I’ve heard many different things from different people. Some people have told me they did laser and hair grew back, and some have told me they did electrolysis (but she had dark skin) and she still shaves every day.
Is it true that electrolysis is more permanent than laser?
Can you guys tell me what I would be the best candidate for? I have black hair and fair to beige skin. I have coarse hair on my chin and not so much coarse but I still have hair around my chest, stomach, and everywhere else on my face. I want to get rid of it?
Would electrolysis or laser be a better option for soemone like me? and how much money should I start saving up before I start treatments??
I don’t understand why your friend is still shaving unless she just has not put in enough time, or kept to the proper schedule to get ahead of the game and conquer this hair problem.
Facial hairs are an easy electrolysis job. I clear men’s beards all the time, so I should know. I believe you should do some consultations and sample treatments to see what someone looking at your actual job thinks would be needed, and go from there.
I am confident that I could, given the chance, clear out your whole face in one visit, and then we could get on the schedule that would keep you bare, however, we are much too far apart to consider working together. It can be done, but you need to get started, and get on schedule, and stay on schedule.
Lagirl has recommended three electrologists in Los Angeles or there around. I don’t have time now to look up the information, but you can do a search. I think one of the names mentioned was Sabrina Smith??? Not sure of the last name.
Also, I would encourage you to focus only on your face with electrolysis. You must settle with someone good and I know your options are finding someone very good are straight up fabulous because of where you live.
Lagirl has recommendations for laser places as well, if you are a good candidate for laser on some body areas.
I see college students quite frequently. I don’t know where they get their money, but maybe you could start a thread about how other finance their electrolysis and laser treatments. I have often wondered myself, but that is none of my business. I’m sure there are creative ways that people contrive to pay for this. Break this down into smaller goals and focus on your face for now. Just having a plan gives you a real psychological boost and gets you above this blue funk you are feeling.
My parents would not pay for my electrolysis treatments either when I was your age and I had to wait until I was gainfully employed and then I worked double shifts to make this a reality for me. I don’t know what others do to make this financially feasible for them. This is where you draw upon any creativity and preserverance that you have.
You need a speedy practitioner. A speedy practitioner can also mean a deadly (to hair) practitioner. Check out lagirls recommendations. Just study and move forward with a plan that will get you from point A to point B.
Part time call centre jobs, gram’s university funds, lunch money (saved up over a couple of years) are a good source of cash or at least I found them so
I have done my best to make treatment feasable for my clients. That is why I got Credit Card payment possibilities when many were (and still are) check only, and have found financing options for those clients who qualify. I even have a monthly auto deduction election possible for clients who don’t qualify for traditional financing, but can see their way clear to have the agreed upon amount in the bank on the designated day.
I’m definitely starting to save up. I end up with some extra amount of money each month that I will not waste of things I don’t need (clothes, fast food, shoes, etc … haha). I’ve noticed a lot of students take out loans and they receive more money than they need, and they spend it on things they don’t need.
how much should i have saved up before I contact and make appointments? Like $2000??
All the electrologists I have visited in LA take credit credit cards.
For your situation, electrolysis is probably better because the hair is mostly not coarse. I’ve had both laser and electrolysis done. Laser works best on dark COARSE hair like underarms and bikini (I had great results on those areas).
Yes, I think $2K is a good amount for you to start.
I go to Tina Reynolds in Westwood in LA. Sabrena Smith is in Hollywood. Robyn Harris is great and in Westwood as well. There are many others too.
The great thing about electrolysis is that you can spread out the financial pain over time. I am getting it done on the right side of my back and shoulder over the last three months and have spent roughly $1600. I have been on the table a lot of hours–I’m sure way more than you would need to be given a constant epilation rate. Once you get that first clearance, your costs per unit time will drop for two reasons (1) some of the hair is gone permanently and (2) only a third of the remaining hair will be popping up at any given time.
I am looking forward to a couple of months from now when I have my right back cleared and my costs will drop thusly, and I can recover financially for a brief period before embarking on my left side.
By the way, there is a school in Long Beach that does low-cost treatments as practice for their students to get their hours for credential purposes. I think their rates are $5 an hour for the newbies (I have had great newbies that were slow but did excellent work, and I have had newbies that I have had to tell to stop because their insertions were so painful) and $25 an hour for those who are a little more advanced. The school is on Atlantic, and called the American Institute of Education.
I wound up stopping my visits there because I found my time to be worth a lot. I get way more epilation done with a pro and I still spend 4 hours a weekend doing it. But AIE is a good way to get started if you are cash-strapped.
Also, you can find people in the surrounding cities like Riverside for less than many in LA charge. The accommodations might not be as nice.
