Braun Xpressive Epilator - I love this product!

Advantages: Easy to hold, has a light to show up hairs, re-chargeable.
Disadvantages: None that I can think of.

...I love my Braun Expressive Epilator. For years I have wanted to try an epilator for removing the hairs on my legs, but have been put off by stories of pain and the fact that most have looked liked instruments of torture (ok ok, so I exagerate, but you get the idea of my wimpish attitude). I was a firm "shaving will do" type of gal. It's amazing how attitudes can change once you have become a mother. You have a sort of "I've given birth to 4 children, what can hurt more than that?!" attitude which makes you look at the world in a whole new light. Out shopping one day, I saw these Braun Xpressive Epilators on offer and decided to give one a go - the new big brave girl that I am... Actually, I was amazed, surprised, and cross that I didn't buy one years ago. The pain is well - it isn't really a pain, more a slight tingly sharp...

Devonbunny 19.06.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 7781 Xpressive EASY Start Body&face

Braun Epilator

Advantages: Lots of accessories, good instructions, excellent range of features
Disadvantages: none specific to the product itself, several to the process of epilating

...I bought this product to replace an older version from a different manufacturer that I have had for about five years. I moved from North America to the UK and my old epilator wasn't dual voltage, so buying a new one was easier than the variety of adaptors and step down devices I would have had to find to keep using the old one. Because I've been epilating so long, its hard for me to comment on the pain level of the Braun vs any other epilator as I really don't get much pain from the process anymore. At first it does hurt when you use it, but in my experience your skin gets accustomed, your hair roots get weaker, and the whole process gets quicker and easier. Quite a few of my hairs on my legs just don't grow in anymore. I do find my Braun to be much more efficent than my previous model, which I believe was a Remington. The Braun...

Troublesome_Tempest 31.05.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 7681 Xpressive EASY Start Body&face

Braun 5580 epilator

Advantages: Keeps legs smooth for longer
Disadvantages: Painful!

...I had been undecided for some time about whether or not to buy this product. Eventually, having read other reviews I decided to get it. There was an offer on on Amazon at the time and as I also had some vouchers it ended up costing £35 instead of £64 as is the price in most shops. With hindsight I'm glad I didn't pay the full price. I'd picked up on the idea that epilating was going to be painful, and so when I first did it I made sure I'd had a glass of wine first in the hope that this would take away some of the pain! It was painful. The set comes with starter head and then standard. Having tried the starter head I soon decided to just use the standard. The starter is designed with few tweezers in to get your skin used to it; this means the process is even slower and so the pain goes on...! The first time I did it it took...

becks1005 20.05.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5580 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face EAS

Worth the pain - Braun Silk-Epil X'elle

Advantages: Effective and long lasting
Disadvantages: Painful!

...For some reason, despite being blonde and fairly dainty in other respects, I've been cursed with leg hair that belongs to someone else - someone like my big grizzly bear of a boyfriend! It grows so fast that I usually have to shave my legs every day in the summer, which is a right pain. I've tried hair removal creams and found it just took longer, smelt horrible and didn't last any better, and waxing which brought me out in nasty bumps and didn't even get all the hairs. Bah. Anyway, I thought I'd give this a try as I had nothing to lose other than the 50 quid it cost me from Argos (although it's probably available cheaper online), and I've probably spent that loads of times over on razors and shaving foam... I was drawn in by the promise of smooth legs for 4 weeks - too good to be true?... The Silk-Epil looks rather pretty and is...

d10an9 10.11.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5580 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face EAS

Braun epilator - a great choice!

Advantages: Efficient and quick, useful light.
Disadvantages: Quite noisy

...Although very unsure about using an epilator,I finally bit the bullet and bought this one 2 months ago. The first time I switched it on I was shocked at how loud it was and how scary the tweezers looked, but soon got into the swing of it. The small light on the front of it really helps to show up little hairs youve missed and the choice between a beginners head and a more advanced head really allows you to break yourself into the experience gently. The arrow head attachment also allows accuracy in a smaller area. Ever since though Ive had great results with it, much better than anything that I was getting from razors or waxing! Its not cheap but I would say its well worth the money. The little bag it all comes in and the inclusion of the ice pack aswell is very useful....

