Waxing
How does waxing and gelling compare to shaving?
When using gel, all you have to do is open the jar and off you go. There's no preparation, there's no melting and there's no heating. It's designed to work with your body heat. What you do is you put a small amount of the gel on your skin and you allow it to melt with you body heat. You travel with it downwards in the direction of the hair growth. Then you apply a thin layer and place your backing strip on. Go over it three times and then you pull it off in the opposite direction of the hair growth.
What is a 'Brazilian wax'?
A Brazilian wax is about removing all the hair from the pubic area except a strip in the middle. It can be triangular or just a straight strip. Brazilian waxing is very popular these days. Most women go to beauty salons to have it done because they are either not confident enough or they chicken out after applying the wax. However, you can do a Brazilian wax at home. I would advise you to apply it on small areas first, so apply a small area and then remove the wax, and then continue with it. Stay away from doing the whole area at once because it is very painful.
What is a 'Playboy wax'?
A Playboy wax is waxing the pubic area and leaving a tiny strip there in the middle. The Playboy wax is named after the magazine, for obvious reasons.
What are the common trends in bikini waxing?
Some of the popular bikini waxing shapes that people can actually do in their own home are the heartbreaker, the thunderstruck, the landing strip and the Bermuda triangle.
How can I wax my eyebrows at home?
It's difficult to shape your own eyebrows using the hot wax at home, because you have to be a professional when using the hot wax. When you apply the hot wax to your skin you have to apply it on the right area at the right temperature, and pull it off at the right time. When you are using the gel on your eyebrows, it's a much easier process because you have a pen or a wand, whereby you apply the gel directly into the area that you want removed. You don't have to worry about burning yourself because the gel is not heated or damaging your skin and if you make a mistake at home, you can actually wipe the gel off, dry the area and start all over again. Once you have applied the perfect shape for your eyebrows, the gel to the perfect shape so you are confident to pull it off. Once it's pulled off, you end up with perfect results at home.
How can I determine the best shape for my eyebrows?
If the eyebrow has a unique shape, all you have to do is follow that shape. Put the gel on the parts of the hair that you want to remove only, and then pull the strip off and you've got that perfect shape.
How can I make sure I don't take off too much eyebrow?
Determine how much hair you want to take off your eyebrow. Do you want a thin look or a thick look? If you're only looking at tidying up your eyebrows, apply the gel to only the stray hairs that are beneath the eyebrow and then pull it off. That will give you that nice, clean look. If you want a much sharper shape, you can shape your eyebrows and get a perfect shape, and thinner eyebrows.
