To wax, or not to wax?

So today I got my legs (just the lower half) waxed with my friend and classmate, Jaime. I'll sum it up in one word. PAINFUL. Obviously we were expecting that though. I've learned that I have big hair follicles and I'm starting to believe that big follicle girls like me are going to have a hard time with hair removal that ends up looking good. My legs are still red and "spotty" after 9 hours. Jaime on the other hand has beautiful hair follicles and her legs weren't red by the time mine were done. Oh well, now I know! On to find something else that might work...