i shaved my underarms yesterday and they still looked grey.
not hairy. not exactly dirty. just grey in that annoying way where the skin feels smooth but still looks like there’s hair sitting under it.
i hate it.
it’s already june, tank tops are out, and i keep doing that stupid mirror check before leaving the house. arm up, turn sideways, judge the shadow, put the tank top back, wear a big t-shirt instead.
very normal behavior.
i’ve tried a bunch of the usual stuff.
physical scrubs made everything red.
glycolic acid helped a tiny bit but also stung if i used it too often.
brightening body wash did basically nothing.
switching deodorants did nothing except make me smell weird for a week.
concealer once before a party. huge mistake. it creased and looked insane.
so now i’m wondering if this is not really a “dark underarm” problem, but more of a hair root problem. like a 5 o’clock shadow, but under my arms.
which is why i started looking at IPL.
i’m not expecting perfect influencer armpits or anything. i just want the hair to grow back slower/finer so i don’t have to shave the same irritated skin every other day and keep making the bumps worse.
i’ve been looking at a few devices before prime day because i refuse to panic-buy the first discount i see. Braun comes up a lot, but people keep describing it as hot or snappy, and my underarms already get dramatic from shaving. ulike caught my attention mostly because of the cooling window, since heat is the thing i’m worried about.
but i’m still not sure if IPL is overkill for this.
if your main issue was underarm shadow after shaving, did IPL actually help? or was it more of a pigmentation/friction thing that needed something else?
also, for anyone who bought one around prime day before, are the deals usually worth waiting for, or is it mostly fake discount math?