this is probably the worst place to ask this but.....

[vniow]

....I was going through a Sharper Image catalog one day (came in the junk mail along with a bunch of other crap) and I saw these hair removal products that were rather intresting looking, a couple of them look like motorized tweezers while the other two seem to use radio waves or something to remove the hair, I'd like to use something besides wax or tweezers and have it a bit more permanent than either, I'm sick of waxing, tweezing and shaving but I'll keep on doing it if I don't have anyting else...


http://images.sharperimage.com.edgesuite.net/all/en/images/products/EJ307-PIP.JPG (http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=41350600&pcatid=3&catid=302) http://images.sharperimage.com.edgesuite.net/all/en/images/products/EJ306-PIP.JPG (http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=36822700&pcatid=3&catid=302)
http://images.sharperimage.com.edgesuite.net/all/en/images/products/AH905-PIP.JPG (http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=50291000&pcatid=3&catid=302)http://images.sharperimage.com.edgesuite.net/all/en/images/products/EJ305-PIP.jpg (http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=32843300&pcatid=3&catid=302)
Sorry about the other thread, I hit the enter key too soon and in the wrong place.

[howard]

i'd go with the one on the top left.

why?....uh...it looks neater than the other ones :)

[mymemory]

If a woman can stand waxing her legs for shure she can stand the military.

Now, I think you are asking too much from this forum, all I know is that my girlfriend spend hourse in the shower shaving her legs with my blades and with my foam cream if necesary.

Now, that is as far as I'm willing to know about the subject and trust me that I may know too much about it.

Good luck :*

[vniow]

Originally posted by mymemory
If a woman can stand waxing her legs for shure thay can stand the military.


Ha, yeah it hurts like hell, but its the most effective solution so far, shaving takes a long time and I can cut myself too often if I'm not careful, I'd just like something a bit more permanent even if ts as painful as waxing...

[dabirdwell]

Nads

[neut]

Originally posted by dabirdwell
Nads

i've got nads...

[medea]

yes try Nad, it works rather well, not that I know from experience....well actually in order for my girlfriend to try a while back I had to test it on myself somplace......
heh.
oh and its pretty painless.

[bentmywookie]

vniow, I would check out this website. I found it really informative and hopefully it will help you in your decision:

http://www.hairfacts.com/

[vniow]

Originally posted by dabirdwell
Nads Like this? (http://www.seenontv.com/prod-pages/nads.html)

Those gels and sprays usually give me rashes, thanx, but ick.

Edit: I should have said just the sprays give me a rash, I've also tried some other stuff that you're supposed to roll on, but it seemd to be made up of the same chemicals as the spray..

[vniow]

Originally posted by bentmywookie
vniow, I would check out this website. I found it really informative and hopefully it will help you in your decision:

http://www.hairfacts.com/

Woah, lots of cool stuff there, thanx!

[Giaguara]

if you have money, go for laser. it lasts forever. i have shaving but no choise... i hate waxes and all that crap even more. once i'll have a high paid job i'll laser all that bothers me ... so far razors.. blah.. :rolleyes:

[Mr. Anderson]

wow, laser is interesting but a bit scary if you don't get a good job. I'd not like to get 1000s of 2nd and 3rd degree burns all over.....nuts.

D

[scem0]

i don't think V will go for laser. Too expensive. ;)

My sisters have both tried the hair removal gels, and they don't
work too well. But people like different things.

[rainman::|:|]

no laser. bad. have you tried electralysis? i can't spell. Anyway, i've heard that it works for some people, tho you may have to do it repeatedly for it to be perm... you could also try a home electralysis kit, Igea used to make one... no clue as to whether or not those ones work...

hair removal isn't exactly my speciality :) i just tweeze my unibrow in half, and trim everything else with a razor... 'course, i don't have my legs to worry about (except for that unsightly bikini line)

:) ;)
pnw

[Edot]

Originally posted by vniow
Like this? (http://www.seenontv.com/prod-pages/nads.html)

Those gels and sprays usually give me rashes, thanx, but ick.

Edit: I should have said just the sprays give me a rash, I've also tried some other stuff that you're supposed to roll on, but it seemd to be made up of the same chemicals as the spray..


I am pretty sure nads is sugar based, so it shouldn't give you a rash.

[vniow]

Originally posted by paulwhannel
no laser. bad. have you tried electralysis? i can't spell. Anyway, i've heard that it works for some people, tho you may have to do it repeatedly for it to be perm... you could also try a home electralysis kit, Igea used to make one... no clue as to whether or not those ones work...

Laser and electrolysis are more permanent solutions, plus they're expensive, I'm looking for a longer-lasting temp solution at the moment.

hair removal isn't exactly my speciality :) i just tweeze my unibrow in half, and trim everything else with a razor... 'course, i don't have my legs to worry about (except for that unsightly bikini line)

:) ;)
pnw

Eeeww...unibrow!http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=251718http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=257466http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=258478

Originally posted by Edot
I am pretty sure nads is sugar based, so it shouldn't give you a rash.

Cool, I didn't know that.http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=251585

[boskie]

How about using a personal shaving gimp wearing a pair of last years heels?:p

You could have him on a long USB leash sending a tiny electric shock to him/her/it when using a special ?+x+my legs key combo...

