With four locations in New York, we do everything we can to get clients in at the last minute! If you don’t live near a completely bare spa, or need another service done, what do you do when you need to get a super fast appointment?

Having first hand experience on the other end of the phone, I’m here to offer some tips to get you squeezed in when it seems all but impossible. First and most important, nothing makes us want to do more for someone who is polite, understanding and flexible. When you are calling for an appointment at the last second, ask for the person’s name who answers the phone. Tell them you know how busy they must be, but you have just come back from a long extended trip. In a remote country. With no phones. And no calendars. Ask them if there is anything they can do to help you out. Be flexible with time, and with the esthetician that you see.

Tell them you’ll run in for your emergency trim already shampooed, and you’ll blow dry yourself. If they don’t have time for a full Brazilian wax, tell them you don’t mind being slotted in for whatever time they have. If at all possible, be in the neighborhood so that you can run in if they get a last minute cancellation.

If they truly are booked, break out the razor, slap some glossing creme on those split ends and some clear polish on your nails. Do not, I repeat, do NOT imply that the receptionist is lying, or purposely holding out on you. Remember: they are the ones who will call if something opens up :-)

xo teresa

As woman, we naturally take more time than men to get ready…between straightening and curling our luscious locks, shaving/waxing our southern areas, preventing wrinkles with skincare, applying makeup and picking out the PERFECT outfit!

Or do we…????

I know plenty of men that take their time playing with new eye and skin creams, MUST have the perfect hot shave, and change repeatedly…oh and check themselves out in the mirror 50xs while shooting the double guns in their reflection.

Much like women, men are now feeling self conscious and…shall we say, more aware of grooming and beautifying themselves.

Woman’s Brazilian waxing came as a shock to most men but now there is a HUGE request for men’s waxing down “there”.  Then there was the push up bra, those good ol’ chicken cutlets and the BEST INVENTION EVER – SPANX!! I swear by them and could promise that every single woman has worn these at least ONCE in their life.

Now…Spanx has finally released “under shirts” for men in three separate and normal styles to help fight that beer belly flab….

Now men….before you go complaining that a girl has “fake” boobs make sure that you have your shirt off and are showing off your REAL “six-pack” ha!

xo cindy

Some say, in order to understand ourselves today, we must first know and understand our history.  At a recent completely bare meeting, we decided to come up with fun facts and statistics about hair removal (please choose your words carefully when Googling “vaginal hair removal”).  I started to come across a ton of information about where Brazilian waxing originated- though strangely enough, not in Brazil.  It seems these trends sort of appear out of no where, take us all by storm, and then we wonder how we ever survived before.  I look back on the time when I groomed merely for the sake of appearances in a bathing suit, as such a naïve and pedestrian time in my life, excused only by the innocence of youth.

B.C.B (Before Completely Bare), the thought of removing everything below had never even crossed my mind.  Suddenly, Carrie Bradshaw felt like “walking sex”, Gweneth Paltrow’s life was changed, and Plum Sykes was writing about letting men “go to Brazil”.   What we now consider basic grooming did not begin with Cosmo’s and Manolo’s (though a glance at any Playboy from the 70s might beg to differ).

In ancient civilizations, the practice of removing body hair began mostly for hygienic reasons, mainly to prevent infestation from lice and fleas (I have already showered four times after reading this).  The most common methods used were primitive razors made from flint blades, as well as home-made depilatories using ingredients like arsenic and quicklime.  The Egyptian’s adopted it with a more vain approach, where a hair-free body became the standard of beauty.  They came up with a mixture of honey and oil to pull the hair out – a practice now known as waxing.

In Ancient Greece, the female hairless body was the very picture of youth and beauty – a view reflected in their art.   Many Greek statues of men clearly show pubic hair, whereas female sculptures are universally hair-free.  They considered an overgrown bikini to be ugly, and a sign of wealth and class was to be completely bare.  In ancient Islamic culture, they took it one step further by actually designating rooms in their bathhouses where women could go to have their pubic hair removed.

