 | 20 Feb 09 |
This is so not what I was going to blog about today, but on the Wicked Writers loop I’m on with Syl, the waxing topic came up and well, it made me chuckle and grimace at the same time. Coz, let’s face it, whether you wax the hair off, laser it off, cream it off, pluck it off or shave it off, it’s a PIA! In fact, there’s a lot we women do to maintain our wonderfulness that’s a PIA! And most of it hurts!
How about Botox? Uh, no way Jose! I am not going to pay someone to stick needles in my face while I’m wide awake and watching! Knock me out? Sure. Conscious, no way. Yet, I have many friends who have it done regularly, swear by it, and call me a wuss.
How about the collagen injections in your lips or face? Yowch! Again, knock me out and I’m game, but awake. Fugetaboutit.
When you think about it, we gals go to a lot of trouble to look good. There are the manis and pedis, the hair cuts, the highlights, the lowlights, and midlights. There is the tweezing, the plucking, the waxing and the lasering. There is the shaving of the legs, the armpits, the bikini area and the buttocks. There are the facials, the parafin wax jobs, the chemical peels, the permanent eyeliner, lip liner, the dyed eyelashes, not to mention the eyelash extensions and the hair extensions.
There is the endless search for the right moisturizer, foundation and nail polish. And let’s not forget about the eye wrinkle cream, the forehead wrinkle cream and the skin smoothing cream! Ack, then there is the toner after you wash with the special soap that costs a fortune. And god forbid after all of that, you walk out into the sun without SPF of at least 85! If you don’t, all of that hard work is ruined!
My grandmother was a southern gentlewoman, she had the most beautiful peaches and cream complexion all her life. She nevah, evah, went outside without a hat and gloves. And folks, she spent the last forty years of her life in south Florida! But when she died, well into her seventies, she had the creamiest smoothest skin ever.
Me? I used to put the iodine in the Johnson & Johnson’s baby oil and sizzle in the sun. Not anymore. I wear the SPF 1585 and a visor when I walk and my moisturizer has more sunscreen in it then those heat resistant shingles on the space shuttles. I take my skin very seriously! I take a lot about my appearance very seriously. I suppose it all comes down to plain ol’ vanity. I look better made up then not. So sue me.
But, as vain as I am, I will nevah, evah get a Brazilian butt wax!
How about you? Are you high maintenance, low maintenance, in between maintenance, and what do you do to maintain your wonderfulness?
Now, this inquiring mind wants to know if you’ve had a Brazilian butt wax! And I want details! 
Karin*
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Nope, never had a waxing in that locale. But if I did, I’d hop over to the local strip club and ask the dancers who they used! Always go to the pros for those need-to-know answers!
by Margaret A. Golla February 20th, 2009 at 4:47 amI’m low maintenance, but can look decent if needed. After 20+ years of riding my horse in all sorts of weather without sunscreen, the weather has taken a toll on my skin. The wrinkles don’t bother me–they show character, but it’s the brown blotches that do. I had my face lasered a couple of years ago and that helped, but the big brown cheek spot came back. I’m using a Clinique product on it now and it seems to be fading.
I had been coloring my hair, by a PRO ($200) a few times a year. With the downturned economy, I decided that I’d stop. Personally, I don’t give a rat’s ass that I’m gray. Hell, I didn’t even START dying my hair until my mid-40′s! Anyhoo, we were on a family walk a couple of days ago, Hubby behind me, and the wind was blowing my hair forward, exposing a huge gray patch that is normally hidden. Uh, hubby insisted that I start dying my hair again. He said there can only be one gray-haired person in the family and he called dibs!
I’m going to the salon next week.
Margaret some women look great with grey hair. I’m not one of them.
Good idea about asking a stripper where she gets, um, stripped.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:42 amWhen I was younger (like my 20′s), I used to spend 90+ minutes EVERY morning getting ready for work. Layers of make-up, hair hot rollers, etc.
But now, not so much. In fact dressing up for me today means putting on a bra!
