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Braun SE 5280 Silk Epil 5 Epilator With Ice Glove, Pink
 
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Braun SE 5280 Silk Epil 5 Epilator With Ice Glove, Pink

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Product Features

  • The ice glove effectively cools the skin before epilation
  • Dual massage system activates the skin before and after epilation
  • Perfect results in minutes; Smooth skin for weeks
  • 40 tweezer technology for fast and efficient results, leaving your skin silky smooth for up to 19 days
  • Softlift tips- effectively lift even flat lying hairs at the root and guide them to the tweezers
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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

How can you make the most of your legs? With smooth and silky skin, that’s how.   Designed to bring you optimal results in just minutes, the Braun range of Silk-épil epilators gently removes hair at the root so that the skin stays silky smooth for weeks at a time, not just days.

Product Overview

Braun

Braun Silk-épil® Xelle 5280 Epilator

Nowhere does it say that you have to invest time and energy to realize perfection. Designed to bring you optimal results in just minutes, the Braun Silk-épil Xelle 5280 Epilator offers up to four weeks of smooth skin between epilations. Its unique head features 40 optimally positioned micro-tweezers to remove more hair in every stroke, improving the efficiency of every epilation session in the process. The 5280 includes two active massage rollers along with the EfficiencyPro Cap and cooling glove to improve the comfort of your epilation. Finally, irresistibly smooth skin in just minutes.

 

Braun. Designed to make a difference.

Silk-epil Photo

Product Highlights

Efficient Hair Removal

Efficient hair removal
The epilation head comes with 40 tweezers and removes significantly more hair in a single stroke than other epilators.

Braun Silk-epil Xelle 5280 Epilator

Reveal the finest hairs

Reveals the finest hairs

Silk-épil Xelle’s SmartLight illuminates the area you are epilating so you can see and remove even the finest hairs. This way, you don’t find hairs the next day in brighter light.

Gentler epilation

Gentler epilation

The active massaging rollers gently stimulate the skin with micropulsations before and after hair is removed to minimize the pulling sensation.

EfficiencyPro Cap

EfficiencyPro Cap

Attach the EfficiencyPro Cap if you want to cover a larger area of skin, so more hairs are removed in one stroke.

Removes short hairs

Removes short hairs

Includes unique SoftLift tips that raise flattened and problem hairs and remove them—even those as short as 0.5 mm that wax cannot grab.

Cooling Glove

Cooling Glove

The cooling glove gently cools and soothes the skin and minimizes any discomfort.

Comparison Table

Silk-epil 7, 5 and 3 Series

Smooth skin for weeks.

Legs, Body & Face 7681   

Legs, Body & Face
7681

Legs & Body 7181

Legs & Body
7181

Legs & Body 5280

Legs & Body
5280

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Legs & Body
5180

Legs & Body 3170

Legs & Body
3170

Wet & Dry

 

Wet & Dry

 

Yes, Wet & Dry

 

Yes, Wet & Dry

Tweezer System

 

Tweezer system

Close grip technology, 40 tweezers
Close grip technology, 40 tweezers
40 tweezers 40 tweezers 40 tweezers

Massage System

 

Massage system

High frequency massage system
High frequency massage system
Dual massage system Dual massage system Massaging rollers

Olay Pre-Epilation Wipes

 

Olay® Pre-epilation wipes

Yes, Pre-epilation wipes
Yes, Pre-epilation wipes Yes, Pre-epilation wipes Yes, Pre-epilation wipes

Cooling Glove

 

Cooling Glove



Yes, Cooling Glove Yes, Cooling Glove

SmartLight

 

SmartLight®

Yes, Smartlight
Yes, Smartlight Yes, Smartlight Yes, Smartlight

Pivo

 

Pivoting head

Yes, Pivoting head Yes, Pivoting head

SoftLift tips

 

SoftLift tips



Yes, SoftLift tips Yes, SoftLift tips Yes, SoftLift tips

Washable

 

Washable

Yes, Washable
Yes, Washable
Cordless use Yes, Cordless use
Yes, Cordless use Yes, Cordless use Yes, Cordless use Yes, Cordless use
Speed personalization Yes, Speed personalization
Yes, Speed personalization Yes, Speed personalization Yes, Speed personalization Yes, Speed personalization
Number of accessories 5
1
3 2
Efficiency Cap Yes, Efficiency Cap
Yes, Efficiency Cap Yes, Efficiency Cap Yes, Efficiency Cap
Shaver head Yes, Shaver head

Yes, Shaver head
Trimmer cap Yes, Trimmer cap

Underarm cap Yes, Underarm cap

Facial cap Facial cap

What is Epilation?

