Whilst it depends on which body areas you’re treating, there are a few tips to help you get started. Progress can feel slow at first and it can be tricky to see how your hair is regrowing as every time you need to use the device, your skin needs to be shaved, so in the beginning, it can feel like the only reason there's little hair growing back is because you’re constantly removing it. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Look Fantastic * It’s a bit spendy – although you don’t need much, and quite heavily fragranced (a bit like a French pharmacy), but it’s excellent for gentle exfoliating in the shower.

You do have to start with a shaved clean skin and then all you have to do is press and hold the button and in speed mode it will continuously flash as long as you move it along the skin. Female tested areas include; the full length of both legs, arms, lower back, back of neck, and outer bikini area. I love this little beaut for large and small body areas because it’s cute, handy, quality, fast and no-faff. Works really well be patient give it 4 weeks and your hair will start to be thinner and then eventually it won’t grow back as thick and with continued use Im never going to shave again! The device has a smart sensor and only allows you to activate the IPL if it registers a compatible surface and skin tone, which is made clear by the button turning from red to blue.If, after 24 hours, your skin is normal, crack on with your first session (but avoid the test patch until your next weekly session). This also makes it very challenging around your ankles where you can’t get the flash head flush with your skin without experimenting with weird angles. Areas tested on myself, a male are; lower back, back of the neck, inside the biceps area near the armpit and triceps area, and back of hand. I don’t think there is and specific downside other than this thing is somewhat expensive considering. It will only work on people with dark hair, but if you have dark hair and ‘darker than fair’ skin then this little beauty will become your godsend.

We’re a group of people who have mastered the art of LuxVenturing – a blend of adventure and affordable luxury travel. I put this down to a combination of having to shave, and the subsequent use of laser on these sensitive areas. Yes, we have performed over 5,500 clinical treatments on hundreds of women with different skin tones to ensure our products are safe and effective in removing unwanted hair*.Smooth Skin was easy to use and it avoided going into a Salon which made me feel a bit awkward when I had 3 leg sessions , Male hair removal is getting more acceptable especially in sports. Very convenient, I would recommend this device for anyone looking to start their laser hair journey!

Choose the right time:you don’t want to be rushed or interrupted, so choose a time when kids are tucked up in bed.I would dread every session as the following days my skin would break out with lots of aggressive white spots. With 100 flashes per minute, SmoothSkin Bare Plus is the fastest on the market, and if you follow your treatment regime, it will completely replace your shaving routine! Assessed in a clinical study performed across multiple body areas (lower leg, underarm and face) in skin tones I-V. I've been using it on my underarms for 8 weeks, and I've only noticed a couple of hairs growing back.

As I have olive skin the area around those bits was a little too dark and the sensor wasn’t happy to release the flash.

a lot of hair hasn’t grown back and any that has comes in after a week was more soft and fine, so no more prickly legs.