We want to be really hairy-from the top of our head to our lashes, then that’s it. My mom tells me what a cute little “furry” baby I was. It used to make me cringe because I still am that furry baby. Fast forward to now and I’m writing a blog post about laser hair removal. Now that I’m older, I can totally see how that was probably very cute, but growing up, it definitely made me self conscious.

My Hairy History

I have a vivid memory of looking at my forearms resting on my desk in middle school. I was glancing at the girls around me, noticing they didn’t have a layer of thick, dark arm hair like I did.

When I started shaving, I traded painful razor burn for body hair. Sometimes, it would even keep me up at night, causing me to itch my legs until they bled. Don’t even get me started on the bikini line ingrown hairs.

In warmer months, if I wanted to wear shorts or a dress everyday, it meant I was shaving every day. Other girls would say, “omg feel my legs! I haven’t shaved for a week!” Their hair may have felt like a cactus but you’d only know by feeling it because you couldn’t see it. Because my hair is very dark, it’s very visible.

Thanks to the nightmare that is the patriarchy and outdated, impossible beauty standards, growing up, being hairy never went along with femininity. As a young straight girl, I fully believed boys were grossed out by body hair. I didn’t just believe it; I knew it.

One of my male friends in high school shared with our lunch table that my boyfriend told the entire boys track team I had a “happy trail” on a bus ride to a meet. I can still picture myself in that moment, wanting to melt away and die. That’s when I started shaving my stomach.

Hair Removal Methods I’ve Tried

I’ve done waxing many times. I’ve gone to various reputable places, with gentle “sensitive skin” waxes, have done it at home, and without fail, every single time, I break out in hives.

I tried threading for my facial hair and proceeded to get the worst breakout of my entire life that took months to heal.

I think Nair is a bad smelling joke that’s never been effective for me.

I bleached my arm hair for a long time, but I’m over that.

I love and appreciate my thick eyebrows and lashes and actually enjoy shaving my face with a facial razor. It’s below the belt that things really go off the rails for me and this year, I finally decided I was done.with.it.

When a Chapter Aesthetic Studio opened up in my area, I was invited to their opening event. I was immediately impressed by their friendliness, professionalism, cleanliness and most of all, laser hair removal pricing.

I decided to start my laser hair removal process with my lower legs and bikini line as those are the itchiest and most ferocious for razor burn.

I paid for all treatments mentioned and am not being compensated by Chapter for this post.

Chapter laser hair removal pricing

The hair removal is priced by area size. With the Chapter Circle membership of $89/month, which is applied towards services, the laser hair removal price is the difference between the price below and the $89/month. I’ll elaborate:

Small: $49 w/Circle, $98 w/o
Nipples, chin, ears, upper lip, navel, sideburns
$0 additional owed on top of Circle monthly membership

Medium: $89 w/Circle, $178 w/o
Arms, underarms, bikini line, buttocks, inner thighs, upper lip/chin, shoulders, lower face, neck
$0 additional owed on top of Circle monthly membership

Large: $119 w/Circle, $238 w/o
Brazilian, chest/breasts, lower face and neck, lower legs, upper legs, upper back/shoulders, lower back
$30 additional owed on top of Circle monthly membership

Extra Large: $129 w/Circle, $358 w/o
Full back (neck and shoulders), chest/abs, full legs
$40 additional owed on top of Circle monthly membership

Motus Laser hair removal

The magic is in the Motus. When I’ve shared that my laser hair removal hasn’t been at all painful, I really do think some people thought I was lying, that or just severely downplaying it. While it’s entirely true that some laser hair removal machines deliver a sensation similar to hot, snapping rubber band, the Motus was designed to provide a painless experience.

The Motus AY machine doesn’t cause pain due to proprietary Moveo technology, specifically designed for a painless hair removal experience.

can any skin type do this?

I do have one good thing going for me, which is that I’m the ideal laser hair removal candidate-light skin, dark hair, high contrast.

However, the Deka Motus technology has been able to eliminate the skin type limitations of the past. Their Skinclusive Alexandrite laser allows for laser hair removal on all skin tones.

How to Prepare

You’ll want to shave the morning of your appointment, not right before, but you don’t want any hair or stubble present. One time, I shaved the night before and apparently my hair grew overnight because I felt some zaps during my appointment. You can even see the hair the laser zapped off in the ultrasound gel in the photo below!

What does it feel like?

It truly feels like nothing. The ultrasound gel is a bit cold and that’s about it. Really! The only time I felt some prickles was when I didn’t shave closely enough and still had some fuzz, as shown above.

How many sessions does it take?

Chapter says most people do 6-8 sessions on average. I estimate my legs will be fully done in 6 sessions, with my bikini line being the same, if not a few more. I just feel like my bikini line is a bit more stubborn and thicker hair.

When will I see a difference?

After just 2 sessions, I definitely noticed my leg hair growing back unevenly. I was super surprised to see results so quickly!

If any part of my hairy person journey resonates with you, I highly recommend visiting a Chapter Aesthetic Studio in your area. I’ve had a legitimately great experience, start to finish. I would, and likely will, do more areas once I finish these. It couldn’t be easier.

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