RachelBuckley 01.08.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5580 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face EAS

Braun Silk-Epil

Advantages: effective hair removal, easy to use, handy "smart light"
Disadvantages: A little painful the first time you use it. Takes longer than shaving.

......

stephbond89 30.05.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5170 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle SOLO EASY Sta

Braun 5685 skil epil x elle

Advantages: quick & easy to use
Disadvantages: slightly noisy

...I had never thought of using an epilator (mostly due to hearing how painful it is!!) until I saw it advertised in a magazine so I decided to stop being a wimp and to give it a go! I was slightly put off by the noise and the speed of the rollers spinning however when I plucked up the courage I was very surprised by how little the pain was! This has a cooling pack and the rollers "massage" as you go which help this be less painful than I originally thought. I have used the beginner head and gradually worked my way up to the expert which cuts the time in half due to have double the amount of tweezers which is slightly more painful but quicker! There is an additional head you can use which is designed for under arms and bikini lines (I haven't plucked up the courage to use this yet!) There is also a "smart light" which comes...

nspillane 02.07.2007 (04.07.2007) · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5685 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face SET

Braun silk-epil Xelle 5185

Advantages: Left my legs hair free and less pain than waxing.
Disadvantages: loud

...Hair free and not as painfull as led to believe. After all these years I invested in an epilator. I always thought it would hurt as everyone I knew had said it was. When I opened my product it looked scarey. I plugged it into the mains, it has a long wire which made it easier. I was sweating with fear at the noise before even trying. I thought no pain no gain and used the expert head first as there are two different head one for beginners. It is loud and has a light so you can see your hair. After the initial pain which was not bad the massagers took the pain away. It just felt like a sharp tingle. It can be a little more sharp round the ankle but I got over it. This is better than waxing as that is definitly more painfull and for anyone who wants to make it less scratchy there is an ice pack for the more frightened first time...

alison5409 21.01.2008 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5685 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face SET

Braun 5580 Silk Epil X'elle Body and Face

Advantages: Easy to use, versatile
Disadvantages: Ingrowing hairs

...have managed it myself a couple of times. I actually think that the hairs on my underarms and my bikini line have grown back less dense than before. However, I have been very disappointed with the results on my legs. My legs are quite hairy and I remove the hairs from the upper and lower parts of my leg...normally I shave them daily which produces a nice smooth effect but is a real pain to have to do all the time. I thought the Braun would mean that I wouldn't have to pay my leg hairs so much attention but it hasn't quite worked out that way. After 2 weeks of epilating every other day, I had the most awful ingrowing hairs on my legs. It didn't seem to affect my underarms or bikini line but my legs were covered in them. One or two got a bit infected and went red and if I ran my hands up my legs, all I could feel were little lumps...

rotty64 09.03.2007 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful
Review of Braun 5580 SILK-ÉPIL X'elle Body+face EAS

A little pain, a little gain

Advantages: Battery and mains operated, built in light to help you see, choice of heads
Disadvantages: Can be painful, initially expensive, unclear instructions, lack of a shaver adaptor plug in box

...I cannot believe I am writing a review for an epilator. Really - I cannot. I am the biggest wuss out there when it comes to pain, so that has ruled out waxing, and I also detest the smell of depilatory creams, meaning I have been shaving for years. That changed last year when I was given the opportunity to try out a Braun Silk Epil Xpressive epilator. At the time it was branded the 7681 but it is now branded as the 7781 despite being exactly the same product - a fact Amazon backs up. I will not lie when I say I had to think long and hard about trying this one out. I love a freebie but its no use to anyone if its something you don't really want to try, akin to buying a bright orange balaclava because its 50p, as opposed to something you actually want or need. However as time goes on it gets annoying having to shave every time I...

rosebud2001 04.09.2009 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful
Review of Braun 7781 Xpressive EASY Start Body&face