Spring Break
Preparing for bikini season? Don't rule out waxing
Victoria Vlisides
Issue date: 3/19/08 Section: Lifestyle
Gyms and tanning salons are becoming more and more crowded with students preparing to get the perfect beach body for spring break. Bikini waxes are another less commonly spoken of preparation for the beach can be helpful when wearing that little, exposing bikini.
Bikini waxes are perceived as painful and expensive, but aestheticians and experienced bikini-waxees claim they're worth every penny.
Senior Julie Orgish has never had a bikini wax, and isn't interested in trying one.
Orgish admitted she wasn't too excited to get a bikini wax after her sister's experience with a Brazilian wax. Brazilians remove all the hair.
"She said it hurt so much, she had to check and see if everything was still there," Orgish said.
If it wasn't surrounded by rumors of pain, she'd probably try it because of the convenience.
Senior Lindsey Kohlbeck has had several bikini waxes and prefers bikini waxes over shaving or depilatory creams.
Kohlbeck usually goes to The Ultimate Spa and Salon. A bikini wax will be part of her spring break preparation.
"It's not as bad as everyone thinks," she said.
Although waxing costs more than shaving, it's a lot less maintenance, Kohlbeck said.
Brittni Murray, an aesthetician at Spa at Riverfront, LTD. in Janesville, had a similar view.
"They all think it's going to be worse than it actually is," Murray said. "Once they've had it done; it's nothing."
Kohlbeck thought most women over-estimate the pain because they picture a Brazilian wax, leaving no hair after the wax, when they think of bikini waxing.
"It's not like, 'oh this feels great,' but it's not like I'm going to cry from it or anything," Kohlbeck said.
Kohlbeck said there's usually bruising after the wax, but it disappears in a day or so. Her first experience was pretty painful, but since she started going to The Ultimate, it's been much better, Kohlbeck said.
According to www.spaatriverfront.com, hair should be 1/8 to ΒΌ of an inch for wax to be most effective, and results last about three to four weeks.
Bikini waxes are perceived as painful and expensive, but aestheticians and experienced bikini-waxees claim they're worth every penny.
Senior Julie Orgish has never had a bikini wax, and isn't interested in trying one.
Orgish admitted she wasn't too excited to get a bikini wax after her sister's experience with a Brazilian wax. Brazilians remove all the hair.
"She said it hurt so much, she had to check and see if everything was still there," Orgish said.
If it wasn't surrounded by rumors of pain, she'd probably try it because of the convenience.
Senior Lindsey Kohlbeck has had several bikini waxes and prefers bikini waxes over shaving or depilatory creams.
Kohlbeck usually goes to The Ultimate Spa and Salon. A bikini wax will be part of her spring break preparation.
"It's not as bad as everyone thinks," she said.
Although waxing costs more than shaving, it's a lot less maintenance, Kohlbeck said.
Brittni Murray, an aesthetician at Spa at Riverfront, LTD. in Janesville, had a similar view.
"They all think it's going to be worse than it actually is," Murray said. "Once they've had it done; it's nothing."
Kohlbeck thought most women over-estimate the pain because they picture a Brazilian wax, leaving no hair after the wax, when they think of bikini waxing.
"It's not like, 'oh this feels great,' but it's not like I'm going to cry from it or anything," Kohlbeck said.
Kohlbeck said there's usually bruising after the wax, but it disappears in a day or so. Her first experience was pretty painful, but since she started going to The Ultimate, it's been much better, Kohlbeck said.
According to www.spaatriverfront.com, hair should be 1/8 to ΒΌ of an inch for wax to be most effective, and results last about three to four weeks.
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jennifer@shobha
posted 3/24/08 @ 10:03 AM CST
I work at Shobha, a hair removal salon in New York City. After reading Victoria's article, I think the most important thing to ensuring a good bikini wax may have been overlooked, and that is cleanliness. (Continued…)
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