Help me! Never been for a bikini wax

[~Saram~]

OK so I am taking some time to look after me and thought I might tame the wild forrest down bellow. Have tried shaving and got a horrible shavers rash. Used to use those creams but now I'm not really into applying too many chemicals to my skin which leave me with waxing...

But I have never waxed before. I am too scared to to it myself - not sure I could follow through with the ripping off part so want to go to a beautican but i have never been before and have some questions.

What do you wear? Do you get to keep your nickers on?
Should I try and clip/trim considering it is all al la natural???
How long does it take?
And of course ... how much does it honestly hurt?

Any other advice for a first timer????

Thanks so much for your help

[*charmalea*]

i love a shaven haven (well only mine - not anyone elses if thats how it reads ) have have been having a brazillain for about 8 yrs , if its just a bikini then they give you paper undies to wear and its less exposure , but dont feel weird .. they wax coochies all day .. i just used to freshen up with a baby wipe befre i went in and layed back and thought about anything but ... also pop a few nurofen and it should dull the pain ,..... because it might hurt a but

now days i use a cream i bought off ebay and slather it on and walk around nude then shower it off then im done , and it really does work well , not ingrowns , no pain and not much of a smell from the cream . and when ever i get bushy again i just go to the bathroom and do it again , cheap less than 20 bucks inc post !! reccomend it to anyone !!

i also have a pussy shaver from th shaver shop . about $160 gets you something that looks like a lint shaver and you shave down there with it ... pretty good aswell ,. noice and smooth ...

waxing does hurt ... and after alot of waxes i was over the pain , so i swicted to the other metods .. i would reccomed waxing it at home .. will hurt a hell of a lot more that at the salon !

[~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

[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.

[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!

[~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

[Visitor7]

I get mine done professionally, a brazillian every 4-5 weeks. TBH, getting my eyebrows waxed hurts more! And I get everything off. The first time is going to hurt, but the more times you go, and less it hurts as there will be less hair.

[Heaven]

Don't worry, it won't hurt as much as you're expecting! I've only had it done twice and I was so scared about it hurting. But waxing my bloody eyebrows hurt more!! And it's so quick anyway. They don't keep waxing and waxing. They prob just do 2 bits of wax on each side, that's what they did for me. So only a couple of seconds of pain after they rip it off, lol. And no ingrowns!! I really should get it done regularly.

[JLeigh29]

Saram - Just wanted to say thanks for your post. I use strip wax at home but have never gone to a salon. But you girls just may have convinced me that it won't be that bad....

One extra question - I have very sensitive skin - do they have special wax for sensitive skin?

Oh and olive oil works as well as baby oil for getting off excess wax!

[Cricket]

DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF!!! That's my only advice. I tried it and it was BAD!!! There was blood, sweat and tears. And yelling. DH had to finally rip it off, and believe me, it was not a pretty picture. The story is on here somewhere... Good for a laugh, probably, 'cause it's not you.

I have not been brave enough to go to a salon to have it done properly, so for now, everything is au naturale. Maybe I'll have to try that cream some time.....

All the best - I've heard that a professional wax is really nice. Maybe someday I'll be brave enough to try it.

[MamaPan]

yep i go the brazilian regularly - def get it done by a professional.. hurts less, better result etc.
i would trim if going the braz - it hurts less and is easier for them. they may trim it for you if you dont do it yourself. the more often you do it (without shaving in b/n) the less growth and less pain you will have next time (and results last longer as you dont get all the diff lengths ).
if you are just tidying up sides (for now) you will leave undies on and pull them to the sides...
best of luck!

[tk1999]

JLeigh - ring them and ask them if they have a suitable wax - some do and some don't (most in my area do but can't say for other states).

to the OP

I love my full leg & bikini wax... it is my time!! It is getting a bit more uncomfy with the bump but I have been going to my beautician for about the last 6 years (geez where did that time go!) and they know me well enough that I don't get embarrassed anymore!

I wear my own knickers and move them to the side when she waxes the bikini line. She will ask me to hold the skin taut and place my hands where she needs them to be.

Because I get the full leg & bikini mine can take up to 20mins when not pg and about 40mins since I have been pg (the longer seems to be more recent when it is harder to move myself around LOL).

They leave me to disrobe (ie bottoms off, undies on - top half intact - but I do wear a shorter top or have a singlet underneath and take the longer top off so that it doesn't get caught in any wax) and at the end they leave me to reclothe.

it does hurt - but I find the hurt is only temporary - but the time they are pulling the next strip off the first one doesn't hurt anymore!