Obsessed!! From the day we got the cabinets painte Obsessed!! From the day we got the cabinets painted to the finished project with backsplash and under cabinet lighting. I love our kitchen so much! 

We are going to replace the outlet and switch covers to blend a little more, but for now, we are so excited to have this completed kitchen! 

#kitchenreno #kitchenbeforeandafter #kitchenremodels #kitchenrenos #kitchenrenovations #farrowandballpaint #kitchencabinetsmakeover #kitchenbacksplash #kitchenidea #kitcheninspo #coastalgrandmother
Today, we're making a super simple centerpiece for Today, we're making a super simple centerpiece for your Masters viewing parties. ⛳️ 

First, take a vase and place a small shot glass in the bottom. 

Then fill the vase around the shot glass with golf balls. 

Place the stems of some faux grass into the shot glass and use for decoration!🏌🏻‍♂️

#masterstournament #masterssunday #mastersparty #golfparty #golfpartyideas #centerpieceideas #centerpiecesideas
Today, we're making bunny bundts for Easter. 🐰 Today, we're making bunny bundts for Easter. 🐰

My kitchen was still under construction for this video, so I prepurchased my mini bundt cakes, but feel free to make your own! 

Use a tube of green icing and a grass piping tip to create grass on the top of the bundt. 

Then use a toothpick to secure a bunny peep in the grass. Place a few eggs and jelly beans around the bunny. Serve and enjoy!

#easterrecipes #minibundtcakes #bunnybundts #easterdesserts #easterdessert #easterparty #easterdinner #recipereel #easterideas #springdessert #minibunny #minibundt
Today we're making Rainbow Cookie Sandwiches for S Today we're making Rainbow Cookie Sandwiches for St. Patrick's Day. 🌈 

First either make or purchase M&M chocolate chip cookies to represent your rainbow. My kitchen is still under construction, so I purchased mine from the grocery store. 

Then fill a ziploc bag with frosting and snip off the corner. Coat the back of the cookie with frosting and then place another cookie on top. Squeeze until the frosting is at the edge then roll the entire cookie in green sprinkles. 

Serve and enjoy! 🍀

#stpatricksdaycookies #stpatricksdaytreats #springcookies #rainbowcookies #cookierecipes #recipereel #easyrecipesformoms #easyrecipesforkids #stpatricksday2023
#ad Today is March 14, or Pi Day! 🥧 Today we #ad Today is March 14, or Pi Day! 🥧 

Today we are baking a fun Pi Day-themed apple pie from @pollyspies who offers nationwide shipping on their delicious double-crusted pies! After 55 years in business, Polly's pies are still family-owned! 

There are lots of pie flavors to choose from and the pies ship directly to you frozen and packaged in dry ice. Add a little egg wash, and bake for a delicious, classic pie! 🍎

Sending a pie is a great idea for someone celebrating a birthday, a new baby or who just would love a traditional, delicious pie! 

You can use my code helen15 for 15% off your order of $50 or more! Happy Pi Day! 💕

#pollyspies #saveroomforpie #pollyspiespartner #recipereel #pidaypie #pierecipes #applepierecipe
Picking just a few photos to share from our family Picking just a few photos to share from our family photoshoot with @keikilaniphotography was the hardest thing ever! 

I'm saving Ben's 2-year-old portraits for his birthday so that made it a little easier, but every picture Jennifer sent us is just perfection.

Love these two with all my heart. So grateful for this life. 💕

Linking mine and Ben's outfits in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/44beG

#familyphotoshootideas #familyphotooutfits #toddlermoments #shopltk #ltkfamily
Let's make everything bagel popcorn for your Maste Let's make everything bagel popcorn for your Masters' viewing parties. ⛳️ My husband is originally from Augusta, so the whole week becomes a Masters' viewing party at my house. 

To make this, drizzle melted butter over popcorn, then sprinkle garlic salt and everything bagel seasoning. Mix well and repeat the steps. 🍿 

I found these little "par-tee" containers to hold your popcorn!

