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Anonymous
27-08-06, 10:57 AM
waxing? i had my legs done about 5 years ago but had problems with in growing hairs
now fed up shaving and was going to wax again. any tips
also never had bikini area waxed but am going to consider it. how sore on a scale of 1 - 10 is it. 10 being giving birth with no pain relief to a 9 lb 6 baby.
also never had bikini area waxed but am going to consider it. how sore on a scale of 1 - 10 is it. 10 being giving birth with no pain relief to a 9 lb 6 baby.
11, but yer man will appreciate it :wink:
Bikini line - well having never given birth - so having no frame of reference - I can only imagine that it's like that, but condensed into a split second of sheer agony.
After that it's kinda like just after a tattoo for a bit.
I'ts supposed to get less painful each time it's done (a familiarity/tolerance thing I guess) but having it done once was enough to make me have second thoughts. :?
Personally I use the 'Veet - Ready To Use Wax Strips' without too much trouble.
After an off road bike tumble took most of the skin from the front of both my legs (after the gravel had stripped away my leathers!) they have since been somewhat sensitive to stuff like this.
It also means I often have a similar problem regarding in-growing hairs, but fine that the occasional use of a rough soap (y'know, one of those exfoliating ones with gritty bits in :wink: ) from about week 3 takes care of it.
It seems to clear away the skin to let the regrowing hair through kind of thing.
ArtyLady
27-08-06, 12:32 PM
Sorry Nutty - Im a cheapskate - I just use disposable razors - so I wouldnt know - but a killer when it starts to grows back - not that Ive ever gone as far as the Brazilian route :lol: (sorry - too much information :oops: :wink: )
Anonymous
27-08-06, 12:36 PM
also never had bikini area waxed but am going to consider it. how sore on a scale of 1 - 10 is it. 10 being giving birth with no pain relief to a 9 lb 6 baby.
11, but yer man will appreciate it :wink:
oh well let me rush out and book it :shock:
JediGoat
27-08-06, 12:51 PM
You could try using an epilator instead.
Hurts like hell at first - so my tip is to have a full bottle of vodka with you when you start.....by the time you've drunk half, you'll barely notice the pain :lol:
The pain lessens the more you use it....or maybe you just get used to it :?
Jo
If the hair is dark why not try laser?
Alpinestarhero
27-08-06, 01:12 PM
My girlfreind gets ingrowing hairs - she uses stuff called "Ingrow" that you put on a few days before waxing and a while after, it reduces the ingrowing hairs.
I also get them on my face when i shave. Nowt i can do about it tho, so a pin and tweezers it is to get them out :(
Matt
If the hair is dark why not try a Taser?
I guess that one of those shortly before the wax-rip would numb the pain for long enough :lol:
I also get them on my face when i shave. Nowt i can do about it tho, so a pin and tweezers it is to get them out :(
I'm with ya, man :(
Peter Henry
27-08-06, 06:58 PM
Hazel dont worry about yer legs. Plus that other problem? Many men find women with facial hair rather attractive. :wink: HTH
Should do the trick
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trickywoos
28-08-06, 10:36 AM
Epilator is good- I have one with an ice pack attached to it, and also a massage function- relaxes and numbs the skin before epilation- however once you use it a couple of times, you don't need the extras on it.
As for ingrowing hairs, use an exfoliation pad, it helps a lot.
Your hairs grow back thinner, and you can easily go about 4-6 weeks without needing to epilate.
However, haven't got the courage to do my bikini line or underarms with it yet,.....
TVR_Tracy
28-08-06, 11:45 AM
Epilating can hurt like hell, but I do it anyway.... Shaving is just minging, you get all stubbly and I've had too many silent cuts... *faints*
Epilating's not so good for the legs I find, because the hairs aren't super thick/strong, some just break and you have to go back and do them again a couple of days later, so wax I find is better for legs (plus I quite like the pain, it's like a twisted sense of smooth satisfaction :twisted: )...
