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Veet Razera Bladeless Shaving (Sorry girls, there is NO miracle solution)May 01 '05 Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line 8 Things I Hate About You! My whole entire adult life, I've been trying to avoid shaving my legs. First off, I have very long legs and it takes me forever. Secondly, using a razor when you are cold is just very unadvisable -- unfortunately I am always cold, even in a steaming hot shower. Thirdly, I cut myself inadvertently and then bleed all over my clothes without noticing. My hair grows really fast too, so I can shave in the morning, and be stubbly the same evening. Basically, shaving stinks! And don't even start talking to me about waxing -- I don't have the luxury to wait for my hair to grow and, I must admit, I'm an immense wimp. So when I heard of Veet Razera Bladeless Shaving with Aloe Vera, my face lit up. It comes in a kit that looks like a regular shaving gel with razor, but oh-beware! The can actually contains hair removal gel cream, and the "razor" is bladeless. Following is my step-by-step experience with this hell-gel and my list of bones to pick with Veet Razera Bladeless Shaving: 1. Awkward to use -- it says to apply it on a tiled floor so that if you spill, it won't hurt anything. So basically, you are supposed to lie naked on a freezing-cold tiled floor with goop on your legs for 3-6 minutes (as they recommend)? Nooooo thanks darlings, I have better ways of making myself uncomfortable. And while applying, should I be standing or sitting? How much should I apply? What do I do if I don't have a window and I'm going to faint from the smell? None of these questions are answered! 2. Takes forever -- from the time I started this endeavor to the time I was finished, I think I managed to gain a few wrinkles. I think I waited 6 minutes, which is the absolute, absolute longest you can leave the gel on (or you might instantaneously combust or something, I don't know), they warn. So after waiting 6 boring minutes, cold as hell in my bathroom, I took the bladeless razor and, without knowing whether to use water or not (because they don't say), I started shaving off the cream like I would with a regular razor (except without water). Well after the first swipe along my leg, I realized I had no choice but to use water because the miracle bladeless razor was completely clogged and oozing with the gel. So I ran it under water, but it took forever to unclog the razor because it has lots of small and slender rubber slits. So every time I swiped my shaver against my leg, I had to spend 2 minutes to unclog the shaver afterwards. I think the whole thing took me 20 minutes or more. 3. Why do you need a razor anyhow -- I don't get this whole razor thing. Is it just a publicity thing? I don't know, but I see no point to the razor, you could take the gel off with a washcloth even more easily. It is just a depilitory gel like all the rest out there. 4. Tortured me worse than a razor with blades -- on top of all that, shaver or razor or whatever it wants to be called was very mean to me. I wasn't even applying that much pressure but while running it along my leg to take off the gel, it gave me red scrapes all along the length of my legs. It looks like a cat unleashed itself on my stems. And it gave me razor bumps (I didn't know that that was possible without blades, but apparently it is), maybe cause I was so cold already from having waited for 6 minutes on the cold tile bathroom floors, thinking about how miserable I was. 5. Didn't get rid of my hair: what's really freaky is that not only is my hair in the same place, it actually made it longer! It was like something out of the twilight zone -- there were certain places on my leg where I had shaved already, and it made the hair grow out. I'm serious! Not only did it make the hair grow out, but it didn't get rid of it. I now look like a hairy monkey, thank you very much. 6. Takes forever to wash off -- I think it took me another 10 minutes in the shower just to wash the product off. Even after rinsing off with water, there was a filmy, greasy residue on my skin, maybe because of the aloe very they claim is there? Only after a few washes with soap did the residue come off. 7. Made me peel -- yeah, can you believe it?! As if the rest weren't enough, I started drying myself with a towel after the shower and noticed that my skin was coming off. When will this ever end!!! 8. As if things weren't bad enough -- no, it's not even over yet. This product actually cost me 9.50! Yes, ladies, I am certifiably nuts for having spent that much on this, but I was really hoping it would work.... After having used this wonderful product, I look like a broke, hairy monkey that was attacked by cats and a rash. One day, I will get my revenge, I swear it!  |
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