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Congratulations :) Glad you had such a great experience. One piece of advice I'll offer is that even within one salon, the pain caused can vary significantly depending on who's doing the job. You were smart to give it a test run ahead of time, this way you know whether your skin will react poorly and how long you need to give yourself to recover.
Thank You for sharing. I have been thinking about getting one, but scared and dont know where I should go locally. Maybe I will start asking around again...
hehe that's great it went well! I agree with how important it is to get someone who knows what they are doing! I've waxed for 3 years now but recently went for my first brazillian... wasn't toooo bad but I actually didn't really like the final look. Bit too bare for me!!
@TheFutureMrsE-- I would say push past the fear just to try it once. I wanted to do it for months and was so glad I did! Just ask around, make sure you go somewhere you feel comfortable and know they are experienced at waxing.
@MrsT2b-- There were def parts of the brazillian that were embarassing.... because they were more than will to do go everyyyyywhere (if you get my drift). But I'm a bare girl, so in the end I loved it!
I've been thinking about getting one, but I am still wavering. haha.
My fin wants me to do it. I thought about doing it for the wedding just to be a suprise for him...but it freaks me out. I am so affriad of the pain and also very uncomfortable with other people seeing those areas of my body LOL.
@Nola: I understand how embarrassing it may seem, but in the end you won't feel so bad anymore. The women who do the wax have seen it all...petite women, large women & everyone inbetween. Don't be embarrassed :)
I have to be honest, my first time freaking hurt like NO OTHER. But I didn't scream or cry, I just talked through the pain & even the girl doing it said I did very well for my first time. If you keep up w/ it & go like you should (every 6-8 weeks) the pain is less each time.
I heard a woman has not officially experienced good oral s*x unntil she gets a brazillian..I am mad scared though one girl I know said she was bleeding a little after having it done. I guess they were to rough wit the wax strips.
If any first timers are considering it for their wedding, def. go "into training!" After your first time you can end up with bad "chicken skin" but the more often you get it done, the easier it is and the less your skin reacts. (In my experience.) I'm addicted now!!
Hope this isnt TMI, but it was def pink and tender after. I put an ice pack on for a little bit when I got home, just because it felt warm, not necessarily "painful" after. I also bought pure vitamin E oil and but that on before bed, worked wonders! Woke up with no more redness and although it is slightly tender I'm sure by tomorrow I'll be good as new. I'm sure that was only because it was my first time. But I plan on keeping up with it at least until the wedding.
I have waxed myself a few times and did not enjoy, but now I just usually just shave it all off every so often. For those who are regular waxers...you say that you get used to the pain, and I believe that. I don't have any sensitivity to eyebrow plucking, but I've been doing it since I was 8; I'm reminded when I groom FI's unibrow (lol) that it actually hurts people to pluck when they're not used to it! But I just wonder, do you feel like the persistent waxing and pain tolerance development has left you with lower sensitivity 'down there' overall? Obviously not something I want.
lol @ u sayin "good as new" I will remember that vit E trick when I decide to get it done.
I waxed for years and am currently undergoing laser hair removal. The pain from waxing is definitely bearable. The worst area for me was the flesh that sits right on the pubic bone. The area where most people leave landing strips and I know why. I double over in pain almost everytime it's done.
The person waxing definitely makes a lot of difference and as others have said, they've seen it all so there is no need to feel embarassed. It is no different than going to a Gynecologist, but not invasive.
As for sensitivity, it doesn't get painless over time, but your body gets used to the repetition so it becomes more bearable.
One thing to note is when your period is. I've heard that the week beforehand you are even more sensitive than normal, and it will hurt like mad. I've also done it the following week (sorry if this is too much information), and I noticed that it hurt more than normal, too.
Oh and one waxer (waxist? waxologist?) told me that it hurts more in the morning than the afternoon...I think it has to do with your circulation. I will say that I used to get it done in the evenings after work, and it seemed to hurt a lot less than the last two times when I've done it on a Sat. morning.
