Friday, October 20, 2006

Forestry Information Post

Have you ever looked at a beauty salon's waxing price list and been afraid to ask certain questions?

My local salon offers these:

Standard Bikini
Brazilian Bikini
Full Hollywood Bikini
Thong Bikini
T-Line

Standard and full, I understand. But where do you draw the line between a Brazilian and a Thong, and how much does it hurt?

And what does the T in T-Line stand for?

So, here is the web page that I have been wanting someone else to do for ages. I went to the salon for a quick deforestation, because to be honest, when childbirth kicks in, it's going to get untidy enough Down There without Sherwood Forest in the way. And while I was there, I asked the beautician to explain the secret code of waxing price lists.

Sensitive readers might want to look away now.


So, this is what you start with: the pure, blank canvas, the unwritten page, the untouched clay upon which the beautician works her artistry.

A Standard will take away your loose tobacco; your spiders' legs; it tidies your perimeter hedge. If it can be seen outside a pair of Bridget Jones big pants, off it goes.

A Brazilian, as you probably know, will leave you with a far more modest amount of coppicing:

Meanwhile, a Thong will leave you with a bit more room, so you can put in a croquet lawn or build a treehouse.

If you want serious deforestation, though, you must ask for a T-Line, which will level your forest to an alarming degree:

And in Hollywood, despite the "Holly" and the "Wood", there are no trees. Nada. Zip. Not even a tiny hedge, not a potted plant, even. Just patio decking.

So there you have it. I never asked, though, and I wonder if creative readers will be able to answer: what do you think the T in T-Line stands for? Thorough?

14 comments:

liv said...

This is awesome. It reminds me of when I called a waxing 'technician' in my 38th week of pregnancy to inform her that I couldn't see down there, but I knew it couldn't be good. She didn't seem to flinch at the idea of Sasquatch coming in, so in I went and out I came, feeling like I probably got a T-line. That I will never know because, did I mention that I couldn't see down there? I agree completely that you just can't go wandering into labor and delivery without a partial deforestation. Especially if you live in a small, Southern town like I do. People would talk.

Antonia said...

Laughing my HEAD off at 'Sasquatch'.

My beautician asked me to hold my knickers out of the way to show how far in I wanted the wax, and I had to tell her the same thing - I haven't been able to see that bit of myself for weeks. The first day I realised I'd lost sight of it freaked me out a little bit. Not that I make a habit of gazing at it. I'll stop typing now.

daufiero said...

My god, I love you. Admittedly, this does seem like an awkward time to say so.

Not only is this hilarious, but it's as if you read my mind. I have been trying to decide whether to seek professional help with my acre, and this map will prove invaluable.

Secondly, heartened as I am that you've signed up for (I)NaBloPoMo, I savor each of your posts expecting it to be the last for a long while.

Liv- I cannot imagine that phone call.

Anonymous said...

This is a very helpful pubic--er-- public service. I've always wondered what the difference is. If I'm going to waltz in and ask someone to landscape my crotch, I'd at least like the confidence of knowing what I'm asking for.
But do these terms mean the same thing in the US? I always thought a Brazllian was everything but the girl.

-jtango

Lisa said...

Well, I just had Mr. Man go after me bushy bits with the clippers shortly before delivery. I don't know about the average waxing technician, but he certainly enjoys his work.

Antonia, as always, your illustrations are beyond price.

Karen Mc Cullagh said...

Hi Antonia,

Hopefully you won't have time to read this...but in case you're still waiting for baby to come - I wonder if you'd mind participating in research on bloggers attitudes and expectations of privacy.

www.ccsr.ac.uk/privacysurvey/

Thanks,

Karen

p.s. great website - brilliant illustrations!

Victoria said...

kind of laughing my head off!

meno said...

That's the best thing i've ever read on the subject.

Does the wax technician also provide morphine? Or at least a rag to bite down on in order to prevent piercing any nearby eardrums?

urban-urchin said...

I love you and your amazing illustrations. I am far to frightened to wax (I do the shave everyday b/c once I tried a bikini wax at home and I will NEVER do that again.)

I love the slipway and park and ride.

emma said...

Thank you so much for this pubic information service.

I don't see the point of a bikini wax myself, apart from possibly when you are going to wear a swimsuit. Otherwise it's like saying to your husband or gynecologist, "I am embarassed about the unstructured way my pubic hair grows all over the place." But do men do the same when they go to the equivalent (a urologist/exposing themselves to their lady wife?). You bet your life they don't. Although I hear from younger men that there is a trend towards male pubic deforestation...

All I know from friends who've done pudenda waxing, is that the pain is worse than childbirth.

Bob said...

I think that this post would be the most popular National Park Service pamphlet ever.

Lisa said...

Hey, you haven't posted since Friday. Is something happening over there?

Antonia said...

No: no baby yet. Nothing to see here. Sorry. I get all slow at posting on weekends because Ian's here too, and he had the day off yesterday, and I've been pacing the house today wondering what to post about apart from piles and backache.

Emma: I know what you mean about failing to see the point. It is a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has moulted. It's more for my benefit than the midwife's: I couldn't bear the graphic mental pictures of [the rest of this sentence has been removed with tongs and hygienically incinerated ]

bunchkin said...

I love the pictures! I've always wondered about what kind of wax was what. And about the "home bikini wax"? DON't DO IT!!! One of my biggest mistakes. I'm going to go to bed having nightmares now......