2008 Woodie Awards
Dare to barely be there
Adventures with hot wax...
By: Christy Miles
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In other countries, hair is in. Unfortunately, in the United States, less is better. Women and men are trying to remove hair from their bodies in every way possible. Why are people not happy with what they were born with?
With Spring Break right around the corner, I wanted to not worry about shaving while I was in Cancun, Mexico. My only option was to get my bikini area waxed. The bikini area is where the bikini bottoms fit closely to the pubic region.
With clammy hands, I walked into Dimensions Salon in Chico and informed the receptionist that I was ready for my 4:15 p.m. appointment. Esthetician Shannon Parvex was sitting at the front desk waiting for me. She got up and I followed her to a dark little room.
The room had a massage table in the center of it with light flowers on the wall. Soothing music played in the background. With only my underwear on, I sat on the edge of the massage table and gently laid down. White powder was placed on my bikini area.
"The white powder protects the skin from over-exfoliating," Parvex tenderly said. "It also helps the wax from burning your skin."
As she dipped a large popsicle stick into the tub of wax, I could feel my back starting to perspire. My neck tensed when I felt the wax being applied to the area.
"Now take a deep breath in," Parvex said. "Now exhale."
As I exhaled she quickly ripped the wax off with a non-bleached cloth. My yell could have been heard in a neighboring town.
"I have never heard anyone yell as loud as you just did," Parvex said.
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posted 9/28/02 @ 2:52 PM PST
Hi. I too thought it would hurt more than it does to have a bikini wax. Sound strange? Well I am a man who enjoys everything about getting a wax, sometimes I go for the big one a Brizlian. (Continued…)
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