Do you watch the Masters? 🏌🏻‍♂️

#mastersweek #mastersparty #popcornrecipes #savorypopcorn #easyrecipesformoms #recipereel #recipereels #easysnacks #easyappetizers #movienightathome
Let's make a spring simmer pot! 🍋 This one work Let's make a spring simmer pot! 🍋 This one works for spring or summer and makes your house smell fresh and clean!

Add lemon zest, slices of lemon, rosemary and vanilla extract to a pot. Cover ingredients with water and simmer on low heat. 

You could also swap rosemary for mint leaves! I'm definitely going to try that option too.

Do you use simmer pots? What is your favorite combination?

#simmerpot #springsimmerpot #easterideas #springideas #springhome #easterhome #summerhome #summerideas #recipereel #diyhomedecorideas
BANANAS UNITE! 🍌 Make banana sushi with Benjami BANANAS UNITE! 🍌 Make banana sushi with Benjamin and me. This was so much fun! I saw it on Pinterest and knew we had to try it! 

To make banana sushi you just coat a banana in melted chocolate or peanut butter and roll it in sprinkles, mini candies, coconut, Rice Krispies, crushed granola bars or whatever else you can think of! Then you slice it up like sushi pieces and enjoy with your littles. 

We had a blast making a big mess! 

#activitiesfortoddlers #recipesforkids #kidrecipes #bananasundae #bananasushi #ideasfortoddlers #toddlercooking #toddlercookingskills #easyrecipesformoms #easyrecipesforkids
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Beauty · June 13, 2018

Hair Removal: Waxing vs. Sugaring



It’s Wednesday and we’re getting weird. Actually talking about bikini hair removal is nothing compared to what’s coming next week.

Are you intrigued? Let’s just say I’ll do anything for a blog post.

Before we begin, I am not promoting any hair removal method. This is not a sponsored post and is solely meant to provide information. I’ll share my opinion, but that is it. Whether you wax, shave, sugar, laser or go natural–it’s a personal choice and they are all correct. This is just an informative post to share the differences.

Ok now that we got the disclaimer out of the way, let’s get to it.

waxing vs. sugaring

Last week, I switched up my usual wax for sugaring. Both have benefits and both are effective–they are just different. So I thought it would be a good idea to break down the differences between the two and answer some questions.

Alright waxing. There are two kinds of wax–hard and soft. Hard wax is applied, dries and then removed by grabbing the edge and pulling out the hair by the root. Soft wax is applied and then a cloth strip is pressed over the wax and once it attaches, the strip is removed and the hair comes with it. Both kinds take the hair out by the root and last longer than shaving.

Sugaring is an ancient art of hair removal that combines lemon, water and melted sugar. Once mixed together, the combo creates a paste and then the process is the essentially the same. The paste is applied and then pulled to remove hair.

waxing vs. sugaring

A few differences:

Biggest difference is the application. Wax is applied in the direction of the hair growth and removed against. Sugar is applied against the direction of hair growth and removed with it.

Another is since sugar is a super natural option, any leftovers can be removed with water. Wax needs to be removed with oils or post wax treatments.

Final big difference is the temperature. Sugar can be applied and removed warm while wax has to be applied hot and removed when it’s cool.

Alright, let’s compare. I broke it into categories.

Cost: I go to Sweet Peach in Atlanta (hence the peach photos)! At Sweet Peach though, waxing is cheaper than sugaring. It varies by area, but waxing is cheaper.

Pain: I’m not going to sugar coat it (ha, get it) you are ripping hair from a follicle. Neither feel great. I also think pain is subjective. For me, the part that hurts the worst is the temperature. I’m super pale and sensitive to heat. Wax is really hot and sugaring is just warm. Due to temperature alone, sugaring hurts less in my opinion.

Time: Waxing is faster–100%. It’s an apply and rip fast situation. Sugaring you have to work with it since it’s warm not hot. So waxing does go faster, but both can be done on a lunch break.

