Hi everyone. just wanted to ask you all from your experience, how painful exactly is a bikini wax?! and how long does it last etc. im really scared!! only ever used other things.. anyway you get the jist!!
Mimi

hmmm wonder if my thread on stubble/no stubble provided the inspiration for this thread :D

perhaps they could be merged!!

SHUDDER. Ouch. No thanks! I don't do pain. Can't help you on this one I'm afraid.

Waxing usually lasts 4-8 weeks depending on the individual. I've heard of nasty red rashes that can result from bikini waxing, but that depends on the person. I'd stick to immac or shaving, personally!

hehe i kno its bad and i usually use immac or whatever but i want it to last a while you see, saves me doin it for a bit. plus it looks so much better ;) im not into pain but i gotta say i like to trim my tree so thought might try it.

cheers for the advice tho :D

Glad you asked this mimi because I'm thinking of having one when I go on holiday but I'm also worried about the pain and also the embaressment of it.

im going on tuesday at 11:30 if you wanna come with me and give eachother moral support!!! yeh i kno its scary but i know lotsa ppl that do it and its fine. its just great for summer. im going to that total tan place, £3.

I've always shaved or used cream remover.

I decided to have mine waxed for the first (and last!) time last year for my summer hols thinking it would save me having to shave every other day on holiday. I had it done a week before I went away thinking it would last 4-8 weeks.

a) it hurt like hell
b) I came up in loads of blood blisters and bruises
c) the hair was growing back after a week.
d) it took a week for the blood blisters etc to go
c) by the time I was on holiday it had grown back enough that I had to start shaving again.

Waste of time.

It cost £7 at the Hilton. :mad:

oh :confused: :confused: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
thats poo. damn!! but it works for some people though, its like anything, depends. dunno what im gonna do. so many ppl i know have it done and say its fine. bol*o*ks. damn!!! im torn now!!!!!
I was gonna have a brazilian! haha

I know, I thought it would be fine too! I have friends that have it done a lot without a problem.

If you do go, check that they do a brazilian. When I went for mine all they did was move my knickers a bit and did the strips in the main area. They didn't do underneath if you get what I mean!!

I now do it myself with a shaver and can get it all, all the sensitive areas that waxers don't touch and round by your crack too!!! Giving far too much info!!! Also, if you shave, then you don't get the same regrowth problems with ingrowing hairs turning to nasty spots, like you can (and I did) with waxing.

You might be fine, goodluck if you go for it, I know I won't ever bother again!

Very descriptive there Foxx! :wow: :heyhey:

Originally posted by Classic Rock
Very descriptive there Foxx! :wow: :heyhey:

Well there's no point in skirting round the issue! I have no shame!!!!!! :P

Originally posted by Classic Rock
Waxing usually lasts 4-8 weeks
How hairy are you? :o

Chris.

Originally posted by Foxxx
Well there's no point in skirting round the issue! I have no shame!!!!!! :P

That's all very well, but you put me right of eating my banana. :P

Nomme

Originally posted by Foxxx
I know, I thought it would be fine too! I have friends that have it done a lot without a problem.

If you do go, check that they do a brazilian. When I went for mine all they did was move my knickers a bit and did the strips in the main area. They didn't do underneath if you get what I mean!!

I now do it myself with a shaver and can get it all, all the sensitive areas that waxers don't touch and round by your crack too!!! Giving far too much info!!! Also, if you shave, then you don't get the same regrowth problems with ingrowing hairs turning to nasty spots, like you can (and I did) with waxing.

You might be fine, goodluck if you go for it, I know I won't ever bother again!

:blush:

hahahahahaha excellent!!! well i dont want round my crack done thanks!! anyhoo thanks for the moral support, right now im just gonna go for the bikini line, i find that shaving grows back straight away and then u have to grow it to shave it again--and i always get a shaving rash so maybe waxing will be better for me. i think its important to have a tidy bush. LOL:hihi: i say NO to gorillas in the mist:nono: lol ok ive gone a little crazy but im excited, its the weekend!

