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amen! you pay extra for the pastel colors and fragrance

SinsBoldly, please do post about your electrolysis experiences! I'm all agog.

I always shaved because I found the hair annoying, especially during my time of the month.

I mostly shave, but sometimes I tweeze some of the hairs off (I do this on my legs as well).

I'm black haired, but my hair is sparse and short enough that it doesn't get to curl, so that might make a difference.

First time I was living back in the woods and wilderness of Southern Oregon and the cashier at the little food co-op said she was going to Roseburg to electrolysis school. I mentioned that I was interested in that, as I have the same facial hair pattern as my brother, a perfect VanDyke. She said she would need some to practice on when she came back and I volunteered eagerly. Sure enough, 8 months later I saw her business card and gave her a call. She said to meet her in a town 38 miles away and she would do my chin.

When I go there she was not there, and I waited for a few hours. As I was getting electrolysis for free I just grinned and bore it. When she finally got there, she was a bit rushed and turned up the intensity too high. I felt metallic tingles into my mouth and she was not inserting the needles in correctly anyway. After a while she asked me for gas money so she could get back to the valley and was really bummed when I only had a $5.00 bill to my name.
Later she told me I was a pain in the ass to work on and she was charging full price if I wanted to have more treatments. I hadn't noticed her efforts had made any change so I declined to return.

The next time I tried electrolysis I was working for Accenture Consulting in Minneapolis, MN. I had taken my housemate to get his glasses fixed on a Sunday at the Mall of America. It was taking some time, so I wandered a cross the aisle to a really upscale European Spa that had a revolutionary new development in electrolysis. They told me the electric tweezers method is permanent and sold me a $500. USD package to come in for treatment and be completely Van Dyke free in 9 to 12 weeks. The truth is, the Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association recognize only electrolysis as a permanent method of removing hair. In fact, some states prohibit those who use the electric tweezers—which can also be purchased for consumer use—from claiming it provides permanent hair removal.

So, since it was ultimately a scam, by the time my 12th treatment rolled around and I really hadn't diminished much of my incipient beard, they told me I should have told them I had a hormonal disorder because then they wouldn't have taken me. They did not, however, offer to give me my money back.

the third time I did electrolysis, I wandered into a laser technician shop and got the technician next door, instead. I kept asking when they would be back and she just looked at my chin and brushed her finger over it and said "Oh, I can get these in one session." so I laid down and let her work for 90 minutes. (arrrrrgh!) every thing tasted 'galvanic' and metallic. She used the needles and it was working permanantly for about one out of every 5 she actually did. I was back twice a week for 7 weeks before I just told her I couldn't pay for her services any more and just stopped any kind of professional electrolysis. I got my second epilady at a garage sale and and good pair of Tweezerman tweezers and a 10X magnifying mirror and have kept at it ever since.

Sometimes, when I lose control of it, I go to the local salon and have it waxed, just to catch up, and then tweeze constantly. Too bad I wasn't a boy and just kept it neatly trimmed.

Wow. Thank you.

So you think that it's actually worked for 1/5th of your hairs?

My hair is black and curly, and I have it everywhere. I have to tweeze my chin, neck and mustache once a week, and constantly watch off for Mrs. Uni Brow.

Downunder, I have been happily shaving with a Mach 3 for many years now. I like Mach 3 because it WORKS like a CHARM! I have sensitive skin, and so I can really only do one pass with the razor, two max -- and it better be gone by then. The Mach 3 does the trick. I can't stand any hair, so I shave completely. My legs don't bother me much as they are (oddly) not very hairy.

I have tried electrolysis and hated it. No improvement.

I wax or nair because I have very thick coarse hair and shaving just doesn't get it as smooth and close as waxing or nairing does.

I have medium olive skin yet much of my body hair is dark and thick. I think it's from my mother's french heritage.

I've pretty much done it all. Waxing was cool. It can hurt yet it's momentary and the results last for weeks. Unlike shaving.

Recently, the laser hair removal company locally had a great special on. It was a deal for underarm and bikini/brazilian. I took it.

I've had 4 treatments so far and it's working. It works better the thicker and darker the hair is.

If I could afford it I'd have my whole legs done. I rather detest much of my body hair.

Anyone tried that Smooth Away? I got one and it works pretty good.

I like your avatar!

I used the smooth away on the spare hairs here and there, but I find it works better for smoothing the backs of my heels and the roughness over the tops the skin above my toe nails, and that bunion part below the big toe.

the finer the sandpaper the better, actually, but you have to be very careful it doesn't take off too many layers of skin. You just want the dead skin, and to exfoliate. . too many brushes and you have a nice abrasion that crusts over with a scab.
Been there, done that.

Merle