Girly Question

ottoluv

THEY HURT HORRIBLY! Every few months I forget what it feels like and try mine again and I get through about a one centimeter area. I have been waxed and lasered some places and nothing hurts half as bad as that stupid thing.

inne

I suspect setting myself on fire would hurt less than an epilator.   At least the pain would end faster.

Wimps!  

I have that "bladeless razor" thing...do you guys have that over there?  It's basically a thing of hair removal cream with a plastic scraper thing to help take it all off after 6 minutes.

Easy peasy, doesn't hurt, I have to do it every 10-14 days, it's quick....and oh yeah....doesn't hurt! LOL. 

I am looking for other options (that's why i asked about the epilator lol) because whenever i shave with my razor i get red bumps all over the place and I don't know why. 

I know for a fact, though, I am not wasting my money on an epilator lol

l.michelle

I am looking for other options (that's why i asked about the epilator lol) because whenever i shave with my razor i get red bumps all over the place and I don't know why. 

SAME! But I do know why. It's because my skin is super duper duper sensitive, and the world hates to see my legs. Seriously, if I shave, it looks great for about 12-24 hours, then I get super stubbly/red, and heaven help me if I shave more than 2x/week. I get red bumps/rashy/itching for weeks afterwards. Even if I use shaving cream, a new razor, etc.

I've had some decent success with waxing - better than shaving - but it's such a pain (so to speak) to do yourself.

I strongly recommend against Nair/Veet/etc. depilatories because if your skin is like mine, which it sounds like, then you will get a really bad rash afterwards that will take forever to go away. Worse than shaving.

I'm looking into laser hair removal because I'm so sick of fighting with my stupid dark hair and sensitive, butt-white skin. Summer is the worst. And underarms? Forget it! I can shave maaaaybe once a week, if I'm lucky, which really doesn't cut it when I want to run around in tank tops.  

corvus

I used to do my own Brazilian.

I just wanted to say...   You are my hair-removal hero. lol! I don't even know if I'm flexible enough to do that...

Darn it who was the brave sould who tried one of these out for us? the one that looks like it was for mashing hamburger not shaving....I forget who tried it but that thread was INCREDIBLY FUNNY!

Cita, i have tried veet cream thing for sensitive skin, and it didn't give me a rash until about 4 days or so afterwards lol. 

I think I might bear getting a wax done, but I am such a wuss to pain, I will probably cry lol

Ive always wanted to be able to afford going to a salon to get waxed to keep up with it.  I like it all smooth and shaving gives me bumps *sometimes* which is a pain and hurts as well...

Ive tried to give myself a brazillian wax, put it on, pulled a little, cried, and went to wash it off... OOOOOHHHH MYYY GOOOD never again will put wax down there by myself.  I thought I was going to die.

Ive tried the creams and stuff but they dont ever seem to make it as smooth as a razor... leaves a little prickly, so thats like whats the point?  

Ive never tried and electric razor although Ive always wondered how closely they shave and how irritating to the skin or not they are.   

I grow hair like a jungle grows trees, so sadly electric razors just don't cut it for me. (Get it? "cut it"? har har har) For me to really get the results I want, I'd have to shave with them every morning, and that's waaaaay too much of a time investment. They don't shave nearly as close as a regular razor.

For anyone curious about waxing, get a sugaring kit, take it home, and practice with very small patches on your shins. The skin there is a lot less sensitive and you learn how to pull the strips off best. (Don't forget, pull close to the skin and up, not out!) I'm still not daring to approach my girly bits, though. I can't even get really close to the bikini line without it hurting pretty badly. Regular wax is fine, too, but it's messy because it's not water-soluble so you have to have oil in order to clean it up.

I also got the bumps about 2-3 days after using the Veet "bladeless shaving" stuff. Sigh. 

I get waxed every 5-6 weeks, legs, armpits, eyebrows & bikini area.  The first few times were painful, but 2 years later, I barely notice that it's happening.  I usually do Brazillian, but recently I've allowed it to "grow out" a bit.  Tomorrow, it will be waxed back into shape.....the shape of a Christmas tree!

BEVOLASVEGAS

Tomorrow, it will be waxed back into shape.....the shape of a Christmas tree!

LOL! You are my person-whose-life-I-live-vicariously hero! 

I think I might go to get waxed before I go on vacation, but isn't it odd, I mean, having a person do that to you?