I have a friend who swears by the Braun Epilator, which is a little torture device that rips your hairs out by the roots, as opposed to shaving them off. I finally broke down and decided to try one out, and OMG does that baby hurt! To be fair, the first time you try it out, it can be very painful, or even agony, which is how I’d describe it, but the second time it does become more manageable. I’ve done my lower legs up to the knee, and after the first time I was in such pain that I broke out in a sweat and found my hand just refusing to go any higher up with it, and I reached for the razor. I did it again this morning and it was much less painful, and I’m slowly working my way farther up my legs to see if I can eventually do all of them. If I can get over the pain it probably would be a more efficient way of removing leg hair, and maybe even some areas of body hair, as the second time it did go very fast and was just like doing a quick touch up. So my verdict is still out. I’m going to continue to work with it and see how it goes, though I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to tolerate the sensitive areas inside my thighs. We shall see.