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I’m shocked by how well it works.
I tried professional laser hair removal… once. The treatment itself, though zippy, becomes a commitment considering the number of appointments (not to mention dollars, minutes spent traveling, and words expended on small talk with your technician) that are required to yield results. Post-appointment, which entailed a series of uncomfortable zaps, I left the office only to conclude I’d never return. Of course, consistency is a crucial precursor to visible hair reduction — from any energy-based hair removal treatment, be it IPL or laser — and so, I resigned myself to a razor-wielding life, accepting burns, bumps, and nicks as an inevitable happening in the quest for smooth, silky skin.
However, the Ulike Sapphire Air 3 IPL Hair Removal Device, an at-home hair-annihilating tool with professional results, has since enlightened me. I’m rather passionate about it, and somewhat perplexed as to why every person seeking permanent hair reduction hasn’t heard of it.
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The Ulike Sapphire Air 3 IPL Hair Removal Device is a permanent hair reduction tool that whittles, and eventually destroys, body hair of all types, including coarse underarm hair, prickly leg hair, and errant bikini-line stragglers. It also works on stray chin hairs and dark upper-lip fuzz. Perhaps the most compelling element, aside from efficacy, versatility, and ease of use: The Ulike is genuinely painless — even in the most sensitive areas — thanks to an icy blast of air, which counteracts the sting inherent to most at-home IPL devices.
I’d discovered the Ulike device on Amazon during Prime Day in October and was drawn to its sleek design and purportedly painless technology. Though it sounded too good to be true, shopper reviews corroborated its claims. My sister, who had mentioned she was saving up for professional hair removal around the same time, was intrigued by it, and quickly nabbed a device to try. After a few weeks, I followed suit.
Frankly, I hadn’t expected much from a DIY device — particularly a device at an impeccable price point (considering professional treatments can cost thousands, Ulike practically cost pennies in comparison). Nor had my sister, who is floored by the rapidness with which it’s reducing her coarse leg hair and nixing the need to shave every day.
Ulike is hardly the first at-home hair removal device I’ve tried, but it’s certainly the best. Others, ostensibly, worked — at least, judging by the sting I felt with each pass along my skin. That said, I never followed through with the weeks of treatment necessary to see results, as the discomfort was a barrier to consistency. Ulike is, as advertised, totally painless. So painless, in fact, that my sister was skeptical it was even doing anything the first few times she used it.
The device could hardly be easier to use. Simply plug it in, press the power button, and a whir of soft, cool air indicates its ready to go. Choose among three intensity levels (I use the highest one) and press the device gently onto the skin, over the area you’re treating. Each pulse of light, i.e. the mechanism by which Ulike destroys the hair, is bright. The brand includes a pair of handy shades, however, making this a non-issue.
I’ve been treating my underarms, arms, and bikini line so far, only on the left side of my body. (After all, I’d hardly be a good beauty journalist without a control for comparison, would I?) The difference between sides is astonishing: whereas my right side requires shaving every other day to remain smooth, the left treated side requires only a few quick passes of a razor every four days or so. Some areas are entirely devoid of hair (the ultimate goal!) and it’s been a mere month or so since I started. I’ll spare you pictures of my body parts; besides, plenty of shoppers have supplied their own before and afters.
For seriously effective and painless at-home hair removal, shop the Ulike Sapphire Air 3 IPL Hair Removal Device at Amazon. I promise you won’t regret it.
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