Nair

[ibneko]

Nair doesn't work like I hoped/thought it would. :P I was hoping it'd loosen the roots of the hair, so it comes out that way, but instead I discovered that it just melts the hair, more or less, so it separates easily.

Should have done more research -.-;;; But now I know. And it wasn't all that expensive.

And no, my legs aren't bare yet... I figured it be safest to test it on my bellybutton, and a tiny bit below that... Had to wait 'bout 8 so minutes, past the 5 they suggested. :: shrugs::

Next in line to try:
Braun Epilator [ random version at amazon ]

Suggested on a, oddly enough, nudist forum on shaving. Seems most people wax, or shave, but this was noted as a pretty good option, and has pretty high reviews. As in, 4.5 stars over 100+ reviewers on Amazon. It's on the expensive side though, but if it means not having to shave and such daily, I think it may be worth it. We'll see.

Comments

[superdense.livejournal.com]

sorry if i'm missing something, but why?

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

:: shrugs:: A combination of my own hair annoying me and a kitten's curiosity?

(and no, you're not missing anything. This was completely unrelated to anything/everything else that's been posted lately.)

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

And there's always laser hair removal, if you're thinking on the permanent side - unfortunately, that seems to be ferociously expensive.

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. Read about it~ I wonder if it'd be possible to replicate the effect with a home-built laser... you think? (I'd probably never do it... hair doesn't annoy me that much, but... ideas, hmm~)

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

There are many better uses for a home-built laser.

"Do you expect me to talk, Goldfinger?"

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

Mmm, someone needs to build a multi-head DVD burner. Or better yet, a strip laser (as in, a laser that gives light in the form of a strip?) Then, if you could control the power at varying areas of the strip, you could burn a DVD in an instant. Mmm, although it might be kinda iffy since it wouldn't be.. the same distance for each radius point... Maybe... a DVD strip? make the laser in the form of a rectangle... shine it all at once on a strip, and voila, instant data, written to a chip. Like an 2D array of data...... :: rambles::

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

But would you still be able to maintain the light amplification if you have the laser larger than a small point?

[jaiwithani.livejournal.com]

...
I'm gonna assume this is a Mac thing.

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

Nah~ more like a ben's curious, and occationally annoyed by hair, and saw the nair bottle one day......... sorta thing. =^^=;;

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Jai's response is funnier, so it must be true.

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

You all are such boys.

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

Emphatically so! Hoo-ah!

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

We are?

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

FYI, epilators like that need to be used repeatedly to get the hair to permanently go away. Also, they hurt like a bitch. The one that I have (which I can never use past the ankles *le sigh*) is best used in strips at a time, doing a band about three inches wide at a time, and going back over the parts you've already done each time.

If this thing works and doesn't hurt really badly, let me know. I'm a curious kitty, too.

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

Hm, I'm pretty sure it's not permanent. After all, it's just tweezing, ne? Which would be like waxing, concept-wise, and goodness knows that's not permanent. (at least.. I don't think it is...)

The reviews for this say it hurts at first, but less when it use it repeatedly... which I find to be true for tweezing, at least for me. I suspect it has something to do with decreased buildup around the hair roots when you pluck the same hair over time, so it hurts less when it gets pulled out?

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

After lots of use, the hair grows back much slower, so it's easier to manage.

And danke about the icon.

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

Re: iconage - fully automatic weapons are your friends.

[ibneko.livejournal.com]

The icon is hilarious, btw~ =^_^=b