Not 100% happy woth how it turned out. Wording can be hardbut sharing and talking about it helped me to accept myself better. Sisterhood and solidarity among women is very important.
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Real, I once evwn bought an epilstor but it's too painful to get stuff done.
i epilated my legs for a while, but my her grew in worse and worse each time, so i eventually went back to shaving
I just lasered it all off in multiple sessions
painful? yes. pricey? that too. but i now never need to do it again, yay. it hurts less than epilating though, thankfully.
if you want a cheaper (tho not permanent) alternative, there's waxing. ask for the one with a waxing cream. those tend to be less painful than both epilating and laser. and you generally don't see the hair return for a while.
or alternatively, get a shaving device, those are like $50 and can last years and shaving doesn't hurt at all, though it grows back.
I thought laser also was for a while but not permanent
If you do one laser session it's for a while, yes, but if you do it often enough once every six weeks (hair growth cycle), it's permanent.
the moustache area, front legs, and groin are the most painful, but the rest is relatively OK.
make sure you get someone who listens to you, when you say 'stop' to pause a bit like 20 sec, and who has ice compresses ready to put on your skin.
Nice, thank you
There are different types of lasers (Diode, Alexandrite, Ruby, Nd:YAG) and there is a tech called IPL. The latter is sometimes called laser, too, but some report it's way less effective. It depends on skin tone and hair color. Gray, blonde and red hairs might need Electrolysis instead.