Plei, my friend Stef is like that, too. I can't mention hair removal around her, or else she punches me, and it's justified -- she spends an hour a day plucking her face. And summertime is an absolute horror for her.

She's tried everything.

My mother has made me promise that when she's in a nursing home I'll come and make sure her face is shaved if it can't be waxed.

I am an eyebrow waxing devotee, but my skin does turn really red -- I'm pretty sensitive. But Target has a brand of cold-wax strips -- Perditas? Perida? -- that actually works really, really well, so I haven't been going to the salon.

I waxed once, and it didn't last long enough to be worth it - I had to shave again about three weeks later.

In the winter, I shave only if I'm going on vacation to somewhere warm enough to wear a bathing suit. During the summer, maybe once a week? I'm not picky.

Bikini, never. I really don't think most people are going to be looking that closely.

My skin is really sensitive to waxing. Whenever I go to get my face waxed, I warn the beautician that I have really sensitive skin, and she nods and say "OK" as if she's heard all this before, and then she pulls off the first wax strip and watches in horror as my skin turns bright red.

That's totally what happened to me the last time I had my legs done.

We all laugh at Joe when he takes off his shirt in the summer. He glows. Like unto a certain race of vampires. Without the glitter. And Heathclif-esque cloud of brooding.

I can't be the only one thinking I would pay folding money if someone where to glitterbomb him the next time this happens. The brooding (or glowering anyways) would probably just be a bonus.

One of our good friends has a salon, and consistently wins awards for "Best Waxing in the City" (she's actually going to be waxing a Bridezilla -- as in the TV show). Part of why she's so good is how fast she is at waxing; I think for both legs it took her 15 minutes, maybe? And it was thorough and really good.

I've had brazillians (though not bridezillas) a handfull of times by two different women. The pricey one is quick and more precise though she takes her time with the prep and the post. The less pricey one deffinately hurts more. She is just as quick with the actual yanking portion of the festivities, but she takes a lot less time pre-and-post fussing over my skin.

Oh, I am colored now, and it's SUCH AN IMPROVEMENT. Makes me really realize how awful my hair had gotten.

I did not, however, manage to shave; I hopped in the shower, and the razor is nowhere in sight. Ah, well. It's chilly and raining here; I have to wear tights tomorrow anyway.

I can't be the only one thinking I would pay folding money if someone where to glitterbomb him the next time this happens.

If needed, I can contribute glitter to the cause. Oh yes.

Waxing hurts like a motherfucker

my problem with bikini waxing wasn't the pain (which I think was exacerbated because it was near that time of the month), it wasn't to bad.

The problem was when it grew back in. I have never been driven so freaking insane by the itching. I couldn't sit still. It was horrible. I will never do that again. And I didn't even get laid on the trip!

I pluck the stray hairs that grow on my chin, cheeks and chest.