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    The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries
    The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries
    The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries
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    The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries

    By Claire Barnes

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    This book is a fun, down to earth non-fiction professional manual for licensed individuals within the beauty industry or for beauty/cosmetologist students who are interested in the wonderful world of waxing, salon etiquette, sales and how to increase your tip jar!

    It is a practical yet lighthearted approach to waxing men and their privates, but the knowledge given can also be taken to other parts of the body, male or female as the knowledge, application and removal of wax can be used anywhere on the body.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateSep 22, 2011
    ISBN9781463434601
    The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries
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    Claire Barnes

    Claire Barnes is also the author of The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs and Berries which focuses primarily on waxing the male genitalia. After receiving such positive responses from this book she decided to write a book for technicians who are interested in learning how to wax the female genitalia! Her experience of working in a diverse range of environments coupled with her bubbly personality and desire to help others succeed, made the writing of this book very fun, but also challenging as her key focus was to transmit professionalism successfully to her readers. Claire is also the mother of 2 teenagers, which keeps her on her toes and brings new and sometimes daunting challenges to her life each and every day! If a day passes by where Claire isnt challenged or finds laughter in something, then her motto is, I might as well be dead! Claire is also the founder of Premier Beauty Solutions where her mission is to help all in the U.S beauty industry find employment, resume assistance, further education classes, stylish spa uniforms and sassy salon aprons. www.premierbeautysolutions.com

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      Book preview

      The British Aestheticians Guide to Waxing the Twigs & Berries - Claire Barnes

      The British Aestheticians Guide To

      Waxing The

      Twigs & Berries

      Claire Barnes

      US%26UKLogoB%26Wnew.ai

      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2011 Claire Barnes. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse–09/08/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-3275-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-3460-1 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011911528

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock is a model and the author herself and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Cover Design by Carolyn Sheltraw, www.csheltraw.com

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Preface

      What are the Twigs and Berries?

      What Can He Expect When

      Getting His Waxing Service?

      The Questionnaire

      Contraindications to All Waxing

      Nervous Client

      Before the Procedure

      Table Set-up

      Tip 1: Cold Wet Towel

      Meeting Him at

      Reception/Salon Etiquette

      Client Hygiene

      Client Consultation

      Client Responsibility

      Why We Wear Gloves

      Skin Prepping

      Applying the Wax

      Tip 2: Cold Wet Towel Again!

      A Bit about Hair Growth Stages

      Tip 3: What to Do If the Hair Is A Bit Short

      Tip 4: Hair Growth Patterns

      Down Under

      Tip 5: Bruises/Hickey Prevention

      Tip 6: No Double Dipping

      Tip 7: When it’s Okay to Double Dip

      Applying Hard Wax

      Tip 8: Another Way of Applying Hard Wax

      Tip 9: Removing Hard Wax

      Tip 10: Daisy Chain

      Tip 11: Positions

      Client Clean-Up

      How to Remove Ingrown Hairs

      Tip 12: High Frequency

      Room Preparation

      Claire’s Favourite Picks

      The Art of Sales

      Rewards Programs

      Social Media

      Real Life Stories from the Experts

      Real Life Stories from Clients

      Glossary of British Terms

      Acknowledgements

      I would like to thank Carolyn Sheltraw, Amy Honaker, Drew Ferraro and Jara Harris for all participating in some way towards the development of this book.

      I would also love to give a big ‘thanks’ to all who participated in the Real Life chapter of this book.

      And, not to forget Nina Gass, my wonderful editor who I don’t think has ever had to edit a book with such terms as scrotum, twigs, and berries before! Cheers!

      There are many things I have been called in my life, but the one name that I cherish the most is Mum—so on that note I would love to thank last but not least my two children, Dylan and Penny, for their patience whilst I got my knickers in a twist from time to time, juggling my life and trying to write this book. Love you dearly, thank you!

      You are all truly wonderful and, without you, my book would not be complete!

