- Oh no, we're doing the inside of the book jacket.
- Today we will be giving Kristin
and her lovely friends Brazilian waxes.
- [Amanda] One, two, three.
(wax strip snaps)
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- So the other day, it was revealed on group chat, by me,
that I have never gotten a bikini wax before.
But I am very scared, and also very sweaty,
so we decided that we were gonna bring in my friend Cesca.
- Hi, Cesca. - Hi.
- Who loves bikini waxes.
- That is not a lie.
- And we also decided to bring in my friend, Devin,
who doesn't like bikini waxes,
but who is a good friend and who has volunteered
to be here to hold my hand,
and also, spiritually, my vagina area.
- I say yes to too many things.
- I like it because it feels so smooth after.
The alternative is shaving and it's such an ordeal,
for what, 12 hours of gratification,
and then you get stubble.
- You only get 12 hours?
- Yeah, and then it's like stubbly already,
and it's like, well what's the point?
- It's like your vulva is Cinderella.
(Cesca laughing)
- It's like riding a roller coaster.
It's like scary, you scream, but then it's fine.
It's like the thrill of waxing
and then you get, like a reward.
You don't get that in roller coaster rides.
- I used to wax.
I would be like, yeah,
I'll spend $50 on this painful experience.
And then I discovered that I have baby fine hair.
And shaving for me, is my technique.
Why I'm here, I don't know.
Imagine lava on your vagina.
And then imagine God just putting, like, paper towels
and then just, kah, kah, kah!
It's a lot you guys.
I'm not sure you know.
- Is this in real life,
or is this like a movie that you watch?
(beep)
- I wanted to get waxed because some people do love it,
and some people absolutely despise it,
and I've never experienced it.
I don't do anything.
And like, for me, it's because I don't
really feel like it's necessary.
I will do like a little bit of shaving on the sides.
I'll clean up the edges of the plate
before I give it to the guests.
All grooming is valid.
It's just that sometimes, it's time for a new experience.
With friends.
- Have you ever experienced like your eyes
just welling up with tears?
- I mean, when I was like 13, I did that a lot.
- Get ready.
- I'm optimistic.
How bad could this possibly be?
People do it all the time.
- We have to be realistic.
It's a little painful.
- How bad can that be?
(happy piano music)
- My name is Amanda.
I've been doing this for about ten years.
- I'm Andrea Galdamez.
I have been an esthetician for three years.
- My name is Lena Terrell.
I've been an esthetician for three years
and me and my mom do mobile beauty around Los Angeles.
- Hello. - Hi!
- Y'all are gonna be waxing us, in mere moments.
Does this hurt a lot? - Yes.
- Okay, I did not ask you.
- It's gonna be very uncomfortable.
- There's a little bit of pain associated, for sure.
- They're not lying, I'm not lying.
- Okay, okay.
Another thing I wanted to ask,
because of how we scheduled this,
I am gonna start my period any second now.
Is that gonna impact how much pain I'm in?
- So you're gonna be more sensitive than normal.
Our hair system is ruled by the hormones.
Some people say less or more,
so, it just depends on what day.
- So would you time it, like, with your cycle?
- I always recommend to get waxed
a couple of days after it, 'cause that's when it's easiest.
- Great timing, we did it.
- I haven't gotten waxed in, like, maybe four years.
Has anything changed in the waxing community,
technology wise?
- Did you do a hard wax or a soft wax?
- The ones with the strip.
- Oh.
- That's what I'm doing.
- Me and Andrea, we don't use the strip, but Amanda does.
- Just to be clear, one wax is not better than the other,
it's also just kinda what the artist,
or esthetician, just specializes in.
Now, what's changed, definitely,
is preventative care for ingrowns.
There's a lot more access to products
that really help with that,
'cause that is probably the number one reason.
I would say people stop waxing,
'cause it kinda defeats the purpose
of getting the wax, when you get all these gross ingrowns.
- So how does this work?
- So you're gonna get on the table
and I'm gonna have you hike your dress up,
and I'm gonna apply a cleanser first,
and then I'm gonna condition your skin,
and then we're gonna apply the first strip of wax.
- Okay, getting worse.
- Yeah, so we're gonna start in one area
and we're just gonna keep applying the strips
until it's all gone.
