I was overwhelmed when I finished shaving my legs, belly and arms for the first time and ran my hands over my smooth skin and started to cry. I felt so much euphoria. After 2 weeks though I got tired of constantly shaving every 2 or 3 days and the stubble feels so bad. My friends gifted me an epilator for my birthday and I'm so glad that I powered through the pain because now I only need to do it like every 4 weeks and there is no prickly stubble.
this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
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Do you have an epilator you could recommend? Once every 4 weeks sounds like a dream...
I use a Braun Silk Epil 9. But how long it takes until your hair regrows depends entirely on your body and not the epilator you use. You can savely assume that it will last 2-4 weeks.
You shaved your legs with a regular razor, or electrical?
Perhaps try hair removal creme (something like Veet), just throw it on your legs, let it soak it for several minutes and then remove your jellified hair with a spatula. Your skin gets smooth as a baby face. I love it :)
I tried an electrical razor, but ended up using a regular bladed one. Ive heard of those cremes, but kind of assumed they didnt work very well. I'll have to try that out! Sounds much easier.
They work pretty great but you have to be very careful with them as they have chemicals in them that burn the hair off, which incidentally it can also do to your skin if you leave it on too long. It also smells absolutely brutal 😅 but some women swear by it!
Definitely start with a sensitive or regular strength option first. My hair is fairly durable, and I don't have sensitive skin, so this one works great for me.
I have really thick and dark hair on my arms and with the creme the hair just looked away for several weeks. It was magical.
So yeah I don't think that legs will be any different.
thanks, i wasnt aware of this,
will try it at my next hair removal i guess, if can avoid the painfull side,
but hey, i guess its shit on the ecology's side ? Or thats ok ? Chemical usually..