leg waxing

today i got my legs waxed for the first time, i plan on making this a regular routine for me. [money allowed] no more razors for my legs~
it's not a very painful experience, just time consuming and a little costly.
55$ is a cheap rate for leg waxing, 15$ per leg up to the knee, then 30$ for a full leg is what most salons charge.
or that's what i've seen.

anyway, the room was very nice. just a bed, like a massage table. so it's high enough for her to get to me- there were scented candles in the room as well as a waterfall. the waterfall to me made it sound like it was raining. i was like "how would you know if it is raining?!"
her whole house was nice, though. candles everywhere, a spiral stair case, a trampoline outside, and an RV[i want one, so does my mommy~] it was a beautiful house. even though it was in construction mode right them. redoing the fireplace.

oh! how do you know it's safe to go to a persons HOUSE? well she's Becky's friend. she does Becky's bikini line. so they're close. Becky is my hair dresser, if you forgot. love her~

okay, anyway, next up~
we went down to her little spa room and she explained how it's very rare to have dark AND thin hair. which is what i have. i was like, yup, thin hair, thin thin thin -hate- i hate that i have thin hair. but apparently it's better for waxing. i don't know what thick hair does when waxed, it didn't apply to me. so i can't help you if you have thick or course leg hair. but she said "if you have thick or course leg hair you wont get the result you want"
she put a small patch of wax on my leg and my anxiety flipped, she said it wouldn't be bad if my eyebrows/lip weren't a problem.
she ripped it off and ta-da hairless.
i didn't even flinch.

she continued to do the rest of my legs, what most people do will be the lower leg, then the knee, and the thigh. only the front. the "front" is more the actual front then both sides. leaving a strip in the back.
she moved on to the other leg, and it wasn't awkward at all. granted, she moved my skirt around, moved my panties so she wouldn't get wax on them, it was a little weird. but she was really friendly and not... weird.
[leg wax goes up the bikini line]
x3

we talked about a lot of things, her daughter who is going into 7th grade waxed her own legs! she didn't apply the wax herself, but she pulled out all her own hair. i can't imagine doing that. because it doesn't hurt /that/ bad but it does hurt. i plan on doing it "myself" when i move in with my friend. he can wax my legs, much less expensive.
as well she used to work at a salon that did man brazillian waxes, and hair backs, and all gross stuff! she hated it so she quit and works out of her basement and as a home cleaner.
she does massage, all types of waxing[women only~] and i think she does facials too.

the process of waxing is simple, you lie on your back and are waxed.
she'll tilt your leg to get to everything, and then do the other leg, ankle up.
then she rubs you with a lotion that removes any excess wax so that you wont get stuck-
funny story that she told me about this. a woman tried to wax her own Brazilian and got... stuck together. if you catch my drift~ she then went into the bath to try to get it off and got stuck to the tub.
she had to pick the wax off, basically ripping the hair out slowly and painfully and rubbing the de-wax lotion all over her cootch.
wonderful huh?
okay anyway, she waxes the back of your legs and ta-da all done.
it takes about one hour.

it's now 9:15pm, i started my wax at 1pm[so finished at 2pm] and my legs are still a tiny bit red.
not like my skin is read, but my follicles are. it goes away completely in 24 hours but she said it should be less for me since my skin didn't get red from the wax.
so we'll see when i wake up.
it's almost gone already.

facts of waxing-
hair should be grown out for 6 weeks before waxing,
hair grows in three stages, you should to be in the third to wax
wax will not get all the air if it's not all grown out- hair in the 1st stage will not come out
you can't just go get waxed and walk out with perfect skin- your skin will be irritated after
you shouldn't put lotion on freshly waxed legs, or for 24 hours after. you don't want to clog your pours
don't get a pedicure after you wax your legs, the exfoliating scrub with BURN
don't shave off nair[not a waxing tip, just something she said she did when she was little and it ruined her idea of nair and hasn't used it since]
don't use strip wax on your bikini or brizillian, don't let someone use that on you, use cream wax

uhm
that's all i think
questions?
if you live in the Grand Rapids/Lowell/Charlotte area [there is a city called Charlotte near me x3] i can give you her number.
:3

facial waxing and pedicures

waxing, a word that by itself strikes fear into the heart of most women and men, even those who have undergone the melted pleasure.
but truly, i find it to be enjoyable and tingly. i always love the feeling of "freshness" after i get my eyebrows waxed.

