Everyone loves an outfit that compliments curves and accentuates a small waist. With a high-waisted skirt such as this one, you are sure to do all of this and more. Not only do these skirts accentuate a curvy body, but they are also extremely versatile– paired with a dressy top and tights they can be worn to any business meeting. Or, change into a casual tank top and wedges and you are ready for your next summer cocktail party or date. This skirt’s fun pattern is sure to catch eyes no matter where you go and can be matched with any shade of blue, gray or white. With a fashion piece that not only looks good on, but is also so versatile, who can resist?

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Long thought of as a woman’s prerogative, waxing is making great strides in gender equality. Men have caught on to the many benefits that waxing offers: smooth, longer-lasting results. In fact, it’s the last stop before permanent hair removal, so it does have its advantages. The results last two to four weeks, and continued waxing leads to diminished hair growth over time.

The Brazilian bikini wax for men is becoming an ever more popular for the body conscious gent. Some wonder, what man would willingly allow his more intimate parts to be exposed to hot wax before having that wax ripped from his body? The answer is more guys than you might think!

While many women are familiar with waxing as a hair removal technique, a lot of men have no knowledge of it outside of that hilarious (if not painful) scene in the film The 40 Year-Old Virgin with Steve Carrell. So if this is your only point of reference, here’s how its done!

A Brazilian bikini wax for men is similar to the waxing women experience. Waxing involves the application of warm wax on an area where you wish to remove hair; sometimes cloth is applied over it, sometimes not. After the area is smoothed, the wax is ripped away in one motion against the direction of hair growth. One of the most-touted benefits of waxing is that, unlike with shaving or tweezing, the waxed area will stay hair-free for weeks. When the hair does grow back, it’s generally finer and softer than before.

Manscaping on The Doctors TV show:

A Manscaping Project

On the other side of the spectrum, another man is suffering from a case of too much hair … on his derriere. Andrea from Tampa, Florida writes that her husband Richard’s bottom is extremely hairy … and it’s getting thicker. The couple joins The Doctors onstage, and Cindy from Pink Cheeks salon gives the hairy hubby a treatment behind a frosted screen. She uses refined spun honey beeswax and Egyptian cotton muslin to remove Richard’s butt fuzz. The wax lasts about six to eight weeks, and Dr. Travis says that professional waxing is preferable to home kits, which can be dangerous.

Hard Wax

Things To Know About Hard Wax

As you can see waxing with hard wax sometimes takes a little more work than most other things do. The biggest problem you will notice is getting use to working with it. Soft wax is totally different and will cause more pain than hard wax as it gives more. People need to understand that about hard and soft wax. Most people will tell you that working with hard wax would be their choice.

Remember to use soothing creams on the areas that you have work done on. This is because many times redness occurs and creams seem to lessen the pain and speed up healing which is a very important process in waxing. Always remember to avoid the eye area with these types of waxes. Waxing is a never ending process that seems to be changing all the time. Better innovations are coming out to make this type of hair removal less painful than ever before. I see no reason why this trend won\’t continue in the future.

Waxing with hard wax isn\’t for everyone. The people who have it done often will tell you how much they love it. In the end though that decision will be yours. Waxing gives you way to remove that unwanted hair at a very low cost. This is the nice part about waxing it\’s low cost and quick. Many people feel that is good enough for them.

• If you’ve done your homework and consulted a trained aesthetician before your appointment, he or she should have told you to let your hair grow in the desired area and to possibly take pain medication before you come in.
• Leave your inhibitions at the door. You’re going to be exposed (very exposed) during the process.
• Powder will be dusted over the area to be waxed if you sweat.
• Warm or hot wax will be spread on the genital area in sections. The wax will probably be covered with cotton cloths. If hard wax is use no clothe strips are needed. (hard wax is the lease painful)
• The aesthetician will then remove the strips, with the wax attached, in one smooth motion. This may be pretty painful. This will be repeated with each section.
• Any stray hairs will be removed with tweezers. If you already chose a patch of hair to remain, this can now be trimmed and shaped.

Consult a Professional

Be advised that you really want to consult a licensed professional for this procedure. This isn’t like an eyebrow tweezing; painful complications can result if done by someone who’s not as knowledgeable about this process as they need to be. Likewise, this isn’t a home grooming treatment you can expect to perform on yourself with any sort of good results.

Finding a trained aesthetician isn’t difficult. If you know someone who can recommend one, that’s preferable to just looking in the phone book and hoping for the best. Before you go in for the treatment, ask a lot of questions. If the aesthetician doesn’t seem educated enough about the process or seems annoyed that you’re asking questions, go someplace else.

The Brazilian wax is more popular than ever today and most women who have one are delighted – not only are they fashionable, but they give a women freedom and are sensual for both men and women.
Origins and popularity

The Brazilian wax originated in Brazil, so women wanting to wear the then-new thong bikinis, which was not widely popular inside the United States at the time.

Brazilian Waxing
became popular in the 1990s in the US before spreading worldwide.

1. It’s hygienic
Waxing of the public area is not new and centuries ago in ancient civilizations such as Persia and India women were waxing their pubic hair.
One of the main reasons is hygiene.
Pubic hair is magnet for germs that can cause bad odors and a variety of skin irritations. Shaving off the pubic hair will dramatically reduce the risk of these problems

2. It Gives you Freedom
You can wear that skimpy bikini, or swimsuit with confidence and lingerie that’s as revealing as you wish without the problem of unslightly hair running your look

3. It’s Sensual
Women have reported frequently they feel more sensual and have more intense orgasms after having a Brazilian wax. Do men like it?
In a recent poll 91% men said that they found it both more attractive and erotic.

