As you all know, I am a firm believer in not doing anything to my clients that I would not do to myself, or have not extensivally studied. I was thinking this the other day as I was contorting myself to wax the back of my upper leg. Yes, that is a hilarious image, after all, we all need a laugh on these grey days! I realized I have not shaved ANY part of my body for over a year! I have saved time, energy and money by sticking to my guns and keeping up with waxing.

It all started last year at this time after the birth of my second daughter. I have a six year old, and now one year old. I did not have the time to take a quick rinse off, let alone an extra 20 minutes to shave my underarms and full leg. So I began the arduous journey/task of growing out my body hair. I folded after about two weeks, and waxed WAY too early to really benefit.(You should have atleast four weeks of outgrowth for the first wax.) I removed alot of hair, but still had the small hairs growing in. But I forged forth, feeling somewhat better that my insanely fast, thick growing hair ( my heritage is Croatian, and unlike my brother, I did not get the swarthy olive skin, I got the massive amount of body hair!) was somewhat tamed. Especially my underarms!

Now, I have to say, waxing your underarms(please, dont call them armpits, that word makes me giggle and think of sweaty men in gym shorts)is wonderful! No dark shadow, clean, smooth skin. And once you start, your hair grows back in lesser and finer, so waiting in between waxes is nothing like the initial grow out stage.

Same with waxing your legs. Even just waxing half your leg, upper or lower, your choice, minimizes time and money. If you choose to wax the upper half you can really stretch out the time in between waxes because it already grows in slower and finer then the lower half. It also helps to create a shiny, smooth finish to your legs. It helps exfoliate as well as remove hair! Looking at pics of my legs since I've started waxing, I've definitely noticed the difference.

It's also great if you are going on vacation. Who wants to shave everyday when they're supposed to be relaxing? It's great for weddings, anniversaries, you name it.

So why am I bringing this up now? This is the perfect time to start growing out! It's starting to be cold and icky, no shorts, skirts or dresses. Perfect cover-up time. Also, if you start waxing in December, you will be smooth and beautiful for New Year's Eve, and by summer next year, you will be good to go, being able to have smooth skin for weeks at a time! You can jump into a swimsuit without worry, and throw on a dress at a moments notice!

Alright ladies, start growing!

Paulina (waxing extraordinaire!)