Redness: Sugaring can’t stick to live cells, while waxing can. Therefore waxing causes more redness since you are pulling on live tissue. Sugaring does adhere to dead cells so it acts as an exfoliate.

Wait time: In order to wax, your hair has to be at least a quarter of an inch long, they do not have to be that long for sugar.

waxing vs. sugaring

So you can see there are benefits to both! In my opinion, I liked sugaring better. I like that it isn’t super hot on an area that is meant to be treated nicely lol. I like that you don’t have to wait quite as long in between appointments. And even though this isn’t necessarily something I care about, I like the all natural ingredients since it is such a sensitive area.

Plus you know I’m all about prevention, so any extra exfoliation and I’m on board…

Alright, there it is. Do you prefer sugaring or waxing?

 

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Comments

  1. Stephanie Ramirez says

    June 13, 2018 at 1:10 am

    Hi!,, I just need to say that I found interesting your post. Why? because slow Me never on my 25 years of age, heard you could remove hair by sugaring. I even wondered If you could make the mixture at home and do it yourself! I am a do it at home kind of girl as I am trying to save big time for future plans ! Please do let me know if you ever done the mixture at home!?
    It sounds so earthy and natural! <3 .. but maybe dangerous to experiment by myself, haha
    Thank You for the information, its good for future reference!
    -Stephanie

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      June 13, 2018 at 1:18 am

      Hi Stephanie! Yes, you can definitely make it at home. I haven’t actually done it myself, but it’s a combination of lemon juice, white sugar and water. I found this link to a recipe https://hairfreeclub.com/sugar-wax-recipe-full-sugaring-guide/. Because it is all natural ingredients, it can definitely be a DIY beauty project. Please let me know how it turns out if you try it!

  2. Lily Ayala says

    June 13, 2018 at 11:29 am

    There are definitely a few differences. I asked my wax specialist what the difference was and while I’m not a fan of waxing, I think I’d rather take the “quick pain” versus sugaring. LOL!

    • Helen @ Hel On Heels says

      June 13, 2018 at 11:42 am

      Feel ya on that one. At the end of the day you are ripping hair out of your skin–so neither are a picnic.

  3. Katie Werthmann says

    June 13, 2018 at 12:24 pm

    I’ve only waxed once and it caused permanent hair growth damage- which was fine with me! It took almost ten years for spots to grow back, I swear! But sugaring sounds not as bad and something i could probably do myself- whereas with wax I did my friend’s legs and she ripped mine! Does the sensitivity level of it go down after so long?

  4. Marette Flora @ Floradise says

    June 13, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    I’ve never tried sugaring but it sounds intriguing. I love that you’ll do anything for a blog post! haha I feel ya.

  5. Becky @Disney in your Day says

    June 13, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    Interesting! I do waxing but I’ve never even heard of sugaring. I don’t mind the heat of the wax and it works well for me. If a place near me offered it I might try it!

  6. Cait says

    June 14, 2018 at 3:33 am

    Thanks for posting this information! I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about sugaring, but was a little unclear about the actual pros and cons, compared to traditional waxing. Definitely something to think about in the future.

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Obsessed!! From the day we got the cabinets painte Obsessed!! From the day we got the cabinets painted to the finished project with backsplash and under cabinet lighting. I love our kitchen so much! 

We are going to replace the outlet and switch covers to blend a little more, but for now, we are so excited to have this completed kitchen! 

#kitchenreno #kitchenbeforeandafter #kitchenremodels #kitchenrenos #kitchenrenovations #farrowandballpaint #kitchencabinetsmakeover #kitchenbacksplash #kitchenidea #kitcheninspo #coastalgrandmother
Today, we're making a super simple centerpiece for Today, we're making a super simple centerpiece for your Masters viewing parties. ⛳️ 

First, take a vase and place a small shot glass in the bottom. 

Then fill the vase around the shot glass with golf balls. 

