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Can a beauty therapist please tell me a step by step guide to performing a brazilian wax on another person, including what positions the person should be in, how to strech the skin to ensure as little pain as possible ( especially around the lips) and any other useful information to ensure the best possible results. Also i would like to know how far up a 3/4 leg wax goes up to. Thanks

I am not waxing professional, but I have had the brazilian wax done to me quite a few times. It’s pretty simple as long as you keep the patient in a comfortable setting/environment. Just be sure to keep that skin warm when waxing, and ensure that you dont burn your patient. Also make sure that you take your time!!!! The patient/customer came there to leave feeling great, not with terrifying pain.

When you are waxing, wax off the hairs in the opposite direction of hair growth. If there hairs are more than a quarter inch in length, I highly recommend you trim those hairs. If not the pain level only inreases. If the hairs are less then one-eighth of an inch in length then the customer should let them grow out a little more. When you do wax the hairs off, gently push or pull the skin in the opposite direction that you are waxing.

I recommend you just watch a video on it or something. If you can practice on someone first, then great. Remind your customers to be well hydrated when getting waxed because you dont want them to have dry skin when you are waxing, and make sure they have not tanned recently either. You dont want that skin to be peeling off afterwords. When you are done waxing just apply so nice lotion or after waxing formula to the skin to help with any possibly reddness, swelling, or whatever.

Attached I will include a link to a video that has an example of a girl (probably in her mid 20′s) getting her brazilian wax. Everything down there is shown, but I do want you to know this video was not meant to be a porn video…more like a live how to guide i guess. If you are offended seeing a girl get her brazilian wax, dont watch. I doubt thats the case though considering this new hobby of yours…

http://www.redtube.com/6701

Anyways thanks for reading and if you have any other questions or concerns feel free to contact me whenever you’d like. My email address is: fearless_interigator@yahoo.com and my myspace screen name is: fearless_interigator

thanks for reading and good luck

Jack

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I am looking to open my own beauty salon that does express waxing, tinting, express facials and spray tans. I have 3 years experience in the industry but i would like to know where you all would like to see a fairly priced salon open up? This question is for both males and females so please let me know!

I would love the idea, especially one that is open longer than usual

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Rachel Broune
http://www.articlesbase.com/fashion-articles/simple-christmas-make-up-373977.html

Well, I have these really visible sideburns that I absolutely hate but I can’t get rid of them myself because I get all blotchy and red if I try to wax or epilate them myself, so I want to go the salon to get them professionally done. The thing is, I don’t know how to ask to get them done. Are they called "sideburns" or they have another name (kind like "upper lip" for moustache and the sort)? Do people get this normally done?

You can just say sideburns. There isn’t another name for it and even if there was, they would know what you are talking about. A lot of spa’s offer it in their menu these days anyway.

Leave your heater on medium/high so the unit is very warm. Take lavender oil or whatever oil you have on hand and jut wipe away any excess wax. That should take it right off!

Good luck!

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I burnt myself using a microwave wax product. When I took it out of the microwave and put the temperature stick in it, it splashed over my hand, resulting in second degree burns and a permenant scar.

Just wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with these types of products?
P.S. I did follow the instructions and heat it for the correct time. I emailed the company to complain and they just ignored me.

Yes and was told to use aloe vera to sooth the pain poor you did not recieve burns just sore and red legs

In the past, going to a day spa meant you probably received a manicure and a pedicure and maybe received a massage while you were there. Today, most day spas provide far more advanced selections than the day spa your mother and father used to go visit. Technological enhancements have made day spas a one-stop destination for treating numerous body parts, offering a wide range of exciting and satisfying treatments. Whether you have tired skin, acne scars or brittle nails, there is something for everyone at a day spa.

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Facials

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Massages

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Hand and Nail Treatments

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Tanning

Want the look of sun kissed skin every day of the week? Year-round tanning may be offered at the day spa of your choice, providing the latest in sunless tanning options. Sometimes an exfoliation of the skin is offered before applying a self-tanner. How deep you wish your tan to be determines the number of sessions you may need.

Body Treatments

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Microdermbrasion

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Barry Lycka
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I usually shave everything off, including underneath extra and leave a tiny landing strip. I have not got the guts to wax myself (tried and failed!) so I want to get it professionally done.

However, when you go to a beauty salon to get a bikini wax, do they literally just do the bikini line or will they take it all off underneath etc??

Thanks

ok. don’t panic. it’s not that bad at all. you can talk about it when you get there. i mean to find out what are they doing literally.
but here’s an article about everything you need to know about what happens when you get a professional wax:

http://www.bodycare.becomegorgeous.com/hair_removal/what_happens_when_you_get_a_brazilian_bikini_wax-545.html

just go for it! i got addicted to it! i feel so much more confident since than.

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