That makeover question just stopped being hypothetical

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I'm moving between departments at work, from the techies (where you can wear anything because you never see any clients except engineers who are also in polo shirts and jeans) to where you talk to The People With The Money.

That hair/hands/feet/wardrobe makeover question just stopped being hypothetical. I am soliciting names of favored hairdressers in the Laurel/College Park/Greenbelt or Annapolis areas (tchwrtr, I've still got yours). I am soliciting names for manicurists and stories of what life is like with fake nails (because my real ones are crap and always will be - grow 'em out more than 2/8" and they tear).

While I'm soliciting stories, does anyone have any stories of what it's like to have laser hair removal or electrolosis? I'll wax if I have to, but I'd rather whack it completely.

The wardrobe post will be another round of neepery once I know the ground rules there. I'm just praying that hose and heels will only be mandatory for meetings. I haven't done h&h on a daily basis at work since 1990...

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I've been doing electrolysis since I was in my 20s. It's not an one time fix it thing. I go around once a month or so, now. Back when I was 30, it was like once every 2-3 months. The area between my brows are pretty well finished...nothing grows there anymore. Why I go now, is to get all those pesky chin hairs or upper lip hairs and an occasional white or silver brow hair. The electrologist says it's because of hormones. Fortunately most of my body hair is blond so it doesn't show up as bad. Once I had this boss who had some hairs growing out of a mole on her face. I wanted to give her the name of my electrologist so bad, but I never got the courage.

From what I understand, laser treatment although more expensive only takes a few treatments (4 or less) and the hair is gone... but that doesn't stop new hairs from showing up somewhere else on the face. And hairs grow at different speeds, that's why more than one laser treatment is needed. The slower growth won't show up until after the treatment. I really hate it when a new hair shows up a couple days after my last electrolysis treatment.

I pay $15 for 15-20 minutes. I'm not sure how much it costs in a big city, but you could check various places. The person that does mine is also my hairdresser and I think she's cheaper than someone who just does electrolysis.

As far as fair skin goes, your skin may be red for several hours after the treatment. Mandy who has the most senstitive skin in the family would come home from electrolysis with bright red skin for a while. Funny thing is, electrolysis has work better for her than Crystal and I. I think it's because I took her before she started plucking. They say if you get treatments when you are a teenager before you pluck or wax, it's easiest to kill the root.