Armpits, what to do with them?

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Not UK , so it is getting warmer. I have lost a pile of weight , have done a ton of press ups and feel confident to wear vest tops in the heat.

BUT

I am very pale skinned, I don't really tan and I have very dark hair. I normally shave my pits but by the end of the day I have 5 o'clock shadow iyswim. I epilady my legs but am too much of a woose to try that and I am too skint to go to a salon to get a wax.

I do not have sensitive skin.
Any suggestions?

Epilate them, it's fine!

I disagree, I epilate my bikini line without wincing but armpits are too much for me.
Give it a try though, we obviously all have different thresholds. And it gets easier the more you do it.

I have tried to epilate before, but ended up bleeding! Really don't want to try that again.

Ooh yes, I have pale skin and dark hair and I got completely hacked off with the 5 o'clock pit shadow.

I went through waxing and epilating my legs over the years but can't bring myself to put the evil epilator near my pits. (Years ago I had a nasty tussel with an electric razor which pinched my armpit )

I use the epilator on my legs all the time, it's quicker and because the hairs are fine, easier.
But I hot wax my armpits.

Body scrub,dry,dusting of talc, wax.(Apply in the direction of the hair, wax off against the direction,)
I need to do two -one up,one down (hair grows in odd directions )
Keep the skin tight (arm behind your head) and keep the strip as near to parallel as you can.

Doddle

I would try and get a salon wax just for the first time and then it's easier to carry on at home with an epilator or those sticky wax strips. That's what I did, now I find once a week is enough.

I have pale skin and dark hair and the Philips IPL lumen thing has been amazing. Hardly any hair and no shadow at all.

The first time I epilated my armpits it hurt, but keeping on top of it every few days means it doesn't hurt at all.

so you have armpit inspectors where you live? Is somebody checking for a tiny amount of regrowth?

remember; no man ever went through pain for appearance. Why bother?

shaving doesn't hurt, is quick and easy.

Hair removal cream. Veet.

Veet made my armpits come up in a rash. In my case the hairs grow back pretty quickly as well.

Plenty of men wax these days specialsubject, chest and back hair in particular.

I don;t move in circles where men do that. I'm too ancient.

IPL machine is amazing! My armpit hair is pretty much non existent now after only a few weeks of home treatment and some top ups every so often.

wow - men have got fashion-lobotomies too.

must be like shagging a hedgehog...

Special

Laser. You can buy a Philips lumea and do it at home, or have it done at a salon. It will be really effective, especially with your colouring (pale with dark hairs.