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Hello kids! Today we will be reviewing a virtually useless product which goes by the name of Hip Hop Facial Wax Strips. They are quite easily available, and since I was thinking of getting my upper lips quickly hair-free, I decided to use up one of these beauties.
To give this product its due, there are actually 12 wax strips inside, but the problem begins from there. The instructions I received clearly stated to rub and warm the strips between my palms before applying it over the area, rubbing towards the hair growth direction (??) and peeling off against the hair growth.
Price: 50 INR.
So I did.
And nothing happened.
Okay, let me give details. Or rather, pictorial evidence of what happened. First, I removed one strip.
Read: Veet wax strips (Product review with pictures) and tips
Then I rubbed it to make it warm, and then peeled the two strips apart.
And this is what happened. A fat strip of peel was… well… unpeeled. This strip had to be scrapped.
I used the other part over my errant upper lip. Did everything prescribed.
And I pulled.
Now, before I say anything further, let me show you a picture of the hair on my upper arm. As I am naturally not very hirsute, I generally have baby fine hair. As my upper lip venture went unsuccessful, I decided to tear off a few hairs from my upper arm with the aid of the wax strip.
For your viewing pleasure.
Now You See It.
Read: Redness after waxing – Wise She beauty problem
And now you don’t….err…actually, I could still see it 
Do you know, the strip could not pull off more than 3-4 hairs of my hand? And on my upper lip, it could not pull off even one?
So, I decided to wipe off my efforts with the after-wax depiltowelette, which is nothing more than a tissue soaked in oil. Pleasantly smelling, though.
Read: Wise She beauty problem -Waxing at home /wax hair removal
I was so unhappy with the entire experience, that I opened the fridge and ate some chocolates. However, in hindsight, it did not break me out. That must be some compensation.
Why I like the Hip Hop Facial Wax Strips:
- Cheaply priced
- Depiltowelette has nice smell
- Does not break me out
Why I don’t like the Hip Hop Facial Wax Strips:
- Did not remove hair at all
- Strip wax separates unevenly
- For 12 wax strips there is only 1 depiltowelette (?)
Verdict: 2/5
Will I Repurchase? Are you kidding me?
Have you tried these wax strips? Did they fare any better with you?
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the same happened with me..its useless
thank god i dint buy this!! i was tempted so many times!
did u know ? MAC sells cosmetics in China where animal testing is required by law.
Omg! How did u come to know about it.
Yes! Even Revlon and Avon have been removed from Peta’s List! Kudos to Urban Decay that they reverted their decision of selling in Chine due to this Animal testing thing. I am not going to buy MAC now! such a bad news this is!
I for one have seen the negative effects of non-animal tested products on my skin… so I personally believe that if plants can be used to test, then animals can be too. it is cruel, but ultimately it is also for the personal best.
Oh ho i just bought these for my upper lip cause the store ran out of veet strips..eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkk
Gift it to your maid
best of luck.
ummmmmmmm my maid will be thrilled….one day black head removal and one day upper lip hair removal….well i was doing some browsing when i came upon some stuff bout them….i have never believed that no one tests on animals…..impossible even the body shop…cause they have to see major reactions on them first….its just a matter of saying ‘ against animal cruelty ‘ ….else they’d never be able to launch any cosmetics.
wot a lucky maid!
lol… it doesn do wat its meant to!!! don the companies check!!!
seriously…i mean imagine! it doesnt remove anthin! wot a waste!
ohh….i cannot even think of tryng waxing on face…..
Such a bakwass product! OMG…. Kick it out….
Yes… many companies that do not practice animal testing outside China.. are forced to test their products on animals before the people of China are exposed to them… this is by-law there..
I recently read an article by Urban Decay claiming that they will try to do their level best in the Chinese market and convince the gov against animal testing.. but stilll would go ahead with their launch in China.. so until then they are gonna do animal testing!!!!
