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for Phillips Satinelle Sensitive Epilator

Rating Summary based on 23 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		2
  • 4 Stars
    		16
  • 3 Stars
    		2
  • 2 Stars
    		2
  • 1 Star
    		1

Detailed rating

  • Durability
  • How painful is it?
  • Next hair removal necessary after
  • Value for money
  		• 4.6
  		• 2.5
  		• 3.1
  		• 3.8
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  • 66 of 66 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 sandemp

    Member since 21/10/2002

    Reviews written: 582

    2 Stars Welcome to my torture chamber. 07/04/2005
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Well if you're into pain....

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The pain, the rash, the burning.....

    I think my husband must have been annoyed at me the day he bought me this epilator. I can't think of any other reason he would have bought this instrument of torture, let alone actually expected me to use it more than once in the proverbial blue moon. ~~~The looks~~~ So let's have a look at this hair removing device that would have been quite at home in a torture chamber of days gone by. I actually have the original version and it's a very non-descript ice blue colour (the new version is a pretty pink colour), and is mains powered. The power lead is actually pretty long, so I don't actually ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 elvyelvy

    Member since 08/04/2004

    Reviews written: 28

    4 Stars Hubba hubba Sexy Mama!!!! 13/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Smoothness that lasts the next day...

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Noisy, painful-but its get better I promise, ingrown hairs

    Being of Meditteranean origin I am a self-confessed gorilla-type specimen when it comes to my legs (ooops perhaps I shouldn't be writing this....) so I have been, as a result, obsessively removing the little blighters ever since they started to spurt out profusively after a regretable decision to try shaving my legs (I'm sure my legs wouldn't be so bad if I hadn't started shaving...). I have waxed, sugared, 'Immac'-ed (or should I say 'Veet'-ed now) away the hairs for years but never found a method I could really take home and call my own. And then came Christmas 2000, and my Dad's present to ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 charis18uk

    Member since 26/06/2001

    Reviews written: 43

    3 Stars The Enigma of Epilation 18/09/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Gives good results

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It can hurt like hell

    You spend half your time trying to get rid of it and the rest of the time trying to style, wash it, iron it and spray so much gunk on it that it can’t move. Hair is truly the bane of the modern woman. There are various options to eliminate the ‘enemy’ depending on the type and locality of the hair. Some methods are simple and pain free others are for the insane and sectionable. Options generally come down to: Shaving Waxing Funky Depilatory Creams Cosmetic Surgery (E.G. Laser Treatment) Epilation Being Hairy This review deals with epilation and the ‘Philips Satinelle Super Sensitive’. The ... more
  • 44 of 44 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    purpledragon

    3 Stars Ouch, OUCH 06/09/2002
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Ummmm can't think of any

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Ouch, pain, ingrown hair

    After all the nicks and cuts I have had on my legs over the last few years I was just about ready for some miracle way of removing hair quickly and without any cuts. I have tried waxing before and firstly it nearly made me pass out with pain (slight exaggeration, but you get my point!) and secondly it was so messy and time consuming. I’ve never tried sugaring so I can’t really comment, but then I read an article on Epilating…dun dun duuuuunnnnn……..so I did a hop, skip and a jump down to Boots and purchased myself the Philips Satinelle super sensitive epilator. ~What is it?~ Epilating is a form ... more
  • 27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    alexandrapontecaille

    5 Stars Finale touch to a fine grooming 19/06/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages efficient, nice design, good price, excellent work

    Disadvantages Disadvantages noisy, a bit painful

    I found the way to get rid of these unwanted growing hairs without having to shave every 3 days…there are few technical details to give you an idea: Satinelle from Philips Easy to use Easy to grip Easy to clean 2 speeds Lightweight to fit in the palm of the hand Compact and ergonomic shape About £30 7years ago I have been using the Philips epilator for over 7 years now and I am absolutely thrilled about it. I was a national swimmer and shaving was part of the sport…!!! Beauty saloons are brilliant but they tend to be expensive at the end. I bought few times simple razors to do the ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    marsden

    4 Stars CLOSET SADOMASOCHISTS REJOICE - WOOHOO 23/10/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Hairless for up to 4 weeks

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Absolutely everything else about it!

    You see, a few months back I was merely a practising Sadomasochist. My rubber adorned boudoir of sin hosted proud displays of whips, chains, nipple clinchers, gonad scrunchers and torture racks. I made sure there was always a healthy spray of sweat over my treasured possessions, and even taped some of my screaming companions so I had nice sounds to accompany me to sleep. (ps – there is a point to this op, but there’s a lovely story to become immersed in so hush up, read and enjoy) Me mam rarely attempted to traverse the hilly climbs to my pit of depravation, and NEVER actually made ... more
  • 35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sarahpervin

    5 Stars Doesn't hurt that much - honest! 26/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages hair regrows slower, easy to use.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages hurts a bit.

    I have been threatening to buy an epilator for ages now as I am sick of shaving and waxing is to expensive and painful and saw this one in tescos for £45.00 and it also had a free nivea skin care pack with it containing body scrub, moisturiser and hand cream. So as I’m not one to miss out on a freebie I thought what the hell and picked up my purchase and trotted to the till! So I get home and open the box to investigate further, I have heard a lot of bad things about epilators i.e. they hurt like hell but then so does waxing and that’s not cheap either and shaving is a pain in the ass. Within ... more
  • 55 of 55 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    water-witch

    4 Stars No pain no gain 04/03/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Slow regrowth

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It hurts until you get used to it!

    Like most women I prefer to step out with nice smooth hair-free legs! I know that on the continent it is often considered attractive to have legs and armpits impersonating a forest, but this is really not for me! So, having decided that your legs and arm pits must be a fuzz free zone ( or other bits if you are that way inclined!)there are several options available to you. You might like those disgusting smelly creams that somehow "melt" the hair off, and seem to leave you with a rash even if you use the sensitive one! Alternatively there is waxing. You could try home waxing, but I have never ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    nataliegg

    4 Stars Through the pain barrier 29/09/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Long-lasting hair removal

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Ingrowing hairs

    I was fed up with shaving and the stubble two days later. So I decided on an epilator- the joy!!! I'll never have to buy expensive waxing kits ever again! Well, reality (otherwise known as pain) soon hit me in places I never knew nerves existed! I am not making this up: The first few times you use the epilator on an area you haven't used before, it is agony. ***The Good News *** You get used to it pretty quickly, and the more you use it the better you get at it. Your neighbours will no longer hear the hum of the machine and your howls for hours, but only the hum of the epilator for 1/2 hour ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jpass

    4 Stars Painful but worthwhile 19/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Fast and effective, hair regrows slowly

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Painful

    My Philips Epilator finally gave up the ghost last night. I cannot remember when I bought it so that must mean I have had it for a good few years. I was extremely disappointed because I had set aside some time last night to de-hair myself ready for the weekend and my plans were interrupted by this unhappy event. I tried my best to fix it, but one of the cogs inside the head had wore right down, so I have convinced myself that it is time for a new one. It has been an extremely well used and trusted appliance. I discovered Epilators when I was about 18 years old. I had struggled to keep my thick ... more
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