Nad's Facial Wax Strips

Nads is my wax brand of choice for home waxing. I usually wax my arms in the summer time, but occasionally worry about the hair on my upper lip, and my toes (eek). I’m not brave enough to make an appointment at a salon for facial hair removal, so these pre-waxed strips are great for home use.

Start with cleansing the skin area, and I like to use my hands to smooth hair down into one direction. Then simply warm the strips (2 strips stuck waxed side together), to soften the wax, for a minute or two (longer on cool days), then peel apart. I immediately fold one strip in half, incase I don’t need it, or don’t use it right away, and put to one side while I’m using the other strip. Apply in a quick motion, flat against your skin. Hold your hand against the strip, then rub it gently backwards and forwards just to make sure the wax is still warm and pliable, then holding your skin taught with one hand, and grabbing the end of the wax strip with your other hand, quickly tear the strip back on a 45o angle, against the hair growth direction. The faster you pull, and the better the angle, the less it hurts. And BREATHE out as you pull the strip across!

If you can’t stand the sting, as soon as you’ve pulled the strip off, place your free hand firmLY on the area you just waxed, it helps easy the pain! Repeat the process around the areas you want waxed, 2-3 times until the strip seems to no longer pull out the hair, or you’ve removed the hair. Rewarm the second strip in your hands, and repeat until you’ve sufficiently removed hair.

I have recently started waxing my eyebrows with these strips, not precisely (I wax as much as I can, but tweeze into shape), and it doesn’t hurt anywhere near as much as the top lip area! Because the eye area under the brow is so small, I cut a strip in half lengthways to do this area.

If you have sticky residue on your skin, use the non-waxed back of a used strip to remove it, just press it on, rub your hand up and down for a few moments then quickly lift off the strip - this usually removes most if not all residue. Be sure to use the post wax wipes - these help calm the skin down and lessen inflammation and redness.

Wax strips? Not a bad idea... Although my facial hair is not really obvious... It does grow quite a bit on the sides of my face and funnily, also on my ears, which can be visible when the sunlight strikes the right spot. I was always worried if i plucked at it too much, whether it will grow thicker and darker.

This is when these strips came in handy... although it doesn’t cover a very large surface area of the face, it was enough to get rid of the side hairs.

The green apple coloured wax was a little stickier and harder than i first imagined it to be... I usually have cold hands, so it took an extra effort for me to rub and warm up the wax strips for use.. However, the consistency of the wax makes it a nice and gentle wax, which works quite well for the fine thin hairs, but not so much on the thicker.

I must say.. It wasn’t really fun trying to wash off the little residue of the wax left sticking to my hair or on my face, as it can be difficult to wash off without accidently pulling your hair.. which does tend to hurt a bit.

Despite this, the product smells natural and fresh.

I often use facial/small prepacked wax strips but personally found these to be alot more harsh on my skin then other brands. The wax seems harder then others ive used an also took alot of self generated heat just to peal. It did remove the majority of the hair but did still leave more then other wax strips ive used at the sides of the wax strip. I did enjoy the scent and do enjoy nads products but found these to not be something id use again

I picked these up just before Christmas because I had forgotten to book in with my beauty therapist beforehand and my moustache was getting out of control. In my opinion getting your top lip waxed is the most ouchy area on your body and I wasn't really looking forward to trying to do it myself. The strips are stuck together and you just need to warm them between your hands so you can pull them apart. Then I applied one to my face and waited a minute or so. Then I pulled it off in the way the directions advised and while it hurt it was literally only when I was pulling it off that it did hurt. I did two strips on each side and after that there were all but three hairs left on each side which I just tweezed out. Then I used the one of the calming oil wipes and it soothed my skin and removed all traces of the wax from my face. It was so easy that I'm going to keep doing this myself at home. I'm a total convert!

A staple product in my hair removal regime. The strips are pre waxed so all you need to do is rub the strips between your hands, separate the strips and apply to the area of hair you want to remove. I tend to use these strips just for the upper lip as that is where I feel most comfortable that I won't make a mistake, but I understand that people use these strips for brows, other facial hair areas and sometimes bikini line. Priced between $10-$15 per pack of 24 strips these strips can last me about 6 months or even longer sometimes so definitely worth the money spent.

Scouring the shelf at our local pharmacy for the Nads eyebrow wand I couldn’t find it, the lovely sales assistant came over to tell me they no longer stock it. Waves of panic wash over me, what am I going to do now? I needed that wand like yesterday, these brows are seriously outta control. I then spotted a familiar looking white and green box with the NADS logo, I pick it up and read the box. ‘wax strips’ it read. Well I can make it work I thought and promptly made my way home to tidy myself up.

