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OK, so we are heading to Hedo in March and I absolutely hate shaving. It's just so much work although I do it regularly. I wanted to stay smooth and not have to worry about it while I'm there. I was thinking about going with my wife and getting a wax ;/
Have any guys done this before? Any women hear of this? I found a place that does the whole thing for guys. The end result sounds great. The road to get there sounds scary as hell!
Cheers.
My wife and I use to shave. Use to get nasty in-growns. Looked horrible. I then tried epilating,which is extremely painful, but effective. A couple of years ago we bought the Remington Ilight (go to amazon). Its a home laser machine for $200.00. It gives you professional results. If you have 6 months, it will make you smooth as a babies bottom. We hardly shave anymore, except for that one or two stragglers, and have no stubble. Seriously, look into it.
Good luck
Sorry, can't help on the waxing, too afraid to try. My girl waxes herself though.
Personally, I just bite the bullet while at Hedo and trim/shave once a day during my morning shower.
Ever heard of the Norelco Bodygroomer? It works great for the underarms, lower back, ass, and undercarriage and pubic area. I find a wet shave using a 3 bladed safety razor world best for the ol shaft&balls though.
Been thinking about trying the ilight though! Any tips on how to use it best? Also, don't the bulbs have to be replaced pretty often?
I have all the time in the world. ha.Quote:
Originally Posted by cahhhoo
So during that 6 months, how often do you have to use it? Painful?
Did the boy zillion once. Hurt so bad I thought about trying to melt the wax to finish getting it off. I just keep everything shaved now.
My wife finds it painful. Me, not too much. Hey, its the price you pay for permanent results. I would rather have a few minutes of uncomfortableness than red ingrowns. I may use it only a few times a year now for touchup, but in the beginning, once every two weeks or so... It works.
As for the lights, yeah, they burn out. If you are only doing your crotch, and not your whole back or legs per-se, than the bulbs will last longer.
Even with the little pain, and the bulb replacement, we think it was the best investment ever. The results are amazing.. (Unless hair comes back into fashion). If you go to Amazon and read the reviews, you will get every possible answer questioned.
Even with the price, its much cheaper than typical laser treatments and its permanent!! I hardly shave, and no more red ingrowns!!
Just realize, this is not an overnight solution. It will take months til you see progress.
Thanks, gonna definitely try it out. My girl has it but she's blonde so it has sat mostly unused since she got it. Will buy a few bulbs and try it out. Ingrown hairs suck and if this is a good solution I'll give it a try!
It doesn't work with blond or gray hair, only dark hair. If your girl has one already soooo try it. Its like $20 per bulb.
I used a I-Light Pro for a while when the wife got laser-ed a couple of years ago. It did thin my hair and make shaving a lot less of a bother but it got expensive at $20 for a bulb every two weeks for about 6 months to do my entire body and you still have to shave before you do a light treatment. It is not permanent. I went back to shaving at $1 a week for a 3 blade razors. She still uses it for touch-ups of the laser treatment.
My husband is a pretty strong guy, can take a lot of pain...but there is no way in hell anyone would get near his balls with wax!!!!
Well you make this sounds worth it... and you use it... "everywhere"? Sac? Luckily I'm not that hairy, this is just for down below.Quote:
Originally Posted by cahhhoo
LOL! Yeah, no balls. Tried it, but way.. to difficult. Still shave those boys.
As for you back, legs and such, this thing is way too small for those apps. I am sure it would work well, but would probably burn through dozen of bulbs and be very time consuming. I do see that they have a new model that costs $350.00. I guess the new benefits are its more powerful and the bulbs last twice as long.
We have friends that have done the "all body" laser treatment. Cost $3g's each. They (laser outfit) also did not laser his balls. He still shaves those..
Also, I am not that hairy either. I basically just use it for my groin area.
I *once* tried to get a wax down there...
I had to call it off before the lady doing the work got more than an inch down past the boys...
Didn't even get to the point of having the balls done.
