By Mesmerising Beauty Team
Gosforth salon
Mesmerising Beauty is one salon at 77 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 4AA. Use the live treatment list before booking because service details, prices, and durations can change.
How Long Results Last
Waxing: Hair is removed from the root, including the bulb, so there is no cut hair sitting at the skin's surface. Skin stays completely smooth until new hair grows all the way back through - and exactly how long that takes varies by person. Most clients find it gives them considerably longer between sessions than shaving ever could, with no stubble phase in between.
Shaving: Hair is cut at skin level and the root stays in place, so stubble typically reappears within days and regular upkeep is needed to stay smooth.
For anyone tired of constant maintenance, this is waxing's biggest practical advantage: one appointment, then nothing to think about until visible regrowth appears.
Comfort and Skin Considerations
Waxing:
- No blade involved, so no nicks or razor cuts
- Discomfort is concentrated in the treatment itself - a sharp sting as each strip is removed - rather than spread across daily routines
- Temporary redness afterwards is normal and typically settles within hours to a day
- Standard aftercare (loose clothing, avoiding heat and friction for 24-48 hours, then gentle exfoliation and moisturising) keeps skin comfortable as hair grows back
Shaving:
- No discomfort during hair removal itself
- A blade on delicate skin brings the risk of nicks and cuts, and many people find frequent shaving in intimate areas irritating
- Because the hair is cut bluntly at the surface, regrowth feels prickly almost immediately
Everyone's skin responds differently to both methods. If you have a skin condition or ongoing irritation in the area, it's worth speaking to your pharmacist or GP before choosing either route - and always tell your therapist about anything relevant before a wax.
How Regrowth Feels
After waxing: Because the whole hair is removed, regrowth comes through with its natural tapered tip. It tends to feel soft rather than sharp, and it appears gradually rather than as an even carpet of stubble.
After shaving: The blade leaves each hair with a blunt-cut end at the skin's surface, which is why shaved regrowth feels coarse and prickly so quickly. The hair itself hasn't changed - it's simply been cut flat.
We won't make claims about hair growing back thinner, slower, or sparser with either method - regrowth is individual, and no salon should promise otherwise. The tapered-tip difference, though, is simply how each method works mechanically.
Cost and Time
Shaving: Low ongoing cost - razors and shaving products from any supermarket - but the time adds up, because it needs doing every few days indefinitely.
Waxing: A professional treatment has a per-session cost (we don't publish prices in articles because they change - check the current price list for up-to-date treatment prices), but sessions are spaced weeks apart, so the total time you spend on hair removal across a year is dramatically lower.
Which trade-off is worth it depends on your budget and how much you value your time. Neither answer is wrong.
Convenience and Flexibility
Shaving wins on:
- Doing it at home, any time, no appointment needed
- Working on hair of any length
- Complete spontaneity
Waxing requires:
- Booking an appointment and travelling to the salon
- Letting hair reach roughly a grain of rice in length before each session (usually a couple of weeks of growth)
- Planning around events where you want to be freshly waxed
Privacy and Professional Standards
Some people simply prefer that intimate grooming stays private, and that's a completely valid reason to shave at home. If you do choose professional intimate waxing, you should know what proper standards look like: a private treatment room, a therapist who explains each step before it happens, professional draping and positioning that only exposes the area being worked on, single-use applicators with no double-dipping, fresh wax for each client, and a matter-of-fact, respectful manner throughout. Any reputable salon will be happy to talk you through their hygiene practices before you book.
Which Should You Choose?
Waxing suits you if you:
- Want the longest gap between hair removal sessions
- Dislike the stubble cycle and blade irritation of shaving
- Prefer a professional finish and are comfortable with a professional treatment
- Can plan appointments a few weeks apart
Shaving suits you if you:
- Want immediate, spontaneous hair removal at home
- Are keeping grooming costs to a minimum
- Strongly value privacy
- Prefer to avoid the discomfort of waxing
Or use both: Plenty of people wax through summer or before holidays when they want lasting smoothness, and shave through winter. There's no rule that says you must pick one forever.
Experience Professional Intimate Waxing at Mesmerising Beauty
Mesmerising Beauty serves clients from one salon at 77 High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4AA.
For current treatment prices, appointment times, and availability, use the live booking route: