Review: RoseSkinCo Lumi IPL Hair Removal Handset

I’m ten weeks into using the RoseSkinCo Lumi IPL handset — and honestly? It’s the most productive commitment I’ve made outside of matrimony and moisturising. And coming from someone who's spent 16 years as a beauty therapist wielding hot wax like a weapon of mass destruction, that’s saying something.

My tiny weapon of mass follicle destruction.

Let’s Set the Scene:

Picture it: A woman in her 30s, battle-worn by razors, betrayals, ingrowns, and waxing-induced trauma. I’d reached my limit. No more handing over £45 for the joy of lying half-naked on a paper sheet while a stranger tells me to “just breathe through it.”

So, when Instagram — that manipulative digital temptress — kept hurling ads for the Lumi IPL in my face like a desperate ex, I caved. I bought the light gun. Because if anyone’s going to annihilate my body hair, it might as well be me.

What I’ve Been Zapping:

Everything.

Face fuzz, armpit fluff, leg fur, bikini-line battlegrounds. The whole damn lot.

And before you ask: no, I won’t be posting before-and-after shots of my nether regions. I was 20 once. I’ve made poor decisions. The internet never forgets. You’ll just have to take my word for it.

A Quick Note for My Tattooed Friends:

Do not — I repeat, DO NOT — use IPL over tattoos. IPL works by targeting pigment in the hair follicle, and guess what else has pigment? Your tattoo ink. The light can be absorbed by the ink, leading to burns, blistering, and colours going on an acid trip. Not only can it mess with your art and fade or distort your tattoos, but it can also be stupidly painful. Like, ‘why-did-I-do-this-to-myself’ painful. So either work around your tattoos or leave those areas hairy and proud. You’ve been warned.

The Routine:

As someone who’s done more bikini waxes than I care to count, I can say this: IPL is a game changer for long-term results without the pain and mess. I’ve used the Lumi twice a week, consistently, for 10 weeks, and I’m now at intensity level 6.

Pain-wise? Totally manageable. Painless until you hit the sensitive zones. The flashes feel like a tiny elastic band snap — nothing too savage — but this is personal, I have sensitive skin in some areas, everyone is different, still leagues better than a wax strip to the vulva.

The whole-body routine takes around 25 minutes — which is faster than a full wax appointment and less emotionally damaging than my inbox on a Monday morning.

The Results:

• Legs = basically bald. Smooth as hell. I could slide across a leather sofa with zero friction.

• Armpits = brighter, smoother, fewer ingrowns, and no more shadow.

• Face = peach fuzz? Don’t know her.

• Bikini line = Stubborn but crumbling. Some rogue follicles remain, clinging to relevance, but the growth’s slower, patchier, and — frankly — losing the will to live. Just like me at the end of every group chat.

  
  
  

  

The Therapist Verdict:

Having personally charged people to scream into a towel while I yanked hair from their souls, I can confidently say this device is a game-changer. No, it’s not industrial salon-grade laser. But for home use? It’s damn impressive. Especially for those intimate areas where dignity goes to die — or for when you simply can’t be arsed to make an appointment.

At £174, it’s a downright bargain. Compare that to the money we’ve bled on razors, waxing, hair removal creams, and post-wax packets of chocolate buttons. This thing pays for itself faster than you can say “was that an ingrown or an omen?”

Final Thoughts:

Honestly? I’m impressed. And i'm not even done with the whole treatment yet. It’s effective, easy to use, pain is minimal, and best of all, no small talk while someone stares into your soul from between your thighs. (in the context of hair removal anyway) 9/10, only losing a point because the bikini line is always the final frontier. But I’ll take a few stragglers over a full-blown jungle any day.

This little device might look cute and harmless, but it packs a follicle-frying punch — and it's one of the most cost-effective beauty buys I’ve tried in years. Whether you’re fed up with shaving, dealing with ingrowns, or just want to quietly obliterate your body hair in peace, this one’s a winner.

If you fancy being as smooth as a waxed dolphin on a spa retreat (without leaving your house or crying in a salon), buy yours here.

Not an ad, not an affiliate — just a woman with her own bank account and a vendetta against body hair.