Here’s the gist:
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Skill
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Strip
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Lay
Bare
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Ability
of waxing technique to flawlessly remove hair
|
x
|
x
|
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Competency
of waxing technicians
|
x
|
x
|
|
Cleanliness,
hygiene, ambiance, and comfort
|
x
|
|
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Speed
(proportional to pain tolerance)
|
x
|
|
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After
care
|
x
|
x
|
|
Hair
removal services range
|
x
|
|
|
Accessibility
of branches
|
|
x
|
|
Credit/debit
card availability
|
x
|
|
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Price
|
|
x
|
|
Overall
satisfaction if you have that extra money to burn
|
x
|
|
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Overall
satisfaction if you’re on a budget
|
|
x
|
|
Total
Score
|
8/10
|
6/10
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Ability of waxing
technique to flawlessly remove hair: It’s a tie.
I am not that adept to determine whether both these waxing
salons use a hard or soft wax. All I know is that for Strip, the wax needs to
be heated for it to be malleable while Lay Bare’s wax is malleable even under
room temperature.
I say that both waxing technique to FLAWLESSLY remove hair
is a tie because both can cleanly remove hairs completely. The reason some
technicians go back over and over a certain area and cause you immense pain is
the hairs are still short to completely latch itself onto the wax. So you
should make sure that your hairs are long enough to guarantee a fast and easy
waxing job. This may be unsightly for a few days but the results will
definitely be worth it. Mas maganda
talaga kung mahahaba na yung buhok para tuloy tuloy ang pag-wax at walang
pabalik balik sa mga certain areas at wala nang ip-pluck pa.
Competency of
Waxing Technicians: It’s a tie.
If Strip has 20 waxing technicians in their two stores
(yes, only two in the Philippines--- Serendra and Greenbelt), their waxing
prowess can easily be matched or probably be topped by the top 20 waxing
technicians of Lay Bare, probably even the top 30 of Lay Bare.
Lay Bare has so many branches, the probability of you
falling into the hands of a bad waxing technician increases. But there are
really good and competent technicians on their team. What I like about them is
they truly endeavor to remove the hairs, even the tiny ones, from your skin.
They even hand you a mirror to check if everything has been removed. They do a
post-waxing hair check and feel if all the hairs have been pulled out. If not,
they will tweeze it out until you’re super hair-free. But of course tweezing
can be painful for the legs and vagina and sometimes traumatic that you would
rather let demhairs (parang dembabies lang
ni Mariah) be there forever. Just so the pain would stop.
Strip, on the other hand, are well-versed in handling
melted wax. They do it with such precision and swiftness you feel assured they
damn well know what they’re doing. They are also polite and quiet. They don’t
try to strike a conversation with you unless they feel you would like to talk
with them. They are also professional and act with class. Sanay na sanay maghandle ng mayayaman na kliyente.
Both waxing salons have competent waxing technicians. I
suggest you find the technician you are most comfortable with and the one who
can remove your hairs swiftly and painlessly.
Cleanliness,
hygiene, ambiance, and comfort: Strip.
I cannot blame Lay Bare if their facility is cramped and
not up to par with Strip’s cleanliness, classiness, and quietness. Strip is way
more expensive because you pay extra for these qualities. There are just so
many customers in Lay Bare that the staff have very little time to clean up
after waxing someone because the next customer have been waiting for hours
(there’s always a long line of patrons waiting in the cramped “lobby”). The
towels being used are already old and scruffy because the towel stock cannot compete
with the volume of people who go in and out the salon. Sobrang daming tao sa Lay Bare, hindi na advisable bumili ng
isandamakmak na towels kasi masyado nang mahal.
The waxing booth in Lay Bare is not architecturally
pleasing to the senses as they are makeshift walls that do not completely
enclose your space. You can overhear the conversation in the other cubicle and
you can hear the technician’s chatting in the hall and in their backroom. It’s
not a place where you can feel at ease to have your hairs removed because aside
from the noise, you will also wonder if your bed sheets have been completely
replaced by new ones because you’ll be seeing stains and sometimes, pubic
hairs. And you’ll think to yourself, “omigosh whose pubic hairs are these???”
And the booth is just so darned small. Most of the time, the technician slides
herself along the walls to be able to access your body parts.