Epilation is a more effective hair-removal method for women than shaving or waxing. Epilators gently remove hair at the root, rather than at the surface like shaving, and can remove much shorter hair than waxing so you don't have to wait until hair becomes visible to remove it.

The World of Braun

Since its inception in 1921, Braun has challenged the very conventions that define design. State-of-the-art technological innovations are wrapped in pure artistry, honoring both the passion and precision of the ultimate shaving experience. Our unique goal is to create those select products that make a difference in people's lives. Products that engage and excite, creating a "Braun moment" in their own unique way. For men, that effort begins by creating shavers and trimmers that enhance their best look. For women, we strive to engineer epilators and hair care products that pair performance and comfort. This is how Braun goes beyond design to become something more.

Braun. Designed to make a difference.

Product Description

Extra gentle epilation (vs braun silk épil 3)

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 7.1 x 7.8 inches ; 1 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • Origin: Germany
  • ASIN: B004QI8UJK
  • UPC: 069055862148
  • Item model number: SE 5280
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,510 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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A few years ago, I bought myself a Braun 5270 Silk-épil X'elle Body System Epilator, which I've enjoyed using for the past few years, but for the fact that, in order to keep the massaging roller clip in place, I have to hold it on with my hand, effectively blocking much of the ingenious Smartlight's beam.

This new Braun Silk-Epil 5280 is the EXACT same model; all that Braun's changed here is the color (although, strangely enough, the color of my new SE5280 looks to be the exact same shade of pink of the epilator pictured on the instruction manual for my old Braun 5270. Curiouser and curiouser...). They've also added the Ice Glove, which, while it does cool the skin nicely, doesn't make for enough of a difference for them to have re-released the exact same product for around eighty bucks.

I've used epilators for years. Back in my middle school days, I was all too thrilled to get my hands on that first of epilators, the instrument of coiled torture that was the Epilady. Since the trauma that I endured at that implement's coils, I have happily acquired three more epilators over the past two decades, all of the Braun brand. Post-Epilady, I actually had forgotten about epilators and thought that their popularity had died out, until I saw that Braun was selling them throughout France & Italy during my last trip there. After I saw that model, Braun's Silk-Epil eversoft 2350/2370 (in a lavender and lilac color scheme), I couldn't WAIT to get my hands on that little 26 tweezer head model. I've kept it, because it never gave out on me, and it's been my take-it-on-trips-as-my-backup model ever since I got my newer 5270.

I was, therefore, all too excited when I got the chance to try out this new 5280 with its nifty ice glove. I just KNEW that Braun was going to have made even more improvements on its great line of epilators with this new one! ... uhm, no - it's the same thing they put out two to three years ago, just with a new accessory added in. : [

Don't get me wrong; I LOVE my Braun epilators. I've used them regularly for years, and on just about every area of my body that has hair, but for my head (no, really!): upper lip, chin, underarm, forearm, lower leg, thigh, and... higher. And very thoroughly there, at that (IF you start thoroughly epilating your bikini area, as I wrote in an older review for my Braun 5270, for the love of God, don't stop! If you try to go back after letting it go for a few months, it is absolute AGONY getting yourself back to it. I've been trying to get back for months, and just haven't made it all the way back there. YET. But I'm not giving up. The payoff is WORTH it).

Over the course of the years, I've come to find that yes, once you've acclimated to epilation and given it a few weeks, your hair DOES grow back in finer and softer. The pain DOES decrease, but you WILL still feel the hairs being plucked out. By the time you've acclimated to epilation, that plucking sensation is less painful, and more a simple awareness of the hair being removed. It comes out much easier, thus much less painfully. Ingrown hairs DO occur frequently if you don't exfoliate regularly, and they CAN be/become unpleasant. But the silky smooth skin that I get to enjoy for days at a time (up to 7 to 10 days for me, and my hair tends to be a bit on the coarse side), TOTALLY makes it worth it to me. I LOVE finding that my skin is just as silky smooth on post-epilation Day 3 and Day 5 as it was on Day 1.

