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Brazilian wax
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I dont know if this is in the right place but ive been thinking about getting a brazillian (wax) but im not sure whether i dare or not. Also im unsure of where to get it done, most beauty salons in my area do bikini wax but none say brazillian.
Has anyone ever had one or has any advice?
Also, ive never had a wax in that area before so im quite hairy, will this matter?
Has anyone ever had one or has any advice?
Also, ive never had a wax in that area before so im quite hairy, will this matter?
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For a brazillian wax, I would definitely recommend getting it done in a place where they use hot wax (i.e. wax directly applied to the skin and pulled off by hand) than warm wax (strip waxing). The former is much quicker, and less painful.
Some salons will advertise doing brazilian waxes, but the staff experience may be quite limited - as I discovered to my horror that the waxer had never done a brazilian wax before.
Don't worry about the hair being too long, the place I used to go to with a good reputation used to trim any excess hair themselves.
But, for your first time definitely try hot wax first and let them know its your first time in advance, that way they will take a little longer to do it in smaller sections and will probably expect more growth and they'll most likely prepare the scissors to give it a quick trim.
I have found a waxer that uses chocolate here, which is virtually pain free and they only use 3 or 4 pieces for the whole area.
Definitely try to get someone recommended - it's nice to be put at ease by the waxer. My old one and I used to have chats about the state of our love lives blah blah blah.
And never feel embarrased. They have seen everything a thousand times, and wouldn't be doing it if they minded the job. And take sugary sweeties for after - my blood sugar level always takes a plummet after having hair ripped out of my body for twenty minutes.