And then afterwards, I use a soothing lotion
that feels really good, that cools it down.
Hopefully we'll be done really soon.
- How long does it take?
- Usually I can get it in 10 to 15 minutes.
- So it's just gonna be like a bad episode
of television, basically.
- You might get a little sweaty,
but baby powder soaks it right up.
- Let's rip out some hair down there.
(whimsical bells chiming)
- Is it time?
- Yes, it's time. - Oh, my god.
- The setup, it makes it look like I'm giving birth to pain.
Obviously, we're not gonna have our party makers
on camera, so we have created these
little, pre-censor boxes.
So that no one will ever see.
- I feel like we should just go around
and just talk about what we named our vaginas.
- [Kristin] We could, but--
- I'll start.
My vagina's name is Lois Lane.
- Oh.
- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
I named her in college.
- I'm gonna start cleansing.
- Okay Kristin, so I'm gonna have you
hug both of your knees into your chest.
- So much is happening right now, oh my god.
- [Amanda] Conditioning your skin.
- Oh wow, that cleansing was fast.
- [Amanda] I'm gonna do one area at a time.
- Okay, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, everyone,
we haven't talked about whether or not
we're getting it all off or just a strip?
I'm getting the least painful option.
So, we're just doing the sides and the top.
- I think the goal is to do a full Brazilian,
but we're gonna start with the sides and the top,
and we're gonna see how far we get
before I throw in the towel.
- I'm just getting as much of it off as possible
until we end this shoot.
- The strip is going on, the strip is going on.
It's on.
- Should we hold hands?
- No, I'm good.
(all laughing)
Here you go.
- [All] Yay.
- [Devin] Okay.
Holy shit, I already feel it.
- [Amanda] One, two, three.
(Kristin groaning) - Ow!
- No, we're doing the inside of the book jacket.
Oh no, I'm a little worried about this part.
- [Estheticians] One, two, three.
- Ah!
- I'm okay.
This part is a little bit more painful, right?
Oh!
(plucky keyboard music)
- Me and Cesca are gonna finish out our Brazilians.
What percentage would you say I've done?
- I'd say you're about 15%.
- Okay, so we're gonna do a speed run.
'Cause that sure felt like more than 15%.
Apparently, it's going to take a whole calendar year
to clean out the forest.
So my legs are butterflied out right now.
So we're doing like the valley
between thigh county and lady bit municipal center.
Honestly, it's like getting just
a really, really big eyebrow wax,
just a massive, inconveniently placed eyebrow.
We're moving into, ow!
(Kristin laughing)
- If I laugh, it's not a scream.
Now we're doing the other valley.
- No, we did the un (screams) canny valley.
Cesca, how are you doing over there?
- I'm good, I'm just retreating into my quiet space.
Basically, I've just been looking and seeing,
'cause there are painful parts of the lady pocket.
Oh, there you go.
- [Lena] Alright love, you're done.
- I'm done. - You're done?
- Oh, look friend, I haven't seen you in awhile.
- I feel like every person is different, obviously,
but I feel like every person I've talked to
is like, this is horrible.
And you will regret every second, you idiot!
I was like, okay, fun advice, thanks everyone.
But actually, like, this was fine.
- I think they're just also really good.
- Yeah it could be that y'all are just really good.
- Did you go full Brazilian?
- I just took everything off.
- Wow!
- Well, the thing is, I was doing so well,
it was just kinda like I might as well get the extra credit.
- [Amanda] Okay, I'm gonna have you hug your knees
in again, one more time, just some finishing touches.
- Oh.
Oh, and now, this, oh, yep, yep.
Oh, it wasn't bad.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Honestly like, sometimes you just gotta try new things.
- Okay, I'm gonna put some soothing lotion on.
- [Kristin] Oh, we're done?
- Yep, we're done.
- Yay! - Yay!
I'm done, I did it!
We did it.
(all cheering)
We did it, oh my gosh!
Y'all, thank you so much.
But like I was pleasantly surprised at how easy that was.
You guys were really good. - Really good hands.
- I mean, I know it was a long journey,
but I appreciate y'all got through it.
I feel pretty good.
- I feel clean, feel fresh.
- Kristin getting waxed for the first time.
Lady tested,
- [All] Lady removed!
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- [Together] Subscribe here.
- That was my part.
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