Smoothly does it

The best shaving products around

Smoothly does it

The most effective tools for removing unsightly body hair at home

The private-areas shaver

Private Body Shaver £29.99 by MAN GROOMER; mankind.co.uk

The at-home laser treatment

i-LIGHT £199.99 by REMINGTON; remington-ilight.com

The smart gadget

no!no! 8800 £193.50 by NO!NO!; my-no-no.com also available from Selfridges and Harrods

The shave primer

The 3D Shave System £14.95 for 100ml by GENTRY GROOMING CO;; gentrygrooming.com

The hair-removal gel

Hair Removal Gel Cream £7.14 for 200ml by VEET FOR MEN; boots.com

The access-all-areas body-hair groomer

Li+ Grooming Kit £42.99 by WAHL; wahl.com

The dual-purpose razor

Quattro Titanium Body Razor £10.29 by WILKINSON SWORD; wilkinsonsword.co.uk

The back hair razor

Do-It-Yourself Electric Back Hair Remover £29.90 by MAN GROOMER; mankind.co.uk

TREAT YOURSELF

For a more thorough job, splash out at these London spas

The Salon Waxing Treatment

Overground Waxing at Nickel Spa, 27 Short’s Gardens, WC2; nickelspalondon.co.uk

This haven of self-indulgence offers one of Britain’s most extensive and tailored ‘men only’ waxing treatment menus. Hair re-growth is slower and finer than shaving and results last from four to six weeks.

The Salon Laser Treatment

Soprano Laser Hair Removal at The Refinery, 60 Brook St, W1; the-refinery.com

With the most effective long-term results, the state-of-the-art Soprano laser hair removal system at this Mayfair spa is hassle and pain-free, with clients seeing a total turnaround in only four to six visits.

Marc Chacksfield
Content Director

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.