@veganglam: I don't think so, if that helps. It still hurts just as much; I just think that knowing what to expect makes it seem less painful...so, ahem, yeah, there is still a lot of sensitivity there. Cough.
Oh and another thing that works great on your skin afterward--A&D ointment (found in the baby aisle). That stuff is amazing for delicate and sensitive skin.
I agree with the A&D, I didnt use it myself, but my girlfriends have. So when I run out of Vit E Oil, I'll use that.
Doesn't matter when it is done for me, it hurts like heck either way, lol. Mind you I am a huge baby :). It is totally worth it though >.<
I had my first one done in February, and heard some SERIOUS horror stories! I didn't think it was that bad though. I have heard that the type of wax they use can make a big difference. The place that I went used film wax, which is supposedly more gentle than waxing with strips.
I will be getting "sugared" which is a form of waxing...minus the heat and minus the wax.
I am nervous but I cant wait!
About how long does it take for the hair to grow back after your first wax? I really want to get one, but I'm 5 weeks away from the wedding, so probably not enough time for a "trial run" so the first wax will have to be the one for the wedding, but I also want to leave enough time for things to "recover", especially if I bruise or it goes badly. Maybe get waxed two weeks before? Any tips on what I should do to make sure that it goes as smoothly as possible?
@kokuu: I did a trial run about six weeks ago and will go back a week before my wedding. The woman who waxed me to do it 7-10 days before the wedding to make sure I was "recovered." I was pretty red for about four days. And, honesty, it wasn't NEARLY as bad or as emabarassing as I thought it was going to be. I need a good two weeks of growth for it to be long enough to wax. Last time it was a bit on the short side and that caused some problems.
I asked some questions about geting a Brazilian some time ago on WB and got some great tips from fellow bees. Look here: http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/waxing-advice
Wow, I thought this was about Brazilian Blowouts for your hair, lol. Ooops, wrong thread.
@Kokuu-- I would guess there may not be enough time to do a trial and another before your wedding because your skin in that area is very sensitive. Like I almost slightly felt like I had a small sunburn. I know recovery times vary for everyone, me personally 48 hrs and I was good as new :) But I would say maybe do it 5-7 days before and you should be fine. Good luck and congrats on the wedding, its coming up!!!
The first time I did it, it was HORRIBLE PAIN.. I swear it took the woman a hour because I just wanted the pain to stop, but when I came out my fiance said it was only 30-35mins or so. The next day, it wasn't irratated or red, but it felt like a huge bruise down there!!
So, i had the MOST UNCOMFORTABLE CONVO with my dad, who is a Dr. He wrote me a prescription for topical numbing cream that people use on sever burns, and tattoo removal, and at the dermatologist during certain procedures...he told me to take 2 advil or tylenol right when I got there, apply ice, and take tylenol or advil again before going to sleep. Let me tell you, that numbing prescription cream did the trick.. I did not even flinch, i FELT NOTHING!!!! Best thing every, and i followed Dr.'s orders and took tylenol and iced it and the next day it felt completely fine. Still odd that my dad knew what to do regarding a BRAZILIAN WAX lol.
I need to get a new script of the cream, and start doing my legs!!! Ask you demotologists if you want to get it done, but have had a bad experience with pain or are afraid!
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...and it honestly wasn't that bad!! With just under 10 months until the wedding, I really wanted to try it out beforehand to make sure I could handle it. I have a mini vacation coming up, so I thought now would be the perfect time!
I went to a spa I had been to before and felt comfortable with. And let me tell you the girl who did it was AWESOME. She made me feel as comfortable as you can in that situation. She seemed to really know her stuff, and kept me talking during sensitive areas to distract me.
I just wanted to encourage bees who have always wanted to try it but was afraid (I was especially afraid I have heard horror stories!!), it is def worth a try if you do your research and take recommendations on where to get it done in your area. Any tampa bay bees if you want a good spot, I would highly recommend mine, feel free to PM me for info!