On the otherhand, I epilate my underarms. Yes it hurts like a SOAB but it's worth it for 5-6weeks of smoooothness ;-) then as soon as they grow back epilate again, the hairs are thinner and it doesn't hurt as much (looks so much better than 5o'clock underarm shadow :wink: )
I recommend getting waxed by a salon, they don't miss anywhere, and can hold it taught as they pull... plus it hurts less (IMO)...
Bikini doesn't hurt at all IMO, that includes epilating and waxing... exfoliating a week after works too... I do get the odd one in growing hair in my legs, but nothing that a little tweezering can't sort out :shock:
My beautician tells me that soaking the area in teatree oil is good for holding back in growing hairs..
You should try a hollywood wax, then you will hit notes than only a soprano can hit :wink:
Lazering is the way forward... 3 sessions then you can have a life of smoothness 8)
Good luck Nutty, whatever you do it will be worth it :)
PS Im sorry if any of the above was deemed "TMI".
CoolGirl
28-08-06, 01:22 PM
legs and underarms get waxed - doesn't hurt at all.
bikini wax only around the very edges - not too painful and anything beyond that is silly 'celebrity' magazine-fuelled nonsense.
eyebrows get threaded - hurts like hell but is very neat and better than getting burnt by an incompetent waxer :shock: (yes, i have the scars....)
oh, and regular exfoliating and waxing banishes ingrown hair
Anonymous
28-08-06, 04:30 PM
thanx peeps. im going to give it a go. ill let you know how it goes. what am i saying no i wont :?
chazzyb
28-08-06, 07:02 PM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
TVR_Tracy
28-08-06, 08:14 PM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Anonymous
29-08-06, 06:49 AM
was told by bf to get a hollywood. didnt want to ask what it was but thought i better before i wandered in and asked for one :shock: maybe though maybe :wink:
didnt want to ask what it was but thought i better before i wandered in and asked for one
One word......... BALD :shock:
I use Immac, Looks like the last Turkey in the shop :D Sorry TMI :oops:
TVR_Tracy
29-08-06, 09:15 AM
was told by bf to get a hollywood. didnt want to ask what it was but thought i better before i wandered in and asked for one :shock: maybe though maybe :wink:
It will remind you of being 5 again ;)
Take something to bite down on just in case :shock: like his arm for instance :twisted: ... It's good to have someone there to hold your hand...
mysteryjimbo
29-08-06, 09:45 AM
To quote Ali G.
"shaven 'aven! Respec'"
Alpinestarhero
29-08-06, 09:54 AM
I also get them on my face when i shave. Nowt i can do about it tho, so a pin and tweezers it is to get them out :(
I'm with ya, man :(
I'm not alone in this world!
:D
Matt
P.S what ever happened to Ali G? ASBO?
what ever happened to Ali G? ASBO?
Wasn't funny first time round IMHO, so hopefully no 2nds :roll:
TVR_Tracy
30-08-06, 07:21 AM
P.S what ever happened to Ali G? ASBO?
He got death threats, so he had to take his show off the air... In the mean time he got engaged to Aussie hottie Isla Fisher.
Anyhoo back to the topic in hand...
Nutty, how did you get on? Any news? :lol:
brazillian is not that bad at all.. If youv'e given birth before i'm sure it will be a walk in the park. It hurts at the time but 10 mins later you'll be skipping down the road having forgotten about it.
a hollywood (basically everything) hurts more and is more embarrasing imo....also i found it itched more on regrowth- felt much nicer afterwords, but not really worth it, cost £35 as opposed to £15
I have a real problem with ingrown hairs cos i have afro hair, was gonna try tea tea oil for it. if you are gonna do it, make sure you really look after your skin before and after the wax, perhaps speak to the beautian first about it, i wish i did
Alpinestars, where does your missus get that stuff for hers???
northwind
30-08-06, 05:57 PM
Not particularily useful, but I once got a call at work from my girlfriend at the time... "You've got to come up at lunch" "Sure... why?" "I was shaving my <self>, and I've got my ladyshave caught in my <front> piercing" :lol: It was a tough job getting it free. Very hard, it was.