4. It’s cheap
Today a Brazilian wax treatment at a salon is not just for the rich with the rise in the popularity of people waxing Brazilian style salons are offering it as a standard beauty treatment and prices are affordable to all.
You can get DIY Waxing kits you can use at home but these require some caution and you are best of to use a professional waxer in a salon to avoid accidents

5. It doesn’t take long
In around about 30 minutes a skilled waxer will have the treatment completed, so it’s really as quick as having your nails done.
Like your nails though you need regular treatments as pubic hair re grows.

6. The pain is not as bad as most women think!
The pain is not as bad as many women believe it would be (it is still painful though) and it is tolerable for most women, furthermore as you do more waxing treatments the pain drops down as your skin becomes used to the treatment.

7. The Brazilian wax is more popular than ever and if you want to try it and you’re not sure about the pain start with a Bikini wax first to see how you feel.

So it’s hygienic, sensual, liberating, affordable and takes very little time so there is a lot to be said for waxing Brazilian style, if you have not considered all the advantages add them up and take the plunge.

March 23, 2009 by Leslie Ventura 

New Jersey’s take on hair removal uncalled for

The Brazilian wax has been a controversial procedure since it gained great popularity in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Many older people, find the look to be a disgusting trend fueled by a lust for younger women.  I have to wonder – do these people not shave their armpits and legs either? 

While some argue that even shaving your pits and legs attributes to a desire for younger, more innocent looking girls, many would disagree. And even if this was the case, does this justify a ban on waxing? Both women and men shave out of personal preference or because the phenomenon of shaving is an accepted social construct. Frankly, it would be weird if we didn’t shave.  While there are people who don’t shave these areas regularly, the majority of us do.

But  some people still regard removing underarm and leg hair differently than removing pubic hair. The ancient Babylonians are documented to have created depilatories for the removal of hair. The removal of body hair is such a social norm that not shaving makes people the minority.  As opposed to the removal of pubic hair, we can’t pinpoint the origins of shaving our underarm and leg hair, but most of us feel like it’s probably been around forever.

Most likely, people find the procedure absurd because they aren’t used to it. The fact that sex is a subject that is considered taboo makes it easy for state legislatures to want to ban things like Brazilian waxing because it involves regions we’re shy to talk about. 

One’s first assumption from hearing the case might be that Brazilian waxing is an invasive, painful procedure administered by people who aren’t fully trained, in order to achieve a result that shouldn’t be desirable. Sure, it’s easy to propose a ban on something that is made to sound awful, but not when the real facts are considered.

Waxing any region is painful and if done incorrectly can cause problems. Brazilian waxing is safe when done correctly. For anyone who has ever had anything waxed: eyebrows, arms or bikini line, you already know it hurts. But we trust licensed aestheticians to do the job correctly, minimizing pain as much as possible and not causing us infections. 

If two girls in the state of New Jersey got infections so severe they had to be hospitalized, the state board should be investigating the salons where the procedures were done. Thousands of women and men receive Brazilian waxes every year and are never hospitalized. And while some people might just have adverse reactions, the people who gave the waxes to these women should have their licenses reviewed and possibly revoked. No one should end up in a hospital after a Brazilian wax. 

Perhaps the steps to achieving the license are too easy. I myself have never gone through this type of training. However, someone who performs an invasive service to the human body, like a tattoo artist, should adhere to strict guidelines before being allowed to charge the public for one’s services.

Whether the system is just too lax right now or not, I’m glad New Jersians finally agreed that banning Brazilian waxing is not the answer.

Once we begin banning things because a few people have an atypical experience, who knows where the list would end. Our bodies are our own property and people should be able to make decisions about their bodies freely as long as we aren’t causing others harm. The idea that a state wanted to ban something like Brazilian waxing is bizarre to say the least. Would we ban services like manicures and body piercings if some people had bad experiences? 

New Jersey residents should enjoy the service while it lasts and hope that they won’t have to go across state boundaries to get a Brazilian wax.

I don’t know what sparked the conversation about Brazilians between my roommate, Shelley and I, but bikini waxing came up. But I had never had one. Shelley gets them done every month at this random nail salon down the street. She suggested I go with her and get one. But I wasn’t really convinced. I mean the whole shaving thing got old and I was certainly ready for something else, but I thought (and heard) bikini waxing was incredibly painful.

I got online to do some research and Googled for a while. Then I found this Facebook fan page for Sweet Samba Boutique & Spa that does bikini waxing (obviously). Intrigued by the name, I asked Shelley about it and told her about the $35 special for a Brazilian bikini wax. We decided to go in and try it out. $35 is not much and Shelley pays something like $60 every time she goes. Anyway long story short, I had a great experience at Sweet Samba. It’s in this super cute house by Piedmont Park. When I walked in, they offered me some wine! Ha yes I would like some wine in the middle of my work day. Thank you. My esthetician made me feel a lot better about the whole pain factor. She thoroughly explained the process and got down to business while I was watching TV. FYI they have TV’s on the ceiling which you know, kind of got my mind off of the whole waxing thing. Sure I was a little bit uncomfortable, but it was nothing like I thought. I’m definitely going back! So for all of you who think Brazilians are painful, stop by Sweet Samba. They are really clean, quick and professional. You won’t be disappointed. And check out their Facebook page!

 By Jessica

Sweet Samba’s Fan & Blogger