I love summertime, but it definitely brings some trials and tribulations along with the sunshine and barbecues. It is an especially trying time for me due to my oh-so-special combination of hyper-active sweat glands and equally hyper-active hair follicles.
Because, here's the what, folks. Below the waist? Yeah, I basically look like this:
Except with, you know, 100% more clothes.
Seriously though, I have coarse, dark hair and I have a lot of it. I tend to let it run wild in the winter for the usual reasons of laziness/added warmth/no one sees it anyway. Unfortunately, during the summer I'm forced to have a less laissez-faire attitude about the whole thing.
Sure, I'm still lazy, but I don't need the added warmth. In fact, I need to stay cool because, well, sweat. That means tank tops, shorter skirts & the occasional bathing suit. And no hair-hiding tights. All of which eliminates the "no one sees it anyway" excuse. And so, even for my hippie-raised self, summer means hair removal.
But I don't like it. It's been my experience that most hair removal methods are messy, smelly and/or painful. Both my skin and my hair tend to react badly to most every hair removal technique I've tried. In fact, the only place I remove hair with any regularity is my brows. Because, let's be honest, only two people have ever pulled off the uni-brow:
Still, with my half-Wookie heritage (how do you think I got so tall?), hair removal is a must and I am always looking for new ways to remove hair that doesn't make me stabby and/or sad.
Enter the Emjoi eRase e60:
I was given the opportunity to try this adorable little epilator just in time for swimsuit season. It may look dainty and cute, but this little guy has 60, yes,
60, tweezer action discs in there.
It is cute though, right?
So, how did this little cutie do against my Sasquatchean hair growth? It did... okay. Although it has a setting for "coarse" hair, it didn't make much of a dent in mine. I had to go over the same area multiple times and there were still some hold-outs. And that was just on my legs. I didn't dare tackle my bikini line with this little guy; that wouldn't have been fair!
That being said, where it did work, my skin has been soft and hair free for over a week now, which is basically a miracle. And, on less coarse hair, it's great. Not too painful and smooth, smooth, smooth.
So, let's look at the pros and cons.
Pros
It's cute.
It's small enough to handle easily.
It works well on fine hair.
It's pretty gentle; not too painful at all.
It comes with a sensitive attachment for use on the face.
Erase Glide Technology allows the it to be used back and forth or in a circular motion.
Cons
It has to be plugged in which limits maneuverability somewhat.
It really doesn't work well on coarse hair, even on the coarse setting.
As you can see, there are far more pros than cons about this epilator. If you're not half Bigfoot, and are looking for a way to remain hair free for up to 6 weeks, I definitely recommend it. You can learn more, and get your own, at
www.emjoi.com. I'd also recommend
this review of the product; the reviewer has fine hair and it seems to really have worked well for her.
As for me, I'll probably continue my infrequent, half-hearted shaving and just wear my swimsuit only in the privacy of my backyard.
Happy Thursday, All!
Gracey
