For many years, I enjoyed the convenience and results of professional leg waxing at my local salon where I have been a customer for over 27 years. However, when my health deteriorated, the symptoms and disabilities that came with it, meant I had to step away from that routine.
I began looking for at-home alternatives, I was determined to find something that could offer similar results without going to a salon. I decided to try Veet Pure Inspirations Cold Wax Strips legs and body. They claim to give you 28 days of smooth skin, which is similar to salon waxing, but I was sceptical that the strips could be as good as and replace my salon visits.
Today I am sharing my honest review of the wax strips, did they give me smooth legs or leave me in a sticky mess?
I do feel I should give some kind of warning here as this post contains photographs of my extremely hairy leg, so apologies in advance.
The legs and body wax strips come in packs of 20 or 40, and each pack comes with Perfect Finish Wipes to remove any residue off the skin after waxing. The 40 pack comes with 4 wipes, which was plenty, and the 20 pack comes with 2 wipes. Also in the Pure Inspirations range are wax strips for the underarm, top lip and bikini line.
The instructions for use are:
• Slowly peel the strips apart using the outwards rounded tabs.
• Apply one strip to your skin in the direction of hair growth. Rub a few times in the direction your hair grows to make sure the wax adheres well.
• Hold tab.
• Hold skin taut.
• Pull the strip back on itself (AS FAST AS YOU CAN!) in one swift motion, close to the skin as you pull.
• After waxing, clean away any wax left on your skin with a Perfect Finish Wipe.
What The Wax Strips Look Like:
Before using the wax strips the skin must be completely dry, it says on the box that you can apply talc to your skin beforehand to ensure the skin is dry, I didn't do that but you can if you prefer. I unfortunately cannot do my own waxing, so my daughter Alicia did it for me. She followed the instructions, pulled the strip apart, and placed it on my leg towards my hair growth.
Peeling the wax strip apart.
The wax strip applied to my (very hairy) leg.
I suffer from PCOS or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and a side effect of this is that I lose my hair from my head, my hair is extremely thin, and I have to strategically place it to hide the baldness. Although I only lose the hair from my head, my body hair does not grow or grows very slowly, for example, my underarm hair does not really grow at all, and I honestly cannot remember the last time I had that area waxed, and my leg hair grows very slowly, so I can go 4 to 6 months in between waxing and I have to let my leg hair grow a lot before having the waxing done.
Using The Wax Strips:
As I said, my daughter, Alicia, did my waxing for me as I'm unable to do it. She made sure the skin was dry and then took a wax strip, pulled it apart and placed it on my leg in the direction of the hair growth. The strip can be used a few times in different areas until it loses its stickiness.
The strips removed the hair well, and the pain was minimal, the strips don't need to be warmed between your hands before use which is great, they can be used straight from the box. Once Alicia had waxed an area of my leg, she went on to another area until she had finished. Once she had finished, she checked to make sure she hadn't missed any patches and then used the wipes to wipe over my leg.
The wipes were excellent and removed any little bits of wax from my legs and made my legs feel lovely especially as they were so smooth.
The Results:
As you can see from the photograph above, the difference is amazing, my leg is smooth and silky. The wax strips did a brilliant job. The only negative is that you use quite a few of the wax strips, but that might improve the more you use them and get used to it.
Overall:
I am really impressed with the wax strips, the results are fantastic and exactly like I would get from visiting the salon. The wipes with the wax strips were brilliant, leaving my legs free from any wax residue and feeling lovely but not greasy.
Alicia has also used the Veet Pure Inspirations Cold Wax Strips in the bikini and underarm ranges, and she is really happy with those, she said they are also simple to use and give excellent results.
I recommend the wax strips, they performed really well, the process was only slightly painful, nothing too bad at all, and the results were the same as if I'd gone to a salon for professional leg waxing. It was so much better for me to be able to have my legs waxed at home due to my health/disabilities making it impossible to have them done at the salon. Another benefit to a home waxing is it costs less than a salon would, so that's a definite bonus. I'm still getting my salon visits, too as I still go for manicures and pedicures there with my daughter Alicia.
Both Alicia and I recommend the Veet Pure Inspirations Cold Wax Strips, and we will continue to use them, Alicia will also continue to use the underarm and bikini strips too as she is very impressed with those.
If you usually go to a salon for leg waxing or if you haven't tried waxing before, the strips are brilliant, and both Alicia and I highly recommend them. My legs stayed smooth for much longer than the 28 days, and I get quite a few weeks before any kind of regrowth, but as I said, my PCOS probably helps in that department. Alicia had good results though too, and her legs stayed smooth for much longer than if she'd shaved them, which was her previous method of hair removal. She is much happier with the results she gets from the strips.
If you would like to try the Veet Pure Inspirations Cold Wax Strips, you will find them on the Superdrug website HERE priced at £12.99 for the 40 pack however, at the time of posting this, the packs of 20 strips are on offer, and instead of the usual price of £7.55 per pack of 20, at the moment they are on offer for 2 packs of 20 for £9.00 HERE saving you £9.10 when you buy 2 packs.
Have you tried the Veet Pure Inspirations Cold Wax Strips? Let me know your thoughts, or if you do pick some up, let me know how you get on with them.
Thank you for reading,
Zoë x
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