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I have really coarse hair "down there" and have tried soo many different hair removal products, all of them resulting in nothing but painful horror stories. This wax WORKS, and it works well, as long as you take the time to learn how to use it the correct way. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of taking the time to lean the correct skills and techniques. I spent a lot of time reading reviews and watching youtube videos on how to use hard wax, and it spared me the frustration and sticky messes other people experienced. I have never removed all of the hair from my bikini area before, and I have to admit, I'm doing little sections every few days instead of everything all at once. After I've done so much waxing, the entire area gets very tender and sore and I just prefer giving my skin a break. Once the hair starts growing back in and its thinner I'll be able to do it all in one shot. It is extremely painful removing all of the hair for the first time, but this is to be expected. Here are a few tips and things I've learned along the way: -Before doing anything with the wax, watch the video that comes with the kit. Taking the time to do this will spare you sticky messes and an unsuccessful experience. -ALWAYS take ibuprofen about an hour before waxing. It will still be extremely painful, but slightly less so than if you were to wax without it. You may also need to take it the day after waxing. Your skin will be tender for a few days, and quite possibly bruised if you are doing a full brazilian. -To heat up the wax, turn the warmer on high for approximately 15 minutes, and then to low. I have never waited for the wax to completely melt before beginning. Personally, I prefer the thicker texture the wax has when its still melting in the middle. -The wax is so much easier to use when it is on the thick side. This helps to prevent dripping when you are spreading the wax and makes it easier to spread and keep it only where you want it. -Use the pre epilation oil, but not too much. Not using it opens up the door to ripping your skin off along with your hair and using too much could prevent the wax from properly adhering to your hair. -When applying the wax, spread it evenly (in the direction of your hair growth) and DO NOT spread out the edges. You want the wax to be about an eighth of an inch thick in the middle and thicker on the edges. I learned from watching videos that this helps to maintain the structure of the wax and will prevent leftover bits from sticking to your skin when you rip it off. -If you are using the wax for the first time, make sure you practice on your legs or arms first. You DO NOT want to learn on your bikini area; this could easily result in painful mistakes and lots of sticky wax in areas you really do not want it to be. -Remove excess bits of wax with baby oil, and do this while the wax is still slightly soft. Once it is hard, the only thing you can do is pick at it or rip out the hair that it is sticking to. -A few people mentioned that they strain and reuse their wax. This is tempting because it saves money, however I would not recommend it. Doing this can promote bacterial growth in your wax, and you DO NOT want this to happen. Freshly waxed skin is extremely prone to infection, so keeping your supplies and tools clean and sanitary is incredibly important. The last thing you want is to end up in the hospital with an infection because you were not keeping your supplies sanitary. -Inform yourself about how to care for post waxed skin before beginning. Like I said, freshly waxed skin is extremely prone to infection, and it needs to be taken care of properly. All that being said, I really do love this product. I am SO excited that I've finally found something that works and works well. Buying the kit was especially handy, and the warmer is so much better than going back and forth between the bathroom and the microwave. Even though the wax is mean specifically for coarse hair, I have used it on my upper lip and eyebrows with success. It is significantly less painful that the wax strips I typically use. I would most definitely recommend this kit to anyone who prefers waxing in the comfort of your home and is patient enough to take the time to learn to use this product properly.

A+

as advertised

Good

works great

Easy to use!

I just replaced a 10 year old one I given away. This is an awesome warmer and great product.

I don't know why I thought doing a home Brazilian would be a good idea. I bought this on a whim and when it showed up, I waited a few weeks before I had the nerve. I'm surprised at how easy and (relatively) painless this kit was. It was super easy to use, the included pre and after care oils were also very good. Even though I had very little visibility, I was able to apply, (hold my breath), and peel to great success. It took me awhile to get the courage to do the areas that are typically the most painful, but I was so encouraged by the results I got it all done. Definitely took longer than going to the salon but significantly cheaper. I also did a few other areas (good to test more durable skin areas to check the temperature of the wax). My only gripe is that my puppy looooooves the wax and she went digging through the garbage to chew on a piece and consequently get it stuck in her hair (I cut it out to be safe) so just make sure you tie up the trash when you're done! Very happy with the results!

I waited until I used it a few times to do this review. I used the blue beads and gigi and gigi is better by a landslide If you've never waxed yourself it takes a few times to get the technique down but it will still rip all your hair out so don't worry. Wear gloves or buy wax remover for the little bits that get left behind (it's not a lot and it comes right off with wax remover) The fuller your wax jar the longer it will take to hear up so give it a good 40/ 45 min. I tried gigi and the blue beads everyone is crazy about and gigi won by a landslide. It takes everything off and is only slightly more painful than the blue beads. (Blue beads were a pinch less painful but only took 50% of the hair off ) I have sensitive skin so it did leave my waxed areas with bumps that went away after a day and half Best thing so far...***I HAVE NOT HAD 1 INGROWN HAIR SINCE USING GIGI!*** Armpits: grea, it pulled all the hair and left me with white pits instead of the stubble pits from shaving Legs: easiest part and gets all your hair Arms: easy but this is where I got bumps maybe it was too hot or I'm just sensitive but it went away and no ingrowns Vagina: painful but not to where you can't handle it, bumps that went away and regrowth was weeks later and only sporadic I have never waxed other than my brows so this was new for me and I have to say I absolutely love it. Regrowth is so much slower, it WORKS AND WORKS WELL, the process takes forever in the beginning but as you continue it'll be faster, I am a big lady tall and plump and I've done my whole body (legs, arms, arm pits, vagina) and I only used 1/8 of the wax it lasts forever. I used more than half the blue wax and that was half my bikini area below the knee on my legs and arms not even a full body so definitly invest in the gigi it really is the best one.