I have a Braun Silk epil. I like it more than shaving itchiness but you do have to be vigilant with exfoliating or you can get nasty ingrown hairs. It came with an attachment that is supposed to massage the skin at the same time and make it lass painful but i took it off cos I found it to be more painful!

It does get less painful with prolonged use. I find it best to do it when the hairs are quite short, that hurts less than when they have been left to get a bit 'feral'!

I do my underarms too. It killed at the start but persistence pays off and now it is quite tollerable (only when fairly short tho )

HTH