I am the bravest woman that I know!

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:40 am

I, ladies, just gave myself a FULL bikini wax! using mandy wax strips- I went into the bathroom and DID IT ALL BY MY SELF!!!!!!!

usually my beautician does it, but because of financial difficulties, I decided to cut back and do it on my own. LOL

TWINNY

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:41 am

good for you! Thumbs Up

frimamom

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:42 am

I wouldnt be able to do it. How can you hurt yourself?

chocolate chips

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:43 am

ouch!
how did u manage that? really impressive!

eschaya

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:45 am

I do it too sometimes...I hate it and I procrastinate till I start, once I start I can't really stop, and then when I'm done I feel so good too. Until I start needing to again...

milchigs

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:47 am

kudos to you!!! HOOOOOO..........

reachout

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:50 am

amother wrote:

What is mandy wax stips? Is mandy the company? Do you have to heat it? Is there a chain store that sells it?

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:53 am

thanks all Very Happy

knew I could count on ya'll for a pat on the back.

if it was the first time I dont think I would have managed. I have been doing it for a year already, and its really not that sore anymore.

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 11:55 am

reachout wrote:

amother wrote:

What is mandy wax stips? Is mandy the company? Do you have to heat it? Is there a chain store that sells it?

its strip wax that you warm between your hands by rubbing them. mandy is the brand.

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 12:07 pm

KUDOS!
I do it myself too since I was like 18!! ....it hurts less ,and I do not feel so embarrased to show my "parts" to some lady,I also wax underarms it lasts like forever!

I like those pretty tiny lacey panties so fur peaking around is just not cute Wink

LOL
I even gave birth furless ,If there is will thre is a way!

I'm a fan of nair no strip wax ,I take painkillers and I'm all good. Very Happy

almost forgot to sighn amother....

life'sgreat

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 12:17 pm

Brave soul!

groisamomma

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 7:04 pm

You ladies are really brave. I think I'll try it.

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 7:08 pm

urgh! I couldnt do that even if you payed me... You're one brave woman!!!

yummydd

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 7:50 pm

You are really brave! Just wondering how much does it hurt....?

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 7:54 pm

I have a Russian lady do it for me and since I've been going to her for almost ten years she gives me it for a little cheaper. $68 a month for brazillian wax, leg, underarm, eyebrow, and side burns every so often when I need it. I honestly could not fathom doing it myself. Good for you that you can I tried in seminary when I was in Israel and bought all the equipment and ended up throwing it all out when I came home.

anonymom

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 7:57 pm

No you're not the bravest woman because you used amother. Wink

mommalah

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 8:08 pm

anonymom wrote:

No you're not the bravest woman because you used amother. Wink

..this coming from anonymom... Rolling Eyes

j/k

amother

Tue, Jul 06 2010, 10:33 pm

anonymom wrote:

No you're not the bravest woman because you used amother. Wink

Ah, you got me there Very Happy

amother

Wed, Jul 07 2010, 8:32 am

amother wrote:

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right up there with climbing Mt. Everest, exploring remote regions of the world and space exploration. You're medal of valor is being minted as this is being written. What a brave and fearless soldier!!!!!!

supermama2

Wed, Jul 07 2010, 8:58 am

[b]when I read this post...the following story is all I could think of... Rolling Laughter

I tried to edit accordingly sorry if I missed a few things....

WAX is NOT your friend
CAUTION: Be prepared to laugh out loud... I laughed till I almost cried as I could just see this happening! (And I feel it too!)

All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal- The epilady, scissors, razors, Nair, and now... the wax.

My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: "Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet." So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom.

It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off.

No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out.

(Y A THINK!?!)

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. (Cold wax, "yeah... right!")

I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull.

It works!

Ok, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad.

I can do this!

Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

With me next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship.

I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the one strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my *hoo-hoo* and stretching down to t he inside of my bum cheek.

(Yes, it was a long strip)
I inhale deeply and brace myself... RRRRIIIPPP!!!

I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!... OH MY -G-D!!!!!!!!

Vision returning, I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip. CRP!!!!!

Another deep breathe and RRIIPP!!

Everything is swirly and spotted.

I think I may pass out... must stay conscious...

Do I hear crashing drums???

Breathe, breathe...

OK, back to normal.

I want to see my trophy- a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it.

I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip! There's no hair on it.

Where is the hair??? WHERE IS THE WAX???

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet.

I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip.

I touch. I am touching wax.

****!

I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, wh ich I s now covered in cold wax and matted hair.

Then I make the next BIG mistake... remember my foot is still propped up on the toilet?

I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down.

DANG!!!!!

I hear the slamming of a cell door.

"hoo-hoo"? Sealed shut!

But?? Sealed shut!

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself
What can I do to melt the wax? Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!!

I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right???

WRONG!!!!!

I get in the tub- the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment- I sit.

Now, the only th ing worse than having your nether regions glued together is having them glued together a n d then glued to the bottom of the tub.. in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cement-epoxied myself to the porcelain!!!!

G-d bless the man who had convinced me a few moths ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!!

I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter- "So, my bum and who-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!"

There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, "Are we talking cheeks or who-ha?"

She's laughing out loud by now... I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box. YE AH!!!! RIGHT! !!! I should be the joke of someone else's night.

While we go through various sol ut ions. I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better then to have your bum in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!!!

By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace... the lotion the give you to remove the excess wax. What do I really have to lose at this point?

I rub some on and OH MY G-D!!!

The scream probably woke the kids and scared the ens out of my friend.

It's sooo painful, but I really don't care.

"IT WORKS!! It works!!"

I get a hearty congratulations from my friend and she hangs up.

I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice t o my grief and despair... THE HAIR IS STILL THERE... ALL OF IT!!!!

So I recklessly sh ave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts.

I could have amputated my own leg at this point.

Next week I'm going to try hair color.... Now thats funny...... Notttt.