As far as wax, my hoo-hoo says no thanks.
by ArkansasCyndi February 20th, 2009 at 5:04 amThanks Cyndi I just spewed coffee all over my screen. Hoo-hoo indeed!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:44 amOkay. I had to Google it. Do. Not. Want! Ever. That’s just wrong on so many levels! Owwwww! *squick*
Frankly, my dear, I’ve met a few men who might deserve this treatment…uhm, benefit, I meant benefit…but I so do NOT want to meet the woman who needs it. Ewww. Just ewww.
I come by the name “Silver” honestly. I’ve earned every one of the silver hairs on my head. I wear makeup if I’m going out where there are “real” people (ie. social engagement) but to the store or cleaners? Nope. I do use moisturizer. And after about the age of 40, sun screen became my new BFF. Karin, like you, baby oil and iodine was my summer ritual. As far as I’m concerned, pale is the new “bronze” in my skin’s wardrobe. And you know, for an old broad, I don’t look so bad!
by Silver James February 20th, 2009 at 6:10 amSilver, the gal who did my laser hair removal years ago told me stories of the men who would walk into her room, strip, lay down on the table, grab their knees, and open wide for her laser. Then they would insist she go back with tweezers and pluck! Yuck, gross, no way!
I bet your silver locks are lovely. Not many women can carry it off, but I’ve seen a few, like Emmylou Harris.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:49 amDudette! TMI! Did she have to do bleach eye baths at the end of the day? LOL Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the male anatomy as much as the next red-blooded woman, but…that’s just ewwwww!
I don’t know how lovely my silver locks are, but I’m comfortable with them. Going from blonde to ash blonde (gotta love L’Oreal) to au natural was easy for me.
I want Allison’s trainer, though. I need someone to whip me back into shape!
by Silver James February 20th, 2009 at 10:28 amI suddenly now understand road rage. Now every time I look at someone grumpy, I’m going to be thinking, “Aw, poor thing, they probably just had their ass waxed.”
by Toni McGee Causey February 20th, 2009 at 10:40 amSilver, I want Allison’s trainer too! She looks great!
Toni, too funny.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:39 pmLOL Margaret!
No butt waxing for me.
We all have our vanities. Mine is my hair. I can’t stand being gray. I started going gray early–before 30–and I’ve been dying my hair ever since. I wear make-up, but I’ll go out of the house without it. I recently started enjoying pedicures (thanks Karin!) but I keep my fingernails short, a habit I started while playing piano, and I can’t seem to break it, so manicures don’t really do it for me.
My new vanity is my trainer. I love him as much as I hate the work. I’m one of those “I hate to exercise but love the feeling after” people. But I swear, when my gluteous maximus is sore I know that my butt is shrinking and that’s a great feeling! Bring on the pain.
by Allison Brennan February 20th, 2009 at 7:31 amAllison, you have really nice hands, and even though you keep your nails short they look good. And aren’t pedicures wonderful?
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:51 amI can’t stand someone touching my feet for a pedicure. I’m too ticklish and it just makes me tense. I need to go have a manicure done. And the hair. I’d highlighted it a long time ago, and the guy kept doing “a little more” than I wanted each time, until I was completely blonde. Then he had me convinced I’d never be able to go back to my natural brunette without cutting it all off. Finally, a good friend mentioned she’d done the same and hers looked great, so I went to her stylist and fell in love. They matched my natural color and it’s hard to notice then when it’s growing out and the gray starts showing.
But all of the shaving, waxing, effort? I must be just too damned lazy. I don’t use moisturizer unless I’m vacationing somewhere where it’s really dry (like Colorado). Haven’t used any wrinkle creams or anything.
