Just got home from my very first Brazilian experience ever! If some of you didn't know, I had been asking suggestions about this. I usually just shave everything, but didn't want to be picky on my wedding and honeymoon. I decided to do a test run to make sure my skin didn't have a bad reaction to it cause I am very fair and have pretty sensitive skin, rather than come to find that out my honeymoon week! So anyway...this is probably way too much info and some of you prob don't want to hear it...but in case your wondering if you should do it or wondering what it was like here it goes (cause I wish I would have had something like this to read!)
Sooo.....Wow....let me just say, that was the most painful thing I have ever done in my life. And most of my back is covered in tattoos. I have sat through 6 hour sessions of tattooing before. And none of that compared to this...
I was so nervous all day...about if it would hurt, if I would be uncomfortable doing it, if I would have a bad reaction. I went to a spa that is inside of my gyno's office. My girl was super nice and so sweet. She immediately made me feel comfortable and we just talked about what I wanted. I told her I didn't want any of my butt area done but the rest of it I wanted gone. I knew they offered body sugaring and body waxing there and I asked her the difference and asked her which I should do. She said she ALWAYS recommends body sugaring over waxing. She said waxing uses a chemical and it takes off everything including your top layer of skin which is okay, but usually causes reactions for people with sensitive skin. Sugaring only adheres to the hair and it pulls it from the root. Another thing about sugaring is that they can go over the same area more than once to make sure to get all the hairs, and with waxing, you can only go over an area once and if hairs are missed you have to wait. So I opted for the sugaring. She let me change into a disposable pair of undies. I got to keep them on the whole time and felt SUPER comfortable! I guess watching movies I always thought that I would be naked and have my leg raised high in the air and it was NOTHING like that. She was just able to move the underwear to the side and do small areas. She had a big sugar blob that she would rub onto my hair that then pull up quickly with her fingers. She used the same sugar blob the whole time. She said that was another good thing about sugaring, everyone gets their own ball of sugar and then it is thrown away. She said sometimes with waxing, some salons will double dip with the waxing stick and the wax will harbor bacteria. It was actually really neat, the whole process...but DAMN it hurt!!! She told me since it was my first brazilian it would hurt the worst but would be less painful after. Also, I have to go back in 2 weeks and get the stray hairs that haven't grown in fully yet (but again that is only when you get your first one). But I will tell you what...I am so freakin' smooth down there. Baby butt smooth! And to know that I will be like this for 4-6 weeks makes that short 10 minutes of pain seems soooo worth it! I am kinda pink but not too bad, and extremely surprised because my skin is soooo sensitive.
I was so sold after she did it I went ahead and made an appointment for January 30th and then one for March 5th. It only cost me $65 and I believe the maintenance appointments are cheaper (the first one costs more because of the 2 week follow up included). I just might keep this up after the wedding too...it is so nice to know I don't have to shave for soooo long!
So ladies, if your even toying with the idea...DO IT! But definitely go now for a test run! Let me know if you have any questions....
P.S. So sorry for the novel!
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