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Thanks for sharing your reviews, everyone, and keep the opinions and experiences coming!

-- Contributed by: Mayntz

I followed all instructions, washed with Nad's soap included in the kit, hair was not to long or too short, i pulled swiftly and all that...*

Nad's didn't work at all on my bikini line, it was painful and didnt even remove the hair at all like it says it will... it occasionally pulled out one or two hairs. The area was irritated afterward and i still had hair there. I was dissipointed that nads didnt work. At least it washed off with water.

-- Contributed by: notSatisfied

I tried another nads product it was like a weird pen. It was my first at home waxing so it was messy and such and I used to much here and there. But then my mom, who DID know I bought it, helped me because she used to wax herself, and it worked. Although you probably want to heat it first. Don't buy this pen like one it has enough wax for maybe once on your face, I am going to get the actual original one. To me, it didn't hurt anymore than at a salon, even though there were some straggling hairs, but it's good for in between wax appointments.With the pen though, it did come with reusable cloth strips for face, all you have to do is wash and dry them, and I think now they come with moist-towelette like cleaners.

Bottom line: I am SO going back for more

-- Contributed by: a13yearold

Nads wax is THE BEST I've tried. First off, anyone who believes that tearing hair out from the root could possibly be painless, must not be too bright. I have tried several different brands of wax and NADS DEFINITELY HURT THE LEAST. Also, with subsequent waxing it hurts less and less. I wax my ARMPITS, LEGS & BIKINI w/ Nads gel and I am 100% satisfied w/ the product. I admit, the product claims that it doesn't need to be warmed, but I do (for about 15 seconds) to obtain better results. I am not a professional and learned to wax through trial & error. It seems to me that the person who wrote this article was not very experienced with body waxing.

-- Contributed by: I LIVE NADS

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your viewpoints and experiences! We love to have a good variety for someone who may want to know what different products are like for different people.

-- Contributed by: Mayntz

Waxing is a process. It is definitely something that one has to get used to, and an art one needs to learn.

Here are my tricks. They wont make the wax/gel any less sticky or take away the pain. However, this will help you to a good result and the pain will diminish every time you wax (Just remember to not go more than 2-3 weeks without waxing. It seems like the hair roots settles if you wait too long)

When I first started waxing my legs I swore to wax strips, and it took me some time to make it work properly. Nad's gel, and other fluid waxes remove 98% of the hair in the first go! If you do it right..... My experience in the sea of other different waxing products, and lately with Nad's, is that you probably won't make it work perfectly the first time you use the product. Nad's has been my best experience so far, and probably because I have had my trial period with other products. I swear to heating the Nad's gel in the microwave though it says you won't have to. Depending on inital temperature of wax, and the strenght of microwave, from 10 sec til 60 sec. The wax will be next to fluid, and it makes it EASY to apply the wax in a THIN layer. Thin layer is the key word to make waxing work. Remember that the more runny the wax is, the hotter it will be. Try it carfully on your fingers. They can take a bit of heat. Try it out after heating it where the skinn is not so sensitive and thin. Try to apply the wax as hot as you can WITHOUT burning yourself. The heat disappears quickly as soon as the wax meets the skin, in any case. Oh, and do apply the wax little by little until you are comfortalbe with the product and the spatula.

Furthermore: yes, the comercials lie. Why would ANYBODY think that it would NOT hurt to pull your hair out by the root????? gosh... Have you ever seen those comercials for cleaning products? They spray it on, and whipe it off in one go. Does it EVER work that way in real life? No. However, as i mentioned above: if you wait too long between waxing sessions, the pain will be almost the same every time.

So anyway, for those in despair out there, hating the stickyness of wax and want to condemn them all. It takes practise and patience.

GOOD LUCK!!!!

-- Contributed by: Camilla Penelope

I agree with the author of this article. I actually do have really sensitive skin, and like the other poster I can't use soaps or products with perfumes in it. However, I am not new to waxing and have done it a few years, so I am accustomed to the pain that comes along with waxing.

I experimented with this in different thicknesses of application and with how warm the stuff was when I initially put it on. It didn't make any difference. The stuff only removed 75% of my hair on each try and even that is a generous estimate. I would even try coming back to the sections I couldn't take off and it still wouldn't come off. This was already when I'd allow to let my grow to half an inch, when the product recommends at least a quarter inch.

This was definitely more painful than other waxing treatments I've had. Additionally, other waxing treatments did not leave me with long-lasting bruises, and did not make me bleed! Nads actually DID make me bleed. Once I noticed this I immediately stopped and did not continue.

I wanted to try this product for the comfort of waxing at home. Normally when I shave I get rashes for several days (until the next time I shave, really). Well, the Nads missed so much hair that I had to just go ahead and shave anyhow, so I still was left with a rash, not to mention horrible bruising and marks from where I bled!

I'm not sure about the other commenter about the stickiness. The stuff is so sticky that I had to get up repeatedly and rinse off my hands, including the rest of my skin, and take breaks. The stuff is so sticky it's obnoxious. I realize that's to be expected from a sugar product.

And the other poster is right, Nads doesn't compare to other waxing methods... it's much, much worse.

-- Contributed by: Ramona

I disagree.

I have extremely sensitive skin ( to the point where i cannot even use soaps with with perfumes without horrible rashes). I am new to waxing,and I started out with Sally Hansen's Brazilian Bikini Wax Kit (not recommending it ladies... ouch!) But Nad's was absolutely fantastic no matter where I used it.

The trick is to apply it MUCH thinner than traditional bikini wax.. and to do it in small patches, I think. You want it so your skin looks only slightly green and kind of shiny; and make sure you do it in the direction of hair growth. Apply the strip and pat it or rub it down and rip in the opposite direction.. stretch your skin as you do so.

It might not remove the entire amount of hair on the first go, so slap the strip back on there ( no, don't apply more goop) and pat it firmly...you can do it 3 or 4 times before the stuff gets too sticky. I found it by far less painful than other waxing kits out there. It wasn't painLESS but it wasn't too bad. If you've used other waxing methods, they don't really compare! you aren't all sticky when you're done if you use a little water here and there to wipe off any excess. It's also sugar based, and has no artificial chemicals other than dyes.

My skin was a little puffy when I finished, and the red marks from where the hairs were ripped out took a while to go away. Some unscented water- based lotion helped with that, and in a few days, i had some marvelous results.

If you put too much on the goo will stick to you and maybe pull off skin or cause some bruising if over a large area. So as with anything, moderation! When done right, though, unbeatable.

There's my two cents, Britt.

-- Contributed by: Britt
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