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Charley Williams-Howitt

As a beauty editor, these are the things I wish I’d known before buying an at-home IPL hair removal device

Foreo and Bondi Body IPL hair removal devices on a pastel background.

If there’s one beauty ritual I’ll admit to not relishing as much as others, it’s the process of hair removal. It’s such a faff, isn’t it? Shaving, waxing and plucking can be messy, inconvenient and usually results in regrowth quicker than you can say ‘ouch’ at the nick of a razor.

Now, I am not an overtly ‘hairy’ woman, but I do love the feel of smooth pins, especially in the bare-leg season and I wanted a hair removal solution that would offer longevity and results. IPL - AKA ‘intense pulse light’ is a hair removal method that uses light to stop hair growth in its tracks. Owing to their high-tech nature, the best IPL hair removal devices are often expensive, but it's worth bearing in mind the savings in the long-term.

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