Hose Down Your Hoo-Ha
Thoughts, stories, and insights from M.E. Nesser
“Did that woman survive that brutal attack from you around 10:30 this morning?” This was a message I received from one of my employees yesterday. I had an overly dramatic woman with very fine hair make so much noise that she was heard on the first and third floors of Mark and M.E. It was a quick and easy wax and her skin was barely pink when I finished. I think she better think twice about having a baby.
There are certain things you can do annually, like eye exams or physicals. Brazilians, on the other hand, are not one of those things. I had several women this week who hadn’t been waxed in over a year. Some of those women did zero grooming during that time. Your hair will not come in finer and thinner unless you wax on a more frequent basis. In addition, when you wait that long, you may feel a little more discomfort than the clients that come see me regularly. Unless you enjoy the pain, try to visit me more often. It isn’t fun for me either.
Thank you Amy Cavalier for your article about M.E. in Rochester’s very own “In Good Health” It’s called The Queen of The Brazilian Wax. I like that!
Highlight of my day so far…..I was half-way through giving one of my regular clients a Brazilian when she realized she hadn’t put on her numbing cream first. Yes, her face looked just like this! She seriously was and had a scared kitty.
Time for some dinner time humor: When I give a woman a Brazilian and leave the shape of a triangle on the front of her bikini area, we call it a Martini Glass. When a client comes in and says it has been SO long since her last wax that now her Martini Glass looks like a giant Beer Mug, I admit…I get nervous.
Aside from being co-owner of the Mark and M.E. Salon, I am also a writer. I’ve written fiction and non-fiction. I love to read. I read every day, often in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep. I’m also the kind of reader that likes to re-read series that I like. I received the nicest compliment Saturday morning. A woman told me she read A Promise of Passion series four times. I was blown away! Sales may not be what I want, but that kind of feedback makes it all worth it.
This morning I had three women come together for a wax. It’s the second time they came as a group. They call themselves the Brazilian Breakfast Club, because they go to the diner for breakfast when they finish at Mark and M.E. When I googled the movie, I came across this picture of one of the actresses. The face was eerily similar to the faces of the ladies I saw today!
Yesterday, I walked into the waiting area and was greeted by a couple waiting for side-by-side Brazilians. The woman noticed I was walking funny and asked me if I had a Brazilian that didn’t go well. I informed her that one of my staff members had recently given me a Brazilian and it went very well. Then she noticed the boot on my leg, realized why I was walking that way and burst out laughing.
When I wax between the cheeks, I often ask the client to “lift it like you mean it.” If the client assists me, it is much easier to be thorough. When I recently told a woman, who was apprehensive about having that area wax, to lift it like you mean it, she yelled “I don’t mean it!”
