Waxing legs

[theintended]

I got my lower legs waxed for the first time today, and it was both surprisingly painful and ineffective. I still have a bunch of hairs that apparently broke off, so my legs are not as smooth as I was expecting. I sat through about 40 min of waxing various parts today in hopes of skipping shaving on my vacation next week. Unless I want to spend another hour tweeezing (ouch) that is not going to happen.

Has anyone else had a leg waxing fail?

[Kore]

Damn! That sucks. I imagine you'd have to let your leg hair get to Sasquatch length for it to be super effective. Sorry for the unnecessary pain

[theintended]

I was wondering if it was a length thing. I gave it about 5 days. It wasn't quite squatchy, but it wasn't super short either. Oh well. At least it's money I won't be tempted to spend again.

[matildasun]

I am sorry it went badly for you. I usually love having my legs waxed, but have had a couple bad experiences.

I don't shave and only wax a few times a year, so it is usually effective for me. (Kore's description made me laugh, because it is true.)

[Nonny]

This happens to me every time I've attempted leg waxing, no matter my sasquatch level. After about the 3rd or 4th time I said screw it and gave up.

[saywhatnow]

I waxed my bikini area for 10 years....very effective. I waxed my legs twice....SUCKED. Like you said, very painful and not great results. Totally not worth it. I'm now doing laser hair removal on my legs after great results on my underarms and bikini.

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Dec 7, 2012 22:24:10 GMT -5 @songforyou said:

Dec 7, 2012 22:03:54 GMT -5 saywhatnow said:

I waxed my bikini area for 10 years....very effective. I waxed my legs twice....SUCKED. Like you said, very painful and not great results. Totally not worth it. I'm now doing laser hair removal on my legs after great results on my underarms and bikini.

How painful is it to do large areas like your legs and how long does the session take? I am currently doing my upper lip. This is usually about 5-10 minutes, as it only requires 8-10 zaps. Most times, it's uncomfortable at best, but at least it's over fast. I really want to do bikini and underarms...okay and then probably legs lol, but it seems painful to do so much.

Have you ever waxed your underarms? Because that hurts like a bitch for me. I can't imagine getting laser hair removal there. I've had LHR on my face and like you, I felt like it was uncomfortable but tolerable.

[saywhatnow]

The underarms go pretty fast....hurts but not terrible. I think I have a decent pain tolerance though. The brazillian bikini...much tougher. I definitely made some noises during those sessions. Legs actually haven't been too bad...easier than the brazillian. I just keep reminding myself that it's worth it. I only do lower or upper legs at an appointment. Each appointment lasts 25 minutes or so.