Veet Ready To Use Wax Strips - Not such a Perfect Finish!

Advantages: Nice smell, areas where hair WAS removed felt silky soft, wipes do remove excess wax
Disadvantages: Too many areas where hair WASN'T removed, price, speed, pain

...Hi... Thought I'd share my (very recent) experience of Veet Ready To Use Wax Strips. Just to make clear now, the strips I used were part of the pink Complete Body Kit, consisting of 20 leg strips, 12 bikini/underarm strips, and 4 Perfect Finish wipes, and claiming to be effective on hair as short as 2mm. I'm 17 years old, normal, and to be honest, quite an optimist, so this is the first almost negative review I've given anything. The 'satisfactory' was moved up from a 'poor' because I felt mean! Usually, I'd use Veet cream (works like magic, if you're wondering) , but as I was in Boots to stock up these caught my eye. They were on a discount, and I'd wanted to try waxing, so I thought I'd give it a go. They cost me around £4-5, which, believe it or not, was half price. The strips themselves smelt nice, and the instructions were...

franchango 23.05.2009 · Read review
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Veet ready to use wax strips

Advantages: It works properly
Disadvantages: A bit pricey

...Mess free and Fuss free, expensive to use all the time, but ideal for those summer moths and holidays. Besides all this they are a cheaper andfar less painful option to the salon experience. I use them every summer and holiday and won't use anything else. It's a fairly good price not too painful and quick and easy to use, you can't ask for more. You are even left with silky soft skin and hair free (providing you useit properly). I even managed to convince my sister to use it, and she's a complete wimp when it comes to these kinds of things, now she uses it all the time too, probably more than me as she's always going on holidays. All in all a great buy that you can't live without....

carla33 25.07.2008 · Read review
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Veet Ready To Use Hair Removal Wax Strips - Sensitive Skin

Advantages: Smooth legs, good for money, good for sensitive skin, easy, not THAT painful
Disadvantages: doesn't get rid of those tiny, stubborn hairs! not enough strips

...As most women, I hate the hassle of shaving my legs all the time to find that they're already prickly the next day and as I'm going on holiday in less than a week, I wanted something that would last longer, so, I bought some Veet Wax Strips! I've suffered from eczema all my life and it's dyed down however my skin is still sensitive so I bought the pack especially for Sensitive Skin. I sat down, gulped some wine, warmed the wax strip up like instructed and put it on my leg. When I came to pull it off I was too hesitant and slow so it was completely ineffective! So, I tried again and pulled off the waxstrip quickly! I must admit it was a little painful to begin with but after repeating it over and over again, it got easier (the ankles are a little more sensitive!) and if you actually watch television at the same time, I found it hurt...

sophie_l 28.05.2009 · Read review
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Ready to use....not ready for hair!!

Advantages: No messing about with smoothing on wax with a spatula.
Disadvantages: Doesn't remove hair that is short- despite what the packaging says.

...Veet -Ready to use wax strips. With mint extracts-Effective even on short hair. Bought from Wilkinsons for around £4 which I thought was expensive but my reasoning was well the adverts say they work.... Ok here goes... The packaging is bright yellow and enticing and says on the back: Quick and easy to use Yes they are quite quick and easy to use, just get the strip (2 stuck together) and rub with hands until warm, peel from each other then apply to leg....no smoothing hot wax and getting it everywhere, great!!! Long lasting results Well yes, the hairs that the strips did actually remove stayed away for about 4 weeks. Effective even on short hair. WRONG! I used them on my legs and even though the back says you can use them on 2mm hair, all I was left with was wax stuck on my legs and about 5 hairs removed...

Keen2review 09.08.2006 · Read review
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Ready to use wax strips... HA!

Advantages: None that i can think of.
Disadvantages: It just doesn't work.

...I first saw this product on a television advert. I was a 'wax virgin', shaving everyday to keep my stubble at bay. I was keen to try these so I went to my local boots and bought some that day. I have no clue how expensive they were, but I don't suppose they were very much at all (maybe around £6?). When I got home, I read the instructions a few times so I was sure I knew what I was doing. It seemed simple enough; Smooth the wax strip onto your skin in the direction of the hair growth, hold the skin taut and pull in the oposite direction. Sounds simple, right? It probably would have if it actually worked, but it didn't. If it was skin I was trying to remove I think I would have been more successful. About 4 strands of hair came out. And it wasn't painless like the advert suggests. Definately not. It hurt, and while I was expecting...

aryandeity 25.09.2007 · Read review
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Ready to Eat

Advantages: Great range, ethical
Disadvantages: Expensive

...Ready to Eat Pret a Manger is my lunchtime, well, and breakfast treat. Pret a Manger is a French phrase meaning ready to eat and that's exactly the way to explain the food they sell in their outlets. Pret (as it is most commonly known) is a UK sandwich retailer. As of November 2006 there were 155 UK shops with 118 of them in London. I work in London so these stores are very handy for me. You could probably walk down any busy London high street and find one, they are that prolific. They are very easy to spot. They have a sign out front which says Pret in big red letters with a red star behind it which is their logo. Inside all the stores are the same, they have a lot of chrome in them and red seats and booths for sitting. The sandwiches and other food stuffs are displayed in big metal cases or fridges in some instances to keep...

