This process is not for the faint of heart. I had never even had a Brazilian wax before. Now, I have no shame.
So, I woke up the morning of my appointment, showered, and shaved. No lotions or oils. I had shaved my face and arms with the bi-hada razor two days before. I got my neck shaved in that beautiful maiko-san swallowtail at Beauty Face the day before (900 yen).
I thought I was hair free and wouldn't incur any shaving charges: wrong.
I arrived and was escorted into a very run down, hospital-feel, room. There was a massage table covered in plastic and the hair removal machine. I was given a terry robe and told to undress completely and put the snaps at the back. I had my hair pinned up.
The staff member came in and instructed me to lay face down. She placed a towel over my head. She then unsnapped my gown to do a shaving "check", including my O-line (for those of you not in the know, that means my butt). Although I removed the O-line hair well enough (thanks Veet!), I apparently was not aware that I have hair on my back. And, although I shaved my arms, I apparently did not do it well enough. So, I was shaved. (1000 yen)
Then they applied a freezing cold gel on my back, went over the area with the laser, scraped off the gel, wiped off the residue, and wrapped me in a cold towel. Repeat this for every area on my body. Including my butt, fingers, toes, bikini line, and face. At times, there were three women working on me. I felt like a dog at the groomer.
The entire process lasted two hours. I got dressed, paid my shaving fee, and made my next appointment.
For the rest of the day I was freezing cold - I could not get warm. I took a hot shower, but was cold afterwards.
Results: It's been three days since my appointment, and I still have to shave my legs everyday, but they are much more smooth than normal. I think perhaps some hair was destroyed. When you touch my arms you can feel there is some hair regrowth, but it is not visible. No hair regrowth is visible anywhere else.
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