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No they revoked their decision and dint go to CHina at all! if only MAC had that humanity!
also, being one of the pioneer nations to eat animals apart from Japan and America, China really does not care if 14 rabbits died for one lipstick. however, I have seen that many so-called NO ANIMAL TESTING companies DO animal testing (in limited amounts, mind you) so I guess they’re even.
That is a news for me..and it is really sad na..
I know! the products are rubbed into their eyes and they then bleed to death! I wonder when we are advancing in Science then too we need this cruelty?
i think the more we advance in scientific development, and we fail to realise we are being a reason to cause entire species to go extinct and the cruelty that goes with it (makes me sick !!
)?? .. not just cosmetics, normal medicines, leather, fur .. and i wonder when did we lose touch with our human side ..
i think it was always there…but now the balance is shifting…before gud n bad were balanced..now it just tiping over in s bid to earn more money..
MAC could do without China sales too! but they didnt! US blogs are full with this post.
its all about $$$$$ .. Shivi does LUSH do animal testing ???
true .. we are disturbing the natural cycle, hope it doesn turn back on us ..
as it is d environment is goin beserk….all such things also hav a part t play n they dont realise..
it will be too late when they realise .. waise has anybody here noticed .. I see a lot of bats near my place .. earlier bats used to stay only in enclosed dark spaces, now they have evolved to survive in day light and in cities .. animals also adapt .. someday we are answerable .. (thoda zyada ho gaya kya ?? heavy dosage of reality ???? )
naah Janani! I feel so sad about these things! how selfish we have become no?
nahi re…its d truth…n d end we will only suffer..choddo…
Great review…
you just saved me from buying these strips
I am a complete threading and shaving girl…,hate anything to do with waxing.,hurts too much!
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in my case i stick to threading on d face…body hair is so thick and waxing i too time consuming…so i use my epilator nly
business wise China is new emerging market for everything today .. and that being a communist nation you abide the law like MAC or move out like UD .. but its sad to know animal testing is a law ..
jan, u wax ur upper lip also??i dint kno we cud do that!
i do zee .. razor / anne french burns my skin .. and darkens it .. yeh strips koi kaam ke nahi the .. and i am scared of threading (pains a lot) .. tho wax karna shuru .. salon mein karte hai ..
anne french is useless!!! its sooo harmful to the skin….
i alwas do threading on my upper lip…it hurts but its d only things which removes all d hair..
i once tried threading .. and i cried (disgusting !!).. tab se wax only ..
i had a horrible time the first 2-3 times…den it was all fine
thanks for the review
shall avoid it !
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hey poorna….it actually did the opposite for me
. it did remove my facial hair almost fully but gave me zits. and i am normally acne-free. i used this 2 times and both times, i got acne 
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how disappointing!!
i had tried waxing on my face some 6-7yrs back….i had such a bad break out that it took close to a yr for my skin to recover…this is something i wud never try..i thot this wud b fine for those with sparse hair…but its so useless!
you have sensitive skin zee ??
yep…super sensi actually..i break out with most products…dats y i hardly use face creams…
how do you moisturise then ?? and i wonder
.. super sensi skin and all blushes suit you .. How ????
i use a sunscreen in the morning.n raat ko i just use a night cream..thats it…
blushes also al dnt suit me…only cetain brands…which is y i end up repeating so many brands..even d older revlon blushes used t break me out..
Zee, only reason why I gave this product 2/5 (2 whole points) was because it did not break me out and I have super-sensitive skin as well.
Thas quite a good judgement
Hey i just tried my hip hop facial waxing strips that i purchased last week and it took off all the upper lip hair in one go!!! did u have sweat or oil on the skin poorna when u tried it. I put some threading powder on my uppper lip and then did the waxing it was good !!!!!
ouii! thats weird….
no I did exactly how they asked me to… with powder on. And it STILL did not pull off any hair. I repeat, NOT ONE SINGLE hair and I have quite a few that needs to be threaded.
Thas horrible
and I tried it more than once.
