The Cold Wax Story
One Wo’man's Tale of Woe
Not for sissies
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. (YA 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 my 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 wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my particulars and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek. (Yes, it was a long strip.)
I inhale deeply and brace myself....RRRRIIIPPP!!!!
I'm blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!....OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!
:::Vision returning:::
I notice that I've only managed to pull off half the strip.
CRAP!!! Another deep breath 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???
WHERE IS THE FREAKING 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.
CRAP!!!
I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is 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. DAMN!!!!!!!! I hear the slamming of a cell door.
Particulars? Sealed shut!
Butt?? Sealed shut!
I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself "Please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!"
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 sterilize surgical equipment - I sit.
Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and 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!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months 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 butt 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... 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. YEAH!!!!!
Right!!
I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions. I resort to scraping the wax off with a razor.
Nothing feels better then to have your girlie goodies covered 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 they give you to remove the excess wax.
What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
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 congratulation from my friend and she hangs up.
I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair....THE HAIR IS STILL THERE.......ALL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I recklessly shave 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......
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Painful wax and TWEEZE half of the hair they missed!! NO MORE PAIN PLEASEEEE!!
After several painful waxing experiences mingled in with some decent ones I went to Healing Wizdom while in Reno test my luck with waxing once again. Even the best waxes I had gotten before were incredibly painful (even with the 2 stiff drinks I sometimes prepped myself with) so my anxiety was on high alert, but from the moment I walked into Tamara's shop the energy of the place not only calmed but relaxed me. I was handed a delicious tea, served in a cup that looked as if it was straight out of the Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (incidentally my favorite childhood novel) while being whisked into the inner sanctum of the spa. This waxing room was nothing like the sterile, cold examination rooms I had been waxed in before. Instead it was full of rainbows, calming color schemes and lovely wind chimes which really took my mind off the procedure.
The atmosphere had already gotten an A in my book but the waxing, oh the waxing. It was a truly tranquil experience - a word I think has never before been used with the term "brazilian wax". Tamara was gracious in explaining every step from the healing properties of the post waxing ointment she used to the unique style of waxing she practiced which went with the hair and produced almost no pain in comparison to waxes I'd gotten in the past.
All and all it was a great experience, I left refreshed both physically and mentally (Tamara is a very active mind, big vision and strong spirit) and I will now recommend everyone I know to go get waxed at Healing Wizdom.
If you are afraid, shy or mistrusting of bikini waxes, fear no more, the treatment you'll get at Healing Wizdom goes above and beyond because it truly comes from the heart.
-M. Donovan
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Native Brazilian looking for a great Brazilian... and found it at Healing Wizdom!
I'm from Brazil and ever since I came to the US I've been to fancy spas, top rated waxers, everything you can imagine. Most places are too worried about being fancy and end up doing a horrible job. One lady bruised me, the other waxed me on a chair!
And then I found Tamara! At Healing Wizdom they make sure you are comfortable and relaxed, and they do it all for you (no hold here, pull there). Tamara has her own tricks and techniques that make it pain free and it lasts! Only one way to describe it: PERFECT!
By: Lucy
Waxer: Tamara
Salon: Healing Wizdom
Rating of Service: 5 of out 5 (excellent)
Pain Involved: 5 of out 5 (pain FREE)
Awesome Review! Go get your own experience and tell us about it! Contact Healing Wizdom, and get your own relaxing Waxing Experience!
Horrible is the only way I can describe my first brazillian wax...
My friend's aunt owned a little salon so one day, we decided to go get her nails done and I braved the brazillian. Laying down in a completely white room and crammed in a corner, I was a nervous wreck. My waxer did the bare minimum of preparation and went straight to work without any consolation. The pain was so bad that it left me bruised for a couple of weeks. No clean-up afterwards either. Needless to say, I never went back.
By: Samantha Hanna
Rating of Service: 2 of out 5 (never again!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
No clean up... sticky iccky!! Get a clean fresh waxing experience at Healing Wizdom!
Salon Sheer Bliss Made FUN OF ME! :(
This is very embarassing but I went to this salon to get my first ever brazillian wax. At the most vulnerable point of the wax when I was on all fours, she said "you have a very furry butt crack". It is one of those things where you tell yourself that they have seen a million private areas and not to be embarrassed, but that the fact that my butt crack was remarkably hairy was humiliating! It makes a very funny story now but boy was that embarassing at the time.
By: Alyson A.
Rating of Service: 3 of out 5 (No Thanks!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Be Comfortable! Healing Wizdom keeps your hairy WHATEVER under wraps! We never make fun of you at Healing Wizdom!
My First time left me in tears :'(
In 1987 (when waxing was rather new...especially in TX) I found a salon & after that horrible experience I didnt get waxed for TEN years! My appointment left me bruised, bleeding, sticky & in tears!
I'm glad I gave it another chance (granted it took moving to another city and an entire DECADE) but times changed and the feeling & results can be priceless when done correctly. Im new to Reno & hoping to find someone just as good (if not better) than my lady in Los Angeles at Smile.
By: Marsha C.
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Leave feeling clean and relaxed! You'll never go home bruised, bleeding or sticky from Healing Wizdom!
It was HORRIBLE! I COULDN'T WALK!!! Yikes!
Decided to get a brazilian wax before a nude photo shoot...boy did i regret it...I went to a local salon and the lady tortured me! We had to stop the session i was in so much pain! I couldn't even walk afterwards. I have been wanting to try again since my girlfriend told me she loves hers. Here i come Healing Wizdom!
By: Janell
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Walk, Run Skip to and from Healing Wizdom! After your wax, you'll be jumping for joy, not pain with Healing Wizdom!
Cheap Materials means Horrible pain!
It was horrible! She was a really nice lady, but while she was trying to hold a conversations about life with me, I was undergoing one of the worst pains in my life! I think the type of wax she used was one of the cheaper ones, making the whole procedure a pain. I had done it with her onces before and it wasn't as bad, but for some reason, this time was just the worst! After the procedure, my area was swollen for days!
By: Estefania
Waxer: Veronica
Location: Campus Cuts
Rating of Service: 3 of out 5 (NO THANKS!)
Pain Involved: 4 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Run away from Cheap Materials and to Healing Wizdom! After your wax, you'll be thanking us for our mastered techniques and painless waxing, come see us at Healing Wizdom!
Swollen for DAYS!
This was my 2nd brazillian at a different place than 1st. The 1st was painful but manageable and I recovered quickly. This one hurt...alot! I'm also pretty sure she double dipped the stick. She blamed the length of the hair, which was shorter than at my 1st wax! I was uncomfortable as there was a window with shear curtains at the end of the table as well as a door that someone opened several times to talk to her! I was red and swollen for four days. Haven't had a wax since almost a year ago.
By: Amy
Waxer: Nancy
Location: Healing Arts in Arizona
Rating of Service: 3 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 2 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Once you heal honey, RUN TO Healing Wizdom! Where you'll be jumping for joy, not pain with our mastered painless techniques at Healing Wizdom!
...It felt like torture!
My very first waxing experience was when I was getting ready to go on vacation. Since it was the very first time I had it done it was THE most painful for me. Either my skin was in shock or maybe the lady wasn't that professional but it felt like torture. I was very happy with the result but it took me long time to have it done to myself again.
By: Mya
Rating of Service: 4 of out 5
Pain Involved: 2 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Run away from Torture in the Salon and escape to Healing Wizdom! We welcome all those who seek refugee from bad waxers and painful Brazilians. Find your healing wax at Healing Wizdom!
Professional training for a reason!
Decided to try and save a little cash and bought a do-it-yourself wax kit. Not only did I give up half way through and was covered in wax, I had some serious bruising that lasted for 3 weeks. From now on I\'ll leave the waxing to the professionals!!
By: Anna
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
There is professional training for a reason and at Healing Wizdom, our waxers go through additional training to make brazilians painless! Come check out our professional pain free waxers at Healing Wizdom!
2 girls, 1 self waxing kit equals one hairy & sticky situation
Before a trip to see my long distance military beau, I bought a kit, took it home, rushed to the bathroom, tossed my clothes off, put it in the microwave & sat on my sink. Upon applying the 1st strip I reached for it & yanked w/ all my might. It wouldn't give. I paced, after an hour & a half, waddling around, I called a friend. Even w/ both of us, it still wouldn't rip off. Finally, I drove into town & bought a bottle of azulene and DABBED IT. So I left for my trip hairy AND sticky AND CHAFED!!
By: Nikki
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 2 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Girls, run away from self waxing kits and find refugee at Healing Wizdom! Where our waxers will get you ready to see your boy toy and make you feel fabulous! After your wax, you'll be jumping for joy, not pain with Healing Wizdom! No haffing, no sticky and most importantly, NO HAIR, when you wax with Healing Wizdom
Wax BURN? Its possible!
