My laser hair removal experiences as a university student in London

By Mary Basiadima, 11 February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A lot of women (and some men!) dream of smooth and skin – I’m no different!.

I am an overseas student living and at a London . I have also been in the nail and industry and have high when it comes to my own appearance, so excess and hair simply cannot exist on my skin!.

(Prices have come down so it’s more for uni to get laser hair and many offer student making it cheaper)

With so many aesthetic, beauty and laser hair removal clinics available in London offering laser hair removal there has never been a better time to get rid of excess hair.

But which one should you choose?.

I had laser hair done for my underarms, arms, and legs when back home in my . But after moving to the UK for a few years, I that my facial hair had become more visible, hair on my upper lip.

Many people said it could be the of hard water encouraging hair growth but I’m not so sure. Whatever the reason I just wanted it gone.

So I decided to go for the upper lip and bikini laser hair removal. Bikini laser hair removal is also very popular, I can totally understand why just of all the time, money and pain I went through with waxing all those years!.

How I choose the skin clinic for my laser hair removal

Since I had very laser hair removal using by Candela in my home i wanted to find a clinic in London using them.

I did a Google search and came across Premier Laser & Skin. After around for more about this clinic I found out :

Price of Laser Hair Removal for students

As a student it was that the price was right. Looking at the price again, I found out the cost of Laser & Skin stood out from other clinics in my area.

For example – 

For my upper lip and bikini areas, six sessions are 522 pounds, and eight are 580 pounds. The other clinics I use the same machine, the price for the same skin areas was 596 pounds for four and 1008 pounds for eight sessions.

So I chose Laser & Skin due to their competitive price, a large amount of experience and . I also booked a consultation and for fat and filler for chin contouring. I plan having them done and get ready for summer.

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I made an online enquiry late night and next day morning I received a for free consultations and patch test.

On the day, I at the clinic about 10 minutes in . The clinic was in Liverpool St. in the City of London which was only a 12-minute walk from where I live.

The face-to-face consultation process was very smooth. Firstly I was given a medical form to fill in in order to check my suitability, the laser practitioner then how laser hair removal works, my skin type and areas need to be treated, all my questions, by doing few patch tests on my upper lip and bikini areas. She explained that laser patch test is a must.

If there is no adverse 48 hours post patch test, I will be totally safe to have the full skin lasered.

She the part that laser light energy is absorbed by melanin which gives hair colour, energy will be transmitted to hair root and destroy it, therefore making the hair lose its ability to regenerate without harming other skin tissues which due to my research I had a rough idea about.

I was told that hair needed to be shaved the night before my appointment. This is to make sure laser energy can focus on hair root rather than burn hair shift which can be shaved.

She confirmed I cannot use depilatory cream as will cause skin sensitivity, no plucking and waxing either as the hair root needed to stay so the laser can permanently kill it.

I booked my next full treatment appointment before I left the clinic.

Following my laser practitioner’s instructions, I shaved my lip hair and bikini hair at home the night before my and came to the clinic 10 minutes earlier.

After being registered with the front desk, I had some in the waiting area, my introduced themselves and said hello and took me to the laser treatment room.

I lay down on couch comfortably, she my skin and asked few questions, I was given laser goggles to wear. She my skin first, then drew guidelines with white pencil on where I want to be treated,

She this was especially important for Bikini areas, so both sides can be precisely and .

After the first laser pulse, she asked for my feedback, it was ok so she carried on and finished all treatment in about 30 minutes.

My skin looked red, similar as after waxing.

It felt like someone was flicking an elastic band on my skin accompanied by a burst of cool air but it much easier than waxing!. After finishing lasering, my practitioner cold aloe vera gel to sooth the skin and to calm down the redness.

After I got dressed, my reminded me again of the home care process and handed me a paper copy. It listed:

I booked my 2nd laser hair removal before I left clinic.

I bought a of  8 sessions treatments.

I have fallen in love with my skin!. I will to do the remaining 4 sessions according to the recommendation, and look forward to even better results.

Laser Comment :

Thanks for your review! It’s really detailed!.

We hope it gives you an insight into the laser hair removal is from enquiry to results.

If you are thinking About Laser Hair (beautyboxbychristine.co.uk) take the first step today and book a free consultation. We have student discounts, options and we price match so we won’t be beaten on price!.

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