Wax on Wax off

I took an oath when I started my blog I wouldn’t be too negative about products, I would always try and remain objective weighing up the good with the bad, but let me tell you my fellow readers...

**VEET Facial Waxing Strips are brutal**

The only thing I have ever had waxed are my eyebrows, the pain is tolerable but it is not an enjoyable treatment, if I had the choice I would rather go for a massage and let a national forest grow above my eyes than continue to wax, but I’m too vein and I tolerate it.

In a moment of madness I decided to do a bit of DIY and wax my upper lip. On a recent shopping escapade I thought Veet strips would be my dependable friend to rid me of any unwanted hair. I turned to Veet because of its excellent reputation and array of waxing strips available.

The strips are simple enough, rub them in your hands for 5 seconds to warm the wax and apply a strip to one side of the lip. Pull the strip immediately in a swift upwards motion.

Ouchhhhhh!!!!  What the F*"%$#”K!

It hurts. Trust me!

The pack supplies a wipe to remove any remaining wax from the area – the wipes were awful it felt like applying extra virgin olive oil to your face, I assume it is oil based to dissolve the wax, but smelling like a Greek Salad is not pleasant.

Initially the strips had worked, any fine hair had been removed so as painful as it was I could not grumble at the results. It was not until the next day that my waxing debacle turned sour. It turns out the wax had also removed the top layer of skin and I was left with a burn above my lips. Over the next few days the area became very dry, red and sore (sorry not pleasant I know) it took a week to clear.

I could not understand what went so wrong so I asked around and found I am not the first (phew) this has happened to, a number of friends have had the exact same problem but because most girls do not want to talk about their ‘waxable’ bits no one cared to enlighten me.  To be honest I doubt Veet have even tested the wax on a guinea pigs back no matter an actual human being, because nobody would pay money for third degree burns.

Girls, all I can say is let the professionals take care of your waxing requirements. Waxing DIY is not the way to go!

Dont do it.