I prefer to think of myself as “well-padded” and not so much “hairy.”

I do not think I would personally approve a method of manual torture. :)

Reading your review makes it sound like a strange gift (imho), but in my defense I didn’t give it to Lady Jaye completely out of the blue. We had talked about them, that I had to replace mine, and that she was interested in trying one some day. So it wasn’t a snarky thing or a hint, (just a friendly gesture to a potential convert). Since they’re hard to find in stores, I just got one for LJ when I ordered my new one.

I’m glad you like it…hmmmm “like” might be too strong a word; maybe “meets with your approval” is better. I think you’re right the more you do it the less hair grows back and it’s finer. Most spots seem to become desensitized to the “sensation” over time, especially if you rerun the area about once a week – keeping the regrowth minimal.

If you’re going do larger areas (legs, back…whatever) you probably want to get a larger model. They have more (about 30)whirling devil claws (tweezers, as the maker like to call them). I’ve tried a couple and tossed them cuz they were capable of tearing out chunks of skin along with the hair. But I’ve found one model that I like a lot. It’s the Phillips Norelco HP6492 Satinelle Ice Epilator. It has a piece that can be cooled in the freezer that they chills the skin so you don’t feel the hair being ripped out by it’s roots. I don’t chill it, but I’ve found that having the piece in place causes me to keep the thing at the right angle so that it only takes hair. Nice feature! The down side is that it’s tethered to an electric cord. There is a new one out by Epilady that I’m intersted in trying it has 2 sets of devil’s claws (60 in all) that whirl in opposite directions. It’s the Emjoi AP-98R OptiMax Epilator. I think having the two sets of whirling claws will help keep it at the right angle and it’ll pull twice the amount of hair at a time. A big plus is that it’s cordless/recharable.

Hey Doc thanks for the laugh!!