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(5 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
It Works,
October 2, 2006 Heidi (Maryland, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Satin Smooth® Calendula Gold Hard Wax (Health and Beauty)
Yes, the wax is thick and you have to heat it up very well before it's the right consistency. However, I've found that it works very well. I've tried a few different kinds of hard wax, and I'm coming back to this one because it worked the best. Since it's a thicker consistency, it's actually easier to manipulate (no wax drips all over your bathroom counter and floor). I find it's also easier to time when it's harded enough to take the wax off. With other brands I have waited too long, since the wax is more runny and was still warm and pliable. Then I ended up in serious trouble trying to get it off!
If you have trouble with wax sticking on your skin, you should be using an oil first. Make sure the oil is for hard waxes and not for soft waxes -- there is a difference!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Not for me...,
February 28, 2010 Rebecca Hernandez (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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Being a beginner at waxing, I didn't know what I was getting with this product. I heard it was better for people who are squeamish of the pain of regular wax, so I thought it would be good. It's a hard wax, which means you can't put it on strips, you spread it on the skin and it hardens, then you peel it off. Sounded better than haggling with strips, right? Wrong.
It's hard to determine which consistency is correct, it's much thicker than ordinary wax. When it dries, it also doesn't peel clean off like a strip. If you do it wrong, it just breaks into pieces which I feel is even more painful than strips. I gave it a 3 because part of the problem is probably me, but personally I don't recommend this hard wax for beginners.
I'll give it points because while it does leave chunks everywhere, it doesn't leave residue on the skin that is hard to get off.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Way too messy,
September 26, 2011 schow - See all my reviews
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This product was way to messy to use. This may be because I am not a professional at a salon, but when I tried this by myself at home, the wax was all over the place. As I would dip the stick into the container and pull it out, the wax would drift away into strings which ended up on my table and then instantly hardened. It was just annoying.
When I did finally manage to get some on my skin, it definitely did not pull out all of the hairs in one go. I think I'm just going to stick to a salon for now.
