While on my slipper vacation back in December, I learned some great tips about waxing. Before I hit the beach, I needed to make sure I was smooth in all the right places. I was lucky enough to find a great waxing salon that squeezed me in for the afternoon. Now, I’ve been waxed a couple of times before but never like this. There was a thoroughness that I’ve never experienced with my previous appointments. She not only waxed but tweezed ALL the hairs that the wax didn’t grab! OUCH! The actual waxing part was quick and painless but the tweezing was agonizing. She tweezed the entire area including my “starfish” area which was very awkward. The esthetician informed me that some hairs grow back at different rates so a little tweezing is necessary. Also because I was shaving there were lots of in grown hairs that could only be removed by tweezing. The whole experience was pretty painful but totally worth it. I was also reminded that waxing more often will result in finer hair and sparser hair growth. The stress of waxing inevitably weakens the follicles. Finally, the best part about this whole experience was the after care recommendations. I was instructed to stay out of the sun for 24-36 hours to avoid sun burn and to exfoliate every day with St. Ives Apricot Scrub to prevent future in grown hairs. Best advice ever. I’ve been using the scrub ever since and have been able to dodge the annoying in growns.