I’ve tried shaving my leg hair a few times now, but it takes an hour or two just to get back with stubble within roughly two to three days at most. Also for some reason my skin just can’t help get irritated, no matter how much I exfoliate, apply lotion afterwards, all that stuff. Because of this, I’ve been looking into other options

  • wax seems fine, but having to buy new stuff each time sounds like a pain
  • shaving cream sounds too good to be true, but from what I’ve read it also really messes up your pores, so I’d rather not

And so I landed on epilators. Since masc hair is a bit tougher though, I’m wondering if any of you have recommendations of epilators that actually do the trick? I’ve read a few reviews of some and every now and then you see a review along the lines of “I’m a man and it didn’t work properly for me since the battery ran out before I was done” and since I’m not on hormones or anything, I assume my hair growth is similar-ish, meaning it wouldn’t be much of an option for me either.

So again, do any of you recommendations for good epilators? And if not, do you have any shaving tricks or generally other ideas for how to get rid of leg, or even better, all kinds of body hair? I loved the feeling I had after shaving my legs, it just sucked that it lasted for two days and then I had about a week’s worth of leg itching, despite trying my best to do avoid that.

  • GarfGirl [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    10 months ago

    I use the Braun Silk Epil 3 SE3270 on recommendation from a friend, ive only had it for about two months or so currently so idk how well it holds up in the long run personally but my friend says shes had hers for a few years and its doing ok. since it comes with a power cord you shouldnt have any problems with it running out of battery since its designed to be used while plugged in

    i found that it could stand to be a bit better at removing the hairs but for the price its pretty good (also worth noting that i managed to get mine while it was on sale reduced from £45 to £35 so extra worth it for me, you can check here to see how frequently it goes on sale if the difference in price is a thing you’d consider maybe waiting for). its pretty painful the first time you do it but i found it was pretty easily manageable with the help of a little bit of rum.

    • GarfGirl [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      5·
      10 months ago

      also btw, dont do what i did and ignore the bit in the manual where it says to not use it on sensitive skin like the face, crotch or armpits - while it pulles out the hair it causes loads of very small cuts in the skin that hurt quite a bit and bleed a bit too. unfortunately you have to use a razor for those bits