Cher voice: If I could turn back time, if I could find a way, I’d find the Nood Flasher faster, and I’d say “if I could buy them all, I’d give them out for free, so you don’t have to deal with ingrowns like we used to do!” I bought this product specifically for my underarms. Seriously. I wish I had taken a before picture, but I didn’t. So let me paint you this picture: I have dark and coarse hair and light skin. I could shave my underarms, and ten minutes later, hair would already be growing back. On top of that, to get every hair, I’d have to shave in every direction, and I always ended up with painful ingrowns. On top of THAT, it still never looked like I shaved my armpits because my shave was rarely close enough. They always itched because my skin was so irritated. I turned to waxing, which was better! But when the hair would start to grow and break through the skin again, I’d itch. And I’d still get ingrowns, and it still started growing back in a matter of days. (I know, I know, some people would suggest not shaving or waxing and just letting the body hair do it’s thing! And I get it. I have major respect for people who can do that, but I know myself. When my legs aren’t shaved, I play with the hair. Same with my underarms. It’s weird, I know.) I didn’t have high expectations for the Nood. I bought it hoping that it would just slow the hair growth just a LITTLE so I could give my underarms some time to recover. I’m about 6 weeks in using it 2-3x a week, and it really has made a difference. I no longer have that 5 o’clock underarm shadow. It takes about 2-3 days for me to need to shave again. After about 3 weeks of only using it for my underarms, I started Nooding my legs. Again, I could shave my legs and then I’d have a 5 o’clock shadow, but after a few Nood treatments, the hair growth slowed significantly. Now I have smooth legs for at least 3 days before I can feel stubble. And when my hair grows in, it’s softer and easier to shave! The downtime for me is that it IS a time investment. Nooding my underarms is quick, but Nooding my legs takes almost an hour. I DO think it’s worth it, though. The picture I used is after 3 days without shaving, and as you can see, my hair is only JUST beginning to poke out of the follicle in some areas. In other areas, there are virtually no signs of hair growth. I know that I have a long way to go with treatments still, but I am beyond pleased with my results thus far!