Bikini wax - bruising

[Lorrainelola]

I waxed my bikini line yesterday and OMG what a nightmare. I just didn't have enough hands to pull, stretch, rip off waxing strip. Left myself bruised and with half the hairs still spot welded on.

I am diabetic but don't think that had anything to do with it. I've been waxed hundreds of times and never bruised, only when I do it myself.

Anyway I have a bikini wax to do tomorrow and I'm getting in a right flap worrying that I might bruise client. Any suggestions?

 

[Abby]

Hi
You pulled the strip to much upward when you should have been stripping it laying low to the skin. Hope this helps

 

[Lorrainelola]

yes you could well be right there. Its so much harder when you are doing it to yourself. Thank you for that.

 

[Kim Lawless]

It's very difficult to wax yourself. Why not ask a fellow therapist to do a swap where you wax each other? xx

 

[Sarzy]

I tried to do my bikini line for practise and I found I was too scared to pull the wax off quick enough so did it really slowly and it hurt like hell! I then got loads of wax 'stuck' and had to call my husband to come and pull my skin tight so i could get it off - we were laughing but I was in a right state and i've vowed i'll never do that again!