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 vagina 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 RIIPP!! 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??? Slowly I
> > >ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the
> > >hair. The hair 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. Vagina??? 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
>torture
> > >prisoners of war or 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 hole 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 dickens 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......