Place the stems of some faux grass into the shot glass and use for decoration!🏌🏻‍♂️

#masterstournament #masterssunday #mastersparty #golfparty #golfpartyideas #centerpieceideas #centerpiecesideas
Today, we're making bunny bundts for Easter. 🐰 Today, we're making bunny bundts for Easter. 🐰

My kitchen was still under construction for this video, so I prepurchased my mini bundt cakes, but feel free to make your own! 

Use a tube of green icing and a grass piping tip to create grass on the top of the bundt. 

Then use a toothpick to secure a bunny peep in the grass. Place a few eggs and jelly beans around the bunny. Serve and enjoy!

#easterrecipes #minibundtcakes #bunnybundts #easterdesserts #easterdessert #easterparty #easterdinner #recipereel #easterideas #springdessert #minibunny #minibundt
Today we're making Rainbow Cookie Sandwiches for S Today we're making Rainbow Cookie Sandwiches for St. Patrick's Day. 🌈 

First either make or purchase M&M chocolate chip cookies to represent your rainbow. My kitchen is still under construction, so I purchased mine from the grocery store. 

Then fill a ziploc bag with frosting and snip off the corner. Coat the back of the cookie with frosting and then place another cookie on top. Squeeze until the frosting is at the edge then roll the entire cookie in green sprinkles. 

Serve and enjoy! 🍀

#stpatricksdaycookies #stpatricksdaytreats #springcookies #rainbowcookies #cookierecipes #recipereel #easyrecipesformoms #easyrecipesforkids #stpatricksday2023
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Today we are baking a fun Pi Day-themed apple pie from @pollyspies who offers nationwide shipping on their delicious double-crusted pies! After 55 years in business, Polly's pies are still family-owned! 

There are lots of pie flavors to choose from and the pies ship directly to you frozen and packaged in dry ice. Add a little egg wash, and bake for a delicious, classic pie! 🍎

Sending a pie is a great idea for someone celebrating a birthday, a new baby or who just would love a traditional, delicious pie! 

You can use my code helen15 for 15% off your order of $50 or more! Happy Pi Day! 💕

#pollyspies #saveroomforpie #pollyspiespartner #recipereel #pidaypie #pierecipes #applepierecipe
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I'm saving Ben's 2-year-old portraits for his birthday so that made it a little easier, but every picture Jennifer sent us is just perfection.

Love these two with all my heart. So grateful for this life. 💕

Linking mine and Ben's outfits in the @shop.ltk app! https://liketk.it/44beG

#familyphotoshootideas #familyphotooutfits #toddlermoments #shopltk #ltkfamily
Let's make everything bagel popcorn for your Maste Let's make everything bagel popcorn for your Masters' viewing parties. ⛳️ My husband is originally from Augusta, so the whole week becomes a Masters' viewing party at my house. 

To make this, drizzle melted butter over popcorn, then sprinkle garlic salt and everything bagel seasoning. Mix well and repeat the steps. 🍿 

I found these little "par-tee" containers to hold your popcorn!

Do you watch the Masters? 🏌🏻‍♂️

#mastersweek #mastersparty #popcornrecipes #savorypopcorn #easyrecipesformoms #recipereel #recipereels #easysnacks #easyappetizers #movienightathome
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Add lemon zest, slices of lemon, rosemary and vanilla extract to a pot. Cover ingredients with water and simmer on low heat. 

You could also swap rosemary for mint leaves! I'm definitely going to try that option too.

Do you use simmer pots? What is your favorite combination?

#simmerpot #springsimmerpot #easterideas #springideas #springhome #easterhome #summerhome #summerideas #recipereel #diyhomedecorideas
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To make banana sushi you just coat a banana in melted chocolate or peanut butter and roll it in sprinkles, mini candies, coconut, Rice Krispies, crushed granola bars or whatever else you can think of! Then you slice it up like sushi pieces and enjoy with your littles. 

We had a blast making a big mess! 

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