... I bought mine from Superdrug, but they are also available from Boots.
The price is truely remarkable!
99p
**********************HOW TO USE**********************
To use this product and to get the best results, you will need to have dry skin. Slip your hand into the mit and start ... Read review
Advantages: Easy to use. Cheap. Effective. Re-useable. Disadvantages: Leaves a white powder, but it can be rubbed off. Will tear, if excessive pressure is applied.
We all hate shaving, don't we? It is one of those mundane tasks that we all have to do, but hate! If you have read any of my other shaving opinions, then you will know that I have not had much look in finding a product that I like.
I don't like razors, as I am a little too clumsy for my own good and always end up cutting myself. I don't like hair removal cream, as they all smell revolting! As for wax, well I have to be honest, the ... ...pulling, does not appeal to me. Call me a chicken if you will, but hey, I have found a product, at last, that is pain free, safe, easy to use, cheap and re useable! Yep, you did read that right.
What is it? I hear you all shout. Calm down, and I'll tell you!
We all hate shaving, don't we? It is one of those mundane tasks that we all have to do, but hate! If you have read any of my other shaving opinions, then you will know that I have not had much look in finding a product that I like.
I don't like razors, as I am a little too clumsy for my own good and always end up cutting myself. I don't like hair removal cream, as they all smell revolting! As for wax, well I have to be honest, the idea of appling hot wax, then a sticky strip and pulling, does not appeal to me. Call me a chicken if you will, but hey, I have found a product, at last, that is pain free, safe, easy to use, cheap and re useable! Yep, you did read that right.
What is it? I hear you all shout. Calm down, and I'll tell you!
On opening the packaging you will find three little mits. I would have to describe them to be about the same size as a wrist/sweat band. They are a dark grey in colour, and there is enough room for you to slip your four fingers through the middle of them, which is why they are called mits!
They look and feel like a fine quality sand paper. Not to rough but not too smooth. They are just a little grainy, which is what helps to remove the hairs.
They are designed to remove hair from the arms and the legs. I personally don't shave my arms, (only my armpits) so I can not tell you what the results will be like there, but I do use them on my legs. I wouldn't recommend that you try to do your bikini line with them. The thought did cross my mind, but it doesn't say that you can use them there, so I decided against it!
For all of you that have bought a CD that comes in a cardboard sleeve, then you will know what to look out for. This is what this product is packaged in. Inside this cardboard sleeve, there is a little plastic sleeve that holds the three mits.
The front of the sleeve has a picture of a woman, with her legs on show, and she is holding one of these mits against her leg. Above her are the words "Silkymit, for smooth hair free legs" in bold, black writing. Below this, in a circle there is the number 3. This is to inform you that there are three mits inside.
On the back of the sleeve, there are the directions of use, a 2D diagram of how to use and the manufacturers address.
I found this product purely by mistake. They caught my eye, whilst I was in town, looking for the eyebrow shapers that I buy. I bought mine from Superdrug, but they are also available from Boots.
The price is truely remarkable!
99p
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To use this product and to get the best results, you will need to have dry skin. Slip your hand into the mit and start anywhere on your leg/arm. Use the mit in a slow, gentle, circular motion. Without lifting the lit from your skin rotate it four times in a clockwise motion and then four times in an anti-clockwise motion. Do this all over the area that you want to de-hair, untill the hair has been removed.
You do need to apply a little bit of pressure, but you do not need to rub that hard. You will find the right pressure for yourself, when you start to use them.
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You will feel like you are sand papering yourself, and to be honest, you are! This is how this product works. The grains on the mit rub at your hairs and wear them down and then away. This is why you need to apply some pressure, so that the grains wear away your hairs.
You will be pleased to know that this product exfoliates your skin at the same time! This is also done by the grains that wear away your hairs. It is an ideal product, because it does two things at once for you. De-hairs and exfoliates.
Because this product exfoliates aswell, it helps to leave your skin soft and feel smooth. It will remove all the dead/dry skin that you have aswell as the hairs, meaning your legs are left looking and feeling better.
This is the ideal product for me, and know that I have used it, I wont be going back to any other kind of hair removal treatments! I would rather spend a little extra time, using this product, than any other.
The amount of time that it takes for you to do your legs/arms depends on how often you do them and how long your hairs are. If you keep ontop of it, then you can been done relatively quickly. If you let your hairs grow, then it will take you longer. At the end of the day, the choice is yours, but now that I have found this product I use it regularly and this means that the time it takes isn't long!
It is an easy product to use, which gives brilliant results. The fact that it exfoliates aswell, is ingenius. I am not one for regularly exfoliating, but know I do it without having to think about it.
Now if you remember rightly, I said at the beginning of this opinion that this product was reuseable. Well, it is. If you take a slightly damp cloth and wipe the mit down, you can re use it over and over. Obviously it wont last forever, especially if you are as heavy handed as I am, but you will easily get two maybe three uses out of each mit. Buying them in a three pack, means you will get about nine "shaves". This can't be bad, for 99p.
Have I noticed a change in the appearance of my legs?
YES, I have. They are definately smoother, for longer. They also look and feel better. This is due to the exfoliating. The dead skin is regularly removed, leaving them looking healthier.
