gormless that cracked me up! yes you're no doubt correct but I suppose at least we'll be hairless anyhow.....
Ok the one I have is Philips Lumea. I had the original boots smooth skin and had great results, but it was very time consuming as would stop when it got too hot so could only do quarter of a leg at a time, and the cord meant it was uncomfortable reaching some areas. However it was really good, and I still have completely bare patches on my legs where the hair has never grown back even after a lot of years.
I stopped using it (you won't believe how quickly you become complacent once you're hair free, after a lifetime of planning and thinking about removal, once there you just forget about it...), and eventually the hair gets back (althought it never came back anywhere near as prolific, say shaving every 2 weeks instead of every 2 days) and when I eventually got the Boots one out of the loft it had stopped working.
I bought a philips Lumea and it is way better, but I think that is compared to the old original boots smooth skin which has obviously been upgraded a lot since then. The Lumea is cordless, so it find it so much easier to use, you don't need the contact gel that the boots one requires, it's much much faster, you just slide it across every few inches and flash. One charge is enough for chin, pits & bikini and that lot takes 10 mins. One charge for both half legs.
With all theseIPL machines, you can't use on tanned (natural or fake) skin, so best to do it in winter and then just the odd upkeep session during Summer.
They do work on anything really, best results are on pale skin/dark hair, but will work on anything other than blonde hair on pale skin.
Honestly, anyone who has one in the loft, get it out and use it! You only have to shave before each treatment, that's all the prep needed, and shave as much as you like in between, so there is no great deal involved. I can't tell you what a difference it makes to be able to get up and think, ooh I'll wear a dress today, and not have to thinks about tights/shaving etc etc. And something as simple as going swimming - to just say to kids yes ok let's go! And pick up cossie etc and not worry about any hair issues first!
I don't work for any of these IPL machine companies! But I have spent my life and a fortune and agony and TIME getting rid of bloody hair, and I wish I had this from the beginning. That and the bendy spring thing for my face that I read about,on here - wow, it's just less STUFF to worry about in the great list of Shit a There Is To StressAbout.