These wax strips sounded too good to be true, warm between your hands, peel apart, apply to desired area. Now I must confess I am a bit lazy when it comes to some beauty chores, the faster and easier the better, so I was already in love from that point.

I grabbed out two of the strips and the outsides look like two cotton strips with like a wax/plastic coating and feel quite strong. They are probably the size of your thumb and are rectangular shape. After I hold the strips between my palms for a few seconds I pull them apart and can see a very thin layer of green wax. Now this is where the fun began.. so with these strips being rectangular and my eyebrows slightly rounded I was so, so scared I was going to rip half my eyebrows off. But very careful and precise placing and it was perfect.

I pull the skin tight around my temple and rip the strip off and yus no pain! Just a quick burn and it’s all over. I examine the strip and notice even the teeny tiny blonde hairs have come out too, winning! A cold facecloth over my brows for a few minutes and there is not even any redness. I also love how these strips don’t even leave any sticky residue after your finished just super soft skin. I still have to pluck a few strays from really close to my brows but this only takes a few seconds and it’s something I normally have to do anyway.

Overall I’m really impressed with these strips and I will continue to purchase them over the eyebrow wand they are more convenient, quicker and actually do a better job.

I had been using Veet Facial Wax Strips for years to get rid of unwanted facial hair on my upper lip, until the day that the strip ripped off a thin layer of skin as well as the unwanted hairs! This ended up happening on more than one (separate) occasion and I wasn't waxing over an area that I'd already done, so I finally switched from Veet to Nad's.

Compared to Veet Facial Wax Strips, I find the Nad's Facial Wax Strips to be much more gentle. They don't leave the skin on my lip looking as red and irritated for as long and I've even re-waxed an area where some hairs have been left behind, something I definitely wouldn't do with the Veet strips.

These strips are the perfect size for other areas, like my bikini line, belly button and feet (yes, unfortunately I have hairy toes that need waxing too) and they work really well.

Would I purchase them again or recommend them? Yes, I've bought these multiple times and will continue to use them. I'd definitely recommend them over the Veet ones.

I have peach fuzz that annoys the bejeebers out of me. I tried shaving it once after seeing youtube tutorials about it being good and it won't grow back stubbly. All lies I tell you! It grew back thick and dark eewww! I am embarrassed by this but this calls for honesty and that is what I shall do. I thought I would try my hand at DIY wax with Nad's Facial Wax Strips after reading about them on the Nad's website and liking what they promised. No more shaving for me hopefully!

It comes with double sided wax strips which have an almost cloth feel. They mold easily to my face without being uncomfortable. I warm the strips between my hands peel them apart. The strips themselves are conveniently sized to fit in the smaller areas and if they are too big I just cut them to size. I apply the strip to my upper lip and press on firmly. I pull the skin tight and give it the band aid treatment by pulling fast to minimize any pain that might come with it. I needn't worry about pain, my threshold is quite high so I didn't feel much other than a quick burning sensation.

The wax which is green is left behind after pulling it off which is annoying. I try to reapply the strip and pull off excess wax. I find that the thick short hairs are sometimes left behind but the finer hairs are pulled out. I remedy this by letting it grow a little bit longer and then waxing. It works!

After two weeks of being hair free I can see fine hairs are starting to show their heads which is quite impressive. I can handle two weeks. The only thing I didn't like is the red mark it left on my upper lip which lasted a day. If I am going to do this I do it at least 24 hours before I need to go anywhere so I don't look like I have scrub on my top lip eeww. I use the aftercare wipes that are included in the pack to wipe off excess wax and to also soothe the area after I rip the strip off. I found that using these wipes actually made the red mark flare up more so stick to using my sensitive skin wipes and it seems to lessen the red mark a bit. It's a great at home remedy to those small embarrassing areas women often have. Fast and effective!

I remember when Nads first hit the market years ago & they were marketed to be less painful than normal wax products. Not the case.....

A good size pack but I sadly used only a few before I threw them out.

Although they warm easily between your hands & the strips are more flexible & easy to handle than some of the competitors products, they're not overly effective. I tried these on my upper lip & brows. They worked on getting the fine hair out but not the dark thick ones.

I found they left a lot of wax behind on the skin and left me quite sore. Generally I can wax my brows with no pain as I've been waxing them for years and the upper lip is bearable, but these brought tears to the eyes on the upper lip!

The next day I had a few pimples come up.

Wont be getting these again.