I would like to have some lasik surgery–my eyes have started rejecting my contacts.
by Toni McGee Causey February 20th, 2009 at 10:28 amI did the Lasik years back — very pleased with the results. Contacts didn’t work anymore, and when I lost the computer screen distance and the eye dr said ‘trifocals’ I couldn’t deal with it. Lasik it was.
by Terry Odell February 20th, 2009 at 10:44 amI had lasik years ago. My eyes have slipped a little and I have a bit of trouble with starbursts and things at night, but I was so blind before (-7.75 contacts) that I’m thrilled.
by Poppy February 20th, 2009 at 11:35 amThat’s very reassuring to hear, both of you — thank you. I’ve got an appointment for Tuesday to see if I’m even a candidate.
by Toni McGee Causey February 20th, 2009 at 3:52 pmLove my lasik. Although I have the problem with headlights starring at night and feel like my night vision isn’t as good as it used to be.
by Kendra February 20th, 2009 at 7:00 pmLove the comments, Karin! I’m a low-maintenance gal, but highlights are my thang. I’m getting the gray, and like to spice it up a bit. The butt waxing is a big no, but I think I’d like Allison’s trainer.
I love moisturizer, and I was an iodine, baby oil gal too in the 70′s.
by LaDonna February 20th, 2009 at 8:09 amOverall, I can’t see me getting the needle things done either. Oh forgot, I’m a Proactive girl too. Seriously, I got a few pimples tippy-toeing into menopause. Cleared it right up too! Can you imagine standing in line at the store at my age with a tube of Clearasil? Luckily, my smart baby girls had discovered Proactive and we all joined the club.
LaD Proactive is great! I use it a couple of times a week as regular maintenance. And I do so love the way my goil does my highlights. One day soon though, I’m going to step outside of the safe box and have her add some, I dunno, purple or bright red.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:53 amDon’t need waxing there, thank God. As for Brazilian wax jobs, I never understood the need. Of course I try to stay in shape, I use sunscreen and I color my hair, but that and a little makeup is about all I’m doing.
If I could afford more, I might do more, though I’m not sure … I saw Suzanne Somers on Oprah a couple weeks ago, and her face looked weird. I’d rather see droopy and wrinkles in a mirror than a mask.
by Edie February 20th, 2009 at 8:13 amEdie, Suzanne Somers has had a wee bit too much work done. I’m all for work, but some of those stars, with Michael Jackson leading the way, have gone too far, and now their faces are ruined.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:55 amI am very low maintence. I don’t mind the wrinkles as much as I do the gray hairs. I’ve started getting mani/pedi’s now and I am enjoying that. I’ve tried taking care of my face, but no matter what I put on it is dry. So, I use a little of this and a little of that and hope for the best.
by Amanda February 20th, 2009 at 8:14 amAmanda sometime you can moisten up skin by adding certain foods and vitamins to your diet.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 9:57 amI did the baby oil thing too, in the eighties. I guess I’m low maintenance. I wear makeup if I’m going to the kids’ schools, doctor’s appts., and my critique group meetings. Otherwise it’s just lotion.
I’m not waxing anything. I tried it once on my arm. I got the wax too hot and now have a small scar to remind me to never, ever, ever do it again.
I do color my hair. I figure I could accept either the roots or the gray, but no way in hell am I going to have both. I do it myself.
Botox has other uses. My oldest was born with Cerebral Palsy. The muscles in her right arm and leg are much tighter then they should be. The Neurologist has injected her with Botox to loosen the muscles. Unfortunately it is only a temporary fix. She will have to do stretches several times a week for the rest of her life. I’m not complaining. We are regulars at our local Children’s Hospital and on each visit we see children with far more severe problems than my kids.
Happy Friday!
by HollyD February 20th, 2009 at 8:25 amHolly, what was it with the baby oil and iodine? I used to lay there and sizzle like bacon in a frying pan.
And if you’re ever inclined to wax again? Go to an aesthetician! It still hurts but a good one does a great job!
I didn’t know Botox loosened muscles up, I thought it paralyzed them. Learn something new.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 10:02 amUsed to be I never left the house without makeup. I still prefer to take precautions so I don’t scare dogs and small children, although I am not one of those who’s camera-ready at the Y. I found a tinted moisturizer that makes me a little less frightening there, but will do a little more if I’m going out in public.
I color my hair — started when my daughter found the first gray ones. My gray would have been a skunk stripe down the center of my head otherwise.
