Waxing
Product Review: Completely Bare Wax Works
Since it's Beach Week here at BellaSugar, I thought I'd talk about a new at-home waxing kit I tried out. It's from Completely Bare, a New York-based spa specializing in nearly painless hair removal. I confess, I scoffed at the idea of a pain-free bikini wax, but after getting a freebie coupon in a Fashion Week goody bag this past February, I decided to try it.
Ten Tips for a Nearly Painless Bikini Wax
I think only masochists look forward to a bikini wax, and small wonder: It hurts! The thing is, it doesn't have to hurt quite so badly. I've compiled a list of ten ways you can reduce the pain of waxing.
Little Black Book: Strip Waxing Bar
If you're anything like me, you get easily freaked out by the thought of a bikini wax. They're painful, embarrassing and they take forever. So whilst they are just one of the things us ladies endure for the sake of beauty, I never look forward to appointment time...that is, until now.
How to Have (Nearly) Pain-Free Bikini Waxing
At the risk of taking the bullet train to TMI City, I loathe bikini waxing. It is the Sisyphean task of my beauty regimen: I wax, the hair returns, I wax again. On and on it goes.
Let's Tackle that Hairy Question: Are Brazilian Waxes Necessary?
Do you really need a Brazilian wax these days? That's the question a woman posed to the Times of London, after a new beau was "shocked" by her presence of pubic hair. In her letter, she says, "I don’t think that a permanent tan and Brazilian wax should be dealbreakers in a relationship.
Beware Bikini Waxing
Along with toning body parts hidden from the sun all Winter, beach season often means waxing. Unfortunately, the bikini wax presents a whole new set of Summer dangers.
Bluntly put, we have hair in our nether regions to protect the sensitive skin and mucous membranes found in the genital area.
Reader Review of the Day: Bliss Poetic Waxing Kit
Hair removal is the bane of many of our existences, but it doesn't have to be. A few months ago I dished on my experience with Bliss Poetic Cosmetic Waxing Kit ($45), and now it's Bluegirl81's turn. Here's what she had to say about this DIY home waxing product below:
This wax is amazing.
Expectant Mamas Can Get Waxed, Too
If I were carrying a baby Bella inside me, I'd like to think that I'd have some pressing issues on my mind: Lamaze classes, proper nutrition, getting the nursery ready, that sort of thing. Pubic grooming doesn't make the list. (It's not like I'd be able to see anything below my bump, anyway.) But if you want to test your pain threshold before the birth, you could always go in for a bikini wax.
How Young Is Too Young to Get Waxed?
I'm all for the Brazilian Bikini wax, but according to a recent article on MSNBC, mothers are taking their young girls as young as 8 years old into salons to get waxed. I'm sure most of you are in shock reading this, just as I am writing it, but according to Melanie Engle, a Philadelphia aesthetician, “For waxing, 12 years old is the ‘new normal.’"
As we all know, everyone develops at different ages, but even if you get your period or develop hair early, this is still a disturbing trend. Dr.
Beauty Marked! DIY Waxing Kits
If you're heading to the beach this summer, don't go before you look at the results of the latest Beauty Mark It challenge. Last week, I asked you to share your favorite at-home waxing kits, and you found some pretty cool ones.
(To learn what a Beauty Mark is and how to make one, click here.)
Gruaig_rua pointed out Nad's Naughty Bikini Design Kit, which lets you become a bikini-area landscaper, while Steen unearthed the affordable (if oddly named) Surgi-Wax Brazilian Waxing Kit for Private Parts.
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