Wax can make anything sultry, from a bacon-scented candle to nude-colored Crayolas. Let warm wax turn you nude-colored with today's Groupon to Smooth Operations in Kentfield. Choose between the following options:

• For $25, you get your choice of a basic, French, or Brazilian bikini wax (up to a $55 value).
• For $55, you get $110 worth of any waxing services.

The waxing aestheticians at Smooth Operations specialize in private grooming for private areas, preparing them to go public on summer's sandy runways. Unlike the wax used in your chess-club hazing, Smooth Operations employs anti-inflammatory Cirepil wax to provide as painless an experience as possible. The basic bikini wax keeps certain sights modestly unseen during swimsuit-donning season. Opt for a decorative souvenir tuft or a landing strip fit for the Concorde from the French wax. The daring will emerge more aerodynamic than ever after a Brazilian wax, which levels all foliage down to the birthday suit. Depending on the size of the area, aestheticians may take 15 minutes to an hour to craft the bikini-area coif of your choosing, and sensitive areas stay as smooth as a well-oiled Slip 'n' Slide for up to four weeks.

Smooth Operations' array of other waxing services for men and women shape eyebrows into expressive arches ($22), abolish unwelcome cheek whiskers ($10), and prune tendril-plagued ears and nostrils ($12). Gentlemanly private areas liberate themselves from fuzz during manzilian treatments ($75), and waxing experts curtail willy-nilly sideburns ($10) before they transform youthful visages into dead ringers for Martin Van Buren's cat.