Although this was not my first Brazilian, it had been several months since my last wax so I expected some pain. I did not, however, expect to be burned by the wax! Though all the hair was eventually removed, the first portion of wax that touched my skin actually burned me and I was left with a scab for weeks! Thankfully I am all better now, but I have learned my lesson and will always double check the wax temperature in the future!
By: Serria
Waxer: Sara
Location: European Wax Center
Rating of Service: 2 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 2 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Things you would never think about: Wax Burn... and guess what? You don't have to think about them with Healing Wizdom! Wax with Healing Wizdom and think about clean and hair free self and not Pain, hair, or wax burn! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
Tear my skin? Don't expect me back!
The first thing out of Shelly's mouth when I derobed in the private waxing room was " you looked less hairy when you walked in" I responded with a look of "why else would I be here?" and braced myself for my full body wax. Shelly thought it would be bright to start from the bottom of my 5'10" body creating enough heat in my midsection to light Christmas. Once she reached my Brazilian area the wax would not stay on my skin and once torn, came off in small balls missing hair in patches. Ouch!
By: Sasha
Waxer: Shelly
Location:Monte Blu Spa
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Skin is suppose to stay on... hair is suppose to come off, not the other way around! At Healing Wizdom we keep your skin intact and remove the hair! Just the way you want it! Wax with Healing Wizdom and think about clean and hair free self and not Pain or skin tearing! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
Five Start Hotel, ZERO star service!
I was departing from Athens on a cruise and wanted to be freshly waxed for sunning in the Aegean Sea. We were staying at a nice Marriott, which I thought would be reputable and safe. WRONG assumption!!! The waxer barely spoke English and obviously had no idea what she was doing. The wax was so hot that it burned me in my "most sensitive" part. It was so painful that I was crying and made her stop halfway though. Additionally, it was such a sticky mess that it took a week to clean off.
By: Margaret
Location:Marriott in Athens, Greece
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
Looking for the best? Look no further! Wax with Healing Wizdom and be assured that you'll get painless, clean service! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
English Please?!?
I was travelling through Thailand with my best friend, and we decided to get bikini waxed at a Thai spa. They waxed us side-by-side all romantic styled! And used COLD WAX! nearly ripping off all the hair by just applying wax! OUch! The whole time they laughed & joked in Thai, you could tell they didn't do this often! To make it worse the "heart shape" I asked for ended up looking more like a weird mis-shaped hairy rectangle w/ wings! It was a disaster, but makes for a good story!
By: Sarah
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
At Healing Wizdom we never giggle at your expense and always provide great customer service! Wax with Healing Wizdom and be at peace! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
Waxing at home. Keep first aid handy!
OMG I will never wax myself again!My first attempt was utter failure! I thought I had the wax at the correct temperature carefully stirring it trying to get that perfect consistancy unsuer how much to use I dig a large amount out and gently put the first layer on my very clean and very dry skin! Needless to say when I tried to pull that sucker off after breathing 1-2-3 and ouch! I forgot about the hair and just wanted that wax off my skin, once removed I was left w an open wound on my crotch!
By: Abi
Waxer: Self
Location: Home
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
You're fabulous doing everything you do! Let us worry about the little hairy issues! Wax with Healing Wizdom and you don't have to keep ER on Speed Dial! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
"Get on all fours!" Excuse me?
It was my first time getting a brazilian, or any type of waxing for that matter, and this woman knew and still did not try and do anything to make me feel more comfortable. The only words she said to me were "strip" and "turn over and get on all fours"...saying i felt intimidated would be an understatement. I felt like asking "shouldn't you at least buy me dinner first?" I was so grateful that it was over and never even looked inside the salon again as I walked by.
By: Leslie
Location: UC Hair Salon
Rating of Service: 1 of out 5 (NEVER AGAIN!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)
You're not a dog, you don't need to be on all fours! Take some pride in yourself and walk over to Healing Wizdom, where you can be comfortable and relaxed during your next Brazilian wax! Wax with Healing Wizdom and think about clean and hair free self and not Pain or skin tearing! Find us at Healing Wizdom!
Pealed, burnt, and hairy! Not a good wax!
I came to the salon for a bikini wax. The woman that did it for me was nice enough, but clearly did not know what she was doing. First, she burned me with the wax. She didn't get the whole area I asked for and it was very uneven. I didn't even ask her to fix it because I just wanted to get out of there! The next day, I had a rash and peeling skin from the burn and poor wax job. On top of that, there were areas she completely missed patches of hair. It was terrible!!!
By: Katie
Location:Avalon
Rating of Service: 2 of out 5 (No Thanks!!)
Pain Involved: 1 of out 5 (OW MOMMMY!)