Serial name changer. Sorry.
Yesterday Finally had enough money for waxing. I have visited the same place every 3-4 months for the last 3 years. They do walk ins which is idea for me although I have never had the same beautician more than once. It's a local chain and I think they switch staff around a bit.
I'm in the therapy room awaiting my 1/2 leg and Hollywood, pants off and covered in the. chocolate wax stuff that needs to harden on my crotch area, legs akimbo whilst she attacks my legs. So far so good. Loving the multitasking efficiency and I tell her as much.
She is chatting away making small talk which is fine. She is speaking a little fast and very heavily accented so I can't pick up every single word. She starts to say about the types of ladies who come to her for waxing. She looks at me and asks me to move and bend my knee.
"Ooh chubby girl"
"Sorry, did you just call me a chubby girl?"
"Ya! Chubby girl" big grin
I'm really upset.
All I wanted to do was get out of there. If I hadn't had wax on my whole groin I would have just walked out.
So I bit my lip and tried to ignore.
After a few really tense minutes she tried to pass it off as a joke etc. I wasn't having it. I'm upset and paranoid and really really paranoid. I'm 5ft8 a 12/14 with an F cup. I'm not as skinny as I wish I was.
She hit the weakest part of me. I am a strong person. I can deal with crowds and heckling and it doesn't bother me what people say. I didn't know what to do. I complain when complaint is necessary but this just destroyed me.
She did a really good job on the whole waxing front but I'm just really really upset.
I was full on legs akimbo, knees bent, half naked and totally "vulnerable"
She also laughed when I said that I didn't want my top lip done whilst she was doing my eyebrows. I know they have to try to up sell but a snort of derision and giggle does not help when the customer already said no.
Worst thing? Worse than being called chubby when half naked and desperately trying to pretend you're not bothered and carrying on with small talk and not crying? Worse than being laughed at because your top lip is fine in your opinion?
I tipped her.
Because that's how I was expected to behave, I'm too stupid not to and she was telling the truth anyway.
I am so so upset over this. I have cried for almost the last 24 hours on and off. I am massively insecure. I am terrified about starting shopping for my wedding dress for summer already and now I can't contemplate it. She didn't know that. That's not her fault
DP is furious. He went to the salon today and ultimately, I have to go back for a refund and an apology tomorrow. They offered a massage too but I will not be undressing for any non medical professional ever again.
Refund and an apology.
So why do I feel just as horrendous as I did yesterday?
I feel absolutely no better. I'm still stupidly upset because a slim woman who saw me half naked called me chubby.
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StillReallySad · 19/12/2014 17:02
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