Aio Waxing Body Sugar Review

I have been lusting over this since I saw the trial team. I didn't get on the trial, but I did pick it up in the vault and I'm so glad I did. I was skeptical - could sugar wax be the answer to my problems? A day after my vault goodies arrived, I cracked into it. The brown box is simple with all the info, and inside was a gorgeous frosted glass jar with the delicious amber wax within. I removed the lid and was hit in the face with the scent of toffee apples! Oh god, I think I drooled a little. I set about getting some stuff prepared to start waxing my lady area, like a bowl of hot water for the wax, a cloth and some scissors to cut up the strips.

Fail. The wax adheres well to the hairs, but it does not pull them out nicely. After 2 hours of failing I gave up trying my lady area - the pain wasn't worth it. I was swollen, sticky and sore, and really not enjoying my experience. I had used minimal wax, as I've never used sugar wax before, so I was quite disappointed. The hair has since grown back and I have had so many ingrown hairs - I don't think I'll use this down there any more!!

However. I plucked up the courage to try my legs, and oh my god. It was like the easiest thing in the world. Slather, rip, wipe with damp flannel, repeat. I couldn't believe how well it was working on my legs, and how painless it was, and they had less than 1cm of hair on them. I sat in a state of euphoria as I pulled all of my leg hairs out - 3 WEEKS later, the hairs have barely grown back, it's a little sprinkling of stubble and that's it.

I have also given my armpits a try and I just can't get the wax to work - I don't know what I'm doing wrong. This would have been perfect as my razor has been irritating my armpits to the point where I scratch them raw.

The wax claims you can pull it with the hairs, I've found that no, you cannot do this. So other than that, and the pain from the lady area and the fact I can't use it on my armpits, I'm happy. I'll gladly continue to use this on my legs and be dolphin smooth, baby.

I'm quite new to waxing. I tried many years ago with some strips my sister got, it put us both off for years. Then recently there was a discounted product at Farmers...well there was a reason that was discounted. OUCH! But this sugar product...well it may have just changed my mind.

When I first saw the packaging it looked like it was a jar filled with golden syrup. When I opened it up, the product was rock hard though, not like syrup (although it has a nice sweet scent) This was just because it was cold. 10 seconds in the microwave made it a syrup that was easy to smooth across my skin.

I decided being a waxing rookie I would start with my legs. It was so easy! It definitely wasn't painless - but it wasn't as painful as the other methods of waxing I have tried. I felt confident doing both my legs and managed to get most of the hair, there seemed to be the odd bit that was a bit stubborn.

I really like how it is so much easier to remove than wax too, that stuff sticks to EVERYTHING. This sugar formula was easy to remove with a cloth and warm water.

It has been two weeks since I did it and the hair hasn't come back yet, this is awesome. My hair grows so fast :( Can't wait to keep using this...and maybe be brave enough to try it in other spots ;)

Packaging is a plain cardboard box with a little picture, plain but attractive. Inside this box is a thick heavy plastic jar, not clear but a brushed plastic with a black screw top lid, very nice not cheap to the touch and to look at by no means. In the box are two different sized wooden flat sticks and some nice white thick cloth strips and instructions. I undo the lid and find it's sealed so I peel the top back and there it is this sticky golden brown wax it smells faintly like caramelised sugar and golden syrup. I wax myself most of the time and I know what I'm doing, so after letting everything revert back to the 60s eeeek that's a winter thing. For the squeamish or shy stop reading now. I lightly heat this wax in the microwave for 5 seconds that's all as the room temperature was warm enough, I follow the instructions to the brief, with my ankle poised up on the back of the chair and a mirror positioned so I can see what I'm doing, this is a awkward position but effective. I drag the wax down my trimmed hair growth, it's very sticky to apply, not what I'm used to, I even find it a bit hard to smear at first, but I get it sorted and that's because my skin has to be damp not wet but ever so slightly damp, I then stick the cloth to the wax and give the cloth a wee rub to make sure it's pushed onto my hairs I tap the cloth a couple of times as I know the pain I'm going to get I grit my teeth (important to do this) and hold my breath and grab the corner of material and pull my skin tight with my other hand and rip the cloth up and off, Yussss off they come out by the roots, pain wise not to bad not bad at all, so I have another crack at it. I can also quickly stick the cloth back on with the wax side on my skin and get a couple of other stray hairs. Meaning to just do a tidy up I end up doing a little more than I had planned as it was one of the easiest waxings I've done. I chuck the cloth and the spatula in hot water and they cleaned up nicely the wax just dissolved away. So no hair holes with wee dots off blood or red goose bump skin and no broken off hairs just smooth skin, I just wipe my skin with lukewarm water no ice needed then slip into my clothes and perfect, no irritation my skin is silky smooth and you wouldn't know half an hour beforehand I was well let's say wild and wooly, the next day still smooth and soft not irritation just perfect. With this wax it seriously just sticks to the hairs and not the skin, no mess with using talcum powder to stop the wax from sticking to my skin either. This is the best wax I have ever used and not as painful as the waxing I get done professionally. I will make this my number one wax now.

Ah this stuff. It has taken me from despair to cheer (thanks goes to Magpiefi for giving some tips) anyway this was in the vault and I loved the sound of it. It promises a less painful waxing experience and ingredients that aren't full of nasties.

I used to wax back in my teenage years and I loved it. I have been waxing my eyebrows for years now and love the results.

So this arrived and I knew I had to start letting my hair grow so it would be long enough to wax. A few days later I was ready. I heated the wax for 10 seconds put a tiny bit of talcum powder on, applied a thin layer of wax to my arm pit, pressed the strip on, braced myself and ripped the strip off... No pain that was a start but I managed to get 3 hairs. I did this several times with the same result. Tried my legs same thing. I was going nuts reading the instructions over and over again and gave up destined to be like muffin Mclay like a bundle of hay.

But.. Magpiefi had her review up ahh as I read it.. Damp skin! So off I went again used the same method as above to get ready but this time I sat a hot face cloth on the area first then patted it dry a wee bit and ahhh of it all came. Still painless even though the hairs actually came off. It's like ripping a bandaid off its not painful at all. I think a big help with the pain is it's not ripping the skin. I have tried arm pits, legs and bikini all easy. I might sound like a freak but I can't wait til the hair grows back so I can do it again!! It's easy to clean up too everything just dissolves off and wipes away easily. Love this product definitely will re purchase.