I shave every morning for about 5 minutes. I'm naturally very hairy - see my photo at the masthead of furry nudists. So it does take some attention and the stubble grows back within hours. For a few years I got a full body wax before each holiday - that's about ten times a year. The plus is that it feels wonderfully smooth (and sensitive/sensual) for a long time. And I did like the close attention she gave to every part of my body. She finished with the intimate waxing. I was always a bit disappointed when she said I was all done. The down side was that I had to let the hairs grow quite a bit before each waxing. And I could afford another holiday when I stopped paying for waxing.
It hurt some the first time or two. After that, the hair isn't attached as strongly and it's much better. We go every 6 weeks and it doesn't hurt much at all. We both prefer it being waxed to shaving due to the lack of bristly stubble.
It only hurts a bit. And it's somewhere different with each wax strip. It's much less painful than an epilator.OMG, an epilator hurts so bad. I used hard wax, it's not that bad
I tried my partner's epilator several years ago, it took a bit of getting used to but it never hurt me. I did this because I couldn't find anyone local to wax me and it would have been quite expensive at places further away. I've got used to an epilator and it keeps me fairly smooth for several weeks now that my body hair doesn't grow back as strongly as it used to. I do still shave my pubic area on an irregular basis as those hairs grow back most obviously. I like the results from using an epilator, especially the fact that I don't need to shave everyday like I had done previously to maintain the smooth look.