I have been brave and used a home waxing kit, okay it's not exactly pain free
but once you get into the swing of things it is actually rather fuss free with long lasting results,
great for us hairy chica's... I may be alone on admitting to that haha!
Now if you are new to at home waxing like I was you are going to want an all in one starter kit
and the one I have been using is the UKI Candy Hair Removal Roll- On Kit - link
which contains everything you will need for your first wax including a wax heater, wax, fabric strips
and a post waxing treatment to instantly sooth the skin afterwards all presented within a cute travel bag.
Admittedly before this dabble with home waxing the furthest I have ever went with wax was my eyebrows
and even then I wasn't all that keen, I think it's the idea of some stranger ripping hair out of my body
that puts the fear deeply into me, however at home it's yourself that inflicts the pain which means you
can be as brave or non-brave as you ruddy well feel. If you want to yelp you can do so with your pride intact, so the cat may give you a dirty look or two but you just remind her who buys the Felix cat food.
This kit is so easy to use, you plug in the wax heater and heat up your wax cartridge which has a roll on
method that dispenses just the right amount of wax with next to no mess or waste, then you apply and press firmly down on the strip and pull the strip off in the opposite direction of the hair growth. For instance when waxing your legs you pull off you remove using the edge closest to your ankle/feet!. Is it pain free...no but
compared to being at the salon with over zealous waxers it is a breeze and you can do it while watching the
T.V to take your mind off of things. The after waxing solution is fabulous ( I use it after plucking my brows too) as it soothes the waxed skin and really takes the sting out while adding a quick boost of moisture!
I've saved the best part until last, one full leg wax has left me hair free for a full fortnight which I could never in my wildest dreams achieve with shaving or with the use of a hair removal cream.
With shaving to keep my legs hair free, I have to shave every third day and hair removal cream
gives me around five days if the hair gods are feeling generous!
The results by far outweigh the small ouch factor in my opinion and is now the way forward for me.
Do you home wax?
Time Trial - I have waxed both legs twice with this kit,
I am plucking up the courage to attempt my eyebrows but through fear of royally cocking it up
I have yet to do this...should I do it I will share my results, missing eyebrows and all haha!
Time Trial - I have waxed both legs twice with this kit,
I am plucking up the courage to attempt my eyebrows but through fear of royally cocking it up
I have yet to do this...should I do it I will share my results, missing eyebrows and all haha!
UKI Candy Hair Removal Roll- On Kit* £43.50 via The Hair Removal Shop - link
I epilate but have been wanting to try a home waxing system for a while now because I think it will be quicker and it won't make such a horrible noise (the whirring sound of an epliator could be used as a torture mechanism!) x
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of leg waxing at home as I'm not brave enough to pay someone else to do it in case I wimp out!!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing is, how long do your leg hairs have to be before you can wax them off? Does it work better if they are a bit longer??
I find gettinv my legs waxed at the salon really painful. I would like to home wax but am a bit scared. Its just so painful on my legs. I can epilate under my arms and my bikini line but my legs jus no!
ReplyDeletehave you tried this on your underarms?
ReplyDeleteI definitely like the idea of longevity but I am SUCH a wuss - friends have also tried to get me into epilating but it's so hard to convince myself to give it a whirl when shaving is so pain free! Cx
ReplyDeleteI'm a little scared of home waxing as I am such a wuss when it comes to pain but I would love to try this. I love the idea of having hair-free legs for a fortnight haha!
ReplyDeleteFrances xx
http://francescassandra.blogspot.co.uk
This sounds brilliant - But I don't think I'd have the guts! xo
ReplyDeleteEek I'd love to home wax but I'm far too scared, plus I'm not keen on being hairy til its long enough, I'm growing my eyebrows so I can reshape them just now and I am hating it looks like 2 caterpillars on my face lol.
ReplyDeleteI would end up putting the wax on my leg pulling out 1 hair and then walking about with the wax strip stuck to me forever more as I wouldn't be able to pull the rest off
I'd love to try this but I have the worst pain threshold ever. I pretty much have to use creams but they are such a pain. A hair-less fortnight sounds tempting to go through the pain for though.
ReplyDeleteI used to get my legs waxed at college and since leaving I've not had it done since so I'm back to shaving and I absolutely hate it, it just doesn't last long at all!
ReplyDeleteBeth
Beth-Bradley.blogspot.co.uk
I have waxing strips and an epilator and I just wont use them. I waxed my own bikini line once and was screaming on the floor with my housemates bag of frozen veg attached to my bits. I could only manage half before chickening out so for ages I was wonky since the waxed bit wasn't growing at the same rate. Was a real nightmare :\ and this is way too much info sorry.
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I guess I am lucky that where I live salon waxing is really cheap and very common! Almost no one uses a different alternative. I go every month, I usually don't need it more often than that. I don't know if it's any different there but I don't think anyone should be scared to go to the salon sometimes at least, it really doesn't hurt a lot! Not on the legs anyway, but if you're needing muff maintenance you may want to skip, it's not for the weak ladies. I myself get full body waxes but I'm pretty tough ha ha! Got several dog bites and stitches on various parts! I will however buy one of these kits for when I move to England, shaving is just so much of a hassle!
ReplyDeletePlus, the more you wax the less your hair starts to grow out, the time gap between sessions gets longer and longer. Also they get much less noticeable. Nothing really bad about waxing, is there?!
DeleteI usually shave, but reading other comments, I suppose I can try waxing at home with wax strips. Maybe you can provide a review for one of the products.
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