[scem0]

you COULD go for the natural no shave look.....

nahhhhhhhh. ;):p

[funkywhat2]

I have a funny shaving story.
I went in for surgery a few weeks ago. Had to have some veins removed from "the boys." It required a shaving. In the hospital the 50 something nurse was doing it, and she was getting a real kick out of it. I wanted to screm from the pain. She was going against the grain, cutting my skin up with the razor. So in come the surgeon to she if shes done. "What are you doing?" he yells."You're doing it all wrong!" I head my parents laugh from behind the curtain. Then the doctor says "You do it this way. And why did you take so much off? All you had to do was a inch long strip off the top hairline."

And speaking of the Sharper Image, i got banned from the one at my local mall for eating jelly beans. Coffee flavored.

[janey]

i was wondering when i'd see a thread about this kind of thing...next thing you know vniow will be talking about...the thing that uh...girls and women have to go through every month...

anyway vniow my friends prefer using the skintimate gel crud (oh yeah on halloween last year they got a couple of cans of that and covered almost one entire hallway with sticky raspberry stuff for no reason at all...it smells pretty fruity)...they don't wax or use nads...i really don't care.

btw vniow i have that preproduction iBrator that Apple's releasing on the 28th :D :p

[vniow]

Originally posted by übergeek
i was wondering when i'd see a thread about this kind of thing...next thing you know vniow will be talking about...the thing that uh...girls and women have to go through every month...

Now now, there are some things that even I wouldn't talk about in these very public forums...http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=257466

anyway vniow my friends prefer using the skintimate gel crud (oh yeah on halloween last year they got a couple of cans of that and covered almost one entire hallway with sticky raspberry stuff for no reason at all...it smells pretty fruity)...they don't wax or use nads...i really don't care.

Thanx, I'll have a look out for it.

btw vniow i have that preproduction iBrator that Apple's releasing on the 28th :D :p Shizzle!

I've been waiting on that for months!http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=258478

[scem0]

oh god... someone's gotta post a link to the iBrator commercial
video thingy..... That is classic. :D:p

[janey]

Originally posted by scem0
oh god... someone's gotta post a link to the iBrator commercial
video thingy..... That is classic. :D:p
http://www.sleeplessknights.com/Pages/icolors.html

[3rdpath]

ms v,
sorry to be late to the party...here's the lowdown on hair removal.

lasers and electrolysis will give you permanent results but they're expensive and require numerous visits to a derm or esthetician. if you do decide to go this route someday, get references...unfortunately these things are loosely regulated.

any home electrolysis gizmo is a waste of money. a tweezer attached to a battery pack is a joke.

creams and gels basically melt the exposed hair but don't remove the follicle
" bulb" which means you'll get bumps and ingrown hairs as the hair returns. no pain but short-term satisfaction.

the only real at home solutions are:
tweezers...painful but effective.
shaving...not painful but can result in ingrown hairs and bumps.
waxing...not too painful and good results when done correctly but a useful home kit can cost some $$. cold waxes don't work...only warm waxes. the removal strips should go with the grain and cover no more than approx. 3-4 inches. applying pressure with a cool towel immediately after each " pull" will do wonders.

btw, any of those electronic plucker/cutter gizmos are a waste of money...if they really did work they'd be on the cover of every women's magazine and the inventor would be heralded as the next alexander graham bell...and probably win the nobel peace prize too.

have fun.



:)

[Megaquad]

sorry for offtopic but can someone please enlighten me.. just when i thought vniow is male (before that i thought *it* is female), now it is again female? what is it then?? :eek: :confused:

[vniow]

Originally posted by Megaquad
sorry for offtopic but can someone please enlighten me.. just when i thought vniow is male (before that i thought *it* is female), now it is again female? what is it then?? :eek: :confused:

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=259055http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=259055http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=259055

Anyhoo, thanx for the info 3rd, what's your opinion about the rotary epilators?

The lady on www.hairfacts.com seems to have praise of them and so do the people on the forums there, if they are a little painful (which is no huge issue with me since I'm a bit of a masochist..http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=257755

[uhlawboi80]

vniow, the second one you posted a pic of, the emjoi optima, is pretty good. i have one to use on my chest and tummy and arms and it works pretty well and isnt all that painful. Ive had my chest waxed before and i think this hurts LESS.

besides, if you find it doesnt work for you, sharper image will let you return it;)

[sillymacgirl]

Originally posted by Megaquad
sorry for offtopic but can someone please enlighten me.. just when i thought vniow is male (before that i thought *it* is female), now it is again female? what is it then?? :eek: :confused:


Does anyone else here think it very rude to call someone it??

But back on subject...vniow I've tried everything but the electrolysis and laser procedures and unfortunatley the very old fashioned method of shaving still works best for me. I can't use any thing that uses a chemical process to remove hair, my skin is way to sensitive and everything else is either too painful or too expensive. Oh, I haven't tried Nads yet (it's sugar waxing). If you decide to try it, let me know how it works and feels! :)

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by sillymacgirl
Does anyone else here think it very rude to call someone it?? indeed. even when the gender is undetermined, you call a human a he. "he" is the pronoun for the male as well as the unsure. "it" is for when you know that a creature or ?object? has no gender.

[Winston Smith]

Originally posted by übergeek


btw vniow i have that preproduction iBrator that Apple's releasing on the 28th :D :p [/B]

Music to my ears!

[Megaquad]

Originally posted by Shadowfax
indeed. even when the gender is undetermined, you call a human a he. "he" is the pronoun for the male as well as the unsure. "it" is for when you know that a creature or ?object? has no gender.
but how can i call vniow He when all point of it is wondering is vniow is He or She.
I will from now call vniow vniow. :D