Braun Silk-épil 9 Flex 9-002 - Epilator with Flexible Head for Easier Hair Removal, White/Gold

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I won’t beat around the bush. This hurts! More than any other hair removal I’ve ever experienced before. I felt like my coochie was on fire — and it was not a fun sensation. I, however, did manage to get most of it done, with the exception of having to touch up a few bits with my razor. Buff away dead skin cells and radiate an irresistible glow. The deep body exfoliation brush is 6x more effective than a manual scrub I mean, you do you. I can't vouch for every epilator, since I'm kinda convinced only the Braun Silk-Epil 9 Flex will be as painless as it was, but here's my pro/con list to help you decide. I love that it comes with a bunch of different brush heads to suit a heap of needs (aka trimming for pubes and a facial cap for your upper lip). Unlike some other hair removal methods, epilating does provide long-term results, leaving you hair-free for up to four weeks. It won’t banish hair for good, but it will give you significantly more time in between treatments than shaving would.

The noise is the worst part at first. It sounds like a lawnmower eating up a stray twig when it catches a hair. I think the final verdict is that I’ll continue to use it on my legs, arms, underarms and pubic area, but I won’t be giving up my razor just yet, as I like to use it to touch up any parts that are too painful or hard to reach. I definitely will be replacing my waxing and laser appointments with it, though. Where can you buy a Braun epilator for yourself? For what it's worth, my personal experience did not find epilating wet to be any more soothing, but contorting around in my iron maiden of a single shower stall may have impacted this. How to deal with the ingrown hairs Make sure all hairs are gone for a long, long time thanks to the Smartlight special feature. It reveals even the finest hair so you can enjoy a beautifully smooth skin. My skin, which is by NO means sensitive, was covered in a buuuuunch of tiny red welts after my first epilation sesh. It was very jarring to see, but it went away after a few hours.

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It’s also much cheaper than an accumulation of yearly wax and laser appointments, which gives it great value for money. As someone who works full-time, it’s also easy to do on my own time, rather than have to rely on booking an appointment with a beauty therapist.

Epilators contain rotating tweezers, which remove hair straight from the follicle to prevent any tugging or pulling on the skin. They can also remove smaller hairs compared to your average wax, leaving you with smoother, better results. Featuring wide, long and deep tweezers, the Silk-épil 9 Flex removes even the shortest hairs with precision, that wax cannot catch. It's expensive. Everyone has different pain tolerances, and while I'd def classify myself as a pain weenie, who's to say that the Braun Silk-Epil 9 will be just as painless for you? It's definitely an investment to make and one that you might not be able to walk away from if you throw down so much cash for it. Featuring wide, long and deep tweezers, the Silk-épil 9 Flex removes even the shortest hairs with precision, that wax cannot catch Most epilators work best on hairs that are between 3-5mm long. You may prefer to start epilating as soon as hair is visible though, as this is less painful and should avoid ingrown hairs. How do I prepare my skin for epilation?

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You can buy epilators with heads specifically designed for different areas of the body too — such as arms, bikini lines and underarms — to really get your money's worth. Is it better to epilate long or short hair? I loved the Braun epilator’s flex head as it really helped get to those hard to reach hair removal areas.

Now before I begin, I must preface: an epilator is essentially an electronically-powered version of a tweezer, except there’s not just one singular tweezer, but instead, many of them rotating on a spinning wheel designed to grab your hairs and pull them out at the root. The new Braun Silk-épil 9-010 is the world’s 1st epilator for women with a fully flexible head, for effortless hair removal. Enjoy weeks of salon-smooth skin thanks to Micro-Grip technology and a 40% wider head that removes hairs as short as 0.5mm. Includes additional shaver and trimmer head, a massage cap for fewer skin impurities, and a deep body exfoliation brush that visibly improves skin appearance. The shaver head turns the epilator into a fully functional shaver, while the trimmer cap lets you trim hair if you prefer.Wear your favourite tank top with the confidence that your underarms will be soft and smooth. For extra sensitive areas, we recommend using the shaver head included in the set. There’s a light that turns on when you start epilating, which really allows you to see what you’re doing. With over five years’ experience in beauty and health journalism, Florence has written for ELLE, Women’s Fitness, Sister Magazine, National Geographic Traveller and many more, with a strong sustainability angle thread through much of her work. Epilating takes a lot longer than other hair removal methods in that you have to go over it multiple times for the best results. Epilating is known for being slightly painful (you are pulling hair right from the root, after all) but the good news is any pain normally decreases each time you epilate.