As a teen, Aviva Damania`s preferred choice of hair removal was waxing. The Mumbai-based mental health professional later gravitated towards laser, the only method that promises hairless skin on a permanent basis, for which she had to visit a cosmetic dermatologist`s clinic. "It was a rite of passage, because waxing was such a painful and gloopy process," says Damania, who holds an MSc in Adult Mental Health from the School of Health Sciences, at City, University of London.

When the Coronavirus-induced lockdown was imposed and clinics shut down, she stumbled upon Finishing Touch Flawless, a facial hair removal device that claims to erase hair instantly and painlessly. "The first time I put it on my face, it started buzzing and I wondered if it was going to hurt me, but it did not. The noise means that the device is working." For now, she`s happy with her pocket device. "I`m not yet ready for a laser appointment because it`s risky. The laser apparatus might have been used on so many others."