Cheapest hollywood wax

Bluebells

Does anyone know of a good place that does a cheap hollywood wax?
The prices vary from 35 to 70 euro, but i'm wary of the cheaper ones.
Any advice??

secret_squirrel

Is a hollywood the same as a brazillian? Google is unclear? I ask from academic interest of course.

tman

i'd do it for €30

Bluebells

The same except without the landing strip, everything off.

tman

i thought brazillians were all off
better call it €45 so

Zaph

I met a friend of someone in work recently who told me she'd opened a waxing shop/parlour/whatever you call somewhere that waxes. She said that all she does is wax this particular part of the body. I found it impossible to believe her when she told me that it's boring looking at a constant display of womens' nether regions all day long. Unfortunately she's not hiring at the moment...

chump

http://www.urbanwax.com/ is the place to go! according to http://www.ivenus.com/ forums

tinkerbell

I wouldn't go for the cheaper bet ....... you hear about horror stories, etc., bad reactions (there was a story in a mag I read once about a cheap wax, uuuck).

If you're gonna be waxing yourself down there, then fork out for it. Also, there are different waxes as well - warm (they use the strips) or hot (the wax gets hard and they pull it off that way - which is better for sensitive skin).

Urban Wax charges €65 for the hot wax, but then again, they are very highly trained (they are the Irish equivalent of the New York J Sisters), and so are probably the best place to get it done. Also, they do try to make the process as painless as possible for you.

By the way, when getting your first wax, you do need to buy the Tea Tree lotion that they sell (€12), as it is an antiseptic that you have to apply for a few days after to make sure you don't get an infection. In Australia, you cannot get a wax without using the tea tree, so it's obviously very important. They don't really recommend any other substitute because tea tree is the best.

So in short, you'll have to pay expensive to know that what you're getting done is good.

Nuttzz

My GF swears by Emily in Evolutions on Sarsfield Road ( I have no complaints either )

vibrant

tinkerbell wrote:

By the way, when getting your first wax, you do need to buy the Tea Tree lotion that they sell (€12), as it is an antiseptic that you have to apply for a few days after to make sure you don't get an infection. In Australia, you cannot get a wax without using the tea tree, so it's obviously very important. They don't really recommend any other substitute because tea tree is the best.

I've been getting waxed for almost ten years now - and I have never once heard of this _mandatory_ Tea Tree malarky. Great sales pitch though :rolleyes:

Bluebells

Yea I got a brazilian wax, in Brazil, and they never mentioned needing tea tree oil cream.

tinkerbell

I have read about it though ... that you can't get it done in Oz without using the tea tree oil??

What do you use instead vibrant?

He he, thanks for my sales pitch! ha ha, I didn't mean it as a sales pitch Just saying what they told me, plus I found the tea tree good as well

vibrant

tinkerbell wrote:

What do you use instead vibrant?

Well, I find I don't always need to use anything. A good old fashioned cold compress (a cold, wet facecloth) applied to the area I've waxed for a minute or so relieves a lot of the discomfort. Although, I've been waxing so long, I am used to the sensation now - it hurts for a few seconds initially, but then it's generally OK. I have found a nice gel - it's about €5 at Boots, it's Origins brand. It's nice if I want to feel an immediate "cool down" effect after waxing. Perhaps this is similiar to aloe based after-sun gels? I'm not sure. However, I'm an incredibly clumsy girl, and I find that the gel goes everywhere - and considering that it goes all gooey and sticky as it dries, this isn't always a good option for me!

Should I end this post with a "don't try this at home" for good measure?