Choosing where to get your hair cut is one thing.
Choosing who you’re going to take your pants off for five minutes after meeting them? Maybe do a little more research.
If you’re thinking about getting a Brazilian wax, especially for the first time, the salon you choose can make a huge difference in your experience.
A Brazilian is a very personal service. You want someone who knows what they’re doing, makes you feel comfortable and follows proper sanitation practices.
So before you book the first place that pops up when you search “Brazilian wax near me,” here are a few things worth looking for.
Make Sure They’re Actually Licensed
This seems obvious, but start here.
Waxing should be performed by a properly licensed professional who has been trained in skin, hair removal, sanitation and waxing techniques.
At Bare Beauty, we’re licensed estheticians. This isn’t something we learned from watching TikToks and practicing at home.
Your skin deserves better than that.
Look for Someone Who Does Brazilians Regularly
There’s a difference between a salon that offers Brazilian waxing and someone who does Brazilians all day long.
Experience matters.
An experienced Brazilian waxer learns how to work with different hair types, growth patterns, skin types and body shapes. They also learn how to work efficiently, keep the skin taut and make the service as comfortable, and quick, as possible. You don’t want to feel rushed through the service, like you’re a product on a conveyor belt moving through a factory, but you also do not want to be lying on your back with your feet together getting plucked for an hour.
And from the client side, there’s another major benefit:
Nothing phases us.
When you do this every day, a Brazilian feels about as scandalous as waxing an eyebrow.
If you're nervous about being exposed or embarrassed, finding someone who specializes in this service can make the whole thing feel much more normal.
Pay Attention to Sanitation
This is not the fun part of choosing a waxer, but it's one of the most important.
A waxing space should look and feel clean. Your waxer should follow proper sanitation practices between clients and use clean supplies.
And let’s talk about the big one:
No double dipping.
Once an applicator touches your skin, it should not go back into the wax pot.
Ever.
If you see that happening, that is not the time to worry about being polite.
Read the Reviews, But Read What People Actually Say
The number of stars is helpful, but don't stop there.
Read the actual reviews.
Are clients mentioning Brazilian waxing specifically? Do people talk about feeling comfortable? Are first-time clients saying they were nervous but had a good experience? Do reviews consistently mention the waxers being knowledgeable, quick or thorough?
Those details tell you much more than a star rating by itself.
For a service this personal, we’d pay especially close attention to what other clients say about how they were treated, not just whether their wax looked good afterward.
Check Out Their Social Media
Social media can tell you a surprising amount about what walking into a business will actually feel like.
Does the salon seem approachable?
Do you get to see the people who will actually be performing your service?
Do they educate their clients, or is the entire page just perfectly posed photos and “BOOK NOW” graphics?
You’re going to be in a pretty vulnerable position with this person. It’s completely reasonable to want some idea of their personality beforehand.
Honestly, this is one reason we love being ridiculous on social media.
By the time some of our clients walk through the door, they already feel like they know us.
We’re not sure whether that’s a compliment to our marketing or proof that we share too much on the internet, but either way, it works.
Look at How They Talk About First-Time Clients
A good waxing studio should expect questions.
You shouldn't feel stupid because you don't know how long your hair needs to be, whether you should trim, what to wear or what exactly a Brazilian includes.
How would you know if nobody has ever told you?
Look for a salon that provides information before your appointment and makes it easy to ask questions.
At Bare Beauty, we book extra time for a first-time Brazilian because we want time to explain what we're doing, talk about aftercare and answer questions without rushing through the appointment.
Your first Brazilian is already intimidating enough. You shouldn't feel like you're inconveniencing your waxer because you need a little extra explanation.
Ask What Their Aftercare Looks Like
The wax itself is only part of getting good results.
Proper aftercare helps keep your skin happy and can reduce irritation and ingrown hairs.
A knowledgeable waxer should be able to tell you what to avoid immediately after waxing, when to start exfoliating, what products are safe to use and what to do if you start getting ingrowns.
Be a little cautious if the aftercare advice amounts to:
“Okay, bye!”
We want you to know what to do when you leave us too.
Don't Automatically Choose Based on Price
We understand wanting to compare prices. Everyone has a budget.
But a Brazilian probably isn't the service where we'd recommend choosing someone solely because they're $10 cheaper.
You're paying for more than hair removal.
You're paying for experience, education, sanitation, quality products, proper technique and someone who can make an inherently awkward situation feel surprisingly normal.
That doesn't mean the most expensive waxer is automatically the best either.
Look at the whole picture.
Pay Attention to How You Feel
You should feel comfortable asking questions and communicating with your waxer.
If something hurts more than you expected, you should be able to say something.
If you need a second, say so.
If you're confused about what they're about to wax, ask.
You should never feel pressured into removing more hair than you want or embarrassed because of how your body looks.
A Brazilian wax requires a decent amount of trust for something that technically started because you wanted less pubic hair.
Choose someone who makes that trust feel easy.
Finding a Brazilian Wax Near Janesville, WI
If you're searching for a Brazilian wax in Janesville, Milton, Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Madison or the surrounding area, take a little time to look beyond whoever appears first in your search results.
Check their credentials. Try to find photos of their face.
Read their reviews. See how long a brazilian appointment with them lasts.
Stalk their social media a little. We give you permission.
And find someone who makes you think, Okay, I can probably take my pants off in front of this person.
If that happens to be us, hi.
We’re Bare Beauty Wax Studio in Milton, Wisconsin, and Brazilian waxing is kind of our thing.
We’ll handle the wax.
You just have to show up with enough hair for us to actually remove.
