Rihanna's Awkward Waxing Moment (We Dish, Too)

By Elizabeth Siegel, Allure magazine

We don't have tons of sympathy for stars that hate being recognized...but mid-bikini wax? That's a different story. Rihanna dished to the Toronto Sun that she walked out of a wax after an aesthetician blurted out, "I know who you are, you're Rihanna!" While we've never stormed out or experienced such a public embarrassment, we have had our share of awkward moments on the waxing table:

"An over-60 aesthetican chastised me for not getting a full Brazilian. She yelled at me: 'What are you, a big baby? I have a Brazilian!'" -Kate Sullivan, associate editor

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"My bikini waxer pulled out a denim strip. When I asked her what it was for, she smiled and said, 'This is what they use on men's back hair'. How mortifying!" -Heather Muir, beauty news editor

"One waxer got into a detailed conversation about shapes. And that's all I'm going to say about it." -Angelique Serrano, beauty editor

Related: Insiders' Guide: How to Get A Great Wax

"Once, my waxer got rid of the strays by threading them, which entailed holding one end of the thread in her mouth, right next to my bikini line! I don't think I've ever blushed so hard." -Sophia Panych, editorial assistant

Have you had an embarrassing waxing experience?

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