Articles about: waxing
Can’t get your legs waxed; wear high heels; contacts or get your tache threaded? We talk pain thresholds
There are people who can endure great pain without saying a word, who can stoically suffer while in total agony. I am not one of those people. Basically, I have the pain threshold of a toddler who...
The Beaut.ie Beginner’s Guide To Leg & Bikini Salon Waxing Part One
The business of summer defuzzing is a serious one, assuming that you’re not quite ready to pull an Emer O’Toole and bare your lush winter coat in public. Waxing is great for long-ish...
Balls to That: UK Men Love Back, Sack & Cracks. How do Irish Lads Stack up?
Men with hairy backs (sacks and cracks): be very afraid. The Boyzillian is back and is on the rise since 2010 if a press release from Wahanda – packed full of stats and percentages –...
Veet EasyWax Electrical Roll-On Kit: The Ultimate Anti-Gorilla Aid
My triumphant return to the gym (what? the pool and jacuzzi counts!) has required me to significantly up the ante in the auld de-fuzzing department. And as luck would have it, Veet seem to have...
Oh Em Gee: 3 Ways to Show Your Lady Garden Some Love This Valentine’s Day
Whether you prefer to embrace or ignore Valentine’s Day, there’s no escaping the fact that 14th February is upon us once more. In honour of the day that’s in it, I’ve put...
Salon Hygiene: Why it Matters (Warning – Gross Pix Inside!)
We’ve talked before about salon hygiene and the perils of double-dipping and yes, we think it’s of huge importance. Salons should be maintaining basic standards as a matter of course...
When NOT to wax: tips for a less painful experience
HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Oh yes: it’s that time of the year when hairy shins can no longer be hidden under a layer of denim or black opaques. Chances are you’re going to have to bare...
Tesco beauty salons: leg wax with your baked beans?
Tesco have spotted yet another gap in the market – and they’re setting up beauty salons in their stores in the UK. Offering quick no frills treatments that women regard as essential...
Beaut.ie How To: Wax Your Upper Lip
If hormones or an unfortunate encounter with a razor at a should-have-known-better age have left you predisposed to dark hairs atop your upper lip, you’ve probably tried to sort the blighters...
Get down for Movember: ditch the waxing and release your inner Freddie
When my brother in law told me he was going to temporarily destroy his boyish good looks by the growing of a tache I was dismayed. “Seriously?” I wanted to know. And “For Gods sake...