GIGIBrazilian Body Hard Wax A Non-Strip Formula for Sensitive and Delicate Areas 396g

I was spending around £90 every 6 weeks for a complete wax in the salon (full legs, armpits and hollywood), which long term was a ridiculous amount of money.I decided to have a go at home waxing and roped my poor husband in to help me (I'm not a small girl, there was no way I could reach where I wanted to on my own!). The first few ventures were agonising (it's not as if he does this on the side or anything, it was his first time too!) but after a few months, we got to the point where he was just as good as my salon therapist.A few points for those who haven't used this before.1. Spread towels down, to help with any wax spillage. It flakes easily when it dries, so even if it gets on stuff, it shouldn't be a huge issue.2. I haven't tried Gigi's pre wax spray, I use outback organics pre wax cleanser and body oil. Cleanse with the cleanser and some cotton wool and then spray the oil on the area you're about to do, and then wipe off any excess. Don't apply it too far in advance because it will absorb, and you'll know it as soon as you try to get the wax off!3. Use a spatula and apply in small strips- you can make them bigger as you get used to it, but it's more manageable this way. It's also way more comfortable to do smaller strips down south- although you can go too small and it will end up taking ages and hurting more in the process. Find the right balance.4. You probably know this, but wax in the direction of the hairs, and remove in the opposite direction. Your position can affect how it comes off, if you aren't at a good angle to strip it off, you end up effectively pulling it off, and that just hurts and leaves a mess behind. Find the right spot.5. Once the wax has been applied, use a cotton wool ball or pad, dipped in water and squeezed, just to dab on the wax. This will help harden the wax to a removable state without letting it harden too much. If you try to remove it too early, it's just going to stretch, and if you leave it too long it will become brittle, and snap.TOP TIPS1- Use the oil beforehand. It makes a HUGE difference2- When you spread the wax, use the spatula to make a small tag to use as a handle once it's firm. That avoids a lot of pain in trying to lift up the end on each strip and pulling at hairs as you do so,3- When you remove, do it like you mean it. I know it seems like going slow will hurt less, but you would be wrong. It's like a plaster- the faster you do it, the better it is.4- When you've stripped an area, press something to your skin straight away, it helps with the sting. Your hand is good, or a cold flannel, aerosol (it's nice and cold) etc.Personally, I keep the hard wax for sensitive areas and use the veet style cartridge roll ons for my legs. Additionally, when I was going to the salon, I was ending up with loads of really bad ingrowing hairs, which were getting infected and gross. I don't have any issues like that with this product.*Thrifty eco note: as gross as this sounds, if you have a log burner or open fire, toss the used wax into egg cartons with tumble drier lint, wrap in newspaper and tie up, and you have a guaranteed fire lighter. They're amazing. And made completely from waste. Win win..

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Ok firstly a little bit of background, I have used warm wax before and it wasn't very effective, so therefore thought hard wax might be better. I didn't have a wax warmer so heated this wax by putting the tin in a saucepan of boiling water for about 10 minutes **warning! if you do this don't let the wax get into the saucepan because it is very hard to remove**. I used it on my bikini line. It did not come with a applicator so I used a stainless steel knife which I used a lighter to melt off the remaining wax afterSo I will say it does remove hair (not all but most) but it is the most painful thing you will do. It doesn't come with strips because you just peel of the wax when it is cooled. Be careful not to leave it too long or it becomes brittle and hard to remove about 2-4 minutes is about right depending on the thickness you spread it. I would suggest having it fairly thick as it helps when you are trying to rip it off.One thing I will say it is messy really messy. If that wax gets on fabric it is near impossible to remove, I found that the best way was to put a thick plastic bag under you which you can reuse.Also left over wax is very hard to remove from yourself, I find a hot shower works the best, you will also be a little red in the waxed area so I normally do it the day before the event I have waxed for. I've found it takes about 5 days to start growing back the more you use it the more time it will take to grow back.Basically it does work if you can handle the effortAll in all it does work

pros:Heats well in the heaterRemoves hair very well, even very coarse onescons:crumbles when left even a tad too long, resulting in a very painful procedure of removing remaining bitsvery difficult to wash residue afterwards, whether with oils and balms, under shower or what not - tried it allaverage in:gripping - I actually still use muslin strips with it, as it helps with gripping and even when it's crumbling half way through the patch, the muslin strip catches it preventing you from a painful operation of trying to grap the restamount - you have to heat up the whole tin every single time as there is no way to portion itapplication can be tricky, as it can slid of the waxing spatula quite quickly, but some practice gets consistently better results

Really good product. Thought I would give DIY waxing a go as professional waxing is so expensive, and in my experience not always that good. I am by no means a professional but didn't experience any of the problems that some customers have listed below e.g. flaky wax, difficulty in removing wax etc. If you have never had a professional wax then I wouldn't advise to try this as your first attempt because there is a technique to it which I picked up from watching what my beautician was doing. I used the Mylee wax heater and this tub fitted perfectly inside. It took around an hour on the hottest setting to fully melt so allow yourself lots of time. Once the wax has properly melted turn the heater down to medium to stop the wax being too runny. I applied talcum powder to the area I was waxing which is meant to ensure that the wax doesn't stick to the skin and just catches the hairs which stops it being too painful (it definitely was still painful but that is to be expected!) I applied the wax in the direction of the hair growth using a wooden spatula and did very small sections at a time leaving a 'handle' at the bottom. I waited about 30 seconds for the wax to go hard and pulled it off against the direction of the hair growth. It pulled almost every single hair out leaving your skin really smooth and pulled all the hairs from the root. It took me a really long time to do the whole area but that's the price you pay for waxing yourself, hopefully I will get quicker as I get more practice in. Overall a great product that will save you a fortune if you can tolerate the pain / have the time