Tag: laser hair removal

Richard Connelly at the Houston Press has some snark for a 2008 blog post by NBC newscaster Jane McGarry, which reads in part:

With summer around the corner, the subject of the bikini wax came up. Do you get one or not? I offered that I have before, but I can’t see the point because you have to let the hair get long enough to wax again, which means, you’ll need to shave! So why wax to begin with?

Before long the bikini wax conversation had turned into a debate about shaving, vs. waxing, vs. laser hair removal….and then, how much hair to remove. Well, that depends on your generation.

Our 5:00 anchor Meredith Land says these days, to younger women like her little sister, good grooming means…a complete wax, if you get what I mean.

Personally, I think it’s no biggie, and hair removal is something almost everyone does in one form or another.

Full article (janestake.wordpress.com)

Sharon McKinley at Silicon Valley lifestyle mag The Wave has a good tip for weddings, Valentine’s Day, and other events where you plan to get both hair removal and spray tanning:

Have a trial run of your fake tan about two months before the wedding to help you determine the depth of color that suits you best. Be sure to get all waxing and hair removal treatments out of the way 24 hours before your final fake tan, so that no irritation occurs.

Full article (thewavemag.com)

Bob Rae at The Star (UK) prfiles Helen of Troy a manufacturer of hair rmeoval devices and products:

The Brightside Lane-based leading designer and marketer of personal care products will take Veet, the leading supplier of depilatory creams and waxes for women, into a new area, electrically-powered hair removal devices…. The products, launched in Spring 2009, include epilators, shavers and bikini trimmers.

Full article (thestar.co.uk)

Another article (marketingweek.com)

Samantha Booth at the Daily Record (UK) profiles Glasgow salon Transform:

Transform plastic surgery clinic in Glasgow now offers a new laser hair removal treatment. The difference between this service and other laser systems is that all you feel during the process is a sensation similar to an ice cube being run over your skin.

Feeling apprehensive, I went along to give it a try on my underarms to see if it really was as pain-free as they claim and if it really did work. And, yes, the process actually is as simple and as painless as Transform promised.

Full article (dailyrecord.co.uk)

Manufacturer Wilkinson Sword includes an interesting statistic in a recent press release:

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of women regularly maintaining their bikini area, with 49% of women now incorporating this zone into their beauty regime vs only 35% in 1999.

Full article (talkingretail.com)

IANS has an article on the trend of young men from India seeking hair removal and chest surgery:

If you are an Indian male in your 20s and living in a metro, chances are you want to flaunt a firm, unshaven chest like Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar or Aamir Khan, and don’t mind being operated upon for it.Cosmetic and aesthetic surgeons say they are seeing a surge in men who come to them for breast reduction and permanent hair removal from their chests in the hope of showing off their cleavage.

“Ten years ago, about 10 percent of my clients used to be men. Now it is 40 percent. Most young men want to flaunt a firm, unshaven chest,” Anup Dhir, a senior consultant in the department of cosmetic surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, told IANS.

Inspired by Bollywood actors and models who strut around shirtless, these men – mostly in their 20s – are ready to shell out money to show off cleavage.

Full article (thaindian.com)

Shelley Widhalm from the Reporter-Herald in Loveland, Colorado profiles local spa Vogue Laser Clinic:

The last room at the end of the hallway is the laser room for cosmetic treatments, including body and facial hair removal that men, along with women, are using, Charpentier said. “You’d be surprised at how many men are involved in taking care of themselves,” she said.

Where: 1625 Foxtrail Drive, Suite 260 (just west of Interstate 25 at U.S. 34)
Sample costs: Waxing, $15-45; facials, $50-75; microabrasions and chemical peels, $60-100
Phone: 593-3009
Web site: www.voguelaserclinic.com

Full article (reporterherald.com)

Jay Rayner at The Observer has a cheeky piece about male body waxing:

For The Refinery has a speciality, something it apparently does with more panache, style and bravura than almost anywhere else, and it has been decided that the world would be a far, far better place if I were to experience it. Put most simply, the 10 skilled therapists here are currently working their fingers to the bone using hot wax to rip pubic hair off men who think the boy-zilian is simply the way to go.

www.the-refinery.com

Full article (guardian.co.uk)

Gayle Weber at the Hays Daily News in Kansas profiles a local hair removal clinic:

The Nu U Anti-Aging Clinic, 1506 Vine, provides pulsed light treatments and mesotherapies for patients seeking treatment of skin blemishes or weight loss. Dr. Ann Taylor started out with a general practice but saw patients who were traveling as far as Wichita and Kansas City for services such as hair removal, acne treatment, sunspots and hard-to-lose fat.

Full article (hdnews.net)

Denise Naughton at the Phoenix ABC affiliate reports that The Derma Health Institute is holding Free Laser Demo Days at several of their locations:

The focus will be on skin rejuvenation, such as Photofacial, Laser Genesis and Titan. Time permitting they will also demonstrate any of its available laser treatments, such as VelaShape body contouring, laser vein removal, tattoo removal, laser hair removal, and laser resurfacing.

Full article (abc15.com)