As for the shaver/trimmer head, regardless of the model, I've always found that my skin stays smoother and silkier when I've epilated the hair away, as opposed to simply shaving it with the shaver head/s. The shaver/trimmer heads ARE great for getting your hair down to the proper epilation length, but if you're not a fan of stubble, the shaver head isn't really the way to go.

Comparing how silky & smooth my skin feels using either a Braun shaver/trimmer head, Venus razor, or Braun epilation head:

* the Braun shaver/trimmer end result is good. Hair is removed, and skin is smooth. Trimmer gets hair to perfect length for epilation.
* Venus is better. Skin always feels silky & smooth for the next 24 hours, but needs to be shaved again one, or most definitely two, day/s later to completely avoid stubble.
* the Braun epilation heads give me GREAT, long-lasting results for many days. Skin is silky, smooth, and lower maintenance.

So, overall, this Braun epilator IS a good one. I've found that, so far, the massaging roller clip DOES stay on, so I don't know if I was stuck holding it onto my old 5270 because I got a defective clip, or it just wore out over time, but I suspect it's the latter, as I epilated pretty much every week for quite a while there (always Sundays, when I had PLENTY of time to take care of the regrowth that I wanted to quickly be rid of). To do all of the areas that I wanted to get hair-free, it probably took me about an hour, hour and a half. Less, if I was epilating fewer areas. But it was all worth it to me. Still is, and after this many years of epilating (relatively consistently, I've been doing it for a good five to eight years), I know what to expect, pain-wise, when restarting, and I know to hold my skin as tight and smooth as possible when moving the epilator over it. Areas that have more curves require more attention, and that I make SURE to hold my skin as tight as possible in order to avoid razor/epilator burn. In sensitive, extra curvy areas, I HAVE drawn blood, and the tweezers HAVE gripped sensitive, nerve ending-laden parts that I really did NOT want them to grip, but the pain and discomfort have never lasted more than a day, even with the worst incidents.

Overall, if you're just making your way into the world of epilation, keep in mind that it WILL hurt until you acclimate to it, which may take up to two to three months, but once you've pushed through to that point, you're on easy street. I never bothered with the high efficiency clip, because, more often than not, when I use them over more curvy, sensitive areas, the speed of the rotating barrel and the minimal coverage provided by the clip painfully dragged the skin in and under the clip, causing epilator burn, if you will. Over legs and arms, that clip will most likely be just fine for you, but it doesn't work for me on all the areas I epilate, so I've always just stuck with the massaging roller clip. As this updated version's motor seems to move even faster at setting 2, I'm pretty positive that that would only be worse. Probably good for legs and forearms, maybe even thighs, but since I intend to use mine all over, it's not for me.

Epilation is a great, longer-lasting alternative to shaving, but it's not for everyone, and if you don't have a decent pain threshold, you might not give yourself the time needed to really get used to the discomfort. At about eighty bucks, that just might not be very cost-effective for you. Looking at all of Braun's options out there, I'm seriously considering buying one of their new Braun SE7781 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Rechargeable, as it has TONS of attachments, and will address all of my needs. As far as brand goes, I'm a big fan of Braun's epilators, and I don't feel the need to try another brand, just another epilator that will function well on areas both big and small, flat and curved. Once you're hooked on epilation as your preferred method of hair removal (as I am!), I'm sure you'll understand why I feel that way!

* Update *

I DID decide to go ahead and buy myself a 7781, and ALL of the extra epilation heads and caps that I didn't get with the 7781, and I LOVE it! The caps snap and stay firmly in place, and have grooves on the side to grip for removal. The release button for the heads (found on the back of the unit) pops them off cleanly, and there are four different heads that I've got for my epilator in total now: the original wide 40 tweezer epilation head, the narrow underarm epilation head, the precision epilation head, and the shaver/trimmer head. The precision head has the fewest tweezers, and the narrowest epilation area (as you would expect) with only 8 tweezers in a narrow, staggered single row, on a ball-like head. The narrow underarm epilation head has 12 tweezer heads on a broad, but more slender, barrel head - good for getting into tighter places, as is indicated by the categorization.

