Braun SE7781 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Rechargeable
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Customer Reviews of Braun SE7781 Silk-Epil Xpressive Epilator Body System, Rechargeable
Customer Review: Wow, bye-bye shaver
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok, really, I'm not ready to dump my shaver as I'm still scared of trying the underarms. :)
I bought the rechargeable Braun Epil system 2 weeks ago. It charged for a week as I tried to get my nerves up to try it. A week ago I took the plunge. I'm not going to lie, it was not nice. I'd say it felt like taking hot sandpaper to my lower legs. But it did get easier I I persevered. I did my lower legs and some of my upper legs. As I have researched hair removal in the past, I knew that it's impossible to stay hair free for long as the cycle of air regrowth has it's three stages. At best you're removing 1/2 the hairs as the other half are in the resting stages. So I decided that I would do the epilation every Sunday. And every week I'd go a little further up my inner thigh (I'm a good 5 inches below the bikini area. I doubt I'll make my easing into the most sensitive areas until after swimsuit season but I will get there. :)
Anyway, the product is great. After one week my legs felt still pretty smooth but I could start to see a couple hairs and it wasn't as silky as the week before. So I think my plan of weekly until the hairs grow back slower is a good idea.
Like the other reviewers I have very sensitive skin. I can not shave without using a cortisone cream afterwards. That was the only way I found to stop the rash. Because of that, I chose to use the cortisone cream with aloe afterwards as my skin was really itchy (very dry skin as well). The first time the red bumps disappeared after about 3 hours. This time they left within 30 minutes. Very cool product.
Eventually I will toss my shaver out. I will get to the point of epilating the underarms as well as the bikini area but being that I don't like pain, I need to work up to it.
Time it took to do the lower and most of the upper legs: the first time it took about 40 minutes. That was with me turning it off to convince myself this was a good thing. This week took only about 12-15 minutes and I only turned it off once between doing each leg so that I could tap out the pulled hairs.
So far I'm using the Olay wips as they cam with it. I'm not sure what difference they make bust since all is going smoothly (pun intended) I'll keep using them. I believe I saw them sold separately here on amazon.
Before I bought the product, I did research it and appreciated EVERYONE'S reviews, here on Amazon and just googling the web. If you're nervous or hesitant, I highly recommend going to YouTube and searching for Braun epil. There is a young lady that did a 10 minute video introducing you to the epilator. It was very good and pushed me towards the purchase. I really liked seeing a demonstration of how it worked.
Truly this is a great product and I will be recommending it to my daughter as shaving has been a source of literal irritation. :)
Customer Review: Bye-bye wax lady!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waxing EVERYTHING for over a year (underarms, full brazilian, and legs; I get my eyebrows threaded because my skin is too sensitive) and it is a pain to get waxed because the lady I go to is really far away from my house and so that is what started me on this quest. A co-worker suggested the lower model and showed me all these great customer reviews, being how I am, I wanted all the bells and whistles so I went with the product. I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED!
Since I am a chronic waxer, I thought everyone who said this was painful were just a bunch of babies (sorry ladies), but the pain is nothing! I don't know, maybe I'm a masochist, but I like the way it feels on my legs, but when I moved to my upper arms, it was a bit of a shock, and I did feel more pain there, but again nothing I couldn't handle. I just love the results. My underarms have been smooth and no bumps! Make sure you keep your skin taut to get the best results! My legs are a different story, the first time I used it, I didn't heed the warnings of my co-worker and just went all out with a leg full of hair. Oh man did I have really bad ingrowns and red bumps. The bumps calmed down a lot a few hours afterward, I also used the Prince's ingrown hair gel. That really helps with the itches and ingrowns. That was the very first time I ever used it. I used the pre-epilation wipes, epilated, showered, and then used the ingrown hair gel. The epilator has gotten SO MUCH BETTER EVERY TIME I USE IT AFTERWARD! I have used it three times since then and I still get the occasional ingrown, but I have been exfoliating a ton, which is what helps the best. EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE! Or else...
The first time I used it I got really brave and decided to try my bikini area...MAN OH MAN DID IT KILL! I sucked it up and got the area done, but it is very scary to do that area because you have to stretch the skin and the angles make it more challenging. Luckily this comes with the shaver WHICH IS AWESOME! I now epilate only the bikini area (the leg and crease) and shave the remaining and I shave everything without the guard and I have yet to cut myself. I try to be extremely careful.
I did get red bumps, but I have very sensitive skin, so it is pretty normal for me regardless of shaving or waxing. Overall I think this is a great product, I love that it is cordless. And really if you can deal with the pain (which I think is nothing on my legs and underarms) then I would reccommend buying this product ASAP and start saving from not getting waxed! The hair stays away just as long as waxing and I am no longer ripping off layers of my skin! :-) :-)
Customer Review: Actually managed to do my underarms!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK so I'm no stranger to epilating and have done my legs for years with my trusty, old epilator but tried my underarms once and hardly even got going it was so painful.
