Waxing FAIL!

The other day, I picked up a Sally Hansen wax kit for myself. I finally reached the point this summer where I have become completely sick of shaving! I woke up a few days after showing the night before and felt my legs which had already become prickly, which seems ridiculous to me. At this point, I'm ready to try anything else.

The benefits of waxing are awesome. The more you wax, the slower and thinner your hair is supposed to grow back. And apparently, if you wax your legs enough, the hair stops growing back completely! Sounds like a great deal to me. The only downside I saw was the pain, but it couldn't be that painful, and even if it was, it seemed totally worth it to me.

I went to Target to pick myself up and at-home waxing kit. The first thing that popped out to me was the Sally Hansen brand. I had heard a lot of great things about them. I went for the simple waxing kit that provided extra strength and gave you the flexibility of being able to use this wax on any part of your body.

I definitely had high expectations for waxing. I had already been growing my leg hair out (which is not fun!) for about a week, just reaching a quarter inch (the recommended length for waxing). I read the directions multiple times to make sure I got everything right. I heated up my wax in the microwave and set everything up in my bathroom. Once I started waxing on my right leg, it wasn't working at first. I had to keep pulling off the strips again and again and again until I finally saw hair on the strips. This made me super excited, until I felt my leg expecting pure smoothness, and instead, felt HAIRINESS! I rinsed my sticking right leg and hands, still covered in wax, under water in my bathtub. To my surprise, the wax did not come off at all. I stood there in a sticky mess, with nothing but sore, hairy legs. In other words, it was a total fail.

My thoughts of waxing in general after finally trying it out is still positive, however. It was a little painful, but it really wasn't too bad. I could see myself going to a salon to get my legs waxed. I really never thought that self-waxing at home would be this hard. The thought of having super-smooth legs for two months without shaving at all makes me so happy.

So, where do I go from here? I really don't know. Try again? Buy an easier self-waxing kit? Go to the salon and get a professional waxing there? Give up on waxing and try a cream? Or go back to shaving?!?!

After thinking it over, I'll get back to y'all about whatever I decide to do. Please, leave suggestions if you have any input!

Almay Smart Shade Smart Balance Review

My favorite thing about the brand Almay is that they do not test on animals. That is always a huge plus to me when buying a new beauty product. Knowing this, I went ahead and checked out Almay's selection of foundation once I was sick of my other foundation I had been using (which happens to me very often). I was intrigued when I saw this product called "Smart Shade." They know my skin tone? How can this be?

The "Smart Shade" products do not know EVERYTHING about your skin color. You still have your option of choosing between light, light medium, and medium. However, you do not have to get specific with your number, just know your range. If you're in the 100s, get light. If you're in 200s, get medium-light. It didn't matter that I couldn't remember if I was a 105, 110, or 115. I got myself the light option because I knew I was in the 100s, and that was all that mattered.

I went for "Smart Balance" because I've got super rosy-red cheeks that do not blend in with my skin at all. When you squeeze the makeup out of the tube, you can see little black specks. Then, you simply rub it all over your face to even things out. Once I used enough, my cheeks didn't stand out so much anymore and my face looked pretty even. Overall, I was pleased with the results. However, with all this "smart shade technology" I thought it would look a lot more natural than it actually did. It was still pretty natural though, just not as much as I expected it to be. Also, I still had to use concealer to hide my blemishes, just so you know.

Overall Rating = 4/5 stars.