Initially, I just followed their directions, putting it on, waiting it to harden just enough, then pulling it off. The problem was that parts came off and other parts didn't, which meant I had to remove the stuck-on wax with my fingers or with tweezers both took hair with it.
I had some cloth strips I bought at the beauty supply shop, originally for the honey wax, and I tried applying the hot wax, then applying the cloth strip, and then pulling the wax off using the cloth strip. This worked MUCH better. Nearly all of the wax came off, and if some of it stuck, I could put a bit of hot wax on top of it, apply the cloth and pull it off, leaving only a few bits of wax that could be scratched off (taking the hair with it) or tweezed off.
It was even effective on a man's facial hair, after he had grown out his "beard" for a week. About 95% of the hair came off, and what was left were the lightest colored hair. Even the salon waxing couldn't get it, but this wax did.
The instructions had some good suggestions, like putting talcum powder on your skin/hair before applying the wax. Following these instructions resulted in much less skin irritation. Applying vitamin E creme after resulted in less scarring and redness.
I was able to get it to warm up faster by pressing the tin all the way down, as suggested by others, but I learned that after waiting about 30 minutes for it to warm up. Also, the wax gets very hot. I found that I got better results when I used one spatula stick to load up another one, for 3-4 inches of length, by the time I got the wax spread out on the stick, it was cool enough to apply without too much difficulty.
The timing on when to pull the cloth is tricky. Too soon and you don't get much hair, too late and you leave half the wax behind. It seemed like about 5-10 seconds was about right.
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I decided to try out this product for a brazilian wax to save money instead of going to a salon. I have been to European Wax center in california several times to get a full brazilian and they are great and their wax is just like the one sold in this product. Instead of using strips the wax heats up and then solidifies and pulls the hair when u rip it off.I had no problem heating up the wax like some complaints said....you have to push the tin down so you don't see the little black rubber ring around it and then after like 15 minutes or so of heating up take one of the sticks and push the wax down and to the side. I think most people don't realize that the wax is well heated on the bottom but to get the top heated you have to get some of that hot wax from the bottom on the top and then you can stir it around.
Once I had the wax heated up I tested a strip on my husbands leg hair first to see if it really works like it says it should. It worked great so we moved on to me.
I got the wax to work like it says it should. You have to use a little bit thicker of a coating than the demonstration video does but that's just from experience in other salons. Once on, the wax cools and you get to rip it off. If its not working for you, make sure you take off the wax before it completely hardens. The wax should still be a little soft to touch but should be solid enough to rip off. You also have to create a little lip once you put a piece down which you can do with the popsicle stick, that way you can get a good grip to pull it off.
The reason I gave this product three stars is because for one it hurt like hell. I know any brazilian waxing hurts, but this stuff did not come off as easily as the wax in the salons. And it was just so much more painful and left my skin so red. Another reason is that although this product is great, it is pretty pricey. The wax that comes in this kit is not enough to cover a lot of skin if you are doing areas like your bikini or your legs. We had to buy the extra tins of wax. So overall we spent about 30 bucks. To go to a salon, it costs me 40 bucks. Honestly, I will pay the extra 10 bucks to go to a salon. It hurts a hell of a lot less, takes a lot less time, and you get a better quality wax.
That being said, if you have experience waxing and can do it well enough, maybe this stuff is right for you. I really couldn't give it less than three stars though because the wax works exactly like it says it does. And if you can suffer through the extra pain and get it done right, you will probably like it.
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Bought this locally and tried it as soon as I got home. I'm no stranger to waxing my legs, so I expected a bit of a mess and hair removal isn't exactly pleasant. Well, the warmer takes well over 25 minutes to heat the metal tin containing the wax. It is a very messy business ending up with wax all over the unit, my hands, the floor and small bits still stuck to my legs. I gave up after trying for over an hour and pitched the entire box (warmer, wax, instructions and wooden "spatulas (popsicle sticks would be more accurate a description) into the trash can.Stick with wax strips if you intend to do waxings at home. This isn't worth the money, time or effort and you'll be left with a serious mess to contend with.
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