I did undergo a Brazilian wax once as a birthday gift to hubby, who’d expressed some curiosity. I love him dearly, but don’t think I’d do that again. There are compromises in a relationship.
by Terry Odell February 20th, 2009 at 8:25 amTerry, did it hurt?????
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 10:04 amYa think! (But the gal who did it was very good). Ultimately, it was worth it to watch hubby’s reaction when he discovered the results. Zero to Sears Tower in 0.5 seconds.
by Terry Odell February 20th, 2009 at 10:25 am(TMI, I’m sure) But we’ve agreed it’s not likely to happen again.
Putting hands over ears. “La la la la la…”
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:40 pmJane Porter does a funny scene in FLIRTING WITH FORTY about getting a brazilian. For some reason they left it out of the movie. lol.
I’ve never tried, never will.
I do the highlights three times a year. I tried restylane to fill a crease by my mouth and ended up with a huge bruise on my cheek, empty wallet, and marginal results. Won’t be doing that again. I confess to botox between my eyebrows. I’d have a deep ditch there if I didn’t. Hubby doesn’t know.
by Kendra February 20th, 2009 at 8:47 amKendra, the actress who played the heroine’s part probably had it in her contract, “No nudity, and no Brazilian butt waxing!”
My aunt did the restylane thing, and she had some serious bruising, but I have to say after it all calmed down, the results were pretty awesome. But there we go, back to the needle in the lip thing. shiver. do they numb you first? like without a needle?
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 10:15 amFor the restylane they numb you. I did it to myself since I work in a dental office. I can’t imagine a needle in the lips, though. Ouch. I rarely see lips that look real natural with the stuff. Botox doesn’t feel great, but it’s bearable.
by Kendra February 20th, 2009 at 6:58 pmAww jeeze, I saw this BEFORE coffee and knew I didn’t have enough fortification to read it. Fully caffeinated now.
My answer, Hell NO! And if some man asked me to do it, my answer would be, AFTER YOU.
I’m simple maintence and cheap as they come. I do wear make up everyday. And I get my hair colored every five weeks. I love acrylic nails, but they don’t work for me anymore so I just ignore my nails now. I rarely do the mani/pedi thing but I should!
Butt wax????? Karin, you crack me up! Thanks so much for the laugh!
by Jen Lyon February 20th, 2009 at 9:42 amMy turn to spew! Good come back, Jen. hahahaha.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 10:16 amI am fairly low maintenance. Some days I remember the mascara and lip gloss, most days its just the moisturizer and sunscreen. But then again I get my eyebrows done every three weeks (waxing), don’t care so much about the mani my nails are kept short anyway – although I get them done every few weeks anyway, during the winter I get a pedi once a month, during the summer its every two weeks (okay I should say during flip-flop season its every two weeks, the rest of the year its monthly)
by Tiffany February 20th, 2009 at 9:51 amSunscreen is a daily practice, even in the winter. I am fair skinned, and burn easily, and had my fair share of burned skin as a teen. And when at 22 you have pre-cancerous spots removed you stock up on the sunscreen. In the summer if I spend enough time in the sun by the end I might have faint tan lines, if I am lucky. Although my dermatologist recently told me that it might be beneficial to spend about 15-20 minutes in the sun without sunscreen for the purposes of vitamin D, so maybe this summer I might, and hope that I don’t burn.
I had laser treatments down there, the best thing I ever did! I am so fair skinned and have such sensitive skin that nothing else was good enough. I have considered having my legs done too – I hate shaving (the only good thing about winter is that I don’t have to shave everyday).
As for Botox, yeah not so much – I have issues with the dentist when they are coming at you with the Novocain needle I don’t think that I would ever volunteer for a procedure that requires needles, especially to the face.
Tiffany, I went the laser route several years ago. Best thing ever! No more shaving the armpits, or plucking/ waxing the eyebrows, and I have a nice bikini line too.