During the Crusades, a surge of Christianity, and the belief all things sex related to be sinful, pubic hair was sent into the Dark Ages.  Leave it to fashion, however, to bring us back into the light.  In the 1940s, when bathing suits became smaller, the need (and common curtsey) for below the belt hair removal was re-discovered.  As swimsuits, and eventually bikinis, started showing more and more skin, hair removal became more and more mainstream.  Let’s now take the time to thank the porn industry.  As pornography became more acceptable in polite society, women began to emulate the grooming habits of its stars, bringing us to bikini grooming as we know it today.

To my great disappointment, the term “Brazilian ” waxing did not originate with the genetically blessed (seriously, is there something in the water?) women of Brazil.  It is thought to have been given the name only because it sounded exotic.

Whatever the root, I could not be happier to be out of the dark ages of B.C.B., armed with the freedom to be confident and hair-free!

xo cindy

With so many options, how does one know what choice to make: Paper or plastic? Red or White? Cash or credit? Hair removal might not be one of the choices you’re faced with everyday, but with so many options, a little guidance is sometimes needed to light the way to a fuzz-free existence.

When is it best to shave? Wax? Or is using a depilatory your best bet? I’m not going to lie; the bane of my existence is shaving. I will go to great lengths to avoid it (ex-boyfriends-yeah sorry about that). Yes, I know if I just keep up with it, it wouldn’t get so bad. But seriously, who has the time to shave every single day? Ironically, my mother used to say the same thing about cleaning my room. Once I discovered waxing, I was hooked. Nothing puts a bounce in your step like a good Brazilian wax. For your bikini, it’s waxing over shaving, hands down. You’ll cut down on ingrowns, not to mention it lasts significantly longer.

Even though I’ve just spent the last few minutes whining about shaving, for the underarms it’s the simplest solution. Plus, it can be done at the last minute while feeding the dog and talking on the phone (not recommended, the scars will never go away).

Let’s talk facial hair. This one’s a tie. Waxing is super convenient, fast and affordable. You can also go with a depilatory lotion. Now get ready, before you wrinkle you nose with memories of Nair, I’m about to change your life: completely bare’s new depilatory “completely gone” is unlike any hair removal cream you know (available soon…). It smells amazing, and the aerosol can makes application super easy. It’s perfect for use everywhere, but I love it epically for facial hair because it doesn’t irritate your face.

After all this advice, I must confess, I do none of the above. HA! Working at completely bare spa comes with it’s perks, #1 being free laser hair removal. It’s so amazing that sometimes I search for stray hairs to treat. Even if I didn’t get it for free, I would still do it. Its changed my live. Girls and boys, this is the ultimate way to go. I don’t have to wax or shave ever! I can go on vacation and not even bring a razor. This is my little slice of heaven. What can I say? It’s the little things.

xo T

The onset of Spring, along with 70 degree temperatures in New York, has thrown us all into a frenzy of summer preparations. There are workouts to be done, spray tans to be booked, and bikini’s to try on.

You’re looking pretty cute, right?

Before strutting your hot self on the beach, do me a favor – look down. You know where I’m talking about. See those little bumps? They’re called in-grown hairs, and you get them from a hair trying to push its way through a clogged pore. They can ruin that adorable new DVF bikini.

Not to worry- there’s hope.

Exfoliating the area and waxing or shaving will help unclog pores. Our Bikini Bump Blaster will go the extra mile for smooth, bikini-ready skin. They’re round pads (super convenient and easy to use) that contain Salicylic and Glycolic acids that both treat existing in-growns, as well as preventing them ever occurring. Simply swipe the pads once a day over the desired area and watch that perfect skin appear.

If you don’t use our Bikini Bump Blaster pads, you can also get rid of in-grown hairs by exfoliating the area and then using pimple or acne cream with Salicylic acid available over the counter at any pharmacy.

Start now and loose the sarong this summer!

xo cindy

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