. I was aghast, for goodness sake why was she wasting good money on something she could do at home for the price of a pair of tweezers. Apparently no, young people do not pluck, they wax, and so we called into the beauty parlour. Now I have always had an image of these places, as I do most places I have never visited. I imagined, plush surroundings, a nubile young beautician, stick thin and wearing as much make up as the girls who work in Binns and who would look down her nose at me whilst telling me what a better person I would be when I had experienced the benefits of her treatments.
Wrong……. But then I do live in a village.

The beauty parlour was situated at the back of a local clothes shop, alt
hough not luxurious, it was clean and tidy and smelt clean and fresh. The biggest surprise was the beautician. Where was the standard white uniform??? This girl was wearing normal clothes. She was clean, tidy and polite, and above all friendly and normal looking, I’ve told myself I shouldn’t prejudge people but don’t we all sometimes? The main point is she made me feel very relaxed.

I watched Becky having her eyebrows waxed, and during the procedure she mentioned to the beautician, ‘My mums thinking of having her bikini line waxed’.
What? Was I? Did I sleep through that part of our conversation?
‘No problem’ said the girl; ‘I don’t have anyone booked if you want me to do it now’.
Now I did protest, honestly, I even told her I had my Bridget Jones knickers on and would be embarrassed but she assured me she would have seen worst knickers than mine and persuaded me to ‘Hop up on the couch’.

For anyone who has not tried this, firstly and most comfortingly, you are allowed/required to retain your underwear. The position required for the procedure is similar to a cervical smear although only one leg adopts this position whilst the other is allowed, thankfully, to lay straight out in front of you. The beautician then asked me what kind of bikini I normally wore. After discussing the merits/disadvantages of thongs versus granny knickers I convinced her I was a middle of the road type sunbather and she applied the wax accordingly. The wax came from a medium sized pot at her side, it reminded me of the cheese fondue type things people used to use at dinner parties years ago, what did happen to those? Anyway, this part of the procedure lulls the recipient into a false sense of security and comfort as it feels warm and comforting and generally a nice thing to have done. Beware however that the next part is less pleasant. The beautician then applied a strip of gauze type materia
l and promptly removed it, along with all the hairs quickly and efficiently. Was it painful? If I’m being honest it was no worse than pulling a plaster off from any other part of the body, the sting lasted for a total of approximately 2 seconds and was not too bad really.

After she had finished she instructed me regarding the dos and don’ts of post waxing.
Do not have a hot bath/shower until tonight.
Do not use any perfume products in that area for 24 hours.
And that was it basically.

Cost = £4.
Pain = Not much.
How long will it last = she suggested I return in 4 weeks as this was my first time but subsequent waxing may last 6 weeks she said.

Advantages = The length of time it lasts. No need to worry about 5 oclock shadows on the beach.

Disadvantages = dearer than a razor but then the effects last much longer. I would personally need to feel comfatable with the person undertaking the waxing.

Would I have it done again = You bet, in fact next time I’m going to have my legs and underarms done as well although I draw the line at eyebrows. A little tip though, I would advise anyone having this done to go wearing the style of bikini bottom they normally wear, I intend to next time, gosh, hope I don’t have an accident on the way and am taken into casualty, what a shock they’d get.

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