Going for the Hairless-Cat Look in 2023? Try Out One of These Epilators

I’ll be honest, the first time I used an epilator, I didn’t know what I was doing until it was too late. I just saw the words “hair removal” and gave it a shot. A lot of pain and few f-bombs later, I realized that although an epilator looks like an electric trimmer, it actually removes the hair from the root (kinda like tweezing) rather than cutting it off (like shaving). On second thought, epilating is really more like waxing because you’re not just taking out one hair at a time; you’re pulling out a bunch all at once. You see, an epilator is a device that has a ton of tweezers to make the hair removal process go faster and smoother—and I mean that both ways. Because you’re removing the hair at the root, your skin feels smoother with less stubble and no razor bumps.

Oh, and by the way, if you know what you’re getting into and expect the sensation that you’re about to feel, epilators aren't quite as painful as what I experienced when I was caught completely off guard, but, NGL, they definitely still hurt. (If you’ve ever had a wax, it feels a lot like that.) So if your skin can handle a little trauma (I'm not one of those people) for hair-free legs, arms, and bikini lines that last a lot longer than a shave, invest in one of these nine best epilators that customers swear by, below.