Bikini Wax
Beware Bikini Waxing
Along with toning body parts hidden from the sun all Winter, beach season often means waxing. Unfortunately, the bikini wax presents a whole new set of Summer dangers.
Bluntly put, we have hair in our nether regions to protect the sensitive skin and mucous membranes found in the genital area.
Reader Review of the Day: Bliss Poetic Waxing Kit
Hair removal is the bane of many of our existences, but it doesn't have to be. A few months ago I dished on my experience with Bliss Poetic Cosmetic Waxing Kit ($45), and now it's Bluegirl81's turn. Here's what she had to say about this DIY home waxing product below:
This wax is amazing.
Beauty Byte: No Ban on the Brazilian
As the warmer months approach, perhaps you're thinking of heading to the salon for a bikini wax — or maybe even a Brazilian, if you dare. And if you're living in New Jersey, you can rest assured, knowing that a possible ban on Brazilian waxing has been lifted. Last week, officials in the Garden State threatened to prohibit the risqué service due to concern about hair removal safety around the oh-so-sensitive intimate areas, particularly after two women were sent to the hospital with infections following the bare-down-there treatment.
Little Black Book: Strip Waxing Bar
If you're anything like me, you get easily freaked out by the thought of a bikini wax. They're painful, embarrassing and they take forever. So whilst they are just one of the things us ladies endure for the sake of beauty, I never look forward to appointment time...that is, until now.
How to Have (Nearly) Pain-Free Bikini Waxing
At the risk of taking the bullet train to TMI City, I loathe bikini waxing. It is the Sisyphean task of my beauty regimen: I wax, the hair returns, I wax again. On and on it goes.
Reader Review of the Day: Parissa Quick and Easy Wax Strips
I don't know many people that actually enjoy shaving or waxing. But what I do know, is how much of a relief it is to find a hair removing product that actually works. That's what reader Steph55 found in Parissa Quick and Easy Wax Strips for Face and Bikini ($8).
babysugar Diaries: Primping for Delivery
Call me vain, but this week I decided to pamper myself with a bikini wax, haircut, and a mani pedi. I did it mostly for delivery room hygiene, but I also indulged because who knows when I will be able to afford such luxuries again. I'll soon have two children at home.
How Young Is Too Young to Get Waxed?
I'm all for the Brazilian Bikini wax, but according to a recent article on MSNBC, mothers are taking their young girls as young as 8 years old into salons to get waxed. I'm sure most of you are in shock reading this, just as I am writing it, but according to Melanie Engle, a Philadelphia aesthetician, “For waxing, 12 years old is the ‘new normal.’"
As we all know, everyone develops at different ages, but even if you get your period or develop hair early, this is still a disturbing trend. Dr.
Hair Down There? Don't Despair!
We're living in an age that seems frightened — nay, terrified — of crotch hair, or, to put it more delicately, hair on the "bikini area." In the '70s, hairy everything was the rage and now? Nothin'.
Dear Poll: Do You Groom Down There When You're Single?
Women take bikini waxing very seriously. Even if there's just one hair that shouldn't be there, we somehow manage to find it, especially during bikini season or when we have a boyfriend. But what about when you're single?
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Instyle
Jul 05 2009
Jessica Simpson
WHAT SHE WORE
A simple Myne shift with a True Religion jacket and an Alexander McQueen bag
WHERE
Sailing in New York City
WHY WE LOVE IT
Simpson accented her summer glow with bright nautical stripes. Play up your own tan with a T-shirt or tank dress in fresh blue and white.
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