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kte

Let us know...I'm also keen try try it but have never had any waxing done as I'm a complete coward...!

greyskymorning

kte wrote: »

Let us know...I'm also keen try try it but have never had any waxing done as I'm a complete coward...!

I'm part Greek, so I have to wax or I end up looking like King Kong's slightly more attractive sister.

I'll let you know if it's any worse than other waxes I've had - waxes are always a bit prickly (har har!) to begin with though, and then get easier. I don't even flinch when I get my eyebrows done now!

tinkerbell84

I used to have them regularly. A good one will cost between £30 and £50 a time.

They can be quite painful (especially just before your period), and you'll have to.........ahem......'manouvre' yourself to give the waxer access to all of the area.

If you're a bit overweight they'll probably ask you to use your hands to stretch the skin so that they can wax it easily.

Why not work up to it?

Get one that you can keep your knickers on for first (or wear a thong backwards ) and see how you feel?

squiggle37

I would love to have a wax but i dont like pain...i use veet down there:o
Good luck tonight

sandy2_2

This was sent to me when I was considering waxing...sorry if it offends anyone
Warning: you may spill your drink...

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal - The epilady, scissors, razors Nair and now...the wax.

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet?

So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those cold wax kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)

So I pull one of the the in strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. (Cold wax, yeah? right!) I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works!
OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad. I can do this!

Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I
apply the was strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my vagina and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (Yes, it was a long strip) I inhale deeply and brace myself. RRRRIIIPPP!!!!

I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!.! ....OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!! Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP!!! Another deep breath and RRIIPP!! Everything is swirly and spotted. I think I may pass out? Must stay conscious! Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe? OK, back to normal.

I want to see my trophy - a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it. Where is the hair??? WHERE IS THE WAX??? Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip. I touch. I am touching wax. CRAP! I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair.

Then I make the next BIG mistake...remember my foot is still propped up on the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down. DAMN!!!!!!!! I hear the slamming of a cell door. Vagina? Sealed shut!
Butt?? Sealed shut!

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!

What can I do to melt the wax? Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right??? *WRONG!!!!!!!*

I get in the tub - the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit. Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them
glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax. So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cement epoxied myself to the porcelain!!
God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!!

I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter - "So, my butt and who-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!" There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or hole or who-ha?" She's laughing out loud by now...I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YEAH!!!!! Right!! I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions, I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor.

Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!! By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!! The scream probably woke
the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's sooo painful, but I really don't care. "IT WORKS!! It works!!? I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair....THE HAIR IS STILL THERE.......ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. So I recklessly shave it off. Heck,
I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts. I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

absolutebounder

Brazillian waxes are for pu55eys

greyskymorning

absolutebounder wrote: »

Brazillian waxes are for pu55eys

Literally, perhaps, but I'm shaking in my shoes! Half an hour to go! ARGH!

ninnoodle

I get a brazilian every month. It costs me £17 and its fantastic. Yes, it's painful - there is no doubt about it, but it's short-lived. Do take 2 paracetamol around 30 mins beforehand if you like. Don't take ibuprofen as this can cause bruising apparently. And yes, it can be more painful sometimes depending where you are on your monthly cycle.

My waxer is brilliant, she's seen it all loads of times before so she's not awkward. I get to wear my knickers on and just 'roll' them to wear I want waxed.

I wax my legs myself but wouldn't touch er, downstairs - best left to the experts

ellies_angel

Sandy 2, I have not laughed so much in ages. I was reading, trying to read it out to my boyfriend with tears streaming down my cheeks, mascara nipping my eyes.

I go for a hollywood, everything off and I have to say I find my legs more painful. My salon charges £30 but I do on the day they do half price waxing so it costs me £15. I was passing another salon the other day and phoned to ask their prices........£8............not convinced its for everything off although she said it was. Will report back and let you know.

Strong coffee is just as effective a painkiller tho paracetamols etc are also good. I know of one women who has a stiff drink before hand.

The more you get it done the finer the hair comes in and the less painful it is. Its also less painful if the hair is trimmed before hand so not too long.

Bite the bullet, or rather bite a towel

Skint_Catt

So how did it go? I'm too embarrased to try it - maybe one day!