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Am I mad for booking myself in for a brazilian tomorrow????

69 replies

oopsadaisyangel · 25/08/2008 12:46

What have I let myself in for!! Getting Married on Sat and going away on Sunday and thought "why the hell not go the whole hog!" Getting scared about it now though!!

Reassure me please

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elmoandella · 25/08/2008 14:06

i use immac cream instead. will give you a whole hog baldness without the irritation.

would do a test patch first though as some people have too sensitive skin.

if your set on a wax though i definately wouldn't recommend the brazillian before your big day. you could ruin your whole day and honeymoon if it gets red and ingrown. and the hairs you've never done before will be very very thick at the root. so could also have pin prick bleeding for a day or 2.

MaloryDontDiveItsShallow · 25/08/2008 14:06

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pushchair · 25/08/2008 14:07

Hello again Elmoandella. Would one need to remove some of the jungle before immac-ing?

muggglewump · 25/08/2008 14:08

I epilate mine to give the same effect, I like it all off. It does hurt the first few times and you can get ingrowing hairs. A few years on I have no problems though and don't even find it sore anymore. The regrowth is much less too.
The epilator is one of the best things I've ever bought.

pigleto · 25/08/2008 14:11

for me it is not about the look of the thing (not as attractive as a neat trim IMO) but the extra sensation without the cushioning effect of hair IYKWIM and apparantly much more pleasant for dh to use his mouth on as you don't get hairs in your teeth. I should suggest dh gets his done too if he fancies extra attention himself.

oopsadaisyangel · 25/08/2008 14:11

Can't use immac as ALWAYS have a reaction to it. Might not get it all off now and just getting it taken far in with just a strip left (sorry if TMI)

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mustrunmore · 25/08/2008 14:11

Immac has never worked for me

One thing I wouldasy though; out local place is alot more for a brazilian than a bikini, not justifiably. Really wound me up whenI changed over!

oopsadaisyangel · 25/08/2008 14:14

I've prepaid for all my waxing, fake tan etc when i booked it so that I wouldn't have to worry about it. It was definately more expensive but again because its my big day thought I'd splash out!

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pushchair · 25/08/2008 14:19

Does removing hair help you 'splash out' then?

sleepycat · 25/08/2008 14:23

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oopsadaisyangel · 25/08/2008 14:26

Sleepycat - DP is on strict instructions as he's been working away for the last three weeks and won't actually get to be with him till the wedding night as he doesn't get back till Friday morning!!

Agree am definately not doing it for how it looks but going more for the feel side of things!!

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elmoandella · 25/08/2008 14:30

no need to trim before immac. and the joy is you dont need to book an appointment. do it once kids are in bed.no baby sitter required and takes a fraction of the time.

it's much nicer to be bald.

definately improves feeling during sex.

as for dp, he either shaves with the "beaver cleaver" (one of those clippers for the fanjo things) or he even immacs.

it's not as long lasting as waxing. you get about a week completely bald. then next week it grows back. but it's not stubbly like shaving.the second week is still passable.

and i do it right the way round as i too have some hair which ventures uop the back passage.

EelCod · 25/08/2008 14:31

NOT HAIRS IN YOUR ARSE

hwo do you manage

you lto need a hobby

elmoandella · 25/08/2008 14:45

well i dont get a moustache, or hairy face . so i suppose i cant complain that i've got a hairy pack passage!!

jamescagney · 25/08/2008 15:02

but why if you like brazilian waxes are you thought to be seeking to be pre-pubescent or appealing to men with paedophilic (?) tendencies.
imo after a brazilian it looks neat, it feels smooth and clean.

I also shave my underarms and my legs but no one accuses me of trying to be Lolita like (they'd be mad to with all my wrinkles!)
so why care about my bits? personally, i find it more repugnant (not v feminist or sisterly when it comes to this, i know) when I see women sprouting out of their swimsuits at the pool...

oopsadaisyangel · 25/08/2008 15:08

That is exactly the image I don't want jamescagney - don't want to be sitting by the pool for DH to point out that I have spiders legs appearing (as has happened once in the past and very )

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jamescagney · 25/08/2008 15:16

There will be no time for the pool my girl.
You'll be doing your wifely duties -
and all that entails, poor thing you'll be exhausted!
Can I recommend that in order to get the full "value" out of your brazilian, that your dh wear paper knickers so you won't have so much washing to do when you get back, (thanks to the mumsnetter who gave me this handy tip)

EelCod · 25/08/2008 15:17

it sonly personal expereince of a deviant web chat i read once

pushchair · 25/08/2008 15:26

How about this- and Im not saying it about anyone-Friend of mine with eating disorder always nude down below and I always wondered if it had anything to do with her generally not wanting to be adult meant to be common among those with anorexia. NOT a comment on any of you just an interesting sideline?

jamescagney · 25/08/2008 15:30

But don't you lose body hair when you are seriously underweight, perhaps that's why your friend was bare down below?
Did your friend reject other aspects of puberty/"womanliness" ie bras or sexy undies, make up, interest in sex?

elmoandella · 25/08/2008 15:33

well i like my mans area to be bald aswell. simply because i hate getting hair in my mouth.

same for him

no peado conentations at all.

coz when i'm naked he has to see my boobs and love handles and fat hips. how i could be mistaken for a prepubescent i have no idea.

pushchair · 25/08/2008 15:36

My friend shaved at the time now much better but still has a brazillian. She used to wear a vest but perhaps couldnt fit bras.

traceybath · 25/08/2008 15:43

My beautician says that now practically everyone has brazilians and its just the older ladies who have a tidy up.

She so played me!

EelCod · 25/08/2008 15:45

yeah right

elmoandella · 25/08/2008 15:51

my friend owns a beauty salon. she says she only has one regular who comes for brazillian. plenty ask. but no one has the balls