Waxing, shaving, hair removal cream... we've tried them all and they all have their plus and negative points.

Waxing - you have to grow out the hair first, not great if you're in a hurry!

Shaving - just doesn't last long enough - who wants five o'clock shadow after one day?

Hair removal cream - so fiddly and just like shaving, it doesn't keep you hair free for nearly long enough.

And then we come to epilating, which has always been one of the most painful of the options.

Now however, the new Panasonic’s Wet and Dry Epilator has come to the rescue!

This little beauty means that you can epilate your legs whilst in a bath or shower, and you know it's much less painful to remove hair when your legs are submerged in lovely warm water. The warmth opens the pores and then the hair pops out a lot easier.

This epilator also has triple spin discs that can move both vertically and horizontally so it can access hairs in all directions - perfect for pesky knee and ankle areas!

Costs £79.99 from John Lewis and www.amazon.co.uk