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It’s been two days since the summer solstice marked the official start of the season, and that warrants an upgrade of our hair removal tools in preparation for a summer of showing a little more skin. When it comes to an act as intimate as shaving, extra caution must be taken, and there’s much to […]

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Ready to bare some summer skin or is a little excess hair making you hesitate? If you’ve been using winter layers as an excuse to stop shaving or waxing, it’s officially time to get back into the habit. Whether it’s your underarms, legs or bikini zone that needs some attention, we have you covered: we’ve rounded up seven of the best new hair removal innovations for the summer. So read on and start shaving! After all, once the humidity hits, you don’t want your hairy legs preventing you from staying stylish and cool in a pretty summer dress, right?

Let’s face it: you might be able to get away with skipping a shave day or a waxing appointment in the winter, but there’s no subtle way to cover up hairy legs or an ungroomed bikini line during the summer. While irritation brought about from frequent shaving can be a deterrent, where there’s a will (or a great roster of products), there’s a way. From a pre-wax numbing kit to the latest developments in razors, here are 10 products to take you from stubble to smooth.

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I wax at home because it’s more economical—for both my time and money! However, is there anything I can do to minimize the little bumps that show up after the job is done?
When you wax at home you must exercise extra caution with cleanliness—as you know, the bikini area’s an exceptionally sensitive area to irritate.

Ever since their invention, cellphones and computer hard drives have been shedding their clunky forms as if mimicking Bill Gates’s eyewear evolution from giant geek frames to rimless spectacles. But it took a diy movement to kick-start the same downsizing in the beauty world, allowing popular in-office technology to come home with us. We were able to take matters such as hair removal and wrinkle fighting into our own hands when IPL (intense pulsed light) and led (light-emitting diodes) were incorporated into handheld devices we could use ourselves. That meant zero downtime for us and our bank accounts. Here, a look at 2.0 versions of trusted favourites, as well as some new tools to add to your workbench.

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I’m a leg waxer. Shaving just isn’t worth the time when stubble is there to greet you within 24 hours. So I get my kit, park myself in front of the tube and start ripping away. But as my green awareness continues to increase exponentially, so does my guilt over tossing the used strips (only after I’ve carefully examined how many hairs with bulb intact I’ve harvested, of course—it’s a sick, satisfying pleasure I need to indulge) knowing they will probably still exist long after hair removal ceases to be an issue for me. As I yanked more follicular sprigs from my calf not long ago, I wondered when an eco-friendly option would present itself.

I’m not one to turn down a dare–when playing truth or dare as a teen I would always pick the latter. So when Nair challenged me to swap my usual shaving routine of swiping a Venus razor up my legs with their Shower Power Hair Removal Cream ($10, at drugstores) I couldn’t say no.