If you are a chicken like me, follow my instructions instead of the manual, provided you are willing to invest a lot of time initially. I said initially, because, after a couple of months, the pain will subside and you’ll be able to do it any way you want, while watching TV or lulling your baby to sleep. (Yes, the sound does soothe the baby! Consider that an unadvertized perk.)

So here is how to start.

1) Take a long, hot bath.

2) Shave. If you are persistent, that’s the last time you ever will.

3) Use SilkEpil on just shaved skin. Yes, there will be hardly any results, but there won’t be any pain either, and your muscles will relax; it’s important to get into the habbit or relaxing while epilating, reduces the pain greatly.

4) Repeat next day (except, of course, no shaving). Heck, repeat later same day. You will achieve the results gradually while staying within your comfort zone as far as the pain goes. Do it every day until you feel in control, then gradually reduce the time interval between epilations to up to a month.

5) When you begin feeling pain on one leg, switch to the other. Somehow that reduces the pain.

6) Use long, quick strokes until you are comfortable.

7) Holding the device so that it rotates in the direction of the hair growth makes the process much more gentle on you and more time cosuming.
If you feel like giving up at any point, remember the 2nd epilation will be nothing like the first; the 3rd will be a breeze.

Good luck!

As for the product, my only wish is that it was cordless.

(Oh BTW, don’t let my nick fool you: I AM a woman )