Depilation painless and without much effort – that sounds tempting. And it works. However, I have to run every other day for smooth legs.

I don't need the battery-powered, integrated trimmer for a stubble-free hair removal result. In the shower and with a thin layer Shaving gel gets the Wet razor my fine hair effortlessly gone. From the bottom up, so against the direction of growth, it becomes particularly smooth. Only on the knee and the ankles I have to be careful with the hair removal so as not to injure myself on the blades. With a little less pressure, the shaver can do that too.

• Depilation costs: approx. 11 euros for the razor, approx. 3 euros for the foam
• Depilation time: 4 minutes
• Hair removal success: painlessly smooth

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Flash technology

Christa Möller, Brigitte Wir employee, is on smooth legs Flash technology.

Oooops, that's bright! Not a laser, but a very powerful lamp to flash off my leg hair, so that they and their roots fail after about a week. Doctors also use this technique.

However, the home device flashes about a third less. I have to bombard my skin three times in six weeks, after which it should hairless for three months his! Before that, however, I have to shave, as it says in the operating instructions, which contain many warnings and restrictions: do not go over pigment spots, do not irradiate one area repeatedly, do not use deodorant with long-term effects, do not use on dark skin, on blond, red or white hairs it doesn't work. Sounds complicated.

I put on sunglasses for safety and start flashing. First only on the right leg. After a week of side comparison: dark blonde hairs sprout cheerfully on both legs. Next time I increase the light intensity, two weeks later I see a small difference – the result after six weeks is not really convincing.

• Costs: about 300 euros
• Duration: 6 weeks
• Success: less hair, but they are not gone

Epilate legs

Birgit Potzkai, Beauty producer, now loves the gentle pain of epilation.

Since my leg hair is very manageable, mine comes epilator not used as often – which is actually a shame, because now I love him. I admit the first time I wanted to throw the thing in the corner: unusual pain, legs dotted with red dots. But now I'm enjoying it slight tugthat confirms my success every time. With the integrated light, I can also visually check everything.

• Costs: approx. 160 euros for the epilator
• Duration: 2 minutes
• Success: In a matter of seconds, even the shortest hair is removed

Sugaring

Nina Brinkmann, former intern in the beauty department, had a beautician suggest the entire bikini area.

I have tried a number of hair removal products – but go to a beautician to have the entire bikini line depilated? But I'm not a coward! After my visit I can now say with a clear conscience: Worth it. It's great that the beautician doesn't hesitate for long: she simply pulls in small, jerky movements the sticky mass (reminiscent of very viscous honey) really all hair stick.

And the result is terrific. Everything is smooth and my very sensitive skin is not even irritated. Well, it's red and a little warm, but not as bad as if I shaved. The pain increases from the outside in, but is definitely bearable. The last stubborn hairs are with a tweezers plucked out individually, I don't even notice that anymore.

• Costs: 45 euros for sugaring the entire bikini area
• Duration: 15 minutes
• Success: also makes sensitive skin tender to the baby

Cold wax strips

It's actually quite simple: The pastel-colored stripes that smell pungent of essential oil become briefly warmed between the palms, on the area to be depilated, for example the calf, and then pulled off with a jerk (maybe not quite as courageous for me).

Unfortunately, contrary to expectations, only half of the hairs wanted to come here, but there was still some wax left over. Of course, I could have repeated the process as often as I wanted, until all body hair would have been perdu for a long time: one evening of pain and sticky hands, but up to four weeks of rest, that's the idea of ​​wax depilation. But I personally prefer to use it more often in the future
Wet razor.

• Costs: about 10 euros for Cold wax strips
• Duration: given up after 10 minutes
• Success: only for the patient