issue 22// vol 45 Finishing Touch: Flawless Facial Hair Remover >» How much does this hair removal device help? Photo by Ryan McGechaen Add some flavour to your plain yogurt » Tasty yogurt snack recipes Naomi Ambrose Staff Writer ating plain yogurt doesn’t have to bea boring activity. With a wide selection of fruits, nuts, and chocolate that you can add, you can make some plain, unsweetened yogurt a lot more enjoyable and transform your snack experience. Plain yogurt, almonds, and raisins Ingredients 1/2 cup of plain yogurt 1/2 cup of unsalted almonds 1/2 cup of raisins First, ensure that the yogurt is in a tightly sealed plastic container. You can buy in bulk or in the individually packaged units; it doesn’t really matter. I would suggest that if you do buy in bulk, do not mix this up all at once. Portion out the yogurt, then mix in your tasty additions. The yogurt will last longer in the fridge this way. After you set aside the portion of yogurt, add the almonds and raisins. Mix thoroughly. If you're bringing the snack to school or work, you may want to bring the almonds and raisins in a tightly sealed sandwich bag and add them just before eating. That way they won't get soggy and will provide different textures to your meal. If you want to add some more toppings to the almonds and raisins, you can add one spoonful of crushed cranberries or granola mix. Plain yogurt and dark chocolate Ingredients 1/2 cup of plain yogurt One to three bars of dark chocolate For this yogurt and dark chocolate snack recipe, after you've portioned your yogurt out again, cut or break the bars of chocolate into small pieces. If the chocolate is very hard, you may choose to grate the chocolate with a grater. Grating the chocolate may also make it easier to thoroughly mix it if you'd prefer a softer texture—or you can add the chocolate after first melting it. The liquid chocolate gives the yogurt a nice, syrupy, swirly look. However, if you're bringing this snack to work or school, that might not be possible. Brittney MacDonald Life & Style Editor f you don't know what the Flawless is, it is a hair removal device for small, fine hairs found on the face. Its intended use is to remove peach fuzz, and it definitely does that—but at $29.99 a pop, is it really worth it? The Flawless Facial Hair Remover is made by Finishing Touch, a beauty company not really known for anything else. It was originally distributed via the Shopping Network but blew up after receiving many positive reviews from various magazines and beauty gurus on YouTube. Supposedly you can use it every day, avoiding that awkward phase between shaving or waxing when you have to grow the hair out. The product also claims that the hair won't grow back thicker—as is the case with many other hair removal options. Personally, I have never really had an issue with facial hair, My skin is in relatively good condition, and the minor peach fuzz on my face is barely noticeable since I am blonde naturally. However, I do enjoy wearing makeup, and one of the benefits of removing said peach fuzz is that your makeup will last longer without setting spray and will blend better. So, I decided to give it a whirl based off of that. The device itself is fairly innocuous. It’s a little bigger than a lipstick tube and comes in either pink or black. It has a cap and the switch isn’t sensitive, so you can safely store it in your makeup bag or purse. It runs ona single AA battery—which is life & style // no. 9 included—so after the initial cost it is relatively inexpensive to maintain. It also has no internal blades, so it is safe for travel. Initially I didn’t see much of a difference. As I said before, my peach fuzz was barely visible. However, I knew it was working when I went to clean it out and there was a tiny lint ball of my own facial fuzz. Brushing over the area with my fingers, I can feel a difference. It does remove the minor hairs and also exfoliates a little bit, leaving the skin smooth to the touch. I then used it continuously every day after that for a week. I was surprised that by the end of it, my skin wasn’t irritated. My skin is really sensitive, to the point where even most alcohol-based toners will turn me into a tomato. The Flawless, however, didn’t have any negative impact. My makeup application has also benefitted—removing the hair does make it easier to blend, and my foundation seems to be sitting better for longer periods of time. I will probably continue using this, but I still remain unconvinced that the price is worth it. That may be because I never had to experience unwanted facial hair, or it might be because I’m really frugal when it comes to anything besides makeup and food. I think if you have small hairs that make you self- conscious, I would definitely recommend you try this out. However, it is not precise enough to handle intricate brow trimming— though Finishing Touch did recently release similar devices for the brows and legs—and you do have to use it every day due to that unpleasant stubbly feeling that you're likely to experience if you don't.