For years I have been intrigued, drawn to the timeless act of waxing. Yes, waxing!
Waxing: A semi-permanent hair removal. Wax is applied to the desired area, then removed, taking with it unwanted hair. Waxing can be applied on many different areas of the body; Eyebrows, face, legs, bikini area, back etc..
So, after years of procrastinating I decided to grow some hair and go for it, after all Hot Wax is literally pain free! (Hmm...not sure I agree with that comment).
I rang around a few salons before choosing which lucky one would get to spend at least 25 mins getting to know me rather intimately and at 12.00pm I arrived for my appointment at the Svetlana Beauty Salon on the Wandsworth Bridge Road, greeted by two lovely women in their fifties from Eastern Europe. I’m taken down stairs to a perfectly nice therapy room, and left to alone to make myself comfortable (if you know what I mean).
Hmm, I say to myself, this may not be so bad after all. Let the waxing commence.
As a wax virgin my anticipation was heightened and made for quite a nervous waxing experience. I found myself very unable to relax, for after being asked to lay in a quite a compromising position (which you get used to after a while) I was unable to lie still. The fear of impending pain was fully removed when the lovely lavender hot wax was applied! Ah lovely I thought to myself. How bad could this be?
"S***, B******, W***!!! Can’t you just leave it on??” Deafens the beautician as she ripped the cooled wax off along with what felt like my entire nether regions.
The pain does not become easier to bare with each wax layer applied, its hurts just as much as the others, and I’m not even going to try to explain the lovely feeling of wax being ripped off your extreme nether regions!
Screaming was not on my agenda, as I like to think I have a high pain threshold, however I love my expletives, and my new therapist is now fully aware of that, as is the 2 mile radius of fulham that surrounds the beauty salon. Not only did I think I could have passed out, I felt I’d just completed positions 13 and 24 in the Karma Sutra of Hell and Masochism!
Why on earth was waxing invented? It’s so painful!!! Although I’ve been assured you get used to the pain, and the first time is always horrible!! Hmm, sounds familiar. :D
To return or not to return? After hobbling around all day, looking rather like I’v just broken in a feral horse, I’ve decided that if I like the results I may just head back to Svetlana for another treatment. The staff were lovely and although painful, it was an experience that all girls should try, even if it’s just to say they have! You don’t have to, and I can see why most people just shave, but if like me, you want a smoother for longer feel, waxing maybe the answer!
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