As I sat in the spa waiting for my first Brazilian bikini wax, there was only one thought going through my head: “Why on earth did I ever think this would be a good idea?” (Okay, that and “Why didn’t I stop somewhere to do a shot? Or six?”) As I waited, I rapidly sent texts to a few girlfriends, hoping one of them would tell me to get the hell out of there. No such luck.
I was barely done introducing myself to Avenika before Avenika was introducing herself to my lady bits. Never venturing beyond the typical bikini wax, I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but the whole “front, back and everything in between” scared me off every time I started to work up enough nerve. I think we can all agree: rightfully so. A few things finally made me go for it: I asked an (obviously close) colleague for a referral (Shobha Madison – fabulous) and told half a dozen girlfriends that I had the appointment so I wouldn’t back out of it. I also figured that not many things I’ve encountered in the past 14 months have been quite as painful as my broken engagement so I could probably survive a Brazilian.
Just like a silk nightie that you wear to bed by yourself or a winter pedicure that no one will see, sometimes you need to do something that boosts your confidence and makes you feel sexy. Simply for you.
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