Brazilian waxing - yes or no?
October 9th 2007 09:12
Most of my female friends dutifully traipse off to the waxer every 4 - 5 weeks to get their 'lady garden' tended to.
I resisted the Brazilian movement for years, telling anyone who cared that there was no way in hell I was going to go through such excruciating pain to pander to men's obsession with a porno-like, pre-pubescent looking "hairy area" (or non-hairy area as it would soon become). Why on earth, I asked, would I want to continue this barbaric tradition?!? My girlfriends all smiled and smugly told me - "aah grasshopper, you'll do it one day and you'll never go back." I strongly disagreed. Us women go through enough torture in that region without adding ripping hair out of the most sensitive part of our body to the list. Not to mention the humiliation of exposing your bits to a complete stranger whilst it is looking its absolute worst, plus paying an exorbitant amount of money for the, well I don't know if this the right word, but pleasure of the thing.
So, after years of waxing my own bikini line and various experiments with epi-ladies and depilatory creams and shaving, I decided that I would have to see what the fuss was all about.
I called Brazilian Butterfly (I figured that this was their bread and butter so they should at least be fast) and booked an appointment. I told the woman on the phone that I was a Brazilian virgin and that I had a low pain threshold, so she recommended panadol and the purchase of a little numbing cream called emla. She said to put the cream on the area about half an hour before the "treatment" (ok, if thats what you want to call it) and to wrap the whole kit in gladwrap. Then apparently they would give you some wipes to "freshen up" before the deed so you could wipe the cream off then.
Right, so off to the pharmacy with me - $20 later and a tiny 5g tube of emla and I was set.
I nervously applied the cream, wrapped up the goods and downed the panadol. Off to the salon.
I got there and was kept waiting, which did nothing to ease my anxiety. Then I was finally ushered into the torture chamber, told to wipe around the area and get all the gear off the lower half of my body.
Let me just say humiliating, embarrassing and shockingly painful all describe my experience. The waxer was lovely and efficient and tried to set me at ease, but lets face it, having your bits ripped off whilst contorting yourself into moves that would have been deemed indecent in a porno flick is not exactly an enjoyable experience!
I would hate to have gone without the numbing cream and panadol - good god!
End result? I have a fabulous looking lady garden with a very cute landing strip (sorry but all off is just creepy looking) and a very impressed fiance with certain benefits..
I also feel cleaner and more hygienic - so my friends were right, I do like it and aim not to go back. Oh and apparently if you do it regularly its not as bad pain wise.
One last thing - apparently more men are getting a Manzilian - ABOUT TIME!!! Hooray!! I read its quite popular with AFL players...interesting..
I resisted the Brazilian movement for years, telling anyone who cared that there was no way in hell I was going to go through such excruciating pain to pander to men's obsession with a porno-like, pre-pubescent looking "hairy area" (or non-hairy area as it would soon become). Why on earth, I asked, would I want to continue this barbaric tradition?!? My girlfriends all smiled and smugly told me - "aah grasshopper, you'll do it one day and you'll never go back." I strongly disagreed. Us women go through enough torture in that region without adding ripping hair out of the most sensitive part of our body to the list. Not to mention the humiliation of exposing your bits to a complete stranger whilst it is looking its absolute worst, plus paying an exorbitant amount of money for the, well I don't know if this the right word, but pleasure of the thing.
So, after years of waxing my own bikini line and various experiments with epi-ladies and depilatory creams and shaving, I decided that I would have to see what the fuss was all about.
I called Brazilian Butterfly (I figured that this was their bread and butter so they should at least be fast) and booked an appointment. I told the woman on the phone that I was a Brazilian virgin and that I had a low pain threshold, so she recommended panadol and the purchase of a little numbing cream called emla. She said to put the cream on the area about half an hour before the "treatment" (ok, if thats what you want to call it) and to wrap the whole kit in gladwrap. Then apparently they would give you some wipes to "freshen up" before the deed so you could wipe the cream off then.
I nervously applied the cream, wrapped up the goods and downed the panadol. Off to the salon.
I got there and was kept waiting, which did nothing to ease my anxiety. Then I was finally ushered into the torture chamber, told to wipe around the area and get all the gear off the lower half of my body.
Let me just say humiliating, embarrassing and shockingly painful all describe my experience. The waxer was lovely and efficient and tried to set me at ease, but lets face it, having your bits ripped off whilst contorting yourself into moves that would have been deemed indecent in a porno flick is not exactly an enjoyable experience!
I would hate to have gone without the numbing cream and panadol - good god!
End result? I have a fabulous looking lady garden with a very cute landing strip (sorry but all off is just creepy looking) and a very impressed fiance with certain benefits..
I also feel cleaner and more hygienic - so my friends were right, I do like it and aim not to go back. Oh and apparently if you do it regularly its not as bad pain wise.
One last thing - apparently more men are getting a Manzilian - ABOUT TIME!!! Hooray!! I read its quite popular with AFL players...interesting..
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The girl I had was so sweet she made me laugh and promised me she would never give me a "butcher's wax"!
I would happily recommend them for a first timer - gentle and quick and the salon is calm and girly.
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