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Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny
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This has been around the internet for years, but still makes me laugh every time I read it. I did not want to hijack the other shaving thread that already has genital nicknames as its distraction. So for those who have not yet seen it:


WAX is Not your Friend
CAUTION: Be prepared to laugh out loud...I laughed till I almost cried as could just see this happening!
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
righ
t 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 one strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the
right half! of my *hoo-hoo* 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 RRIIPP!! 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 that 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.
DANG!!!!!!!! I hear the slamming of a cell door. *hoo-hoo*? 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 hoo-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 hoo-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 re! move 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......
Now that's
funny ...... Notttttttttt


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Last edited by: CatIsTriing: Feb 29, 08 10:10
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [CatIsTriing] [ In reply to ]
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I've had a bikini wax twice and will never ever do it again. I can't imagine trying a DIY waxing kit.
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [QRgirl] [ In reply to ]
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over the years have done many things including DIY - fortunately no longer....

but this made me think of when I was 12, and wanted to wax my legs - my mother (who had only ever shaved) thought I was nuts but said fine - buy wax. Well back then (1974) there were no choices. There was this little box of zip hard wax. you melted it on the stove then put it on your leg.... and when it hardens pull off - not strips....

not knowing what I was doing - there was a dearth of instructions, I melted the wax, then basically took all of it and put it on my lower leg. it covered maybe half the front of one calf the way I did it and was about a half inch thick.

only I did not know how to get it off. I started to pull - it hurt, there was no way I was going to rip it off. My mother sniggered then told me that I wanted to do it and left me to my own devices.

It took me all day to finally get it off. And I don't think any hair came with it.

I don't have any stories as funny as the one above, but could certainly relate!

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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [CatIsTriing] [ In reply to ]
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My daughter and I had a good laugh! Thanks!
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [CatIsTriing] [ In reply to ]
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Those "cold wax" kits are terrible. My attempt was much less disastrous, but I too ended up with sticky hair left behind after I had pulled the strip off. I proceeded to toss the kit and use the razor instead. It's a pain, but I consider it a lesser evil than waxing.

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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [CatIsTriing] [ In reply to ]
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Laser hair removal rocks! Lower legs and speedo line. Five sessions. Worth every penny.
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [PBJ] [ In reply to ]
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Laser is the way to go for sure...
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [austin79] [ In reply to ]
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While not exactly the same thing as laser hair removal, I think this nightly news anchor from our local news station might disagree about lasers: http://www.khou.com/...surgery.375a612.html

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [QRgirl] [ In reply to ]
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It hurt? Really? I've gotten one every month for the last several years and never blink an eye (and we're talking pretty complete job if you get my drift). Maybe it's your technician.

B

"the only normal people are the ones you don't know"
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [HeyB] [ In reply to ]
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Hurt is an understatement. I was sweating it was so painful. And it was a complete job, just the basic wax. Maybe my parts are extra sensitive...
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Re: Speaking of Shaving....warning really funny [QRgirl] [ In reply to ]
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i relate to what you're saying. the first time i tried it, i thought it would be keen to do legs and bikini at the same time. i'm efficient like that; a "kill 2 birds with one stone" type of girl, and i always aim to do as much as possible in one fell swoop. so i went for it--legs and bikini first wax experience, ever.

after the session, later that night i was laying in bed on fire. my skin was hot to the touch, i ached, burned, and my body stung all over. it was one of the worst nights of my life. so i said, "never again".

but i have another characteristic about me, in addition to the kill 2 birds with one stone quality, i tend to forget shit almost as quick as i do it. for example, the pain of a marathon. it's crippling, it hurts as bad as getting hit by a mac truck, and one could argue that only an insane person would put their body through something like running 26.2 miles. but i did that again, and again, and again (of course after vowing "never again" each time).

so, naturally, right after i lied in fever all night, i was already planning to grow out my armpits and anything else i could think of for my next waxing adventure. the saving grace for the next time was a good tech who instructed me to hold taught around the area getting waxed. thankfully this makes *all* of the difference in the world.
Last edited by: kittycat: Mar 3, 08 19:29
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