Scooby Drew
30-08-06, 06:25 PM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Can't post it here, but yes, I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
Anonymous
31-08-06, 07:16 AM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Can't post it here, but yes, I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
trust you. :?
I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
Thanks for that mental image :?
Amanda M
31-08-06, 07:44 AM
Not particularily useful, but I once got a call at work from my girlfriend at the time... "You've got to come up at lunch" "Sure... why?" "I was shaving my <self>, and I've got my ladyshave caught in my <front> piercing" :lol: It was a tough job getting it free. Very hard, it was.
:shock: :shock: Ouch! :lol: :lol:
ArtyLady
31-08-06, 09:06 AM
Not particularily useful, but I once got a call at work from my girlfriend at the time... "You've got to come up at lunch" "Sure... why?" "I was shaving my <self>, and I've got my ladyshave caught in my <front> piercing" :lol: It was a tough job getting it free. Very hard, it was.
Not sure whether to laugh or cry - ouch !!! :shock: :lol: :lol:
or believe it at all reading the last sentence teeheee :lol:
northwind
31-08-06, 05:06 PM
Scouts honour, it's true :) She's getting married in a month, probably just as well I'll not be making a speech...
Scooby Drew
31-08-06, 05:55 PM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Can't post it here, but yes, I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
trust you. :?
Well it leaves me in the position where I can advise you that it didn't look like it hurt and she only winced a little so you should be fine :lol:
chazzyb
31-08-06, 06:07 PM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Can't post it here, but yes, I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
trust you. :?
Well it leaves me in the position where I can advise you that it didn't look like it hurt and she only winced a little so you should be fine :lol:
Ah, but did you have the sound on? :oops:
Anonymous
01-09-06, 06:39 AM
No-one's yet posted the usual "This thread's worthless without pictures" message... :lol:
Hmm to be honest, not sure anyone wants to see ladies getting waxed... :shock:
...unless they're having a hollywood :lol: :lol:
Can't post it here, but yes, I have come across a vid clip of such :wink:
trust you. :?
Well it leaves me in the position where I can advise you that it didn't look like it hurt and she only winced a little so you should be fine :lol:
hmmm can i trust you or are you just saying this so i rush off to get it done leaving you to giggle when you hear me scream from 100 miles away :?
Not particularily useful, but I once got a call at work from my girlfriend at the time... "You've got to come up at lunch" "Sure... why?" "I was shaving my <self>, and I've got my ladyshave caught in my <front> piercing" :lol: It was a tough job getting it free. Very hard, it was.
I find that hard to believe... That you had a girlfriend :P
hair is a real problem. There are so many options to get rid....and yet it keeps haunting ya. I went for a bikini wax a couple of times, thought that after the first one (that hurt!) it wouldnt be so bad.....it was, in fact it was worse. Cant be a**sed anymore.... good old shave of the legs and vital areas, easy and convenient .... no ingrowing hairs either. Men have no idea the complications of being a female.... any suggestions for the butt hair .....really am a hairy arsed biker! :lol:
timwilky
01-09-06, 01:09 PM
Wife and daughters scared me one day with suggestions of booking me in for a back, crack and sack jobby. Good job eventually twigged it as a wind up as I was all for leaving home.
Now my son for some reason shaves his chest, strange boy. :shock:
Anonymous
01-09-06, 09:07 PM
Wife and daughters scared me one day with suggestions of booking me in for a back, crack and sack jobby. Good job eventually twigged it as a wind up as I was all for leaving home.
Now my son for some reason shaves his chest, strange boy. :shock:
lol bet your face was a picture :lol:
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