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Beauty

Power tools: Meet the new guard of plugged-in beauty treatments

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POWER TOOLS

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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Beauty

Wax on, wax off

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Photography by Setareh Sarmadi

Photography by Setareh Sarmadi

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.
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Beauty

The Great Hair Removal Debate

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Photography by Setareh Sarmadi

Photography by Setareh Sarmadi

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. Read more »


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