I have more body hair than is generally considered decent, hence my interest in anything that might aid my daily fuzz cull (though god in all his mercy has spared me the misery of a full beard and tache). Waxing (and all things related) is generally the most effective way to tear our the hair, but if you're tired of having to let your leg hair grow long enough for plaiting corn rows, an epilator could be the thing for you. Daily shaving leaves me with a five o' clock shadow, while creams are useless and result in a horrendous stench that lasts for days. Epilators, meanwhile, merrily harvest your leg hair, plucking away efficiently until you can again see the colour of your skin. But then of course there's the pain. It's basically a much slower version of waxing, with each hair being torn from its follicle in turn, which is why the brains at Philips have been turning their attention to designing more painless epilators. [continue reading at ShinyShiny]