Woman, 27, left furious over 'wild' text message she received from beautician after a Brazilian wax

Daily Mail​

03-05-2025

A young Australian woman was left in shock when she received a follow-up text from her beautician after her first Brazilian wax.
Sarah Button, 27, told her 244,000 TikTok followers that her waxing lady informed her she would have to pay more for her next appointment.
A Brazilian wax removes hair from the pubic area. Already an intimate treatment, Sarah was mortified when the beautician told her the 'size of the area' would cost her more next time.
The waxer says via text: 'Thanks hun. Just in future I'll have to charge you a little more just for the size of the area. I hope that makes sense!
'Nothing crazy like $5-10 extra. Enjoy Melbourne!'
Sarah, in shock and unsure how to respond, replied with 'no worries'.
But later she realised she was furious about the insensitive interaction.
'It made me feel initially a bit sad and confused and ashamed but that quickly turned to anger and I was just p**sed off about the whole thing,' she told news.com.au.
The waxer informed Sarah she would have to pay more next time owing to the 'size of the area'
'I was mostly p**sed that there wasn't any mention of it during the consultation or the actual appointment or anything.
'It wasn't until I'd got home that I got the message.'
Sarah said the experience was particularly hurtful as she's been vocal online about her fatty upper pubic area (known as a FUPA), a source of insecurity that she nonetheless embraces.
And when she shared the exchange online, customers and beauticians were united in their fury.
One wrote: 'As a professional in this industry, that is BS.'
'I'm a bigger girl and I've never been charged extra,' wrote another.
A commenter suggested: 'If they want to charge extra, let them advertise it and see what reaction they get.'
Many in the comments remarked on a double standard evidenced by the fact that smaller clients do not get reduced prizes.
Customers and beauticians alike took the comments to express their disapproval
'That's crazy. Please don't go back there,' said one person.
And another added: 'I'd find a new waxer.'
Although the public was overwhelmingly on Sarah's side, a few pointed out that waxing larger clients translates to extra product used by the waxer.
However, size variation between different customers is generally included in the standard pricing at most salons.
And beauticians tend to avoid altering prices according to size or other features affecting the treatments, so as not to be discriminatory and for their own ease.