Sugaring

Approximately 1cm long. For most people this is usually 2 weeks post shaving, or 4 weeks post hair removal from the root ie. epilation, waxing, sugaring.

If you have longer hair it can be very helpful to give it all a little trim before you come to your appointment. Hair removal is often less painful when the hair is the correct length. Just be very careful not to go overboard! If you trim it too short I might not be able to carry out the treatment.

There are two different options when booking a hollywood, brazilian or g-string wax or sugaring appointment. One for new clients, or those who have shaved since their last appointment, or those who are booking in with longer than 8 weeks since their last appointment. The “Regular Client” option is for clients that have been sugared or waxed by myself within the last 8 weeks, and have not shaved since their last appointment.

Regular treatments usually means sparser, weaker hair which means that the treatment can be carried out faster. Time equals money, so I’m passing the saving on to my lovely regular clients! I also like to make sure that (also very lovely) new clients have more time to talk through the treatment before we begin, have any necessary breaks, and thoroughly go through aftercare.

Standard bikini line removes any hair that’s outside your knickers. Think standard briefs rather than a teeny thong though!

High bikini line comes in a centimetre or so from the knicker line.

G String is a slight tidy up of the hair on the mons pubis, leaving a full triangle, and complete removal of hair on the labia and around your anus.

Brazilian is complete removal of hair on the labia and around the anus, and leaves a small amount of hair on the mons pubis, often this is a strip or small triangle.

Hollywood is full removal of the pubic hair, so includes mons pubis, labia, and around the anus.

If you’d like something in between the treatments described below, do let me know and we can tailor your wax / sugaring treatment to you.

Absolutely! There are optional add ons you can choose from when booking. But we can talk about exactly which areas you want to include on the day, just to make sure that I leave behind and take away exactly what you want - no more, and no less. There may be extra charges for areas not covered by the specific treatment you have booked in for.

If you are having standard or high bikini line on you can leave them on, or I can give you some disposable pants to keep your own safe from wax / sugar paste and the pre and post treatment products. If you are having a g-string, brazilian or hollywood you will need to take your knickers off. They will only get in the way and make my job rather tricky! Bikini lines are probably one of my most popular treatments, I do several daily so it’s just normal for me! I know it can be a bit anxiety inducing, but do remember that I’m waxing and sugaring bikini lines all the time, so I won’t be phased in the slightest. I do use a towel so if you are feeling a bit worried we can cover any parts that aren’t being worked on.

Strip (or warm) wax is the wax applied with a spatula, then a strip is smoothed over and pulled off. This kind of wax is excellent in areas with vellus hair - like legs. BUT it’s very sticky and messy, and quite frankly I don’t like it! I no longer use strip wax in my treatment room, so if you’d like to book to have your legs done, please choose sugaring.

Hot wax is a bit like candle wax in that it sets hard, it doesn’t stay sticky like strip wax. Once hard, the wax is pulled off. No strips are used. It grips the hair, but not the skin. Hot wax is perfect for areas with terminal hair - like bikini lines, or more sensitive areas, like the face. It is more expensive than strip wax, but feels a lot more comfortable!

Sugaring and waxing are the same in that they both remove the hair from the root. However, with sugaring you do remove the hair in the opposite direction to waxing - going “with the grain” of the hair, this means less irritation, less breakages, and less likelihood of ingrown hairs.

While wax is synthetic, sugar paste is completely natural and biodegradable. There is much less waste from a sugaring treatment, you end with a small ball of sugar paste, and a pair of (biodegradable!) gloves. Whereas with waxing you end up with gloves and a LOT of wax, and depending on the treatment - a lot of strips too! The difference in waste is the main reason I decided to take up sugaring - and I’m so pleased I did!

I personally think that sugaring is far superior to waxing, and while I offered both for many years, all my clients swapped to sugaring, so I ditched the wax.

I love talking about sugaring and it’s many benefits, so do feel free to drop me an email to talk about it more.

Some people do seem to be more susceptible to ingrown hairs, but I do think there are several things you can do to greatly reduce or even prevent them entirely.

The first thing I would recommend is exfoliation! I personally think the best way to exfoliate is to body brush daily. I sell a range of body brushes and exfoliation mitts, and can explain how to use them during your treatment. If you prefer a manual scrub - don’t go too overboard with it, two or three times a week should work well. Do be careful of which products you use, there are some pretty scratchy scrubs out there which in certain areas can do more harm than good! I do sell some excellent scrubs which you can purchase in my treatment room. I’m also a big fan of chemical exfoliants. I can recommend products and explain how to use them at your appointment.

It’s good to remember to keep your skin clean - especially before and after your hair removal treatment. And make sure your skin can breathe! Tight, restrictive clothing, and synthetic materials all really don’t help. Keep an eye to see if there are any areas where you get ingrowns more frequently. It’s often where clothing rubs against the skin - knicker lines, shins if you wear leggings or skinny jean etc.

I will talk more about ingrown hairs at your appointment. Apologies in advance if you can’t shut me up!