Originally posted by mimicraze
i think its important to have a tidy bush. LOL:hihi: i say NO to gorillas in the mist:nono:

amen to that! :thumbsup:

On the subject of topiary :wink: are we talking your normal razors or the electric kind? Ive tried electric kind and sometime I end up snagging self... before everyone winces not where you think!! :wow: generally around the inner leg bit :|
to be honest Immac or as it likes to call itself Veet really stings and thats even using the sensative stuff!
But Ive found a new device, its this Remmington shaver specifically for the bikini area and its got this adjustable wheel thing for different lengths of hair :thumbsup: so you could always give yourself a number 1 :wink: :hihi:

ive only used normal razors, would never dare put an electris down where my special is!! yeh ive used veet quite alot, it stinks and it stings, sensitive or not as you say.
wow im intrigues pls do tell me where and how much i can get this latest gadget :P might save me a certain amount of torture. anyone know where i can get a brazilian anyways?
god maybe im giving away info i dont ppl to kno!!! hehe well mostly girls reading so im not bothered:o :P

Its called a Remington Bikini Trim & Shape.
Got mine from Argos cost £19.50! is better than the other shavers Ive used and a hell of a lot better than epilators... they do hurt!!!

expensive. sounds good tho, does it leave you stubble free? any rash or anything?

how about if i did a sponsored brazilian??!?! anyone sponsor me>?!

Hi Mimi!
I've had mine done just the once... It was at Mint in Meadowhall and cost £7.50 (bit dear but the lady was really nice cos I'd not been before)...

The first strip is the worst, believe me! It made my eyes water lol But after that you get used to it and its not too bad... (I'm not saying you're not glad when its over lol) It was alright for me, no ingrown hairs, no itches etc... The tea tree stuff they put on after is great at cooling down the area, as it does feel a little warm after.

It lasts a lot longer than shaving etc, I'd say mine lasted 3 weeks. I'd go for it if I were you, otherwise you'll always wonder!!

cheers caprice. think ill go for it. did you go all the way or just bikini line?? just wonderin cos was considerin going the whole hog. lol.. may aswell. must kill tho!! ouch!
your sallys angel aint ya?? fancy being mine>!>! hehe. or know anyone that would like to be mine?
mimi
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I had a very low bikini line and the sides done... The sides were the worst lol... Oww! (Take something to leep yourself occupied... lol...do anything! It'll take your mind off it lol!)

I asked the therapist if anyone had asked for a brazilian and she said they had, but its at the therapist's descretion whether to do it or not... Afterall its unhygienic for them and probably not the highlight of their day lol!

If I were you, I'd just have it shaped then if you tolerate that, go the whole hog!!!

As for being an angel, yep I'm sally's :) I'm cooled off at the moment as I have exams and I have soooooo much work to do lol! I don't know anyone who wants to become one... Sorry!

dont u mean hiding behind the bush lol
i wouldnt av it done prefer 2shave with lots of bubbles water and a good shaver

I do mine at home when I have to. Immax cold wax. It goes on like a roll on but not as smooth and then you press on the strips and rip away. You can wash the strips so it is quite economical.

Tricky for bikini line but practice makes perfect. Go for it. The discomfort is not that bad and I have not had any bad rashes.

You ladies do seem to fanny about.

You ladies do seem to fanny about.

Hahaha! :)

Originally posted by dilwise
I do mine at home when I have to. Immax cold wax. It goes on like a roll on but not as smooth and then you press on the strips and rip away. You can wash the strips so it is quite economical.
Tricky for bikini line but practice makes perfect. Go for it. The discomfort is not that bad and I have not had any bad rashes.
Eeeeeeeee :o tried home wax kit not good not good! Thing is youre more likely to be to gentle to yourself and wind up gluing yourself together with wax! get a mate to do it and their masochistic side comes through!!!

Ha Ha this topic brings back memories. I was a Beauty Therapist for 11 years. Waxing was a daily thing in the summer and it was all we did in the summer. It was also not my favourite job I can tell you: especially on a hot humid day!