I never got around to the legs though. One day, maybe…
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 10:20 amOh, my gosh! My niece does all this stuff and thinks it’s awesome. I’m lucky to get in a pedicure twice a year! I guess I’m low-low-low maintenance.
by Debra Webb February 20th, 2009 at 10:55 amDeb, I have to say the Brazilian and needles in my face aside, I’m with your niece and with Rocki. I love this stuff!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:47 pmNever had a wax, Brazilian or otherwise, but only because I’m light and fair. But, maintenance? Man, I love all that stuff! I’m the highest of maintenance and not ashamed of it. I had a facial the other day – a brand new spa that had this incredible machine called a Hydrofacial. OMG – RUN don’t walk to have one of these. It was utterly magical and I have been glowing for days.
Great topic.
Oh, PS – I asked the facial girl (there’s a name for them, but I don’t have time to look up the spelling of estheti…. you know) Anyway, I asked her, for research purposes, about the waxing trend. She says it’s “all off” these days – every, every, everywhere. Including arms! Which brings me to another topic. In our graphic love scenes, when describing characters under 30 – are they…um…bald???
by Roxanne St. Claire February 20th, 2009 at 10:56 amOkay, so Rocki, the answer to your last question is, pretty much, yes. And that includes guys too! Well, too an extent anyway. Let’s just say they do some housekeeping down there, because according to my sons, “Girls don’t like a lot of hair down there.”
That’s all I’m saying on the matter!!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:45 pmRachel Ray (on her talk show — the onlyl time I ever watched even a part of it) had a guy — actor/model, whatever, who looked into the camera and said, “Guys: Trim. Need I say more?”
Manscaping?
by Terry Odell February 20th, 2009 at 12:51 pmManscaping! I love it!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pmThis arrived in my mailbox this morning. It’s too funny!
All hair removal methods have tricked women with their promises of easy, painless removal- The Epilady, scissors, razors, Nair and now…the wax.
Read on………
My night began as any other normal weeknight. Come home, fix dinner, and play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: “Maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet.” So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those “cold wax” kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or wherever else) and you pull the hair right off. No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean, I’m not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)
So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. (“Cold wax,” yeah…right!) I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works! OK, so it wasn’t the best feeling, but it wasn’t too bad. I can do this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.
With my next wax strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet. Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek (it was a long strip) I inhale deeply and brace myself… RRRRRRIIIIPPP!!!!
I’m blind!!! Blinded from pain!!!!…
OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!
Vision returning, I notice that I’ve only managed to pull off half the strip. CRAP! Another deep breath and RIPP! Everything is spinning and spotted. I think I may pass out…must stay conscious…must stay conscious. Do I hear crashing drums??? Breathe, breathe……..OK, back to normal.
I want to see my trophy – a wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair. I hold up the strip…There’s no hair on it.
Where is the hair???
WHERE IS THE WAX???
Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip…It’s not! I touch. I am touching wax. I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake…remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something. So I put my foot down. Sealed shut! My butt is sealed shut. Sealed shut!
I penguin-walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do, and think, “Please don’t let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off! What can I do to melt the wax?’ Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!! I’ll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right???
*WRONG!!!!!!!*
I get in the tub – The water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment – I sit. Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub…in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn’t melt cold wax. So, now I’m stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!! God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have a phone put in the bathroom!!!!! I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and have some secret of how to get me undone. It’s a very good conversation starter “So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!” There is a slight pause…She doesn’t know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, “Are we talking cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?” She’s laughing out loud by now…I can hear her. I give her the rundown and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.
YEAH!!!!! Right!!
I should be the joke of someone else’s night. While we go through various solutions, I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor. Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub in super hot water and then dry-shaving the sticky wax off!! By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I’m pretty sure I’m going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event. My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace….the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax.
What do I really have to lose at this point? I rub some on and OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It’s sooo painful, but I really don’t care. “IT WORKS!! It works!!” I get a hearty congratulation from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair…THE HAIR IS STILL THERE…ALL OF IT! So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I’m numb by now. Nothing hurts. I could have amputated my own leg at this point.
