At Prickly Pear, we aren’t shy about about taboo topics like hairiness. If you’re not a fan of body hair, this Q&A will help you understand your best (and most painless) options for being bikini ready all summer long and beyond!

I have battled my own toe hair since I was about 16-years-old. At first, I shaved, but the hairs grew back RAPIDLY. Then, a brand new hair removal torture device hit the market called the Epilady, and I knew I had to have it! It hurt, badly, as it grabbed swaths of hair and yanked them out! If only I could talk to my younger self. I’d tell her that all that swearing, blood, and pain was totally unnecessary.