Philips HP 6491 Satinelle ICE

Advantages: Lasts a long time, good value for money
Disadvantages: Sometimes miss hairs, can take a long time to epilate.

Philips Satinelle Ice epilator Comes with: Storage Pouch Cleaning brush Exfoliating Body puff Ice pack 2 Speeds Massaging System This is the first epilator that I have used, having just shaved in the past. However, as my mum brought one I thought that I would give it a go to see what epilating is really like. So far I have epilated the hairs on my legs and my underarms. So, here goes... - - What does it look like? - - This epilator is a ...
...(fits nicely into your hand). You can attach an ice pack onto it (more on that later), which makes it a bit bulkier, but not by much. - - - How does it work? - - - You have to make sure that your hairs are quite long (well, longer than shaving but not as short as waxing) before you epilate your legs or underarms. The epilator is made up of rotating tweezers which grab your hairs and pull them out at the root. This means that your legs are much smoother ... Read review

Advantages: does remove hair for a few days
Disadvantages: abit pricey

...ABOUT THE PRODUCT. The Philips Satinelle Ice, works just like a razor, except instead of cuttin the hair off at the tips this pulls it from the roots. It has several rotaing tweezers that pulls off ya hair and has 2 different speeds. I will not lie and say it does not hurt, cos it really hurts, but i find the faster u run it over your legs or arms the less it hurts. The satinelle comes with an ice pack, that attaches easily to the back of your epilator, ...
...their is less pain, to me it dident stop it hurtin but it does help abit lol. The epliator is very easy to clean and the head detaches simply by the press of a button, and is easy to reattach. The epilator comes with a brush as it is not washable, and it cleans it well. They do say that the epilator removes hair for upto a couple of days but i did find after a couple of days they were growing back. The epilator is really good at removing hairs ... Read review

Advantages: Light and easy to use
Disadvantages: Not cordless

I had been waxing for many years and following an article in a weekend newspaper decided to try epilation. I bought mine off Amazon when they were on special offer for £25 and it has more than repaid itself in not paying for expensive salon treatments. This does come with an ice pack which is meant to numb the pain, I found this made it clumsy to use, but once I discarded that then it was a lot easier. I think because I have been waxing for so long ...
...and it is not painful. It is easy to use and I have used on legs, underarm and bikini line. When using on underarm, as the hairs are courser it does need to be cleaned with the small brush provided. The results are good although some of the really small hairs don't get captured. The best thing about this is you do not to wait for the hairs to get to a reasonable length before using again, unlike waxing ... Read review

Advantages: Good quality shave
Disadvantages: not washable , not cordless

I bought Philips HP 6491 Satinele ICE about 2 months ago from amazon.co.uk at a appreciable price of 23.99 pounds. I was a bit hesitant to switch from waxing to epilation but finally made my mind to go for it and hence made this choice as my first epilator. I have used it twice since I bought it and the expirence so far has been moderate. Even though it has two speed settings for small and large hair lengths still I have to go through the same patch ... Read review