      Preface

      To all my lovely professional readers who are licensed, or about to be licensed in the aesthetics trade, this isn’t intended as your only training tool but one that should supplement DVDs and hands-on training classes with professionals already in the know before you let yourself loose on a paying client. Round up your friends and your existing clients, give out free guinea pig waxing sessions, and be sure to get your technique up to high expectations before you charge your clients. Along the way, this guide is here to provide some tid-bits of valuable information that you maybe didn’t pick up in beauty school or in other areas of training once you became licensed. Also, please check that the state that you are licensed in is in acceptance of the services that you offer in your salon. All states within the U.S.A have their own rules and regulations when it comes to waxing.

      The content of this manual is meant to be informative in a fun and cheeky way and is focused primarily on waxing the male nether regions. After attending different waxing classes and talking with lots of other professionals so that I could learn what to do and what not to do and watching DVDs, coupled with hands-on waxing of male body parts over the years, I learnt very quickly what worked best for me. Essentially, I found that the application and removal of wax is no different to that of waxing the female nether regions and is not just limited to the sacred areas spoken of in this book. So, please by all means, take this knowledge of wax and its wonderful capabilities with you to all areas of the male/female body throughout your waxing profession.

      Some of the content written in the book isn’t intended to offend anybody and, hence, why I have resorted to certain euphemisms. I am hoping it makes you snigger just a little bit and makes you feel more confident about this service and about the male anatomy when it comes to waxing. For any of you not familiar with some of the British phrases, there is a glossary at the end of this book to translate my meaning.

      I hope that any of the descriptive terms used to describe the guy’s intimate body parts don’t offend anybody. If they do, maybe this book isn’t the best match for you or just maybe you want to use medical terms to describe their parts. Whatever the case, all are fine, and I am not twisting your arm, or threatening you that you must continue reading this manual.

      Thank you for reading!

      All things are difficult before they are easy.

      Thomas Fuller

      What are the Twigs and Berries?

      Quite simply, this is a cheeky, fun term that is often used in England to describe the male body parts located downstairs. In this manual, you may find that I use other typical British terminology to also describe them, but Twigs and Berries are my favourite term—hence the title of my book.

      In a nutshell, the twigs (even though your client might not resemble a twig) are what we shall refer to as the male private body parts—the lunch box, his manhood, penis or whatever term you like to use.

      I was once asked by a much younger aesthetician, What is the difference between the testes and the scrotum? The testes basically are the wobbly bits that are held in place by the sack (also known as the scrotum). With my clients, I tend to use the term, scrotum, as it is the scrotum skin that we are protecting and working on and not really the testes. Hope this makes sense.

      Men tend to dislike body hair down there just as much as women. It is all personal preference. It is becoming increasingly popular though and more and more men are starting to look into having this done.

      Some men say, It actually makes the junk look bigger Hey? What man do you know, that wouldn’t mind that? They also report back to me that when their partner has a waxing down there also, it increases their sexual satisfaction and makes for a better sex life. It’s a great selling tool (excuse the pun) to ask your male clients if they want to increase their sex life and you can show them how!! Cha-ching!

      What Can He Expect When

      Getting His Waxing Service?

      Don’t expect him to take a nap during this service. If taking the occasional phone call during the service is what floats his boat and if the person on the other end of the phone is okay with some slight heavy breathing, gasps of breath or mutterings of obscenities down the other end of the phone, then tell your client to go ahead. Personally, it would be easier if your client cooperated with you as he is there to help assist with keeping his skin taut for you and you will need both of his hands. If he can chat on the phone, hands free then tell him to go for it!

      Your client should expect some discomfort, especially if it is his first time being waxed, and especially if it is his first time having a Manzilian. He should expect to work for his service by holding himself at times to allow you to apply the wax and remove it. He will need to stretch his skin to assist you in the process and bend his legs from time to time so that you can get into those nooks and safely remove the wax without hurting him or bruising him.

      Most clients tell me that the most painful part of the Manzilian is the top part around his twig where the hair is denser. The scrotum, they tell me, really doesn’t hurt that much, but when I think about waxing a female, most females say the same thing. Well, they don’t have a scrotum, but the labia, doesn’t hurt as much as their pubic bone area does.

      The scrotum is very thin, so you have to be EXTREMELY careful when waxing this area.

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