FUZZ-FREE AND FEELIN FINE

Following on from the previous post about the wonderful Veet Easy Wax, I thought I would share my two go-to facial hair removal products too.

 

I have never been one to worry about facial hair- luckily I'm very fair-haired, so it's never been a massive issue to me, but I was watching something on TV and I had noticed this lady's 'peach fuzz' and suddenly I got ridiculously conscious of my own facial hair.. 

I have used a number of hair removal creams on my face over the last year, some of which have been successful but have irritated my skin slightly and two of them actually chemically burned my face, which was hugely painful. That'll teach me for never carrying out patch tests!

Whilst talking to a friend, it came into conversation, and she recommended the Boots' own facial hair removal cream.. I saw it in our staff shop the next day for 50p and figured that I'd give it a go.. 

I love the fact that it has minimal smell as every other one that I've tried has absolutely stank rotten.. This makes sitting there with it on your face bearable!

It's also handy that it can be used in 3 minutes.. I know that removal creams are generally quite low in development time, but this one was extra-quick, meaning that you can throw it on before your shower as it's warming up and get it off before carrying on with the shower.

I also saw this facial wax whilst in the shop for £1 and figured it could work.. 

You heat the wax up in the microwave, give it a stir and pop it onto the bits of the face that you're looking to remove the hair from and then you peel it away, which is something that I've never encountered before.

I was quite eager to try this, so I gave it a go on my upper lip.. Yep, it hurts.

I think it's because I'm so used to my easy wax not hurting at all, so this gave me quite a shock!

Have you ever done those nose strips and started peeling them off and then totally regretted ever putting them on? I then thought of ways to live with it on my face forever.. Can I conceal it? Will foundation cover it? Because there is no way on earth that I am proceeding in tugging this off of my face..

I then told myself to man the f**k up and pulled it off in one swift movement, revealing a nice, smooth, hair-free upper lip, but then I grabbed my hair removal cream and continued removing my hair with that.. 

Heck, I won't be using that until I'm drunk..
This was literally the messiest product I have EVER used.. I ended up with some of it between my toes.. heaven knows how!

Since removing the hair on my face, my makeup has completely changed. My foundation glides on, looks smoother and feels great. I can't believe that I didn't do this quicker.

I hope that this post doesn't make anyone too concerned about their facial hair, but if it does, at least you know what you're options are! 

VEET EASY-WAX KIT

what on earth happened to the Veet picture? Was I drunk when I took that? Oh, possibly so.

Veet Easy Wax- This has single-handedly changed the way that I look at hair removal.

It's a wonder product that every girl has to try at some point.

Basically, you slot the wax insert into the top of the hand-held applicator, let it heat up to the right temperature (which it does automatically) and then just roll it along the skin that needs waxing.

Firstly, I think it's fantastic that it heats up to the recommended temperature and then stops heating and just keeps it at the right temperature- this is perfect for me, as I always tend to burn myself on at-home waxing kits.. Although I'm slightly dim and lack in basic common sense. One complaint that I will voice is that Veet say that the wax will heat in 20 minutes, however each time I've used it, the wax has taken AT LEAST an hour to properly heat. And if you don't allow it to heat up properly, it tugs at the skin.. ouch!

The wax (when heated) glides along the skin like silk, it's amazing. It feels warm, not scorching hot, which was the main reason that I stopped going to salons to get it done as I found the application of the wax more painful that the actual pulling out of the hairs.. That, and the way that they tweeze the remaining hairs out at the end.. I almost cried. 

A lot of reviews that I've read claim that there is something in the wax that makes it hurt less when yanking the hairs out, and before I got the kit, I did NOT believe it, but the first time that I used the kit I completely understood what they meant; there is barely any pain. Now, I'm the biggest wimp that anyone could ever imagine, so if I can tolerate it, then any one can. 

With the kit, you get one wax insert, strips and 5 finishing wipes, and I have used this kit 3 times, doing both legs each time and I have JUST ran out of the wax and the strips.. 

I have a friend who buys her strips off eBay for something ridiculous like £2 for a massive bag full. That's what I'll be doing from now on.

The refill wax inserts are £10 each, but keep looking around, especially in Superdrug and Wilkos because they often pop them on offer, which is great.

 I mean, considering that I used to pay £15 for both lower legs to be waxed in a salon, and then the parking fee too, we were looking at almost £20, so the fact that one refill lasts 3 leg waxes is fantastic value for money.

The actual machine itself retails for £29.99 in most places, although it's actually on offer in Boots at the moment, here. To me, it's more than worth the money, it's my favourite way of removing my leg-hair by far.

They also do a sensitive wax, which just slots into the machine just like the regular one, which is basically a more sensitive formula with a thinner head.. So when you're doing places such as the underarms and bikini line, you'll have more control of where it's going.. 

Personally, the thought of waxing my bikini line makes my eyes water and my heart pound. There is no way on earth that it can be bearable?! 

I have tried this on my underarms a couple of times.. The first time, I actually cried. Yep that's right. Actual tears. And it bled! I then swore that I'd never do it again, but after a couple of glasses of wine, I was waxing my legs (bad idea, I woke up with all fluff stuck to the bits of wax that I'd missed) and got slightly brave and waxed my pits(ew, hate that word). It was slightly successful, but took an absolute age and my underarm hairs are very thick and stubborn, so I think I'll be sticking to the pain-free, quick and easy razor.

Has anyone else tried this fabulous product?

It gets 5 stars from me!

xxx