Depilatories / Hair Removal for Women in General Reviews

Shaving, waxing, creams, exfoliating pads...I've tried them all - unfortunately, many with little success. Firstly I tried shaving which is fine, but as everyone knows, the hair grows back so quick. Then I started using the creams... well, what a messy job. The products usually smell really bad, they get places you don't ...  Read the complete review

As someone who has to shave their legs everyday I was fed up with having sore, stubbly legs!!! I paid up for a course of laser hair removal by a company called Aculight. I have only had one treatment so far and already the difference is amazing. The hair on my legs now only grows back in patches (for lower legs the consultant informed me on ...  Read the complete review

Hair removal. The bane of any woman's life. It's there, it keeps on growing, and one way or another most of us regularly attempt to rid ourselves of it. But what is the best way? My method of choice, contrary to many of the ops I've read, is waxing. It gets effective results and lasts for ages, and the more you do it, the ...  Read the complete review

I'm a pretty lazy person when it comes to my beauty routine. I like simple and quick products that make life easy. A particular hatred of mine was plucking my eyebrows. It takes so long, I never knew which hair to pluck and I always have a few hairs which really make my eyes water. To be honest I hate it so much I've even used the pop ...  Read the complete review

As the holiday period is coming up, I thought I'd write an op on hair removal. I wax, shave and use hair removing cream. I shave my legs and underarms, wax my arms and use bikini hair remover cream. *SHAVING* -Shaving is probably the quickest and easiest way of removing unwanted hair. -It is especially good for leg ...  Read the complete review

I got fed up with them annoying pokey out hairs, as it doesnt look very attractive and it was geting on my nerves so I purchased this item today and have just finished doping a great job. It is easy to use, all you have to do is squirt the cream onto your bikin line and rub it in with the spatula provided. You must time yourself when you ...  Read the complete review

Hair! You either love it or hate it. Strange concept isn’t it? The amount we spend on having the hair on our head cut, the money we pay out for razors for removing unwanted hair in other places (facial hair for men and leg and underarm hair for women – or the other way around, who knows, I won’t assume ...  Read the complete review

Some physicians do not recommend waxing for persons suffering from diabetes or who have varicose veins or poor circulation as they are more susceptible to infection. Users of Retin-A, Renova, Differin or Accutane are advised not to use waxing on the face as these medications tend to weaken the skin and ...  Read the complete review

Now this opinion is more for a giggle than anything else so I hope you all see the funny side and for those who don't I don't really care. I served 3 years in the Army and whilst in there all sorts of bizarre things were thought up but this was a classic and not very nice thing to do but the sort of thing that happens. ...  Read the complete review

If you want hair-free legs, do you wax, shave or use a cream? Then if you wax do you use cold strips, sugaring or warm wax? Well, I feel that I've tried most of them on the market, and in my opinion, if you want to wax your legs with something as good as they use in salons, but don't want to pay the price, then the waxer from ...  Read the complete review

Use mens razors, they're cheaper and often better quality. - Advantages: Pretty Packaging! - Disadvantages: So Expensive., Why do companies make special razors for women and charge a fortune?

If God created a world when women had no hair in unwanted places the world would be a much happier place as there would be no pain from waxing and no cuts from razors. This is not the case..... There are so many different types of hair removal these days but yet lots of women still stick to conveintional shaving, and why ...  Read the complete review

Being one of the unfortunate few blessed with more hair than I know what to do with I spent many years searching for the best razor only to discover that the throwaway type are as good as any except for my husband’s razor which he forbade me to use! However, I always ended up with at least one cut on my legs which I had to cover with an ...  Read the complete review

Most women I know, unless they prefer the au naturelle look shave. However, are we using the correct method for each area that we want to de fuzz. Here are some tips from me: When Julia Roberts appeared at the premier to Notting Hill a couple of years ago, there were gasps of horror as she raised her arm to wave to the crowds, and ...  Read the complete review

I've read quite a few of the ops on Dooyoo about waxing and most people complain about pain, inconvenience, pain, sticky bits, pain etc. However, I am here to support waxing and to tell you how brilliant it is! First of all I should explain there are two types of waxing. The first type is what I call "toffee apple" waxing. ...  Read the complete review

I have read quite a few opinions about hair removal just lately involving sugaring, shaving, waxing etc. so I thought I’d tell you how I do it. Before you begin to read get yourself a tissue as this may make your eyes water! I always used to use a Ladyshave on my legs and I still do use it on my armpits, but I found a much ...  Read the complete review

Whilst watching QVC the other day, my attention was caught by the presenter giving one of the cameramen a bit of leg-hair removal. Hey, I thought, I'll have some of that - it looked so simple, and very effective. The product was Surgi-Sweet natural sugaring system. It arrived the day before I was due to go on holiday, and ignoring the ...  Read the complete review

I bought Sally Hanson's lotion hair remover for the first time last month thinking that this will solve my hairy leg problem. I have become sick of shaving my legs almost like everyday and the waxing thing doesn't work for me. Even sugaring doesn't seem to remove those unwanted hairs. I followed the directions on the Sally Hanson's bottle ...  Read the complete review

If you want hair-free legs, do you wax, shave or use a cream? Then if you wax do you use cold strips, sugaring or warm wax? Well, I feel that I've tried most of them on the market, and in my opinion, if you want to wax your legs with something as good as they use in salons, but don't want to pay the price, then the waxer from ...  Read the complete review

If you have a problem with unwanted hair and you are fed up of trying to get rid of it yourself then try sugering. Since I have tried this I wouldn't use anything else, I go to a beauty salon to have it done every few weeks, it's not as expensive as you think, eg, hair removal from chin and upper lip will only cost you £6.00, you have it ...  Read the complete review