Like many others, I was lured in by the infomercial, touting Nads as the all natural, painless system that was all the rage in Australia. Tired of shaving my legs, I was always looking for an easier solution. Having a medical condition that produced too many hormones from my ovaries, I developed some hair on my face, and was desperate to get rid of it. Wanting to find an at home way to groom my eyebrows, I thought Nads No-Heat Hair Removal Gel was going to be the answer to a prayer.

Let me note that, short of a Richard Simmon's workout video, I had never previously bought anything off the TV. I was skeptical, but after seeing the commercial for over a year, I decided one day to try. I called the 1-800 number off the screen, and was put in touch with a very confused salesman who kept asking me which product I wanted to order. That should have been an indication to stop right there. Having what I thought was $24.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling charged to my credit card, I sat back and waited for my package to arrive.

Within 2 weeks it did. The box contained a 12 minute instruction video that showed tips and ideas on how to best use Nads No-Heat Hair Removal Gel , which I found very helpful. It also contained: a 3.4-oz kiwi-chamomile prep soap (mine was round and looked like cheap hotel soap), hair removal cloths (mine where white and cheap cotton, and frayed easily), a 2.5 oz kiwi-chamomile smoothing lotion to use afterward to soothe the area treated, a 6-oz jar of removal gel (others have been able to order the 12 oz jar), a spatula and a small wooden stick both used for application and hair separation, and a simple instruction booklet.

I was excited. Here was a natural, easy to use product, that would, within minutes, take away my unwanted hair with just some goo, a cloth, and a tug.

I read all directions, watched the video and tried to cool myself down (it says not use the product if you are sweating - Hello ... I am about to rip hair off my body, how do I not sweat?!) and entered my bathroom. I decided there probably was going to be a little pain, and prepared myself for it. I heated up the gel in the microwave for 20 seconds, making it a little warm and like honey, thereby easier to apply. It spread well, and smelled ok, and was a neutral see through green color. I could feel the product sticking to my leg and gathered my cloth to place on top of the gel. Place product in the direction of hair growth - got it. Rub 3 times, then pull in the opposite direction. Pulling my skin taught, I pulled the cloth with all my might.

YYYEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!! -- You have got to be kidding me ... This was pain. I remembered reading a suggestion to immediately apply quickly pressure to the area to dull the pain, and threw my hands over my now red skin. That helped, and the pain dulled soon. I looked - no hair. Just some sticky, red looking skin.

But could I go through that again?

In the end, I was braver than I thought I was, and tried other sections of my leg and face. I was so upset by the end of doing this that I wanted to cry. I decided then and there that anything that got me this upset was not worth it.

I boxed up all that I had received, with plans to return it.

A month went by, and of course I forgot, and the box sat on a bathroom cupboard shelf. My credit card was billed for the product and shipping.

W-a-i-t ...

What is this $99.00 charge on my credit card to some Beauty Company I have never heard of? Come to find out, somehow, through my purchase of Nads I also received a free 30 day membership into a Beauty Club. Of course, I received the material and paid it no mind. When the 30 days was up, my credit card was billed $99.00. I was livid. Not only did I now have a useless product, but I had paid $130.00 for it!

I have written to the company recently, per their recommendation, and ask for my "subscription" to be cancelled, and the money refunded to my credit card. It has not happened yet, and I hope it pans out.

I have not used Nads since, and yet I do not dare through this box out. I have since decided that shaving really is not so bad, and invested in a nice, newer razor by Gillette, called Venus.

I have no intentions of using Nads again, nor would I even consider recommending it to anyone. How much pain do you think you need to go through to look your best? For me, it is just not worth it.

You decide.



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