Decided it was time to invest in a new one and particularly wanted one for doing under my arms. So after reading loads of reviews on here and elsewhere decided this was the model for me.
Put it on charge and had a browse through the instructions and looked at the various heads supplied - so far so good!
Fully charged I was ready, gave my legs a quick wipe with the included Pre-epilation wipes and proceeded.
Not having to be next to a power point (my old one was corded) is a great bonus and the smartlight really shows up the little hairs that you'd otherwise miss
Doing my legs was a easy, as I said I've done them before anyway but with this model it was quick, efficient and hardly felt a thing!
Deep breath, the moment I'd been waiting for and the reason I chose this model....underarms!
It hurt! Sorry but I can't lie, it really hurt! But I persevered, gritted my teeth, did the breathing exercises they tell you do for child birth and stuck with it (then treated myself to a large glass of wine afterwards which really helped - maybe I got that wrong and should have had the wine first!)
It's hard to get the skin under your arms really taut and I found bending my arm across the top of my head was the best I could do - Im hoping that as reviews seem to say, it gets less painful each time and I will come back and update at a later date.
Thoroughly recommend this model, compared to my older model it's brilliant and does a much better job, much quicker and less painfully (yes even the underarms bit - at least I managed to do them with this one and hopefully it'll be easier next time)
Update: Three weeks on and it's been great not having to shave under my arms every couple of days. I've just zapped the few really fine hairs that had started to appear under my arms. It took a couple of minutes and hardly felt anything (honestly!!) - certainly nothing like the painful first time. So if like me you're scared of the pain - stick with it, you'll be glad you did!
Customer Review: great for people new to epilating
Summary: 5 Stars
I am brand new to epilating and didn't know if this was for me. Hope this can help you if you find yourself in my situation. I hate shaving and have dark hair and fair and SENSITIVE skin.
Definitely tolerable and so worth the results. I have never waxed my legs or bikini line, butdo wax my underarms. I epilated my underarms first because I heard it was easier if you were accustomed to waxing. It works very well for the underarms. I had very little discomfort. Worst part was that I didn't have my technique down and got a little skin irritation from pushing down too hard on the first swipe. You need a very light touch to get a good contact. That irritation last less than 12 hours and was relieved by Gold Bond Medicated Powder.
For my legs, I epilated with the hairs about 2mm in length. I did not do anything fancy to numb my legs first. Don't be fooled by the special Olay wipes, they have nothing in them to numb your leg, just to clean it. (It's the same stuff they put in waxing kits to prep the hairs). The legs were more uncomfortable than my underarms, but definitely tolerable and did both legs with no problems. I would recommend starting somewhere that is a less sensitive area to get a feel for how it will go. I started just to the side of my shin, a couple of inches below the knee. I would not recommend starting at your ankles, like when you shave. I kept a towel in one hand to wipe off the pulled hairs and to help pull skin tight while epilating. I, too, got little red bumps at every hair follicle site. I did not treat them with any powders, lotion, or cream. They went away overnight, so I would give yourself a day or two if you are planning on nice legs for an event. I can't speak yet for what it will do in the bikini area. If you find yourself needing a numbing lotion/cooling cream to help with sensitivity, you can usually find some to purchase at a local beauty supply store.
Customer Review: My First Epilator!
Summary: 4 Stars
I read reviews religiously before any long-term purchase and this was what I decided to go with after a few nights of research.
Hair type: I'm Taiwanese, light-skinned with thick, black (of course) hair. Shaving typically takes a good half hour in the shower for me. If I attempt to shave more frequently than once every 3 days, my skin gets irritated, itchy, and red.
First use: Took a shower, shaved everything as usual except one leg. About half an hour after my shower, I wiped my 'experimental' leg with the Pre-Epilation Wipes and read the instructions while waiting for it to fully dry. I started near my ankle on the outer side of my leg...ouch! With every hair that's pulled out, it feels like a tiny electric shock. It really wasn't any more pleasant or painful than I had imagined. Took me about 20 minutes to do an entire lower leg. If you can make it through the first pass, I would think that maintenance going forward is much easier.
Day1 result: Comparing the shaved lower leg and the epilated lower leg, the shaved leg is definitely smoother. I tried to re-epilate areas where I could feel a baby hair or two but they still didn't get picked up.
Day3 result: Shaved leg is finally starting to feel just barely stubbly, while epilated leg still feels 97% smooth like day1. Yes!
Day4: Took the epilator to both legs and it clearly found more hairs on the originally shaved leg. On the leg I epilated 3 days ago, it was almost completely pain free, like running a regular electric shaver down my leg...with minimal pain when occasional teeny hairs get pulled out.
Though I won't be venturing to bikini or armpits anytime soon, this is definitely a keeper!