To be furious with DH for chucking away my wax strips?

[SamanthaBrique]

Needed to do my moustache but the fucking idiot binned my wax strips and I didn't realise until it was too late to nip to Boots. But I had some Veet in the bathroom cupboard so thought I'd use that. What was the worst that could happen, right?

BIG MISTAKE. The hair is gone but my upper lip area is now tight and red Aloe Vera made it sting even more, so am now sat here with a Sudocrem moustache in the hope that that'll help.

Please tell me it'll be fine by morning - I have a big meeting tomorrow! The skin isn't broken, just a bit red and swollen.

I'm thinking this is grounds for divorce...

Oh dear, sudocrem should help.

Try plucking next time

Thin layer of 1% hydrocortisone cream will sort out the inflammation. (Don't use it near your eyes or on children's faces)

Oh, and LTB obviously

Empty his shampoo and swop it for veet. It's the only way he will learn.

Ah I will try the hydrocortisone.

My next step was going to be Vagisil as its got lidocaine in it!

Yes LTB when ducks in a row of course

Shave next time. Veet is the devils jizz.

I use it on my bikini line (not a Hollywood!) with no problem so figured I wouldn't have a reaction. The Sudocrem feels like it's doing something and I'll apply hydrocortisone before bed and hope for the best. Fucking DH

I feel for you!

Have you tried jolen?

Anti histamine worth a try, too.

Ok so the hydrocortisone burned like a bitch. Back to Sudocrem.

No littlebat, waxing is usually fine but I had nothing else to hand except Veet. The pots of wax I use for my legs never take facial hair off.

the hydrocortisone burned like a bitch

Oh dear. I hardly dare recommend anything else but an antihistamine is worth a try -ideally Piriton (not Piriteze) but be aware this can cause drowsiness.

DH has been instructed to bring home aspirin. Dissolved in water and applied with a cotton ball, it should help

Wait, you're letting him back in?

Wait, you're letting him back in?

Only to ask for his key back and give him the decree nisi, surely?

Just too late to say it but you shouldn't use hydrocortisone on broken skin. If aloe Vera (which is basically water) stings the best thing is to leave it totally alone as anything you do will irritate it. Assuming all the veet is thoroughly washed off, let it air and calm down overnight. Then cover up tomorrow if necessary.

you shouldn't use hydrocortisone on broken skin

True, but the OP specifically says the skin is not broken, or I wouldn't have recommended.

The stinging is probably sensitivity to the carrier agents in the cream, not the hydrocortisone itself.

Fortunately the skin is broken, just a bit red and swollen. The only thing that doesn't sting is Sudocrem so am sticking to that and FX it'll be gone by morning. Otherwise green colour corrector and lots of concealer it is!

What about calamine lotion??

*the skin is NOT broken

Ice pack.
Why did he throw your wax strips away?

he was tidying the bathroom, saw the box and thought it was empty so threw it in the recycling bin.

I would advise not using foundation tomorrow - i waxed my tash the day before a wedding, slight pinkness as usual then all fine.

Next day i did my make up and the resurgence was a similar look to Billy Connolly and his purple beard. Attractive.

No use right now, but threading is really easy to learn.
If you have anything with vitamin E, that's helped me before with a bad reaction.

Having experienced this pain, I can hardly begin to imagine how those who've accidentally Veeted their fanjos must feel