today i got a pedicure with my mother, i also had my eyebrows waxed. a normal thing for me to do. once every 2/4 weeks. i pluck at home, but i'm not very good. i always end up thinning my eyebrows out even more.
but i did something today i've never done, i waxed my upper lip. i have always been worried about it, i have dark hair naturally. eyebrows, arm hair, leg hair, stomach hair even. and of course, a stash.
though it wasn't so noticeable that i'd ever plucked or photoshopped it out it was noticeable to me.
and the woman who waxed my eyebrows because she suggested it.
Dx

personally, i don't find waxing to hurt. i pluck my legs if i miss a hair or two shaving, and it doesn't hurt. i have waxed my eyebrows off fully to draw them on for a makeup thing i was trying[i'm not good at that] and obvi i wax my brows all the time.

i'm excited to see what leg waxing feels like, i'm told by people who have done it it's not so bad.
but my mom, who is terrified of the idea, says i'll most likely cry.
x3 that'll be up tuesday~
and i promise i'll actually get pix.

now, here is how waxing works. depending on where you go it will vary slightly. but not much.

they cover your eyebrows in a fine white powder, idk what it is. most likely baby powder really. to protect the skin so the wax doesn't pull it off. but it will still irritate your skin some~
followed by... the wax. it's hot to the touch but not burning, they should touch/blow on it to make sure of this.
then a thin piece of cloth on top of the wax and it's pulled off in the opposite direction of how your hair grows.
repeat until eyebrows are done.
after it's finished they put oil on your forehead to restore moisture.
or where ever on your face you had waxed.
:3

ta-da all done.

now, as far as my facial waxing tips go-
don't go if you have acne on where you want waxed.
don't wear makeup, you do tear up a little.
don't tense your face, relax.
keep your eyes closed!

i also know, from reading, that if your getting your bikini/brazilian done NOT to go the week before or after your period. you are more sensitive then.
x3

Pedicures-
no pictures because i think feet are super ugly and i don't know no one to see mine.
i got them painted a soft pink color, everything about me is black except my toe nails. ahahahaha!

they start by removing the cuticles, your feet soak for a few minutes, followed by a cuticle oil then they use a special tool to cut them off. [i might be out of order here]they then exfoliate your legs with a very abrasive exfoliating salt, do NOT shave your legs before you go. it can burn- really bad. first hand experience~ and don't feel bad if your leg hair is really long, the asians wont judge.
[again, asian salon only. they're the best and care for your feets <333]
they use a very hard sponge on your feet to exfoliate them, with a moisturizing cream. it does tickle, try not to move.
:3
they then use just lotion on your entire leg and then clean off your toes and paint. base coat, two coats of color, and a top coat.
this lasts months, if you're not rough with your feet[wear close toes shoes mostly]
that's about it, pedicures are a great way to relax.
i love them.
i don't get them often because i never show my feet in public anyway.
only when they're really ugly.


i'd just like to add, to all you girls out there with hairy bods- don't be ashamed.
i shave my toes, legs, [cough] privets, stomach, arms, arm pits, and my fingers.
i hate hair, i hate how it looks, and feel, so i just shave it.
who cares.
no one is all that pretty under their makeup [okay, i am ^OO^] but no one needs to know that.
don't hide your "flaws" embrace them. make them beautiful.
and remember, nothing is more beautiful than a confident woman.
[but cocky girls get the boot]

calendar
oct ??? - GED testing
oct 13 - leg waxing
oct ??? - halloween shopping
oct ??? - wig shopping
oct 29 - Anime Convention youmacon