REVIEWPROCEDURE
WAX
IN
THE
CITY
☆☆☆☆
It was a surprisingly sunny
morning in London when I
arrived at the Chelsea office of
Wax in the City. The front desk
assistant was especially friendly,
helping me with a place to store
my many bags since I had just
arrived from the airport. Wax in
the City has a drop-in style
service, so you don’t need to
bother with an appointment, and
the wait time was short when I
arrived.
I had just enough time to catch
my breath and have a nice cold,
albeit super wanky, lemonade at
a local café (where I was later
informed the real housewives of
Chelsea - apparently that's a
thing - meet for brunch or
whatever) before I was called in
to see my expert
‘Depiladora’ (Wax in the City’s
own word for their hair removal
experts).
My Depiladora was a very
friendly young lady, who made
me feel very comfortable before
leaving the room so I could
undress and lie on the table. I
was there to have my back
waxed, so I wasn’t expecting it to
be too painful. The process used
by Wax in the City was different
to my previous experience with
waxing strips. Here they use a
larger patch of hardening wax,
which is removed after a few
minutes of cooling. This process
allows for larger areas to be
waxed than cloth strips, and this
means less time, and less pain
overall. I was informed that they
use different waxes for different
areas, so if you have a more
sensitive region done, you may
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have another type of wax
applied.
During the process we chatted
about what she was doing to me,
and how long she's be working
there. I got the feeling that I was
the only chatty-Cathy because
there seemed to be a lot of
silence coming from the other
booths in the salon. Perhaps we
were alone, or maybe women just
don't like to chat while they're
having hair ripped out of their
naughty-bits. Who knows.
After only about 30 minutes my
back was ready to go and I was
brushed off and given a few care
tips to look after my newly bare
back.
Waxing offers a few benefits over
shaving in that the regrowth is
much longer coming in, and is
also softer than shaving stubble.
I did notice a slight amount of
itching about 3-4 weeks later as
the hair began reappearing on
my back, but this soon passed,
and was not as irritable as
shaving stubble. The other
obvious benefits are that the
waxed area is hairless for much
longer than shaving, and never
has the feeling of dry sand when
running your hand over the
regrowth when it does come in.
The pain is minimal, and worth
the results.
AARON HOLLOWAY
Wax in the City in London can be found at 370
King’s Road in Chelsea, SW3 5UZ, and is close
to transport stops. They are open every day
from 10am to 8pm, except Sundays when they
are open from 12 until 5pm.