Thoughts, stories, and insights from M.E. Nesser
Remember the story about the guy who thought he’d handle the Brazilian Waxing like a gangster? Probably the funniest part of the appointment was when he got off the table and walked very slowly towards the clean up station with his legs and buttocks clenched. When his wife asked him why he was walking like that, he said he was afraid. I’m not exactly sure what he was afraid of, but it was comical.
A couple came in together for side by side Brazilians. The woman is a regular and it was easy for her. Her husband, on the other hand, didn’t tolerate it very well. There was screaming, swearing, and sweating. She kept teasing him that he was bragging he was a ‘G’ but, in reality, he was being a pansy. He said (amongst the moaning and groaning) he thought it wouldn’t hurt that much. After he got off the table, she told him he wasn’t a ‘G’ after all. When I asked what a ‘G’ was, she told me it referred to being a gangster. I told them I was the ‘G’ in the wax room.
The song King of Pain by Police came on as I was doing a full body wax on a man. It was the most appropriate song to be waxing except for it should have said “Queen of Pain!”
Shaving can cause hyperpigmentation, especially in delicate areas like the bikini line or the underarms, which is why more and more people are getting waxed. We had a client tell us that her bikini area looked like Kanye West when she shaved. Now she waxes.
One of my regular Brazilian Wax clients was not tolerating the service very well yesterday. At one point she yelled, “Your mother is a man!” I’m not sure where that came from, but it was funny!
Putting lotion on the skin right after a wax can clog the pores and cause irritation and ingrown hairs. Some moisturizing soaps and highly fragrant body washes can do the same thing. You don’t need to smell like pomegranate and apple sauce to be clean.
People get lazy about personal grooming when summer is over and I’ll never understand why. Don’t you feel better when you shave your legs, get a pedicure, color your hair or get a Brazilian Wax? Self care isn’t just a summer thing. You should always try to feel your best – every day…every hour…every season.
Not only does shaving cause redness, irritation and ingrown hairs, it grows back prickly. I’ll never understand why anyone wants sandpaper feeling skin – especially Down Under.
Waxing, on the other hand, pulls the hair from the root allowing a finer, thinner hair to grow back in. It may feel uncomfortable for a few minutes while having it removed, but at least the skin will be smoother and healthier for several weeks after the service. And when your hair grows in, it will be soft. More importantly, you won’t feel like you’re having sexy time with a porcupine.
Sadly, not everyone has pristine hygiene. It’s part of the job we have to deal with, so all of the
Brazilian Wax technicians at Mark & M.E. and Wax It All can relate to this cartoon.
Sounds about right… I made the conscious decision nearly 30 years ago to make the Brazilian Waxing Service at Mark & M.E. fun and efficient. I also wanted to have a no-nonsense approach so that my clients always felt comfortable with me working on their most private areas. This conversation is pretty typical, which is why I had to share it with you today!