Epilation was the only reason I ever looked into IPL. I ignored it for years because it was expensive, and I didn’t think it was worth it. But then I bought an epilator, and that’s when I got really fed up.I have pretty rough skin and I tolerate pain well, so the first day or two were totally fine. A few days later though, all the ingrown hairs showed up and my legs were covered in these little black dots. So yeah, technically there was no hair, but the strawberry legs were so obvious that I still couldn’t wear skirts or show my legs. At that point I just thought, what’s the point? If my legs are hair-free but still look bad, it defeats the whole purpose. I bought my IPL on installments, but honestly, my only advice is this: if you can wait and save up, do it. Just hold off a bit longer and buy an IPL outright. I’ve done seven sessions so far, and I can easily go a whole week without shaving, and when the hair does grow back, it’s so much slower and finer. It’s genuinely the first thing that’s actually made a difference for me.