I've been doing my own waxing (usually Brazilian or Hollywood) for about three years now and I love it. I've never had it professionally done because I couldn't afford it at the time, and now I don't really feel the need to as I'm pretty good at it. However I'd recommend, as someone else in this thread said, to get it professionally done the first few times, and then practice on your bikini area before getting to the more intimate parts!