Next week I’m going to try hair color…
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:37 pmPS, this wasn’t me!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 12:38 pmYeah, right.
by Terry Odell February 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pmWell, I do remember a long, long time ago…
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 1:32 pmOh mi god, can’t breathe. crying. poor girl. thank Gawd it’s not me.
by Cele February 20th, 2009 at 2:46 pmOHMYGAWD, I’m laughing so hard I can’t type! That’s priceless. Thanks, you just sent my endorphines soaring off the charts.
by LaDonna February 20th, 2009 at 12:55 pmLaD, the very funny sad part of this is, I think many of us can totally relate! Like I said the things we do to keep our wonderfulness wonderful is damn painful!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 1:34 pmPeople really do that? ouch. I went to beauty college – I’ve waxed a lot of parts, but not that one – oye!
I have been coloring my hair to some extent since age 13. I taught my husband how to color my hair, he’s good and a lot cheaper than the going rate in a salon. I even cut and style my own hair. I wax my own brows, I am addicted to alphahydroxy creme, and I wear tons of mascara. I have had long nails since I was in my early 20s, oh crap that means three decades – but I’m not as vigilant about them as I use to be.
After having been a California surfer girl I am paying the price with skin cancer. Please remind your kids to spf.
I don’t think I’d call myself vane, I would more likely call myself insecure.
by Cele February 20th, 2009 at 2:40 pmYes, Cele, people really do get those parts waxed! I hope the skin cancer is under control! My fil just went through a little scare and thank god he’s ok. I am so into spf!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pmNo one’s getting close to my hooha with wax or tweezers! I tried home waxing my bikini line once and ended up with terrible bruises and torn skin – never again! I have my own (don’t laugh) moustache/beard trimmer that works very nicely in keeping things neat.
As for skin care, I’ve never used anything but Dove soap on my face and I use an abundance of moisturizers year-round – other than a few spots from sun damage, it’s been a good regime. I remember using Crisco when tanning as a teen – this was before sunscreens or worries over sun damage.
I was a natural blond growing up but my hair has gradually got darker over the years and now is a drab brown, about 60% gray. I have it highlighted pretty heavily and those highlights have gotten lighter and lighter and are fairly platinum now – they blend better with the gray. If my gray was attractive, I might not mind it, but for now I choose to remain blond.
by Laurie February 20th, 2009 at 3:49 pm“No one’s getting close to my hooha with wax or tweezers!”
Oh, shit, Laurie I just spewed my fresh cup of coffee all over the place!
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 3:59 pmUh, no, but my friend is opening a waxing center and apparently there is a whole underground world I don’t know about (and a profitable one too). Anyone ever heard of the Metro ticket? And what about the whole notion that waxing makes sex more intense? Inquiring mind wants to know…. Oh, and did you know there’s not just butt waxing, but butt bleaching (same areas)?????
by Virna February 20th, 2009 at 4:22 pmVirna, sadly I have heard of the ass bleaching. shaking head.
by Karin Tabke February 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pmI was in need of a good laugh and by golly this blog delivered. Years ago I tried self-waxing the bikini line. I put the wax and cloth strip on one side and ripped it off. Dear God it hurt. I put the strip on the other side, and despite having given birth twice with no pain meds, I could not pull that strip off. I very gently removed it and shaved the second side and have never, ever, evah considered waxing again. Don’t want Botox or Restylyne or any of those things they inject WITH A NEEDLE in your face. With my luck I’d look like Priscilla Presley.
I’ll take plain ole me, thank you very much. And you can add me to the iodine-and-baby-oil brigade. Did we really do that??? I just spent a week in Curacao, 12 degrees north of the equator and spent most of the day on the beach under a palm hut (which also kept out the regularly-scheduled morning rain shower) reading one of the 5 romance novels I stuffed in the sides of my suitcase.
by Marilyn February 23rd, 2009 at 11:37 pmHey, Marilyn, glad to make you smile! I think waxing should be considered a form of torture!
by Karin Tabke February 25th, 2009 at 11:22 am