Would I ever be without them?
NO, but I think you have worked that one out for yourself.
Are they easy to use?
YES, this has to be a yes. Just rub in circular motions applying a little pressure. Easy peasy.
Are they safe?
Again, YES. I have introduced the two teenagers in our house to these, as I feel they are better for them than razors! This is an excellent product for the young adult, to introduce them to removing hair, in a safe and clean manner.
Are they good value?
YES. I have never found anything so effect, so cheap before. They are excellent value for money.
Advantages: cheap, exfliates, leaves skin smooth Disadvantages: can irritate very sensitive skin, takes time
...few days ago, I trawled Boots looking for some mini treats to pamper myself and I purely by accident came across ‘Silky Mit.’ My memories drifted back to those high school days as I tried to recall the last time I shaved my legs (Chris is working away so I can get away wit it at the moment!) But with him being back at the weekend I need to sort them out – and so I forked out….
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Packaging and Price
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... ...with a rather cheesy picture of a lady sat with her legs on show and a silky mit poised above the skin. The packaging tells you that there are in fact 3 silky mits enclosed and there is a promise of ‘hair-free smooth legs.’ I paid a whole 99p for the packet I bought which is far cheaper than buying a new razor so I hoped they would prove to be good value for money.
The mits themselves are a dark grey colour loop design that neatly fits over your ...
nicolemorgan 14.05.2003
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Advantages: cheap; doesn’t shred your legs; unscented; leaves skin smooth; use on dry skin; does not use electricity; easy to take on holiday. Disadvantages: takes some time; the mits don’t fit easily over large hands
I tried these last summer for the first time, having got fed up with the various creams and lotions, the tiny cuts which take ages to heal and quick re-growth from using even an electric razor and I’ve never really had the courage to use wax of any sort.
I’m always suspicious of things that are cheap so, for less than £1 a pack of three, I couldn’t believe this product would really work! When I opened the pack it I found three small flat “mits” ... ...However, I thought I’d go ahead and try it out.
I found it difficult to put four fingers into the ‘mit’, I wear a 7 ½ glove, but it was fine just to hold it and use the gentle circular movement that was recommended on the pack.
I’d been lazy and left the leg hair longer than usual, with dark hair re-growth from shaving is almost instant and, after all, hubby doesn’t mind that much and jeans cover a multitude of sins!
I was sure I’d feel as if ...
mum52 06.04.2005
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Advantages: Leaves skin beautifully soft, the hair doesn't grow back as quick as with shaving. Disadvantages: It takes AGES!!!
I used a Silky Mitt before I went away on holiday and I have to say, although they are strange at first, they give good results. A silky mitt is a kind of glove made out of what feels like sandpaper. It can be bought in Boots, Superdrug and other large chemists, in the hair removing section (The section with razors and Immac anyway). You slip your hand into the "glove" and you can de-hair yourself. Silkymitt can be used on most places on the body ... ...be clean and dry. You have to apply pressure to the skin and then rub the glove in small circles. It doesn't hurt but it does feel like sandpapering yourself!
Once you get used to the circular motion you have to rub in, the hair comes away easily. It leaves your skin beautifully soft as the mitt exfoliates your skin at the same time as getting rid if the hairs. It leaves a strange white powder on skin which you can just blow away.
At 99p for a ...
MissDirect 30.11.2001 (01.01.2002)
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Advantages: silky smooth legs, no razor Disadvantages: takes time
...about 5 years ago in Boots at a reduced price of 59p. ( Now I have seen them in Boots for about £1.15).
I was only 14 at the time and didn't own a razor (I used my Dad's :S *cringe*) and was off to torquay on holiday for a week with my friend, so I thought what the hey - they're reduced and I don't have to take a razor with me.
Taking them out of the cardboard slip, I found what looked like three pieces of grey sandpaper. What are these?, I thought. ... ...I gave them a go and loved the results.
DIRECTIONS
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To start with, your skin must be dry - for it to work properly and remove all hairs. Take a grey 'mit' and place it over your hand. Rotate the glove in a circular motion, first rub in a clockwise motion and then an anti-clockwise motion. This will ensure that the hairs are removed fully. The white dust you will see is exfoliated skin - nothing to worry about. It does feel a ...
welshgal17 14.05.2005
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Advantages: good as an exfoliator Disadvantages: not very effective with hair
The Silkymit is made by alida, a British firm, and is a small flat packet you might find in the depilitory section of your local chemist. “for smooth hair-free legs!” they proclaim on the front of the packet. i bought these as i had to laugh at the picture on the front: a yellow haired, orange skinned lady in her lingerie, seemingly rubbing a piece of wet-or-dry sandpaper on her legs with a great big smile on her face. i buy things that make me laugh, ... ...£1.25 for three mits, it wasn’t going to break the tight student budget. so i decided to give the mit a go anyway: no harm done if it didn’t work. what it is: a small-ish loop of what seems like a fine sandpaper. black in colour, and has a texture very like an emery board. it seems quite a frightening prospect to sand your legs down! but i’ll try anything once. how to use it: the instructions are as follows: 1) skin must be dry 2) rotate the glove ...
lulu2004 06.02.2004
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