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I decided to create this blog, partly because unwanted body hair for men is very much a taboo nowadays, just as much as it is for women. Not only that, but I've often wondered how it would feel to be smooth skinned and not be so aware of the dark hair growing all over my body.

Lets be honest, nowadays men are also constantly harangued by media stereotypes, imagery of having a good, toned and often hair free body. Men too, have had to become just as body conscious as women have. See for yourself, TV adverts, TV personalities, advertisement, all steer away from hairy, manly men. This was not always the case, back in the 1960's a hairy chested man may well have been the "in thing" and there was no metrosexualism as we have nowadays, times have moved on and body hair is no longer in vogue.

For me at least, I've always been consciously aware of my body being more hairy than over guys, my father was quite hairy on his arms and chest, I wouldn't say I am quite as bad as some men I have seen but I would rate my "hairyness factor" at least an 8 out of 10!

So now I have edged onto a path to try and change it. Over the years, I have had various laser and IPL treatments at London beauty salons on my legs, chest and shoulders. But as we all know, these are costly and you need to be very wealthy to maintain the treatment routine suggested by the therapist. The results for this were far from conclusive, and after 8 or so treatments I only saw mild improvement and so judged the cost to result ratio to be unworthy of further investment.

Recently there seems to be a whole crop of websites popping up, selling hair removal devices for the home market. If you were to go back 5-10 years, there would be 99% certainty that many of these devices were scams, often stating permanency, when in fact they were completely useless, non researched, creams or machines.

But times have moved on, big brand names such as Boots, Philips, Remington have waded into the serious issue of people wanting a resolution to unwanted body hair, not just for women, but men too, not just for Caucasian but also for darker skin types. And no doubt as the technology is researched and improved, the devices and results will become a lot more successful.

So, after keeping an eye on these new devices and development for two years, I have finally plucked up the courage to invest in the Boots Smooth Skin Plus. 

Why did I opt for this machine and not others?

 Well first of all, its a new improved version of the first Boots machine (Boots Smooth Skin Intense), which has alot of negative reviews regarding overheating and also the head shape. I felt the lessons would have been learned and the technology improved, which appears to be the case. 4 sessions now and thankfully I have had no overheating issues and the new head shape seems to be easy to control.

Also, the BSSP has 20,000 flashes before the need for a replacement handset that's double and in terms of value for money, I believe its the best device for the home market right now.

The BSSP offers 10 joules per cm2, which is really important as the greater the power that can be sent down into the follicle, the more damage to the root and presumably the better the results. Time will tell for me at least.

The replacement of the bulb, requires you to drop the machine off to a Boots store, pay a fee (approx £150.00) and wait a week or so, then collect your newly updated BSSP with new headset containing another 20,000 flashes! Seems to be a fair, and affordable choice in my opinion.

So I want to do a lot of large areas, starting with my chest, then legs, then back, so those 20,000 flashes will go some way to helping. Noticeable change should occur between 8-12 treatments, treating myself each week.

Therefor, the aim of this blog is to show a work in progress of, a before, during and after guide, to answer the questions you and I are no doubt searching for.

Does it work?

Is it really permanent?

Does it give long lasting results?

Is it worth it?

Lets find out together, I paid £349.99 from Boots, and am now on my fourth treatment. So join me, on this journey and see my results for yourself, then make your own minds up whether this might be something you would consider or even try.

If you have any questions, or would like advice, please do not hesitate to contact me, also comments are very welcome.

The device is small and portable

Nice little carrying case (bit feminine if you ask me)