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!
Packaged in a plastic bag inside a box are 20 double sided strips. Aswell as four foiled bag after care wipes. The wipes are oil based and are a full size wipe which could've been smaller and I may try to half it to get more use from the 1. The strips have the feel of cloth and are weaved. They wax is green and no real scent that I can smell. The strips are conveniently sized to suit the small targeted areas for application. However I found for the brows still to be a bit big so have cut down more, to suite the brow are for easy use. It takes no time to prepare. Just rub between hands then peel apart and apply to area. Then rub onto target area until you see that the strip has adhered to target zone. Keep skin taut and rip off. I love the effect and the feeling isn't abrasive or tearing of the skin. The wax is very gentle yet effective with hair removal. It did show signs of tenderness on my skin near my lids as my upper right lid has a scar and this area is thinner than usual due to the scar tissue and this is where it teared at my skin. But not to worry I'm applying my kawa kawa cream to help and reduce any skin irritation. I found the wipes were more irritating to this secondary tear. The only thing that I had wrong but I don't blame the product I think this more my skin issue. I am now going to continue to purchase this for the price I get 20 uses and this would be the price of 1 visit to the beauty salon for the same job done. I think if you have ano facial hair of which you want to remove yourself do it and buy these. It's simple convenient and easy. If you have already a good brow shape and just need removal of excessive hair this is for you.
Tips: Cut strips down to suit your brows. Cut wipes to get more use. Or use Oil to remove residual wax. for other aftercare use either luvas paw paw ointment or any paw paw ointment. Tea Tree oil or manuka oil cream my favourite is kawa kawa cream especially if tears occur from waxing this cream reduces any stabbing and heals any superficial tear in days.