Question for the girlies

[Mrs Ava]

What to do before holiday, wax or buy and epilator?  Which is the most painful?  I have waxed before and I know how much is bl**dy hurts, I am assuming an epilator is equally painful.

Thanks in anticipation of smooth leg agony!

[Mrs Ava]

[emmy1978]

Wax, wax, wax! Painful but so worth it. I found epilating absolute agony and it's not quick like waxing. Your legs are red raw for ages. You may as well pull each one out with tweezers.  :o :o :o
Go get it done at salon though - I don't recommend home waxing - I did it once and had to get OH to do 1 and a half legs as I totally bottled it after the first few strips.  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Either way - have fun!

Oh, it's so much fun being a girl... ;D

[mc55]

I wax.  Never used an epliator - they just look like torture machines !  I use the stuff that you heat up in the microwave.  For me, I'd say it is more painful in a salon - when you do it yourself you can prepare and distract yourself (or yowl in the privacy of your bathroom !)

Get the pot with a wooden spatula, don't mess about with the ones with their own tank - rubbish.  Plus if you wimp out or realise tea is burining you can wash the wax off  ;D

[cornykev]

I don't think I'am a girl but I can recomend the wax.  :o ;D ;D ;D :-*

[OliveOil]

Waxed my legs for years then finally secumbed to shaving. think a good razor and moisturizer is as good - yes it does need doing every other day... but i found after a week hair was growing back anyway and after two weeks they looked a bloody mess but werent long enough to wax again... then theirs the red blotchiness that lasts a couple of days.

Wouldnt wax again i dont think. LOL... its bad enough getting my eyebrows done and im sure my pain threshold is getting les and less each time

[Mrs Ava]

I only want to wax before going away so I have smooth legs for the hols and don't have to worry about shaving them.  What a grim conversation!  It does hurt - I use those strips and it is fine on the front boney part of my leg, but on my fleshy calves BOY does it hurt.  I will see how I get on, but I think an epilator has now been discounted.  Thanks ladies (and boys) you have saved me over forty quid!  :D

[debster]

my friend swears by her epilator even uses it for her arm pits she says it is like its own form of anaesthetic. and the more you use it the less that grow back

[ACE]

Where are you going on holiday, Brazil?

[Multiveg]

The Spar supermarket in the town centre is putting the (area?) manager through torture. He apparently has very hairy legs but he has agreed to get them waxed if loads of people sponsor him for the NSPCC!

[Si D]

The Spar supermarket in the town centre is putting the (area?) manager through torture. He apparently has very hairy legs but he has agreed to get them waxed if loads of people sponsor him for the NSPCC!

Ouch!

I tried one of those things where you put a needle like thing down each hair and it electronically zaps the hair.  It seemed to work without pain but took ruddy ages with my overly hairy legs.

Used to resort to shaving in the end - the thought of waxing was much too terrifying: I've had enough agony with wound dressings lately.

And before anyone comments - it was because I used to be a racing cyclist  ;)

[emmy1978]

Yeh alright Si. Good excuse but do we believe ya?  ;D ;D ;D

[Si D]

Would you like to see my trophies?  ;) ;D

[emmy1978]

No, I trust you.  ;D

[SueSteve]

I shave, tried wax, gave up on it!!
I do not shave during the winter, then in the summer once a week or fortnight is enough. The more you shave the more you will need to!!

[saddad]

My beloved of 25+ years shaves, with my razor if she can get it, it's wasted on me as I love her either way ( hairy or not) but she says the red hairs look stupid poking through her tights!
???

[Heldi]

ACE I know what you are getting at ..you naughty boy  ;)  ;D

I prefer a racing stripe.  :o

I have an epilator. It gets less painful the more you do it but I keep leaving it and then you have to build up your resistance again. BLimey I couldn't even think about doing it on my pits though !! I've waxed too but I find I get more in-grown hairs by waxing and epilating. Don't know why  ???   I shave now though I prefer the feel of an epilated leg lol!

[mc55]

but on my fleshy calves BOY does it hurt.

Flex them as you rip the strip away ... are you using the cold strips ?  they are complete b*****ds

[Mrs Ava]

Yes, cold strips.  I am now contemplating going back to the good old fashioned razor blade as my test strip yesterday has left red dimples on my leg.  Sexy!  :'(  The things us girls (and some boys) do!!

[emmy1978]

The new Gilette Fusion is really good - much better than girlie razors. Bought OH one then had to go buy my own. (red sticky tape on mine!!)

[David R]

what about then there creams that dissolve the hair pain free? not a girl but if i was, i'd go for that  ;D

I bet more blokes have read this thread than girls too! ;)