The waxing technician’s uniform in Strip is better
compared to Lay Bare’s as well as their hygiene practices. Strip technicians
properly wear their latex gloves and their fingers seldom make contact with
your skin. Most of the time it’s the spatula that touches you. Another hygienic
feat of Strip is that they immediately throw away the spatula that was just
used on you. Every application, a new spatula is used, guaranteeing clean
delivery and application of the wax. The strip cloth too gets thrown after one
use. The ambiance and comfort you’ll feel at Strip is the best
you can have. Their rooms, take note: rooms and not badly partitioned cubicles,
are spacious you can do a somersault inside. You can place your bag and clothes
on designated areas within the room and you don’t have to worry about the
sheets being unclean. Everything is hygienic. Everything is relaxing and
peaceful.
Speed (proportional
to pain tolerance): Strip.
The longer you stay in the bed, the longer time your
hairs are being pulled out, the more painful it will be. This is because the
brain will start to register prolonged pain afflicted on the body.
If your pain tolerance is low, I suggest you go to Strip.
It’s super fast, like reaaallly fast. I was composing a text
message to my boyfriend while I was being Brazilian-ed and I haven’t even
finished typing the somewhat lengthy message and I was already finished! Wow!
Really impressive. It’s because their waxing technique can cover larger areas
of skin and remove the hairs in one go, which can shorten the time a technician
has to spend removing your hairs.
As opposed to Lay Bare’s waxing technique, it covers only
small segments of your skin because the wax cannot be spread much on the hairs.
Plus some technicians put too much force
on spreading the wax it becomes painful, especially when you’re having the Brazilian.
After care:
It’s a tie.
Both have cream preparations that are applied to the
waxed areas. I didn’t notice the difference between Strip’s and Lay Bare’s.
Though the packaging and explanation of Strip’s product was better, you may
think that Strip’s preparation is better than Lay Bare’s. But actually they
just have the same function: as an anti-inflammatory colloid to soothe your
disturbed pores.
Hair removal services
range: Strip.
Well, Strip offers IPL services to permanently remove
your hairs making them have a wider range of hair removal services compared to
Lay Bare. Yes, it is more costly compared to other dermatological clinics but
for those living in Forbes, Dasma, Urdaneta, McKinley Hill, BGC, and Serendra,
this is but a paltry expense in their wallets.
Accessibility
of branches: Lay Bare.
Lay Bare has so many branches all over the Philippines! You
can just google their website and see. If you live in Alabang, no need to go to
Taguig or Makati to get your hairs waxed. There’s one in ATC and another one in
Festival. There’s another branch opening soon in SM Southmall. Lay Bare has got
the ladies covered in a lot of branches nationwide.
Credit/debit
card availability: Strip.
I guess Strip has a credit/debit card facility because of
its expensive waxing menu, haha! Actually I find it more convenient to pay with
credit/debit card. Something that Lay Bare doesn’t have. Quite disappointing.
Price: Lay
Bare.
NOTHING BEATS the prices at Lay Bare. It’s by far
the most affordable waxing salon out there that can flawlessly remove your
hairs by competent waxing technicians. If you are not too anal about
cleanliness and comfort, and if you’re a practical boy/girl who earns just the
right amount of salary to afford you a few luxuries from time to time, and if
you have a high pain tolerance, you can put your money on this waxing salon to
get the job done of removing unwanted hairs (almost) perfectly.
Overall
satisfaction:
If you have extra money to burn: Strip
If you are that sosyal-sosyal
and mayaman-ang-magulang-ko-kaya-what-I-earn-I-keep-for-myself
type of person, then by all means, SPLURGE it baby! You deserve the best
pampering a salon/spa has to offer! No one does waxing better than Strip:
Ministry of Waxing. Hands down talaga! And
if you have A LOT MORE extra money, you may want to book an IPL session to
permanently remove those darned hairs in the armpits and legs.
If you are on a budget: Lay Bare
If you want to remove your hairs somewhat painfully but
don’t want to painfully hurt your wallet, then get your hairs waxed at Lay
Bare. If you’re not too iffy about cleanliness, classiness, quietness, and
ambiance, okay na rito. Basta matanggal
ang mga buhok from the roots at mura, patok sa takilya ang Lay Bare!
Author’s recommendation:
If you don’t have the moolah to have all your hairs stripped at Strip, I
suggest for the legs and armpits, you go for Lay Bare. But for Brazilian, ONLY
STRIP can make you feel overly satisfied and giddy. Iba talaga! It’s super
fast, clean, efficient, and classy! They can even wax your pubes into
certain shapes! Nothing beats Strip for a Brazilian waxing experience. But
the price is really overwhelming, haha. Just think of it as an “investment” for
hygiene and you can be well on your way for a cleaner and fresher down there. J
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