Customer Reviews

Philips Norelco HP2843 Satinelle Epilator

5 star:		(34)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought an epilator because I was tired of shaving my legs and waxing was just too expensive for me. I've had my epilator for several weeks now and I am already seeing amazing results!

I used it for the first time on my legs. I'm not going to lie...It was painful. I just made sure to go slowly, pausing every few inches, and making sure my skin was pulled as tightly as I could get it. Eventually, I was able to get most of the thick, dark hairs off of my legs.

**Please know that the Epilator is not an immediate "cure-all". Hair grows in stages, so as soon as you get rid of some hairs, several more grow in behind them. (Eventually you can probably get rid of most to all of them, but it will take some time.) Because of this, it is good to try epilating a couple of times a week. Since it's winter, I just let it all grow out so that the Epilator can get more hairs. However, when new hair grows in, I am finding that they are thinner and blonde instead of dark brown. It doesn't hurt nearly as much to pull those out! I also know that I'll be able to do this in the spring and summer because the hair is lighter. My legs are smoother and I don't get razor burn! Right after epilating, sometimes I do experience a little irritation but, unlike razor burn, it goes away after just a short time.

Another neat thing is that, unlike waxing, the Epilator can grab the teeny tiny almost invisible hairs. This gives your skin a smoother feel and it gets hairs at the beginning stages of growth! I used to have to wait two weeks or so for my hair to grow long enough to be waxed. Now, I get smoother skin just about whenever I want to!

I was a little nervous at first about spending money on a product I had not heard much about. With the exception of the few reviews I read online, I was pretty much in the dark. I went ahead and went for it, then realized that this thing paid for itself in about two weeks! Not only have I epilated my legs, I have also used it under my arms, on my upper lip, and on my bikini line. The results have been better than I could have imagined!!

Again, I'm not going to lie...OUCH!!!!! Epilating under my arms hurt initially and they were sore for a few days (I have very thick hairs). However, I got the majority of the hairs and after the first time, I realized that I'm never going to have to shave again! Yes, some little blonde hairs grow back, but they are ALL thinner and much less painful. In fact, sometimes it tickles a little. :o) I epilate there once to twice a week (about a five minute job if you're being careful, two if you're in a hurry) and I have smoother underarms!

I used to get my upper lip waxed about once a month. Now I just epilate. It hurts, but just for a second. Plus, I keep up with it so instead of 50 hairs being pulled at once with hot wax, I only need to pull 5-10 each time.

**A word of caution: Our skin is more sensitive in some areas, so if you choose to epilate around the bikini line, be careful. I managed to give myself a burn from going too slowly with the rotating "blade". Now I just make sure that I don't leave it in one place for more than a couple of seconds. If I miss some hairs, I come back another time to get them.

This epilator comes with a little loufa pad to help reduce ingrown hairs (I've only had a few and the pad fixes them) and a little cleaning brush. The epilator is very easy to clean. The top (dark purple section) pops off and you run it under hot water. When it dries, you put it back on. **Note, the epilator does not store hairs inside of it. When they are pulled out, they tend to either gather on the front of the epilator (I stop periodically to wipe them off) or they go flying. I sit on a towel when epilating to catch most of the hairs.

I hope this review was helpful to you with your decision about buying an epilator. I am very satisfied with this product and I recommend it to anyone who has at least a little pain tolerance and really wants to get rid of hair stop having to shave all the time.

**Are the few minutes of pain worth it??? ABSOLUTELY! :o)

I personally have problems with chemicals and waxing.

My skin is far too sensitive and the results from those methods are nightmarish o_O

This was a last ditch effort and I'm so glad I did ^_^ it's the best!

The first use may be a bit of a shock but repeated use proves to be easy with little irritation.

I've even used it on my neck and face area with excellent results.

Do not however think this is a cure all ... hair is very stubborn and will not disappear over night.

The time I've saved is worth it, I only have to go over my problem areas once a week up to once a month.

Now only the hair is gone and my skin is saved =D (no more embarrassing blotches or chemical burns)

Thank You So Much!

I have been using Philips epilator which I bought in Europe for 10 years. It just died then I was looking for replacement. I did not know Norelco is a part of Philips, so it took time to find this one.

This is almost same with the one I had. Does not need any more fancy technology, this is just enough for the purpose. From the experience of more than 10 years, this is the best method to keep smooth legs if you cannot afford laser hair removal all over your body.

However, Using this machine is NOT painless procedure for first couple of rounds. If you have just kept shaving your legs, the more expensive models have some feature to reduce pain. If you do waxing, you must have used to pain. This model is good enough.

It really takes very short hair. It is not very good for underarms though.

I had a Braun epilady before and this is better because I have less red spots on my legs after using this. Braun Silkepil series are better than the regular one in terms of red spots. But since this is much cheaper, why would you pay more?

The epilator did what I bought it for. It removed hair, and is painless (I am a long time epilator user, though). It is so painless, I used to do only below knees but ventured to do thighs and arms, and it worked fine. Even the tough ones came off after a few passes. My first epilator was Epilady, which was fine. It died after 3-4 years, and I bought Emjoi's ForeverFree spending over $100, but it didn't work at all. I was so discouraged and didn't want to waste any more money, so fixed my old Epilady myself and used it for another 10 years or so. It finally got to the point that it is not effective in removing hair, so I bought this one. This is worth the money spent. The only thing, which is very minor, is that the motor seems to be a bit too loud, and the head comes off too easily. I can't remember what I did to make the head come off when I didn't mean it to, but it didn't come off while removing hair, so I think it's ok.

Not to be gross, but I have thick, dark black underarm hair, and this epilator really helps! I thought it hurt like hell when I used it the first time, but I've since learned that if you do it right after you get out of the shower, it hurts a LOT less. It has really thinned out my hair, and some of it hasn't even grown back at all in over a week. It's pretty amazing. I haven't used it on my legs yet, but that's next! Definitely worth the money.

This little machine is one my favorite new appliances. I haven't bothered with a razor in months and I'm completely happy with the results. I've used it on my legs, arms, underarms, bikini area, and my face. Although it hurts like crazy on my face, I still like that I don't have to mess with wax or strips. I've even discovered that I don't have to worry about getting every little hair on my legs, the hair that's grown back is less noticable. The amount of money I've saved not buying new cartridges for my razors has more than made up for the initial expense, which really isn't much.

I love this little guy & highly recommend it!

Not as good as wax in pulling hair, but does its work pretty well and it's always there when I need it. Worth the money!

The epilator works fine and the price says it all. I recommend it for people with not a lot of hair, because it doesn't get all of the hair the first time so you need to repeat again...That's why I gave it four stars not five...Other than that it works okay, I don't have to shave every three days anymore.

I bought the an older model and was very happy with it and by mistake ordered a panasonic one. That was a bad move!. I recently decided to purchase this one and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!. I highly recommend it!