Threading - home hair removal opinions please

Tabitharose

was just looking through the argos site & found this:

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/4429034/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHealth+and+personal+care%7C14572363/c_2/2%7Ccat_14572363%7CHair+removal+and+waxing%7C14572458.htm

(hope it's ok to post the link)

just wanted to see if anyone had ever used this or anything like it & if so how you found it..... I know threading is supposed to be good & have long lasting results but the rio thing looks a bit like an instrument of torture & I can't find much info on it online.......

Twee.

It's easy enough, with a bit of practice, to do threading the traditional way at home. I've just started recently and am getting better at it! I can't really tell from the picture how it works, but it looks like a lot of money for something you can do hundreds of times with a spool of thread.
Check out some tutorials on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmbHB2p4WM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te5k846OlG8

Gauge

I am definitely not an expert in threading so all of my advice is based on my own experience- but personally I would skip that €40 device and go buy a spool of cotton thread for €2 and learn to do it myself. There are a LOT of very good tutorials on YouTube. I learned from there and haven't looked back since- it's a learning curve alright, but it's not impossible and once you have it down you'll wonder how you ever managed your eyebrows without threading. I find a combination of thread (for getting rid of a bunch of stray hairs at once) and a good pair of tweezers (for more defined shaping/daily upkeep) is the best way for keeping your eyebrows looking good.

Here's a decent tutorial to take a look at if you decide to go down the DIY road:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVmbHB2p4WM

Edit: See, it's such a good video that it got recommended twice :P

Tabitharose

thanks ladies!!! will have a watch of the tutorials

moonflower

It's so easy to do it yourself with thread! I watched a youtube video and it took me like 5 minutes to figure it out. It's much faster than plucking too.