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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome product, June 29, 2008
This review is from: Braun SE7280 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Corded (Health and Beauty)
I am in LOVE with this product! I got so tired of shaving EVERY DAY in the summer time just so I can wear shorts, capri's, or a dress. The first use was VERY painful. For me, it was worth it. I just used it for the third time, and it seems to be less painful with each use. If you go very slowly, and run the epilator over the same spot a few times, you basically get every hair -- and I only paid a little over $100 for this item. I tried waxing, but the hair breakage I was left with made the experience a total waste of money and time. I paid $150 for a full leg wax and bikini wax last year before I went on vacation, and still ended up shaving the whole vacation just so I could wear a bathing suit every day. I'm not brave enough to use this on my underarms yet. The best advice I can give is to use this in the late afternoon when you're not going to leave your house -- you are left with tiny red spots where the hair gets pulled out, but this is gone by morning. By the third use, the red spots almost had disappeared before bedtime. I hope you find this review helpful.
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92 of 95 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My solution, at last, June 13, 2008
This review is from: Braun SE7280 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Corded (Health and Beauty)
Edit: One year later, I must report a complete reversal of opinion. Please read my new comment, which is 7th in the comments section.
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I am so glad I gave this product a shot. I was skeptical because my mom said she had tried something like this in the 80s or whatever, and she said 1) it hurt too much 2) it didn't really work (i'm assuming she meant it didn't get all the hairs.) Well, this thing DOES get all the hairs, and read on for my description of circumventing the pain involved.
First let me say that the product that my friend recommended to me was actually the Braun 5270 Silk-épil X'elle Body System Epilator but I got this one because it was the one in stock at Bed Bath and I wanted it immediately. We've compared notes and they seem to get the job done exactly the same. This one comes with more extras, I think. .
Ok, so you will know that this review is for you if you can relate to the following analysis. I have very fair skin and very dark, thick hair, which is a total nightmare on my legs. I have never figured out a truly sustainable hair removal system, until (I hope I don't jinx myself) now.
Shaving was always problematic: 1) all the hairs were visible from under the surface immediately after shaving, 2) as soon as I got goosebumps (all the time), they poked out above the surface (especially annoying when you are trying to enjoy the pool), 3) razor burn like WHOA that eventually meant I couldn't shave more than twice a week and it was painful and ugly.
Then I went to Argentina for a study program and did the whole waxing thing. It was nice because I could experience smooth, smooth legs and also avoid razor burn, but of course there's: 1) it's too expensive to be sustainable in the US on my budget, 2) you have to be hairy while you let it grow out to lead up to waxing, 3) itching like whoa while the hairs were growing back - I just couldn't exfoliate enough to keep ahead of them. They would grow in under the skin and I would have to pick them out with a pin. Gross. They didn't get inflamed like ingrowns, but they would just lay under the skin and itch.
This epilator is my answer. With it, my legs aren't perfectly smooth (not like after an Argentine waxing session) but it's sustainable daily and the results are good enough for me. If I want to be super smooth, then I can just shave one day for the pool or a wedding, but I don't need that every day. This is good enough to wear shorts. It might not be good enough for some people who have light/fine hair (eff them), but after battling my leg hair for a decade, my standards are lower than what they used to be. My legs don't feel perfectly smooth, and there are a black dots where hairs are growing in, but man, I can throw on shorts EVERY SINGLE DAY and it makes me SO HAPPY. I can finally accept a spontaneous invitation to go to the pool. Oh thank god. It's like a part of teenhood I never had.
Oh, also, I still get the itchy hairs growing in and laying under the skin, but it's not nearly as bad as waxing just because they aren't all coming in at once. Also, I just have to be committed to exfoliation and moisturizing and I can keep it under control. Itchy hairs growing in are way, way better than razor burn, so that's why it doesn't get me down. My leg skin has improved in tone now that I am exfoliating, moisturizing, and not hurting it with razor burn.
Basically, my new Hairy Days are smoother than my old Hairy Days, and my new Smooth Days are smoother than my old Smooth Days. Yay yay yay.
There are loads of helpful reviews to check out at the link for the X'elle that I posted above, and here's my little tutorial on how to get it done. When people say it is painful the first time, oh my god, it is. I couldn't have done my whole leg in a million years. I bought some VEET Ready to Use Wax Strips - Normal to Dry Skin: 20 Count and over the course of a week or two, I waxed my legs in shifts (you can do it all at once but it's tiresome and then you get the itchy regrowing hairs all at once). Waxing barely hurts, like ripping a band-aid, no big deal. It's nothing compared to epilating for the first time. Then as the hair started to grow back in shifts, I would start epilating it. Epilating hair that's growing back in doesn't hurt at all. The hair is sparse, and additionally, it's like in the first week or so of it growing back, it hasn't had time to really attach firmly at the root (it doesn't have that little bulb on the end) so it barely feels like anything.
I would imagine that if I stopped epliating for a period of time and then tried to start it up again, I would have to redo this whole process, because of my theory about the pain being a result of pulling a hair that has had time to firmly attach at the root. I don't intend to have any breaks though, because I don't have the same incentive as I used to (to take a break from shaving in the winter). I'll just, and I recommend to, keep it up consistently to avoid starting over.
Also, my friend who made the recommendation to me said to only epilate after a shower or bath when the pores are open, or else you might get little bloody dots. I have followed her advice, and no bloody dots.
Love you all,
Sophie
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tips for epilating your underarms, August 9, 2008
This review is from: Braun SE7280 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Corded (Health and Beauty)
I've waxed my underarms every three weeks every summer for the last few years - which adds up money-wise. I bought the Silk Epil as an alternative, figuring I would just have to use it 4 times to make the money back in what I would've spent at the salon. The first time I tried it, it was so painful that I screamed. I couldn't believe how bad it hurt - MUCH more than waxing. I'm happy to say that I just finished my 4th time and the pain is now manageable. Not pain-free, but a similar level to waxing, which I can tolerate. Here's how I did it:
1. Start on your legs to get used to the sensation. It's unlike anything else.
2. Use it on as short as hair as possible. It really does make a big difference in the pain - the tugging feeling is awful. I shaved and then tried again four days later.
3. Pull your as skin tight as possible.
4. For me, turning my head and watching makes it more tolerable than watching it the mirror. Must be a psychological thing, but it is a big difference.
5. Take a deep breath and just plow through it. I hold my breath and take a pause between each pass. The pain dissipates quickly - within ten seconds.
6. Don't wait for all the hair to grow back before epilating again. Hair grows in at vastly different rates, and it is much easier when the hair is sparse. I do it every week, and it gets easier each time.
Good luck!
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