Braun Silk-épil 3 Epilator

Most Helpful Critical Review

painful and tedious, but still best at-home hair removal

It's not easy to review this, because I have conflicting feelings about it. First, the negatives: it hurts like A LOT!!! Despite what people tell you, the pain doesn't go down that much, and I've used it consistently for half a year. I think the reason why it feels subjectively less painful over... time is that (a) you get used to it and (b) because of the different hair growth cycle, you're removing less hair at each session. It also left me with red bumps and ingrown hair, even though I was careful with pre- and post-care, which is not something I had ever experienced with shaving, so buyer beware. I could still live with these two issues if it wasn't for the fact that it is insanely time consuming if you're using it on you legs, at least an hour. The issue is that it doesn't grab all the hairs, and you end up doing multiple passes in the same area. Even with that, you end up with individual hairs that the epilator won't pick up, no matter how many passes you do, and you end up having to pluck them out with tweezers--you can imagine how time consuming that is! On to the positives: while it doesn't last as long as they claim (I start seeing random hairs after a week, and need to use it realistically every two weeks, more in the summer months), it still lasts much longer than shaving, particularly for those of us furry girls. I like the shaving attachment for a quick, easy and painless trim of my hair down there,. The price is super affordable, particularly because it's a one-time purchase, unlike all other hair removal techniques that require ongoing purchases, and the shaving attachment alone makes it worth it. I still prefer it over other at-home hair removal methods for my legs, but it doesn't live up to my expectations.