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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
Why did I not purchase this sooner?!, 30 July 2007
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
Why did I not purchase this epilator sooner?! It is excellent and I have been highly impressed.
Daunted by the thought of pain (and fear of waxing) I reluctantly purchased this item, placed the ice pack in the freezer and a couple of hours later, shut my eyes and hoped for the best. How wrong could I have been! Of course at first the sensation is a little odd (like plucking your eye brows for the first time), but after a couple of movements up my legs I was wondering what all the fuss was about. I started off with the "easy starter" and ice pack but quickly abandoned both for the normal set.
Beware it is a little noiser than expected, but with the light on the front, roller massager strips and '40 tweezer' head, this epilator is extremely user friendly. It is no more hassle than shaving your legs, except it has the added advantage of leaving legs wonderfully smooth for weeks. You can even use on bikini line and arm pits!
I would highly recommend this epilator to anyone. Why shave or wax?!
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
Brilliant product, 21 May 2008
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
I bought this product out of despair for wanting to stop shaving all the time, but didn't want the mess or cost of waxing. After telling a few friends I had bought one I was responded to with painful gasps and "ouch"'s, which I didn't fully understand because these type of products have only just come to my attention. I read some other reviews on here and was made aware of a few painful references but decided to give it a go anyway.
The delivery was fantastic and arrived much earlier than I expected. I ordered on the saturday night, it was dispatched on the monday and I received it tuesday morning.
After following the instructions and setting it up, when I turned it on my eyes widened and mouth dropped in shock at the loud and dauntingly fast rotation of the tweezers. Warily I put the ice pack in the freezer for a few hours and then started to epilate. I was so impressed with how small the hairs can be, and how little it actually hurt. One way I could use to describe it is like running a sharp blade or knife up your leg, almost like scratching. The product itself isn't sharp, it was just the sensation that felt that way. I will admit it is obviously not the most comfortable feeling, but if you are as fed up of shaving as I am, you will be willing to put up with it. It also states that the 'pain' will lessen the more you epilate.
As the instructions advised, I did it at night to avoid coping with some irritation throughout the day, and my legs did come up quite red but had disappeared by morning.
I would definitely recommend this product, or even just epliation in itself to anyone.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Epilation elation, 18 Dec 2008
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
Was very nervous about using this for the first time. The noise and the starter head made the experience worse. I bit the bullet and went for the expert head. So much better, faster and less painful! Definitely recommend this. Lovely smooth legs and no worries about shaving when on holiday! It's just great! I didn't even bother with the ice pack.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
No more shaving!!!, 3 Feb 2009
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
I bought my epilator over a year ago now and still in perfectly good working order. The only disadvantages I find is: It will hurt the first time! Especially if you don't use the ice pack supplied (which I didn't)! However, you soon get used to it and then will not need the ice pack anymore (unless you want to). The other thing is you have to try to epilate the night before otherwise your skin will not have that time to heal and relax overnight and will look red and sometimes bleed (this is with most epilators) and lastly it would have been perfect if this had the option to go cordless!!
Having said all that, I still think it's better than shaving, it's quick and lasts longer than shaving and the hair grows back much thinner after epilating. If you keep epilating regularly, not only do the hairs grow back thinner but you will just have to epilate, maybe once every 3 weeks.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Really good, 27 Jun 2009
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
this is the first epilator i bought, and i think this one is pretty good for removing your hair.. the first few times i used the massaging roll as well.. but now i used it on his own..
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
SMOOTHY, 22 Jun 2009
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
Excellent and reasonably pain free with variable heads for all occasions. Ice pack came in handy for first trial but not needed since
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fine, 24 Nov 2009
This review is from: Braun Silk epil X'elle 5285 Epilator (Personal Care)
Yes it hurts. But it lasts longer than the razor treatment does;how boring is it to shave your legs all the time?
Don't let your hair grow too long because it hurts more, best to trim it down to a shorter level when you first use it. I tried it on bikini line and it wasn't too bad. I also did my underarms which hurt like hell the first time, but it gave brilliant results. Oddly enough it didn't hurt when I did my underarms again and I love it for that area most of all as I used to get sore armpits razoring away. Now I don't get any reaction.
I didn't like it on my arms(maybe I just got carried away) it just hurt too much there.
Overall I love it though. Beats shaving any day
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