works really well although do not delude yourself that it will not hurt [SEP] i am a tweezing waxing maniac although it does hurt to wax it does not suck as much as having to shave all the time so i prefer it over shaving the downside to that is that it is so expensive in my town an underarm wax can cost plus tip and since the hair will grow back at different times you may end up wishing for another wax just a week later you also have to wait until it is long enough too since i was tired of the cost of waxing and i do not mind the pain of waxing or plucking i thought an epilator would be a good buy i did a lot of research on each type and finally settled on this one about months ago based on the positive reviews i made the right choice for sure and it has paid for itself at least times over by nowpros if you try to give yourself a brazilian wax with it by yourself you are gonna have a bad time i tried and failed luckily the top part came off before it could do any damage so it was really just a bit scary it jammed when that happened and would not turn back on but i just plugged it in for a charge and it was back to normal it hurts pretty bad as opposed to waxing which takes it all off in one go it pulls hairs one at a time like tweezing but at a fast pace that means there is a lot of breath holding and holding of skin to keep it all tight because you do not know when or how many hairs it will find and pull out i suggest taking of ibuprofen a half hour before you intend to do it or maybe a few glasses of wine if you would rather not use traditional drugs the hair will fly everywhere but where else would it go i guess