Best wax strips – for bikini, legs and body or face, here are out top picks
HAIR removal isn’t the most glamorous part of any beauty regime, are we right?
But one way of making it a little more bearable is to invest in the best wax strips that you can use in the comfort of your own home.
There’s nothing quite as cringe as getting your bikini line seen to at the salon, so if you can avoid the embarrassment, and save some pennies into the bargain, then we’re all for it.
But you also want to make sure you get good results.
So, whether you’re looking to remove hair from your face, body, legs or bikini line, we’ve rounded up the best wax strips that’ll leave you hairless with no stress and no mess. Hair today? Have it gone tomorrow.
1. Best wax strips for sensitive skin
- Veet EasyGrip Ready-to-Use Face Wax Strips for Sensitive Skin 20 Strips & 4 wipes, £4.37 from Boots – buy here
Waxing can leave anyone a little red and sore. But if you suffer from sensitivity in general, these soft-on-skin strips are for you.
Infused with sweet almond oil and vitamin E, they’re full of skin-loving goodies that soothe as they remove.
These particular strips are perfect for small and delicate areas, like the upper lip, and can grab hairs as short as 1.5mm. Easy-to-use and effective.
2. Best face wax strips
- Acorelle Ready to Use Aloe Vera and Beeswax Face Strips 20 Strips, £8.99 from Look Fantastic – buy now
Fluff-free lips and fuzz-free chins (yeah, you’re not the only one) are just seconds away with these easy-to-use strips.
Enriched with a hydrating mix of organic beeswax and Aloe Vera, the 100& natural and hypoallergenic wax strips are so gentle they’re suitable for all skin types, including sensitive.
They grab even the peskiest, shortest hairs, and leave your visage smooth, soft and hair-free for up to a month.
3. Best wax strips for legs and body
- Superdrug Sensitive Wax Strips x20, £5.29 from Superdrug – buy here
No mess, no fuss, no stress: these gentle but effective wax strips are super-affordable and get results.
The pack comes with finishing wipes, which are infused with wheat germ oil to leave your skin moisturised, wax residue-free, and baby-soft.
Perfect for all skin types, including sensitive, and leaves you hairless for up to four weeks. They’re in the bag.
4. Best bikini wax strips
- Veet Wax Strips, Bikini & Underarm, £7 from Waitrose – buy here
It’s important to be delicate with, well, those delicate bits.
These 16 ready-to-use strips are formulated with almond oil and vitamin E to ensure even the most sensitive areas aren’t irritated.
You can get up to 28 days of fuzz-free goodness for your underarms and bikini line (with no embarrassing trips to the salon). Perfect.
5. Best wax strips for eyebrows
- Parissa Brow Shaper Mini Wax Strips 32, £8.99 from Amazon – buy here
Game-changing eyebrows are super-simple with these cute mini strips.
The resin-based wax is quick and effective, no-mess and fuss-free, and the kit comes with an aftercare oil for a post-wax pamper and super-smooth skin.
They’re are also suitable for other areas on the face, and the backing on the strip is made of cellulose and breaks down in the environment, so that’s an extra plus point, too.
6. Best eco wax strips
- Sugar StripEase Kit, £10 from Look Unique – buy here
Eco and clean product-lovers will adore this sugar scrub made with 100 natural ingredients, making it good enough to eat.
Blitz that body hair by popping the pot of sugary scrub in the microwave and applying it to the woven fabric strips provided.
The only ones on the list that aren’t ready-to-use, but the strips can be washed and reused, while the whole kit is also cruelty-free and vegan, so fuzz-free skin can be eco-conscious, kind, and effective at the same time.
This hair-ditching scrub also eliminates the risk of pesky in-grown hairs as regrowth is always in its natural direction. Big fans of that idea.
Suitable for face and body. Bonus.
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