There is nothing like the honesty of children to get even the most time poor to take action, Liz reflected as she parked out the front of her regular beauty saloon. A little cherub having informed her that her legs were hairy as a spider's. In reality they weren't that bad, they were only just long enough for waxing to be effective but all the same she had to take action.
The saloon was not overly busy when she walked in, just two clients getting their hair done by the two new girls that Maria had recently employed. One recognised Liz as a regular and asked her to take a seat while she finished her current client so Liz sat as instructed and checked her phone for messages.
"Liz! Is that you?"
Liz thought she recognised the voice and looked in the direction of the back rooms where waxing treatments took place.
"Erin! I thought you were overseas?"
"I got home last week."
"You look wonderful. 2 months in Malta have agreed with you. How's married life?"
"Malta was fantastic. We didn't want to come home. Peter is a doll." They both laughed at the play on words.
"I didn't know you worked here."
"I needed work to pay for our holiday debts and Maria needed some help so here I am."
"That's wonderful. Always good to have acquaintances that can help out when needed."
Liz, Maria and Erin knew each other through the twilight tennis competition that they played most of the year, although they were all on different teams.
"Talking of Maria, is she around?"
"No, she has taken a much deserved day off."
"Oh."
"Can I help you perhaps?"
"You probably can, I need to get my legs and bikini line tidied up. I was informed at work today when I had my slacks rolled up that I had hairier legs than a spider."
"Don't you work in early childhood?"
"I do, and it one of the little monsters that made the comment."
They both laughed at the thought of the little monster's honesty.
"I assume you are a regular so just head out back and I will take care of it for you. I'll be with you in a minute" Erin told her before stepping over to one of the girls to have a word with her. When Erin arrived in the back room Liz was sitting on the work bed, slacks off and naked from the waist down.
"You are a regular!" Erin said with a smile as she walked into the room, "So what am I doing for you today?"
"Full leg and bikini please"
"I see you have had some shaping done around the bikini line, do you want to have that done again?" Erin could see the remotes of the gem shape Maria had created at her last waxing.
"No. I think I would like to go bare this month."
"Bare as in all off?"
"Yes, that is correct."
"Oh, such a shame. You have such a loverly natural auburn colour. So many girls would kill to have matching head and pubic hair of this shade."
"It is a special gift for Sean for his birthday on Sunday. He likes the totally bare look and I like to keep a patch of hair on my mound. So I compromise and go bare at this time of year."
"The things we do for our men! Lay back I will start with your legs."
Erin was obviously a professional and worked as quickly as Maria, Liz was soon on her stomach as the backs of her legs were waxed.
"OK, legs are done now I assume you have your bottom waxed too so up on your knees and we will get that done first."
Liz assumed the requested position and Erin continued her work.
"You know it doesn't seem that long since I was here doing this." Liz commented.
"You know you have enough brown pigment in your hair to try IPL."
"Laser?"
"Yes. It probably wouldn't be permanent for you as it works better on dark brown and black hair, but you should get a reduction in growth just the same."
"Maria and Sean have been working on me to have it done, I just don't want to be totally hairless on my pubic region."
"Would you consider extending Sean's gift for a few months?"
"How long is a few?"
"Maybe 6."
"Perhaps. Why?"
"I've done a few ladies who only wanted to treat their legs, vulva and bikini line leaving the hair on their mound. This can be tricky as IPL works by literally frying the hair follicles. Any over flash can damage active follicles that were not the direct target so what I do is wax the area we want to preserve before doing the IPL treatment to remove the hair thus increasing the chance of preserving the follicle before working on the target areas."
"So, I would need to be bare for the treatment period but the hair on my mound would grow back afterwards?"
"Exactly. I also do the treatments closer together than most people. The typical cycle is 4 to 5 weeks apart over 6 cycles, I suggest treatments every 3 weeks which is the minimum for recovery but gets the job done quicker."
"That has given me something to think about before next time."
"No problem. Now roll on to your back and spread your legs for me so I can finish the job."
Erin worked her way from Liz's thighs to her labia and then her pubic mound, methodically removing every hair with the wax.
"Are you coming back to tennis next season?"
"I would like to, but I think my team has replaced me."
"Well join the champions instead. I have a spot available."
"That would be terrific. I would need to practice first though."