Spottydog11 18.02.2009 · Read review
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Ready to Go!

Advantages: A host of different shades of eyeshadows, Lip colours & Blushers. Great Quality
Disadvantages: A bit too big to take out in an evening bag.

...Yet another one of my Virgin Vie 'good buys'! This is the Virgin Vie ready to wear collection of eyeshadows, lip colours and blushers. ~ Price ~ RRP is £20 but in the Virgin Vie catalogue at the moment it's available for £12.50 which is a great bargain considering what you get! ~ Packaging ~ This comes in an outer, very dark blue cardboard box. Inside the box is a blue plastic box (like a mini make-up box), measuring approx 14cm x 10cm, hence what I mean by it not being great for a small evening bag. This has the Virgin Vie logo on the front and 'ready to wear collection'. The lid opens up to show the first 'drawer' full of eyeshadows along with a mirror. Once you have opened the lid, you can pull out the second 'drawer' which slides out to show all of the blushers and lip colours available. ~ What you get...

neenn 14.02.2006 · Read review
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Sugar Free Treat

Advantages: fat free, under 10 calories, convenient, tasty flavours
Disadvantages: more range in flavours would be nice

...I'm not a big pudding person, especially when watching my waistline (a moment on the lips and all that!) but sometimes, a sweet treat is called for after dinner. I actually first purchased these as I had a diabetic relative coming over and these are one of the desserts that they can eat as they are sugar free. I was aware of the Hartley's brand as I have previously bought their jams and found these to be fruity and tasty. There are two main ranges of ready to eat no added sugar jellies - the ones picture here are those aimed at adults - but there are also slightly smaller pots that are great for children's lunchboxes. These come in strawberry, lemon & lime, orange, blackcurrant and raspberry flavours. The adult pots are available in blueberry & blackcurrant flavour, mango & passionfruit and cranberry and raspberry flavour...

katherineh123 03.11.2009 · Read review
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Ready to Rumble: Revolution. Left-hook to the bargain bin i think

Advantages: Good characters, Cartoon graphics are a little fun.
Disadvantages: A few too many mistakes! Game takes a while to detect movements! No rhythm, Not actually boxing!

...This game is good fun and quite easy for all the family to get involved. Choose from 18 cartoon boxers, all of which are impersinations of celebrities from the music, movie and sporting worlds. Characters include Brad Pitt (as he appeard in the yr 2000 film 'Snatch'), Jack Black in his school uniform, David Beckham with a fetching mohawk, John Travolta, Davit Hasselhof and many more!! The overall presentation of the game is quite solid and although the images are largely cartoony, the animation is good. There is a create the boxer mode so you can customize your look if you do not fancy being a celeb! Multiplayer offers a good laugh with a variety of sections. You can play a quick match, team match, or go the whole hog in a tournament. You can opt for the Arcade mode too offering simple gameplay and the opportunity to unlock boxers as...

bethanamax1 18.06.2009 · Read review
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Wibble wobble- the jelly; not your tummy!

Advantages: Low calories; fat free; reuseable pots; classic jelly texture
Disadvantages: A bit too wobbly; lacked flavour and sweetness of any sort

...Having perhaps read my review of Hartley's jelly crystals, you will know that I love jelly; in particular, sugar free, as a sin free pudding or snack which I can induldge in without guilt. Now, if you've read my other reviews, I don't deprive myself of the odd sugary treat - lives too short in my opinion, but if I can opt for the same product which is healthier then I will do. Hartley's ready to eat sugar free jelly is marketed towards adults, so there's no squirming in embarassment at the counter when I used to pick up the kiddie pots of jelly. Because of this, the flavours are a tad more sophisticated than the average 'strawberry' or 'blackcurrent', though there are only 3 flavours available as they are quite new: *Cranberry and Raspberry (C & R) *Blueberry and Blackcurrent (B & B) *Mango and Passionfruit (M & PF) Moreover...

LaceyR26 07.07.2009 · Read review
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