Let's get personal and go south of the border......

[Beach Mama]

Soooooooo coming up to summer and also because I have a wedding coming up I realised that I have been SO slack with ..ahem.... maintenance down south, well since both kids were born really!!

So just wondering what everyone recommends - I am going to get a Brazilian but I'm not sure I will be able to keep it up! How often do you go if you get waxing done?? Is 6 weekly realistic? I think I could do that?!

I have a gf who uses Veet and just washes it off in the shower - harsh chemicals like that near my foofie worry me though so I'm not sure about that, she swears by it!

Another gf waxes herself - I would rather get a tooth pulled with no local - not sure how she does it! I was telling DH about all the things I need to spend $$ on coming up to being bridesmaid for this wedding in 3 weeks time and when I got to this he didn't seem to mind so much about money spent!

So what do you do? Recommend? Swear by? or do you go a la naturale like I have been for years but have realised I really don't like, particularly now that I have been getting AF again after 3 years break!

[PumpkinZulu]

Just subbing as I'm interested to hear how others do it, especially with nair etc.

[Lulu]

Yuk Nair. It smells horrible and you sorta have to scrape it off. It might have improved over the years though. NO way using that to prune my Lady Garden.

I just shave at the moment cos I'm so broke but like it trim even though no one's looking at it (sigh). If I wasn't broke I'd regularly wax it.

Don't start with a Brazilian though...for your mental health.

Oh and ask around for a good waxer. I had one that was so rough I swore off waxing till I got a good recommendation from someone that really knew what they were doing.

[Beach Mama]

Lady Garden Lu. I have had a few Brazilians before, pre-kids I should add though. Just got slack since I had them and I never went regularly and just shaved but I am finding it hard to have a 3 min shower let alone one long enough to tackle the jungle before me I'm going to see my GF tonight, might have to question her Nair habits in more detail regarding regrowth and stuff as well, tee hee lucky we are close!

[Mum2Romone]

Nair etc etc, no way....it leaves the area numb and tingly, unless you like that

Shaving is a pain

I wax, I usually get a Brazilian but I too have been lazy coming up to summer I think I will HAVE to do it as we live like 300m to the beach and my bikinis are tiny......

Love any other ideas that work

[Beach Mama]

we live like 300m to the beach and my bikinis are tiny......

Ohhhh to live close to the beach and be able to wear a bikini again....**sigh****** Totally jealous M2R!

[ss_storm]

I tried veet on my legs once, it didn't work...
I usually shave down there (when I can be bothered ). Gets a bit *****ly for a couple of days but it's better than the alternative. Lol

[LionsandBears]

I agree with Lulu - you need someone good. I once ended up black and blue with bruises from a bad wax. Then there was the one who removed all the skin from behind my knees.....owwww!

Anyway, I'm a Brazilian wax girl - just leave a landing strip, cos that bit hurts the most, otherwise it's ALL off front to back. I find the legs being waxed hurts more than the Brazilian. If you do start though, I doubt you'll go back. I think I go 4-6 weeks depending on the season. I like the clean feeling.

btw - there's no dignity involved in a brazilian wax - just so you know.

Give it a go. If you don't think you can keep it up you don't have too. GL

[beckoes]

ive always shaved but when pregnant i get too sensitive and normally get it waxed, about 6 weeks sounds good. My lady is great but i get a bikini wax, so i still have a bit of coverage but only where you want some.....couldnt cope with a total wax!

[~me~]

I tried waxing myself and just couldn't do it..even after a couple of wines LOL! Got myself in a right mess

I usually get an extended at the beauty place, that leaves just a landing strip and they wax everywhere else. Then when I got back, they recommend 5wks, it's just a tidy up.

I have used the Nair (the strawberry scented one) on my bikini line..worked a charm, you wipe it off with a wet face cloth. Only thing is, it doesn't remove the hair follicle like waxing, so I felt a bit itchy sort of like I had shaving regrowth when I wore nickers. I used it on my under arm too and it was great for that!
I use Veet for legs, excellent!!

Interested to see what everyone else thinks.

[Sopdet]

I get an extended brazillian (the whole way both ways), I will have to find a new waxer once I move (heck I need to find a new waxer the next time I get it done - mine was useless - my regular one has moved on & they won't tell me where she's gone). So I agree, go with word of mouth.

I don't have a lot of hair, meaning it doesn't grow long (maybe an inch long tops) & doesn't stick out of my panty line, but I don't have a lot of body hair anyway (except for on my head and that is a whole other thread!)

[peanutter]

ok, preface - I'm light on the pubic hair, as in shaving legs and underarms once every week or two does it for me ... and down yonder keeps itself pretty tidy with minimal maintenance required.

so I let it go wild. maybe the occasional streak/bun/plait/ribbon ... or not.

nah, I tidy up any strays (get out of my bum crack, evil rogue pube!) but leave the main moster be.

DH doesn't like it missing ... he says his love stick gets cold ... and he thinks it looks like a little girl, which he doesn't like ...

also, I find it mega itchy when it's growing back!

but lots of my friends wax (particularly the ones who are more on the wolverine side of the fence, and have bikini line which encroaches over to the tops of their thighs, all up the butt, etc) and they tend to favour the "landing stip" or total brazillian, from what I understand.

[~me~]

If you are considering Laser, make sure you go to a reputable place.
When I went to have my assessment done on my hair to see if it would work, the beautician explained she wouldn't do it on me as my skin/pigment and hair color (reddish) combination would not get the result I wanted.

She was happy to happy to wax me all through my pregnancy, I also have a cyst right in my bikini line and she has been wonderful working around/with it. I had an extended done about a week before my due date..no luck on getting me started, I went 10days over

It is true, the more you wax, the less course the hair and the amount of hair that grows back.

So, the trick is to find someone you can trust. Ask friends, that is how I got onto the place I go to.

[Muffy]

I shave it all off.
Would love to get it waxed (an extended wax too) but im just a little too scared lol

[Glamourcide]

I'm another shaver here I take it all off, right down to the 'inside' bits, I can't stand the scratchy feel of hair in my knickers but I have been known to get a bit slack between shaves... I'm trying to work out whether regular waxes can be fit into our family budget (the small amount of money I get for myself goes on the kids and household things so DH would probably end up paying for it!), I'd much prefer to get it all off and have it STAY off for at least a couple of weeks! I'm a bit iffy about having it all hang out in front of a stranger but I guess as someone else said, they wouldn't even notice as they do it all day long lol, my vajayjay surely isn't *that* memorable!

[Babyluv]

I'm an avid cream user, I take it all off, used to just shave because it was quick and easy but now that I can't see my hoohaa it's cream all the way! I've never had any probs with sensitivity etc, and I like the final product, smooth etc, lasts longer than shaving.

[Beach Mama]

Thanks for all the replies chicks! Wow laser wasnt something I had even considered! Was talking to DH about it and seeing as we both prefer waxing I'm going to make time to go regularly! Yay now just to find a place around here seeing as my friends all do it themselves!

Anyone recommend a place near Ringwood/Knox/Doncaster?!?!

[Amy_jellybean]

Im a brazillian girl. I HATE shaving, its itchy and it doesnt last.

I get my eyebrows, underarms and brazillian done every 5 weeks.