Nad's Facial Wand Eyebrow Shaper

I thought this would be easy. Silly me! A runny wax and had to to make a couple of attempts to actually wax anything. In the end I gave up. Maybe it's just me and lack of skill? But I won't buy this again.

The gel wax is amazing at removing unwanted hair, but the gel comes out at the side, and it makes it hard to apply and shape the brows. I’m left with uneven eyebrows now, and have to wait for it to grow back.

I have the world's most unruly, explosive eyebrows known to man!

Whilst eyebrow technicians love them (something about having a large canvas), I am less appreciative of them. People tend to think of bad eyebrows as a monobrow - thats not my issue. My issue is that my eyebrows extend up and out. So I get them popping up on my forehead all the way out towards my hairline, and slightly depending below my eye.

To say I'm over plucking my eyebrows is an understatement, if it was just my brows that needed plucking it would be fine, but all the other stray hairs make it a pain in the butt..especially when my hair grows so fast, its a 2 weekly affair.

This product is perfect for me. It took a bit of getting used to, but I was persistent and motivated to master it. The wand isn't as simple to master as you might imagine, and the instructions make it sound simplier than it is. Firstly, the wax needs to be quite warm for easy and accurate application. The instructions were quite blasé about the temperature, but its really the key to using it. I was standing it in warm water to soften, but when I moved to the microwave method and warmed it more than indicted by the instructions was when I started to get proper results. Secondly, apply the wax in a reverse direction to your eyebrows holding the wand nozzle fairly flat to your skin. Thirdly, rub and let cool for quite a while before peeling off.

I love this for taking care of my strays, and gives me a fantastic topline on my eyebrows. For my underbrow, its less so and still needs a bit of a tidy up, but it takes a lot of work out of it.

For best results, wash and dry your face before applying the wax.  The slimline, twist up applicator is really easy to use, although I did expect the wax to come out of the top of the applicator and not through a hole on one side.  Application is easy with no mess and I use it on both my eyebrows and upper lip.  Be sure to hold your skin with one hand, so that it's tight, before removing the strip with the other. If your skin moves with the removal of the strip, there's less chance of the hairs being pulled out.

The water-soluble wax and cotton strips are much more gentle than pre-waxed strips (like Veet Ready to Use Wax Strips for Face) and don’t leave my skin as red.  If I do miss any hairs, I can easily reapply the wax to the area and wax it again without irritating my skin.

The cotton strips are washable and reusable and easily come clean in warm water.  I wash and reuse my strips and all they need is a light rinse, no soap required and are left to air dry.  I’ve only used 6 strips from the box and just wish that they would make a wax refill, as it would be more economical than having to buy the whole applicator (and more strips) whenever the wax runs out.

After waxing, any residue washes off my skin easily with warm water.