I Waxed My Bikini Area For the First Time — and Surprisingly, I Didn't Do a Terrible Job

I'd say one of the funniest parts of this experience was me thinking that giving myself a bikini wax would be as simple as buying some wax I could throw in the microwave. But I ended up going even further and buying the Femiro Hair Removal Home Waxing Kit ($40), which comes with a warmer and four packages of wax beads and two sets of application sticks.

The kit itself was very easy to use; the wax took no more than 20 minutes to melt completely. The warmer also reaches 240 degrees, allowing you to heat the wax just enough until it flows before you can adjust the temperature and allow it to cool off before applying it to your skin.