Help me! Never been for a bikini wax

[~Saram~]

GULP - I am thinking now I might whimp out and go back to the cream - not really up for it hurting a lot and if I try and home I'll just end up walking around with a big wax stip on I'm too afraid to pull off

Thanks for your help!

[*charmalea*]

yep you have to build yourslef up to rip it off !! the cream is great , aussie seller , american product , look for magic shave !

[helle]

I loooove wax ><;; I have a proper wax pot at home and do it myself now, only because I wanted to have, uhm, a little more removed but didn't want someone that close to my bits. Honestly I don't think it's much different to waxing your eyebrows painwise, you just have to make sure you're holding your skin taunt and ripping it off at the right angles.

I also find the more often you regularly do it the finer (and softer) the hairs start to grow back, and then they rip out easier and alot quicker.

As for how they are done, it depends how much you want off ><;; I have gone in before and they have let me leave my own nicks on but just pull them a bit to the side a bit. They also give you a towel to cover the rest of yourself up, and the leave to let you dress and undress/get the towel covering happening etc etc

I hiiiiiighly recommend a good wax, I wouldn't and don't do anything else. Once it's done it's the best feeling ever - as far as hair free smooth skin goes

Good luck!!

[~Saram~]

Teagz - thanks, did wax my eyebrows when I was 15 but prefer to pluck. decisions decisons. How long does it take - is it like over in a few minutes or are we looking at 15-20 min of torture?????

[STARRYSKY]

saram- i havent had a professional one but i thought i would share my home waxing experience....
it didnt go too well, i put the wax on and then couldnt get the guts up to pull it off, of course dp was there chasing me around the house trying to rip it off as well
absolute disaster as then i read the instructions while in the bath trying to soak it off, i needed baby oil to remove it! of course, pre baby days, i didnt have any in the house! so i ended up using and destroying all my shavers and dps, getting the freaking stuff off!!

just a bit of advice, if you do go through with it, at home or otherwise, dont do it a week either side of AF, your pain threshold is lower during those times.
hope you got a laugh!

[Pinny-mum]

I used to get mine done professionally all the time pre children....The pain is not too bad, there are worse things in the world, but it is not pain free. I like the idea of the nurofen charmalea!!!

They recommend shaving it all off at home two weeks before you want it done and then going to the salon with a two week growth for the first time as this is the perfect length to wax it with or I'm guessing you could just trim to that length if you didn't want to wait...

You've inspired me to go and get a profeesional wax, it's a great feeling once it's done..

Be brave...you won't know if you don't go....
Good Luck

[~Saram~]

Be brave...you won't know if you don't go....

This is my thought too - What am I going to say to my daughter in 15 yrs or so when she asks about a bikini wax if I have never had one.

Yep just wanting to tidy things up and would like to be able to wear a bikini without a worry. OK I am going to give it a go. Will do the shave two weeks and either side of AF and make an appointment! Will def be telling them its my first time - they might be nicer to me

Starrysky - OMG I can so imagine myself in that scenario! Hope you got it all off without too much stress

[Curly]

It really depends on how much hair you want to take off. If you are only wanting to tidy up the sides you will be able to keep your undies on and just pull them to the side while they wax. If you want more off then they might give you a paper g-string, just ask if they have them. If want to go Brazilian, then no point wearing any undies at all! If you are going to wear undies make sure they are bikini briefs or a g-string, not a boy leg style.

I wouldn't say it was torture, they whip off the wax so quickly you haven't really got time to react. Maybe as a novice just start off with a "standard" wax where they will just wax off the hair that would not be covered by a bikini bottom and then work your way up. That will only take a few minutes - you'll be out in less than a quarter of an hour.

I agree with previous advice, don't get it done in the few days before AF is due, your pain threshold will be lower. And I don't recommend DIY waxing at home, especially if you think you will chicken out. Way too messy and painful and you might not get the angle right so you will get the ouchie factor and then still see all the hairs left behind!! (Been there!) Maybe it's my technique but it hurts me far less at the salon.

As for trimming prior to the visit - guess it depends on how much you've got! Personally, I like to trim, but they really don't care. I got to be good friends with my old beauty therapist and she was very much "seen one, seen 'em all." And they are very familiar with mummies that don't get to spend much time on themselves. If you do decide to give yourself a haircut, don't trim the hair to any less than 0.75cm in length. I also like to freshen up with a baby wipe before I go.

Don't be afraid to tell the therapist it is your first time!

[helle]

Teagz - thanks, did wax my eyebrows when I was 15 but prefer to pluck. decisions decisons. How long does it take - is it like over in a few minutes or are we looking at 15-20 min of torture?????

I think it was about 15 minutes by the time they leave you to undress and dress again and whatever.