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Leg waxing?
How long does leg hair have to be to be waxed?
Ive never done anything like that before, Im a shaver, but seeing as I never get to shower alone and trying to contort in the shower while supervising toddler intruders or finding time to shave outside the shower, I thought Id look into it.
I havent shaved in two days because Dh is away til next wednesday. Do you think thats long enough to grow the hair and have it waxed? Im already super *****ly and yesterday was the 'hair growing back and itching me' stage.
Im trying to be brave and get my bikini done at the same time but Im a bit of a chicken :redface:
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Bikini hurts less than ankles. I cant remember but I think if the hairs are visible then it should be fine. Maybe go in and ask?
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You mean at a salon? I've never had it done. I wax at home with strip wax and it needs to be quite long to be able to 'grip' the wax - like at least 5mm, but better if it's a bit longer. I think that with hot wax it doesn't need to be as long...
hopefully someone else can help you.
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5mm - 1/2 a cm. Keep in mind, because you've been shaving, you'll have a second hair growth coming through so you wont have that "silky smooth" feeling the first couple of times you wax. It takes a few times of waxing before they will all come out together as the hair grows in three different stages. Good luck! P.S. I think bikini hurts way less than legs ;)
Also, make sure you exfoliate really well leading up to the day of your appt. and dont apply any moisturiser to the areas the morning of your wax.
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Also even though waxing hurts a bit the longer you do it the less it hurts and the stubble regrowth is no-where near as *****ly as shaving stubble. It looks a bit haggard when you have to let it grow a bit but its starting to get cold now anyway so its easier to hide :) Good luck!! Oh and bikini is easy peasy- my last brazillian took ten mins so quick!!
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I used to always get waxed at a salon..in fact still do, just don't bother with my legs anymore as you need a bit of growth for it work. I have found the best thing for my legs is the depillotory (sp?) creams that come off in the shower with a loofa (usually included). I am using a veet one at the moment. You get them in the supermarket near all the shaving stuff.
I also don't seem to notice a stubble re-growth using the cream.
When I get waxed at my beauty place I have eyebrows and an extended bikini. The more often you do it the less re-growth you get and easier it comes out (or so they tell me...it still hurts a bit!).
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I LOVE Veet! Water-soluble wax gets a BIG tick in my book! lol
The hairs have to be pretty long. After shaving I have to wait about a week at least to be able to wax properly, so you do get a little hairy (it's got to be a lot longer than just *****les).
I get really itchy about 10 days afterwards, not sure why. Maybe I need to exfoiliate harder? lol