The first time I ever had it done I thought I was going to pass out. It hurt like hell even afterwards too. I could dish out the pain but I couldn't take it at all. But I went back time and time again. Legs n'all. Even eyebrows. I had a wax pot at home and often did my own. Yeeeeaaggghhhh.

You guys have no idea what it takes to be a woman!

Originally posted by Funke88
You guys have no idea what it takes to be a woman!
Hear hear!!! :thumbsup:
If left to nature we ladies would look like a chimpanzee with Freddie Mercury facial hair.
Still we dont just do it just for the boys... personally I like the feeling of my freshly defuzzed legs against newly laundered sheets, or anything else for that matter :wink:

It might just be me but your legs also look thinner after youve shaved/waxed them :loopy:

I was looking for something else (honest!!) and I found this. Does it help? ;)

http://www.gadgetstuff.com/product.asp?id=11177#

Originally posted by MrHelicopter
I was looking for something else (honest!!) and I found this. Does it help? ;)

http://www.gadgetstuff.com/product.asp?id=11177#
Oh this is too good to be true!

This battery powered trimmer comes with ten reusable bikini hair templates in some of Jenna's favourite designs. To use, simply hold the design in place over the pubic hair area, then trim around it with the Hot Trimmer. Remove the template to reveal your unique new ‘hairstyle'. The Trimmer also has two interchangeable heads to make things easier. You could even make a template of your own for a real one-off look.

wonder if they do tree templates for Chritsmas!

god!!
im not going tomoro after all. all due to me having nightmares about the whole situation, think posting on here was the worst thing i could have done!!!! im going to go out and treat myself to mosherchiks shaving gadget. one day i will pluck up the courage but i dont think it will be tomoro. shame really!
linds
x

Speaking as a bloke who had his chest, neck and damned close to his own nether regions I can't recommend enough the idea of avoiding waxing...

Blood blisters, ingrown hairs, itchyness... and not to mention the fact that your significant other (present or future) will be completely grossed out and not come near you...

Yes, painful experience but worth it for nearly a grand for comic relief... voluntarily.. not a chance!! :loopy:

thats great that you did that martin, i admire a man that can do things like that for charity :)
see you sunday??? ;)
mimi
x

Originally posted by mimicraze
thats great that you did that martin, i admire a man that can do things like that for charity :)
see you sunday??? ;)
Indeed you will..

and Trust me I've done a lot worse over the years :) .. as have a whole load of other complete nutters... It's all good fun
:thumbsup:



Oh and in an amusing aside... my GF at the time of the waxing, had incredibly poor eyesight and semi-woke up more than once over the next few days (post wax) and felt this smooth chested bloke next to her... She'd then always wake up fully with a start wondering how drunk she'd gotten to pull some random bloke.. :D

Originally posted by mimicraze
god!!
im not going tomoro after all. all due to me having nightmares about the whole situation, think posting on here was the worst thing i could have done!!!! im going to go out and treat myself to mosherchiks shaving gadget. one day i will pluck up the courage but i dont think it will be tomoro. shame really!
linds
x

Oh you big chicken!!! Just go for it! Just the once, then you'll know! You'll have lived and learnt!

Does anyone know where the best beauty salon for bikini waxes is in sheffield. Really feel I should go to an expert on these matters.

Believe it or not there is a really long thread on that somewhere here...try the search.

Originally posted by sasser
Does anyone know where the best beauty salon for bikini waxes is in sheffield. Really feel I should go to an expert on these matters.

I'm so glad i'm a bloke.

bikini wax thread (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9792&highlight=bikini)

There's the link...

You should be Glad to be a bloke Mr Craig.

Originally posted by genesiscouch
Believe it or not there is a really long thread on that somewhere here...try the search.
Thank you - I feel a bit ill now though think I might just pretend to be French.

Originally posted by sasser
Thank you - I feel a bit ill now though think I might just pretend to be French.

Now that's very funny (not), i see preconceptions just won't disapear.

Originally posted by genesiscouch
bikini wax thread (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9792&highlight=bikini)

There's the link...

Thanks. :thumbsup: Threads now merged.