Overall, there are many options on Braun's website and the suppliers' websites that they direct you to for order placement for additional replacement parts, including epilation heads and caps that aren't sold standard with many of their epilators (just don't bother trying to order with The Gourmet Depot - their link has been broken for nearly a month now. They must not want our money). One problem that I've experienced with my orders for said replacement parts with multiple vendors, however, is that these parts appear to be shipping from the Braun factory with the packaging seals broken, leading me to believe that Braun is shipping out replacement parts that have been returned without even bothering to inspect them, sanitize them, and reseal them. If that IS the case, it's disturbing to me that Braun may, indeed, be sending out unsanitized, uninspected returned parts that are used in such private areas of the anatomy...

Outside of that issue, considering all of the epilators that Braun has on the market right now, I'm happiest with my new 7781. SO many options for hair removal!

If you want more bang for your buck, I think the 7781 is really the way to go! Either way, happy epilating! ; )
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Lasts Quite Awhile May 19, 2011
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For your inner masochist, consider the Braun Silk Epilator, a device I had no prior knowledge of before it was offered to me through the Amazon Vine program, but one which I now consider part of my regular beauty regimen.

Seriously, if you have a low threshold of pain, look for another leg-hair removal system, like a razor. The epilator is essentially an electric tweezer that rips your leg hairs out by the root. Hurts so good. Good, because my legs were smooth for a week before I felt anything growing back. And good because that pain means fewer razor cuts and less money spent on razor blades. But the most promising thing about this device is that with regular use, I'll probably be looking at fewer hairs to pluck in the future, as habitual hair removal tends to lead to less hair growth over time.

Cleanup is easy w/ a provided brush that gets stray hairs out of the rotating blade. The ice glove does help after epilating, glad they thought to include it. An investment, but I think the price is justifiable since razor blades are so expensive. Recommended.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Mowing the Legs... June 15, 2011
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Ok, in the spirit of full disclosure, I ordered this product from the Vine for my wife, as I am a hairy fellow who has yet to catch the recent wave of manscaping. In light of that TMI moment, I'll let the wonderful Mrs. give her impressions of the product, since she has been the one using it:

The first thing I have to say is... if you've never used a epilator before, don't be discouraged if you get less than perfect results the first time. Because it takes a few tries to (1) get used to using it and (2) get the technique down.

I will admit it, at first, I was ready to toss the thing, because while it did remove hair in places, in others, it missed them completely. But I didn't want to give up on it right away, so I kept trying it. And I got better at it. And the epilator started growing on me.

This isn't something you can zip through, like you do when you shave your legs. You can't run it up your legs and have it done in five minutes. Making long slow passes, and then going over areas again at an angle seems to work best, because face it, hair doesn't grow straight up and down. It grows in whorls and patterns, even on your legs, and you'll get the best results when you realize that fact.

Even with that in mind, the Braun SE 5280 Silk Epil 5 doesn't do a perfect job, and there are still places where it can't quite get the hair, particularly around areas like the outside ankle and boniest part of the knee. The shaver comes in handy for touching up the spots you miss, and the hair does grow in much finer and softer. I didn't find it particularly painful, but it does come with a handy ice mitt to soothe the legs and numb the skin up before plucking. And for a humorous component, it sounds very much like one is using a miniature lawn mower on one's legs. I thought that when I was testing it out, only to have my teenaged daughter stop by the bathroom door and say, "Mom, it sounds like you're mowing your legs!" Which suddenly made it very hard to keep using it!

I'm giving the Braun SE 5280 Silk Epil 5 four stars, because it did get better with practice and patience, and even if it isn't perfect, it beats shaving my legs any day.
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absolute waste of money!
I bought this epilator after reading all those good reviews hoping it would buy me more "hairless" days than my razor usually gives. Read more
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Love it!
Great product for the price. I couldn't be happier. This item had options that I didn't think I would use. (The trimmer and electric razor. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Gard
Why didn't I buy this ealier!
I have been tweezing my lower leg and underarm for years. I do it every 3 days or so to remove the hair growth that I can see clearly, so each tweezing session doesn't involve... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ryw
Very nice alternative to shaving and required much less often.
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ow ow ow ow
Maybe I have really angry pores, but for some reason it doesn't pull all my hair on one pass on either setting and it hurts way too much for me to use. Read more
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