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| Brand: Braun
List Price: $74.99
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Rating:  501 reviews
Sales Rank: 26
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 3.9 x 7.7
Warranty: 1
MPN: SE5270
Model: Silk-epil X'elle Body System - 5270
UPC: 069055839645
EAN: 0069055839645
ASIN: B000EZYKTS
Release Date: March 13, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 From a male point of view May 15, 2008
Howell J. Westbrook (Atlanta, Georgia)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Yes I am a MAN who for the past several years, off and on, have been shaving my entire body below the neck. I would only keep my legs shaved every week, and 3 or 4 times a year I would get it all, unless I was on vacation somewhere, then it was 3 or 4 times a week.
I have never tried waxing, so this YANKING the hair out by the root was a new experience for me. And can be a painful one, the first few times.
Well when my Braun 5270 Silk-epil arrived last month, I noticed several attachment heads. One was the shaving head that was suppose to cut the hairs to the "Ideal Length" for epilation. That does work on some areas, but for most areas there is no "Ideal Length".
I had read in another review, the user suggested shaving the area you plan to epilate, and latter that day or the next day, start epilating. Some areas work just fine using the shaver head to get started; the legs, arms for me the pubic area was one of the less painful areas to start with. But keep in mind trying to epilate anywhere the hairs are full length, it will HURT, and hurt BAD.
There were a few areas that even using the shaver head, or the old fashion razor blade caused me to break out in a cold sweat the first time I took the epilator to them. The area between the pubic hair and the navel was not that bad, but I did know the epilator was there. When I did the area between the navel and the nipple line, it did curl my toes a few times. But one of the worse areas was above the nipples to the neck line. I had to do that area in SMALL sections, with plenty of breaks over several days.
But the area that I'm still trying to get completely done is my under arms. Those two small areas are being more painful than the entire rest of my body. I will do as much as I can stand, and then take the razor to the rest. I'll start again the next day and get as much as I can as the hairs are starting to grow out again. One day I will have it all done.
Keep in mind that the first time is always the worse, no matter what part of your body you are trying to do. But it will soon seem like there are on hairs to pluck.
When you shave the area with a razor and then start using the epilator a few days latter, you will not pluck all the hairs at the same time. It seems to me that the hairs grow back at a different rate, so on the first time you may be getting only 10 to 20 percent. The next day another 10 to 20% and so forth.
You will also have a certain percentage of breakage, the hair does not pull out, but it breaks off level with the skin. Those can hurt worst than the ones that do pull out, and they will look much thicker than the ones that did pull out as they continue to grow.
Like I said I've had mine for about a month now, and I still go over at some part everyday.
At this point I'm about 99% smooth, there are still a few strays that I find every few days, but for the most part I have not been this smooth I was born. Also less and less hairs seem to be growing back.
Yes if I had it to do over again, I would buy either this model, Braun 5270, or the next one up.
 painful but worth it July 23, 2006
T. Sands (North Ridgeville, OH United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I found the epilator to be wonderful to use. Not nearly as painful as I anticipated, but still painful. I don't get 4 weeks between uses, but it still beats shaving.
bye bye, shaving... December 21, 2006
P. Thompson (USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Okay, even though I gave this product five stars, I have to admit that I struggled between 4 and 5. I really like the Epilator. The light on it is very helpful, and it's easy to clean. But for it to be completely effective, you really have to be dedicated and patient. Here are some tips:
1. WAIT. I don't care how excited you are to use it... if your leg hairs aren't long enough (2-5mm)... it will just get most of them, and then you'll be using it for days and obsessing over every little hair on your leg.
2. Expect ingrown hairs. How do you deal with them? Take a razor and shave in the same direction as hair growth. THEN epilate. Otherwise, it's recommended that you take a warm bath before epilating and/or spread lotion on your legs afterward to avoid the ingrown hairs.
3. Epilating your armpits is completely worth it. If you find yourself wondering why the hell you're putting your poor pits through such agony, think: you'll never feel this pain again, because next time, the hair will be much lighter and that won't even be for at least three weeks.
Overall, I'm so happy that my boyfriend found the idea of an epilator and showed it to me, because now, every time I get in the shower, I don't think, "darn, I haven't shaved in a while. I should really shave, but I don't have the time," and regret it later.
Way better than shaving...and waxing January 10, 2007
monoyum
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I purchased this because I was very tired of shaving - I like very smooth legs so I shaved every other day at least. I have never had professional wax, and only tried home waxing once and hated it so much I never did it again. I was worried since some reviewers said it was very painful that i might be flushing money down the toliet, and couldn't compare it to waxing. Thankfully, it is not that painful. The pain of epilating is like a 2 out of 10, slightly uncomfortable but bearable. For reference, this pain scale would be 1 as muscle soreness after a tough workout and 3 is stubbing your toe. I would agree with other reviewers the first time is the worst, but after its much easier - both because you are more accustomed to it and because you have less hair to epilate. The introductory head I found useful only because I had trouble keeping the epilator at 90 degrees otherwise although now I have switched. I like that it has two settings also, so that now that I have used it for a while I can use the faster setting. I find that using the epilator once a week or every other week is enough to keep you legs pretty smooth. You will miss hairs, so if you like you legs to be very smooth you may still have to shave. I would also recommend epilating at least 24 hours before you want smooth legs bbecause you will have unattractive little red bumps where the hair was plucked out for half a day or so.
A great product February 2, 2007
Nebulus (USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I recently purchased Braun 5270 Silk-epil X'elle Body System Epilator and I love it. It truly is very long lasting effect and the pain is very negligible, much less than with waxing or threading.I did not experience any skin redness either. The only thing that I didn't like was its not very quiet. But it does the job nicely especially for facial hairs.
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