In our household we have 3 Emjoi epilators (all from Amazon) and we like them all for different things. So I will post this same review for all three. We started with the AP-9T Tweezers - about $13.95. It is a small battery-operated unit. At first we had to learn how to use an epilator - how to hold it, etc., but once we got all that down, we found it worked really well for the small areas like upper and lower lip. Unless there is a massive amount of hair, it is not painful but you can feel when it "makes hits" - like a tweezer pull. It is not particularly useful for underarms and it would take too long to do the legs. But since we had got quite addicted to being hairless (and didn't have to run out to be threaded every 3 weeks), we decided to buy another so that my daughter and I would each have one. This time we went up a notch to the Emjoi AP-9L Epi-Slim. It is about $14.77 at Amazon and also battery operated. We like it much better. It too is great for the small areas like the upper and lower lip and chin.
But we decided to also try a more expensive one. This time we bought the Emjoi AP-18 Emagine Dual Tweezer set. It is about $74.71 and it is more like the size of a men's shaver. It is corded and more powerful. This one does great under the arms and on the legs and even in the bikini area. It is not so good on the small areas like the upper and lower lip because the dual heads don't fit that well. But it will do the rest of the face and quite powerfully. The first time we tried to do the cheeks and the side of the face, it hurt - like little electric shocks as it pulled all that baby fine fuzz most of us have there. It makes your face so smooth. But once you get past the first few times and the bulk of the hair has been pulled, it is not painful.
Ladies, there is no reason to be hairy! These gadgets really work.