Braun Silk-épil 9 Epilator, Pivoting Head, Wet and Dry, Includes Body Trimmer, Shaver Head and Trimmer Comb,SES9-441

I've been using an epilator for years and I've always bought a Braun. The company has quality products, well made and the engineering is top notch. This upgrade from the last model is still rechargeable, has 3 speeds, a light so you can better see the area, etc. The major improvement is the epilator head swivels to glide over curves, i.e. your knees, calves, etc. It helps keep the head close to the skin without applying too much pressure.I'm not going over too much info you can read on your own about attachments and basic use, my review has hints to help you get the best results.First, everyone complains about the pain. Sure, it's not pleasant, but if you want smooth skin for weeks, with a major reduction in regrowth, it's worth it. There are ways you can minimize the pain as well. Be certain your hair is not too long; long enough for the tweezer head to grab, about a quarter inch or a little more. Too long and it will definitely be painful. Your skin should be clean, dry and exfoliated. If you want to bathe or shower first to open your pores, go for it. Exfoliating will bring the hairs away from your skin, making for a better result.There are 2 MOST important hints that facilitate the process to the max! I can't reiterate this enough. When running the Braun epilator head over your skin, go slowly! Applying pressure is not as important as lengthening contact with the surface area. Don't use it like a razor. I'm always in a hurry with everything, but in this case, the slower you swipe the area, the more hair it'll pull. Think of it like a vacuum, the slower you allow the machine to cover the area, the more debris it'll pick up. I guarantee if you slow down, allowing more time over your skin to grab the hair, the machine will do the best job. Now this is important!! Hold the body of the epilator at a 90° angle from the skin's surface. This also allows more contact with your skin and enables the tweezers to do the job. I'm serious about this, you'll notice a major difference in the results. Of course, hair grows in different directions, so you'll likely have to run over the skin in a few different directions the first few times, and never with the growth, always against it. The more times you use it, you'll notice far less regrowth, your hair grows back slower, finer and your skin will be smoother. You'll likely notice redness on some of your pores, but that should subside in 10-20 minutes. Never use over broken skin, rashes, etc. To prevent ingrown hairs, wipe your skin with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide before and afterward, let it thoroughly dry.If you use the machine with these tips, you'll get the best results, with less pain. You'll never go back to shaving!

I have had my entire body waxed, I have 4 tattoos, and I’ve had a baby. It’s safe to say my pain tolerance is pretty high. Still, I only did the waxing thing one time because it hurt like absolute hell! THIS however, is so much less painful but delivers the same smooth results as waxing. That’s just my opinion. If you’ve gotten a tattoo, the pain level is relatively similar. My best description would be that it feels like a bad cat scratch when you do the first pass over a very hairy area. Waxing is intolerable for me. I have never used an epilator before today, but it definitely is so much less painful. It’s also nice that unlike wax that you HAVE to rip off no matter what (once it’s on there’s only one way to get it off LOL), you can take your time with this epilator! You can do one small section at a time taking as much or as little hair as you want in a pass. I did one part of my leg earlier in the day to test how my sensitive skin would react, left it a few hours and then completely finished my whole legs later in about an hour. The results are amazing! You will get a little bit of irritation at first but that comes with any type of removal. The difference between other products and this epilator is that it actually goes away within an hour give or take. When I got waxed I had rashes, and shaving gives me painful razor bumps and ingrown hairs. I’ve never had laser hair removal but I’ve heard that also comes with swelling and sun sensitivity. I’ve also tried creams but none of them worked well on my thick dark body hair. Plus they smell terrible. I think this product is the only hair removal system I will ever use from now on.

First off, this product is effective. It does exactly what it is intended for, removes hair. I'm sure the hair will take a lot longer to come back. Product is great!!! Even removes short hair barely visible on the surface.I'm not sure about battery life since I can only handle using it a little at a time.On that note I know what epilation is. I knew what I was getting into when I bought this. Although nothing could prepare me for the pain I was about to inflict on myself. It is pure torture when you first start doing this. I sure hope that it gets better over time. I can see the root on every single hair it ripped out of my skin so I can only assume it will take a very long time to grow back. If you are interested in this product and have high pain tolerance this is for you. If you have low pain tolerance then I would not recommend.

It really does exactly what it promises. I've been using epilators for years, so it didn't hurt. This replaces the one I bought more than 10 years ago -- which, by the way, still works because it too is a Braun. The only reason for replacing it was that is is wired and I wanted one that would run without a cord. But I kept is anyway. Just in case. GREAT product. I've had outstanding experiences with all the Braun products I've bought.

You’ve gotta be prepared for the fact it’s going to hurt and boy does it. But that’s not really why I’m giving it 3 stars, it works great on my armpits but my legs always turn out terrible like it broke the hair off in places instead of pulling it out. The last time it left my legs healing for like 2 weeks aswell.

It’s a waste of money. I went very slow, went over the same area several times and it still left a ton of hair on my legs. I’m going back to shaving. It’s faster.