Yesterday a girl told me it was "delightfully terrifying" to see me. Interesting oxymoron, don't you think? #brazilianwax #marknme

Friday's are always the busiest day at Mark and M.E. and I'm excited to hang with lots of kitties today!

Women often get an adrenaline rush when they spread their legs for me. I don't get alarmed when their bodies shake uncontrollably, however, since I know they will get a similar rush the next time they spread 'em for somebody else. Gotta love the power of the Brazilian Bikini Wax you get from Mark and M.E.!

It's funny the different reactions women have when I give them a Brazilian Bikini Wax. Yesterday, I had a woman complaining that the pain from the wax was causing her eye to twitch.

So many people complain when Monday comes and it's time to get back to work. In the salon industry, our work week starts on Tuesday. When I woke up this morning, I was excited about the day ahead of me. I love getting back to work on Tuesday's. It's time for me to have some fun playing in the fields and making people happy!

One of my nursing students was in a lecture at the University of Rochester. The instructor was discussing how it is often necessary to shave a woman before a caesarean.  He then suggested it was an even better idea to get a Brazilian Wax at Mark and M.E. because we were the best in town!

 Mark and M.E. would like to do a quick SHOUT OUT to everybody who continues to make our job so worthwhile. Last week, we were busy doing gel manicures, spa pedicures, highlights, cuts, colors, perms, microblading, eye lash extensions, facials and of course waxing! It was a little harried at times, pun intended, but it was a blast. Every day I feel blessed to have discovered the beauty industry. It's the best job in the world!

One of my clients suggested I get an urban dictionary, because some of today's expressions confuse me. As I was leaving Mark and M.E. a woman pulled up next to me in my car, rolled down her window and said,"Hey girl, you're popping in that car!" I said thank you, even though I wasn't sure what she meant. My first thought was that I looked like popcorn since my car is yellow.

A woman hadn't gotten waxed by me since January. She had been trimming the entire time, which made her hair incredibly dense and coarse. As I dug in my heels and used all my strength to get the hair across the front of her lower belly off, I realized she had a tattoo. I couldn't see it through the hair. I said, "Holy Cow, I found your tattoo!" She thought it was funny. I thought it was frightening.

Mark and M.E. Salon is located in a 3 story, 1902 farmhouse on Mount Hope Ave in Rochester. All of the hair, nail, makeup, microblading and lash services occur on the first floor. There are 2 wax rooms on the 2nd floor that I personally use and there are 2 wax rooms and a facial room on the 3rd floor that my staff uses. Our mission is to make waxing fun. Yes, fun. Yesterday, I heard so much laughter coming through the vents from the 3rd floor that I wish I would have recorded it for everyone to hear. It made my day!

It takes quite a bit of strength to remove hair sometimes. Mark and M.E. has some of the strongest women in town ready and willing to use their muscles on you. If you get waxed more regularly, however, we don't need to play the hulk on your hoo-ha or any other body part, for that matter.

Hey, guess what? M.E. is back from her little hiatus and is looking forward to making all her friends smooth as a baby's...

If you've been outside today, it is absolutely beautiful out. Since summer is still happening in Rochester, New York,  I have to share my brilliant idea. I was thinking that if we don't hibernate our hoo-ha's quite yet, maybe summer will stick around a bit longer! See ya next week for your Brazilian Bikini Wax at Mark and M.E.

I have had the most eclectic array of business cards over the years. From Mark and M.E. to Mary Elizabeth, The Happy Hoo-Ha, A Promise of Passion and the list goes on...I wanted a card made up that showcases the variety of social media sites that I participate in. Thanks to Elexus, our bright and beautiful new edition to the Mark and M.E. family for designing these for me.

Love when I get messages from satisfied customers. A woman that I've been waxing for years got waxed by Jody, our full time esthetician that started in January. We are very proud to have Jody as part of our Mark and M.E. team!

JODI WAS AMAZING!!! I'm obsessed with her .. she really did an amazing job my whole body is hairless and perfect and ugh she was awesome!!!!!

A client came in today who hadn't been waxed since February. She started shaving again. After months of ingrown hairs, rashes, and stubble, she realized she couldn't handle the pain that accompanied shaving her bikini area. She told me that after she would shave, everything felt like a cactus down there. I don't know why anyone would want a cactus between his or her legs.

Gotta love when a client thanks you for making her smooth as a baby's bottom! Just another reason why everyone should get a Brazilian Bikini Wax at Mark and M.E.

When our daughter went to get waxed in Denver, she asked the technician to wax her happy trail. The woman said it was an additional $17 charge. I think it looks silly to give a woman a Brazilian and leave a strip of hair from the belly button to the top of the bikini area.  At Mark and M.E. we never charge extra for that small strip. They should be ashamed of themselves!

A random guy told me he liked my car. He obviously saw my license plate, because he asked me what I wax? I told him I wax Brazilians. He said "You really do wax it all." Yep, I sure do.

When I started waxing in 1993, I was afraid of doing eyebrows. I didn't want to make anyone look goofy or accidentally wax an entire brow off.  I knew I had to get over that fear and master that service. Once I felt comfortable waxing faces, the v-j-jays were a piece of cake. Waxing it all off in that area was exactly what my ladies wanted!

Believe or not, removing hair isn't the only thing we do at Mark and M.E. Sometimes we like to put hair on!   Lash extensions are a definite must!

Since Mark and M.E. is known for being the Home of the Brazilian Wax, it is only fitting that the table in our waiting area has naked, hairless cherubs.

If you like smutty, romance novels, you need to read 2nd Generation Passion. There is a window scene that will knock your socks (or panties) off!

Just because summer is officially over, it doesn't mean you should stop getting waxed. Certain hair should never be long enough to braid.

I started waxing as soon as I graduated from Continental in 1993. I taught myself how to do Brazilian Bikini Waxing shortly after I graduated since no one was doing it, teaching it or talking about it. Since some of my clients wanted it all gone back then, I was determined to figure out the best way to remove all the hair in that area. When it became popular, I had already been doing it on myself and others for some time and was ready to make it a popular service at Mark and M.E. I've seen a lot of hoo-ha's in the past 24 years!

I wax a couple women who belong to a summer campsite. They have read parts my non-fiction trilogy aloud to their friends when they've been sitting around the campfire drinking. Everyone found my stories funny, which makes me happier then I can express. They've decided to call their spot
The Happy Hoo-Ha Hill. Thank you for including me on your summer fun!

A woman was flying home from a business trip the other morning. As the plane was descending, she noticed how large Costco was, which is right around the corner from the salon. When she continued to scan the area, she saw my yellow car. Suddenly it occurred to her that she was way past due for a Brazilian Bikini Wax. She called the salon from the baggage claim area begging for an appointment. Our staff told her it would be a short wait. She didn't care. She drove straight from the airport to Mark and M.E.

As I walked into the gym before 6am this morning, the man behind the counter told me he got a call from his girlfriend last night saying she stayed up late finishing 2nd Generation Passion. She was excited I was writing a fourth book in the series since the book has such a cliffhanger ending. No worries, I plan to finish Passion Takes Time in the next two weeks when I play hooky from work.