Reddit mentions of Philips Lumea Comfort IPL Hair Removal System, professional results at home

I have waited several years after IPL consumer devices were first introduced until I purchased one, because I wanted to make sure they are not total fakes. I don't know any tech stuff, but it's not laser; just some painless light impulses heating up the hair roots, making them fall out over time. Nowadays all the big companies make them (e.g. philips ) and I bought one for a whopping 200 Euro. I am absolutely and positively convinced of that thing. It beats sticky waxing, hair bleaching, stinky skin-burning hair removal mousses, and godawful fucking epilating. Only little shaving left required to finish off the hair I was to lazy to zap. Unless this is what you mean with "laser treatment" (though it sounds different) that you had, I would implore you to invest that money and give it a try, to give you a chance of the same relief that I felt. Though it does depend on your skin type and willingess to invest the time to cover your skin in all the desired places:

I got normal caucasian skin, tan well, brown hair; when I shave my legs, the stubbles look awfully black. That kind of hair works really well for IPL though.

Pro:

• It is painless; if it stings, the device needs to have a few buttons to reduce intensity. Check beforehand. It is not supposed to sting or hurt. If it does sting for one zap, it is still literaly a shitton less painful than epilation (even compared to my battery operated underwater epilation device, which is supposed to take away a little pain due to water pressure)
  
  
• It is more effective than epilation, even though I am sloppy when using the IPL. Epilation in my case rips off hair, so I only ever get about 75%. IPL does much more.
  
  
• It is supposed to be used on shaven skin to zap into the stubbles; no premptive hair growing required which I need to hide from humanity until I can epilate it away
  
  It takes about 5-6 sessions until all hair really falls out. Except for the black underarm hair and bikini area hair. About 80%-90% of that one usually falls out within a week of my first session in spring (I get lazy in winter)
  
  Cons:
  
  

• Needs repeating monthly, starts with sessions every other week
  
  
• small zap area, takes time until you covered all the skin
  
  
• does not show immediately results and you will not know for a couple of weeks if it really works on your skin tone and hair colour and keeps one thinking that it is all a big old scam
  
  
• eventually the devices lamp will burn out (~250.000 zaps depending on vendor) and you can buy a complete new device for another whopping 200 Euro

this one? https://www.amazon.com/Philips-Comfort-Removal-professional-results/dp/B00LJO6DYS/