Epilator review: Its GITMO-TASTIC! (Page 2)

ok serious question...

Nair? anyone use it? seriously now..I can't afford a wax once a month...or the laser treatment.  looking for something easy!

Nair sucks.  If you have somewhat sensitive skin, DON'T use it.  Burns and erupted like a volcano, and took me a few weeks to get better afterward. 

I did a combination of home-waxing kit and epilating.  Works fine. 

LOL once I get home later and can sit down and take the time ill tell the story of twigs and berries and scissors

American Laser Centers are all over the place.  They have a two year guarantee on their work...which means after your six treatments if any hair grows back after that they will remove it for free.  So, pretty much it's unlimited laser treatments for more than 2 years.  Wait for a sale though.  I ended up getting about 40% off their retail (which shows how much they mark it up!!!).  Armpits and extended brazilian = $3k.  And you could finance it 0% APR for 12 months.

Basically I did the math...$3k is about 3 YEARS of waxing if I wax those two areas once a month.  That's a deal if you ask me.

And I didn't think the lasing hurt anywhere near what waxing hurts.

I don't think the hair is different...I think the AMOUNT of hair is different.  More hair = more pain.

OP - did you mean bathroom appliance?  Or do you have bedroom appliances that also make buzzing noises you'd like to tell us about?

I use Nair, but I've only really tried it when the hair on my legs is long.  It works great for that!  I rub it on, wait about 8-9 minutes (they recommend NOT going over 10 minutes, but my skin isn't sensitive) then I take a warm wet hand towel and the hair literally rubs right off.  I am going to try it and see how it does with stubble, hope it works as well as when the hair is longish.

A girl friend of mine used it on her legs, when we were in junior high, so like mid-90s ('94-'95). It made her pores bleed. I won't touch the stuff.

Surgi Wax it works good with some practice. Like has been said exfoliate early often and deep. Good Luck

Actually, men tend to have a much higher proportion of terminal hair to vellus hair, thus there may be an argument to men experiencing more pain, particularly on the torso.

I'm glad this came up.  I tried Nair after watching the shaving shoot-out, since it seemed like the perfect option overall.  I did buy the sensitive formula since I rememberd suffering from it ~20 years ago after trying my mom's.  While I managed to get away with only a mild burn, the hair removal was NOT worth it.  Didn't get close and didn't last as long as I hoped.  Oh well.

Aces - I think this should be your avatar:

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