Have you heard of an epilator? Well I hadn't until a few weeks ago. And now my life will never be the same.
An epilator is used for hair removal. It looks like an electric razor, but instead of cutting the hair, it removes it from the root. You get the effect of waxing but without the mess. The one I have has 72 tweezers in the head that rotate and pull the hair. It looks like a shark mouth with jaws that will surely tear your skin to pieces. And the noise is even scarier. Yeah, crazy. Anyways, I have always had issues with my legs. Even after I shave, I'm still not smooth, and you could even still see the hair. It was really frustrating. Notice I used "was" - because that was in the past.
The first time I used this baby was probably the most pain I have ever voluntarily put myself through. No joke. It's the pain of waxing, but it's not all over in a quick rip. It is constant. And terrible. And my legs were not happy. Actually, just my one leg. I couldn't bear to do both. And this is only below the knee. I literally went to sleep with red welts covering my leg. And the next morning was even worse. I had rubbed aloe all over right after to try to soothe my skin, but that only caused it to break out in a rash. I had to wear pants for about 3 days. It was horrible. But now on to the positives.
3 weeks later, my legs (I finally braved the second leg - but still only below the knee) are smooth as ever. And I have found that if I just use it once a week, I can get all the hair that is growing in slowly instead of doing it with a full leg of hair. And less hair = less pain. It is actually not even painful at all the last few times I've used it. It's amazing. And I found that instead of rubbing anything on my legs after, I can just run some cold water on them, and no irritation. Perfect. So, if you have issues with your hair on your legs, you like the effect of waxing but not the price of the salon or the mess at your house, then I would totally recommend getting one of these things. The first time is torture. Believe me. But I think in the long run it is worth it. Beauty wins over pain on this one. My legs will literally never be the same. And I just wanted to share this with you because that's what blogs are for.
7 comments:
I love this post! I have spent half the morning reading about this thing on Amazon! Maybe I won't have to be a hairy beast for the rest of my life, after all. You should do a follow-up post in a little while and let us know how it's working out for you!
hahaha this post is great! You remember my legs...wow, I need this! I don't know if I could go through all the pain though, I want to see a picture of your welted legs :) Anyway, pretty cool- I will have to look this thing up!
i want to try this.. how much does this painful thing cost?!? have you tried it on your arms??
I've heard this causes some horrific in-grown hairs. Have you had any problems with that? Otherwise I'm pretty much sold.
Holy Crap! Really is it worth the pain??? I think you should try it in more painful areas and let me know how that goes :) That just looks plain scary! Glad you are happy with it.
oooo. i want to try it!! agreed emily. tell me about ingrown hairs.
I am totally interested in knowing more too! Keep us updated and I might have to get one too! Where did you get yours? Keep us posted!
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