Sugar Sugar

My family is of English / Scottish / French heritage.  But I swear that someone in my ancestry had to have reproduced with either a Greek or Italian.  Why do I think this?  Because I have hair ALL over my body – and I ain’t happy about it.  I know there are guys who perfectly okay with being “furry” all over, but I hate it.

Now I’m a gay guy, so I’m a little vain.  Over the years I’ve taken to having my husband shave my back using an electric razor, but that usually only lasts about 3, maybe 4, weeks.  I swear, my pelt grows like a weed!  Then inevitably, we do it all over again. 

So my friend Michael suggested I try “sugaring”.  It’s a process similar to waxing that removes the hair and leaves you skin baby-butt smooth.  Plus I read that it was supposedly less painful than waxing.  The “sugar” material is made just from sugar, water and lemon juice.  It apparently originated in the Middle East and is starting to gain popularity in the U.S.

I showed up for my appointment a little early and I guess I looked a little nervous (in truth, I WAS).  Stephanie, my sugarer, was great; answering every single question I had and explaining the process in detail.  Then, it started.

I can’t say the process was painless, far from it actually.  There were a few times when I thought I was gonna pass out from the pain.  But the pain passed and I got through it.  Stephanie did tell me that the more often I get my back done, the less painful it will be.  My back has never been smoother AND there really wasn’t a negative reaction afterwards (no bumps or burns on my skin). 

I think I’ll be doing this again.  Gulp.