I can handle a chest and pubic area wax, although if I let it go too long (like it is now) it tends to hurt more...
I know at least two men who wax, so I'm going to say it's personal threshold for pain and technique of the waxer.
European Wax Center has a wax that doesn't hurt as much. I really don't know why....I'm sure they told me! I just accept it gratefully.
On the laser note, definitely try a small area if you're using the "do it yourself " machine. I paid for 6 treatments only to find after the first that I break out into itchy hives. No refunds. So I went through the pain of the treatment, the 10 days of itchy hives, 6 times, and I still need to shave or wax. Cest la vie!
You got that right!!! Grimace and bear it.....shave slowly with a pretty new blade that doesn't pull.Quote:
Originally Posted by mac_r_a
Gosh! If you get a wax I want to see a pic!!!!!!
I got a brazillian very painful but worth it
Wife and i both get waxed every 4 to 5 weeks... yes it hurts... 1st time the worst... If u go religiously every 4 weeks or so... its not too bad at all !!! Well worth the NICE smooth results without shaving everyday !!!!!
Above the penis...Sides near your thighs are the worst spots... The "BOYS" do not hurt at all... surprisingly !!!!!
The wife waxes every 5-6 weeks now and really likes the results. Did mine this weekend and yah it hurts like hell right above the shaft area but was the first time so should get better as the hairs don't grow in as thick. Love the smooth feel vs shaving. The worst part was when she was plucking the strays...yikes.
Well, I took all your input with the addition of a few others and bit my lip and had the wax done. Balls, shaft, taint, bikini line.... It wasn't pleasurable but it wasn't torture by any means. The girl was really good and very professional. There were no strays and she didn't go back with tweezers or anything!
If I stay smooth for a few weeks, than it was totally worth it and I'll go back. The fear and nerves were definitely worse than the actual waxing. The base of the shaft was the most painful, followed by the bikini line. The balls were the least painful surprisingly. Anyone at YSW this week can come check em out ;)
Cheers!
wow.. good for you..thanks for the "trip report " ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dmbcrush
well hell, guess i'm out of luck for those old gray whiskersQuote:
Originally Posted by cahhhoo
Wifes been waxing me for a year or so now...It still hurts but its not to bad, the first time was torture but it does get easier and easier. It is the strays with the tweezers that hurt. 1 at a time is worse than 30 or 40 at a time.
My only issue is I get more ingrown hairs from waxing than I ever had from shaving. I have to exfoliate like crazy as the hairs are starting to come back or I get a million little pimples
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Hey Stuccoman, looks like we will be missing you guys again this year, we get in on April 10. Enough time for a drink me thinks.
See you at the bar, LOL
Ray
Attachment 8604Attachment 8604Male half here waxes. It's not bad at all. If in Vegas would highly recommend the place I go it's called the birthday suit.
The "Pretty Kitty" is a good one in Vegas too. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiking couple
I've been shaving for years. I want to wax and have a question. Should I let the hair grow out to a certain length first, or all the way?
Just a little is needed- maybe 1/2 inch? Go a bit longer, they'll trim if needed!
Thanks phillygirl
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Originally Posted by TheRaam
So are you saying she couldn't figure out how to use it? :D
I had the "boyzilion" done, and it didn't hurt that bad. For petes' sake some of these guys sound worse than an eight year old girl with a skinned knee on the playground
Tria laser is working for me so far.. it was expensive but its thinning out what was a huge dense forest of chest hair and ball fro...
wife uses it too so it works double hard for us, but im happy with it so far
Today the wife got a Brazilian and I had my chest, back, butt cheeks, the crack from front to back, and the male Brazilian. It wasn't that bad the only spots that hurt was center of chest and right at the base of the shaft on each side. We will definitely do it again. Hers took about 30 minutes. Mine took almost 3 hours but my waxer was a 28 yr old hot Latin woman and she asked what made me decide to wax. So I told her lol the next 3 hours we talked about full swap swinging.