bikini wax
noun
: a procedure for removing pubic hair from the skin near the edge of the bottom half of a bikini by applying hot wax, covering the wax with a cloth to which the wax and hair adhere, and then peeling it off quickly
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Hamilton says that the bikini wax only removes hair along the bikini line, shaping it or removing some hair to create a neater appearance outside of the more intimate parts.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2023
Here, experts explain the ins and outs of what a full bikini wax includes, from the types and shapes to the pain factor and more, plus how to prepare for your first bikini wax.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2021
At the moment of the August 2003 blackout, which provides the climatic crescendo of the show, Kirke was in the middle of a bikini wax at J Sisters on East 57th Street.
—Chloe Malle, Town & Country, 2 May 2023
There’s a bikini wax, where the hair on the sides and top area along the bikini line is removed, and then there’s a Brazilian, which leaves your entire pubic area bare (!).
—Nerisha Penrose and Starr Savoy, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
How long does a bikini wax last?
—Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
What’s the difference between a Brazilian wax and a bikini wax?
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023
So while a Brazilian wax removes all pubic and butt hair, a bikini wax strips just the hair that might peek out outside your underwear line.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023
This included getting her hair colored, a mani and pedi, and bikini wax.
—Audrey Noble, Allure, 3 Jan. 2023
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2023
Here, experts explain the ins and outs of what a full bikini wax includes, from the types and shapes to the pain factor and more, plus how to prepare for your first bikini wax.
—April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2021
At the moment of the August 2003 blackout, which provides the climatic crescendo of the show, Kirke was in the middle of a bikini wax at J Sisters on East 57th Street.
—Chloe Malle, Town & Country, 2 May 2023
There’s a bikini wax, where the hair on the sides and top area along the bikini line is removed, and then there’s a Brazilian, which leaves your entire pubic area bare (!).
—Nerisha Penrose and Starr Savoy, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
How long does a bikini wax last?
—Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
What’s the difference between a Brazilian wax and a bikini wax?
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023
So while a Brazilian wax removes all pubic and butt hair, a bikini wax strips just the hair that might peek out outside your underwear line.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 1 Feb. 2023
This included getting her hair colored, a mani and pedi, and bikini wax.
—Audrey Noble, Allure, 3 Jan. 2023
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“Bikini wax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bikini%20wax. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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