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To think a brazillian wax is not what I got here?

150 replies

Lordofthebutterfloofs · 03/03/2023 16:52

First brazillian in 10 years (post kids) finally got round to booking myself in and finding time to go fab! Researched the salon (my previous waxing specialist moved counties) all seemed well.

My understanding of a brazillian wax is all hair front, back (between bum cheeks) and inbetween removed bar a small 'landing strip' of hair on the pubic mound.

What I got was very..... Odd

No hair left on the public mound, hair on outer labia (the bit on the outside next to the thigh crease) removed, no hair removed from the back and a 'tuft' of hair left in the cleft of my pubic mound.

This is wrong isn't it, or has the meaning of brazillian changed in 10 years?

I just paid and left (yeah I know) but it's a weird confrontation to have with a stranger about where you have hair 😂

OP posts:
Ollifer · 03/03/2023 16:56

You shouldn't have paid up and not said anything. I don't get waxed but just googled it and obviously what you asked for isn't what you got. So if your question is what is a Brazilian wax then it's probably easier to just type it into Google 😂

mrsfennel · 03/03/2023 16:56

I agree, I have had a Brazilian once years ago and got what you thought you should have had.
No hair on pubic mound but left between bum cheeks is weird?

flipent · 03/03/2023 16:57

Brazilian should be all off.
Sounds like you wanted a Hollywood (landing strip).
But you got neither...

junglejane66 · 03/03/2023 16:58

We need a diagram lol (joking)

Standbyguest · 03/03/2023 17:00

@flipent no Hollywood is all off, brazillian is landing strip. Don't know what OP got.

BashfulClam · 03/03/2023 17:00

That sounds like a playboy (the tuft is the bunny tail).

JudeGarret · 03/03/2023 17:00

Brazilian is all hair removed front and back apart from a small landing strip on the pubic mound.
Holywood is all off
Californian is a high pant line

WeCome1 · 03/03/2023 17:00

flipent · 03/03/2023 16:57

Brazilian should be all off.
Sounds like you wanted a Hollywood (landing strip).
But you got neither...

I thought it was the other way round? Not that I’ve had one.

GoldDuster · 03/03/2023 17:03

You got a crap wax OP, anyone decent will get in there with a spotlight and ferret about til it's all gone!

Lordofthebutterfloofs · 03/03/2023 17:04

She did seem like she was rushing and if I'm honest I think she got to the allotted time for the appointment and just finished up.
Alarm bells should have rung when I was not greeted at the reception desk rather left waiting whilst they all gossiped loudly in the back for 5 minutes past my appointment time.

I am annoyed because part of the reason for the appointment was so I could start feeling a bit sexier again as brazillian is my preference (DH doesn't care)

And now I feel crap.

OP posts:
Ihatethenewlook · 03/03/2023 17:09

I agree with you op. There’s not a lot you can do about it now though. I wouldn’t be complaining on social media about it, or getting my fanny out to show the manager to put a complaint in 😬 I’d take off the little bit they’ve left (definitely doesn’t sound right), and just go somewhere else next time. It’ll grow back soon enough, your oh will appreciate it as it is, and if you’re like me you’ll feel a million times better with all of it off than on.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 03/03/2023 17:13

BashfulClam · 03/03/2023 17:00

That sounds like a playboy (the tuft is the bunny tail).

Tell me that isn't real ( I'm not googling Shock )

Jooliusreezer · 03/03/2023 17:15

flipent · 03/03/2023 16:57

Brazilian should be all off.
Sounds like you wanted a Hollywood (landing strip).
But you got neither...

You’ve got your fanny waxes arse about face, as t’were.

GoldDuster · 03/03/2023 17:17

Ring them and say you're not happy, you'd like to come back in so they can get the missed bits and you'd like to see someone experienced with Brazilian waxing, get them to whip those missed bits off.

UthredofBattenberg · 03/03/2023 17:18

Do a Google reverse image search 😆

Though, in seriousness, I'm not sure what you got, but it's not what I know as a Brazilian

Identifyingasadolphin · 03/03/2023 17:18

At least a diagram would be better than a photo 😂

DesertRose64 · 03/03/2023 17:19

Jooliusreezer · 03/03/2023 17:15

You’ve got your fanny waxes arse about face, as t’were.

You are very naughty

😂

TheMarzipanDildo · 03/03/2023 17:20

😬either way, ouch

Lordofthebutterfloofs · 03/03/2023 17:23

GoldDuster · 03/03/2023 17:17

Ring them and say you're not happy, you'd like to come back in so they can get the missed bits and you'd like to see someone experienced with Brazilian waxing, get them to whip those missed bits off.

I don't know if I want to, God knows what they'd do a second time round

OP posts:
Jarstastic · 03/03/2023 17:24

I’d ring up as say you got home and realised bits missed. They should reschedule and finish more throughly for free.

MyLittlePonyWellies · 03/03/2023 17:25

Agree that's wrong. I also understand why you'd not go back there even for free.

Find someone else

Swingwhenyourewinning · 03/03/2023 17:33

flipent · 03/03/2023 16:57

Brazilian should be all off.
Sounds like you wanted a Hollywood (landing strip).
But you got neither...

Hollywood is all off

Brazilian is landing strip

Mummyneedsacoffee · 03/03/2023 17:34

You should have complained.

hollywood is all off

brazillian is a landing strip.

you got a complete mess.

id be inclined to still go back and say it wasn’t done right!!

ReliantRobyn · 03/03/2023 17:37

This is plucked up.

NellietheElephantpackedhertrunks · 03/03/2023 17:38

Did you go out into the reception area so that the other staff (and customers) could examine her handiwork and judge whether good enough?