Braun Epilator Silk-épil 5 5-620, Hair Removal Device, Epilator for Women, Shaver & Trimmer, Cordless, Rechargeable, Wet & Dry, 6 Piece Set

Fantastic little dream machine
My husband bought this epilator to replace my second dead Phillips SatinSoft (HP6520/70). They claim to be wet/dry, but with regular use in the shower water invades the machine past the o-ring seal and corrodes the battery, so the Phillips have about a 2 year lifespan to the day. He tried to replace the first one with a Remington Smooth&Silky (EP7030E). I hated it. The epilation surface is too thick to be useful, so I ended up using it dry only for legs and armpits to try and extend the life of my Phillips for wet bikini epilating (it didn’t work, by the way). The Remington cord died to the new puppy… I wasn’t sad about it.My Phillips died right after hysterectomy surgery, so I had a good 3 months of long curly regrowth to deal with. I was dreading the task, to be honest. Not to worry at all, this Braun is AMAZING!!!It took one and a half hours to charge fully and I have just finished my first use. I don’t know how long we took, but I accomplished everything I needed to from start to incredible finish, plus husband trimmed and shaved his beard. We still didn’t see a yellow light after that so I left it running another 35 minutes for science. Still no yellow light, which is supposed to warn of 15 minutes remaining. Cool!This is my first shaver. I have used a Wahl hair trimmer before, with horrifying results (I was desperate). I’ll say those teeth love to chomp! Save your labia. Don’t do it. Get the Braun.I had zero issues. I trimmed my pubic hair with the teeth first, and was very amazed at how close the foil part took off the rest. I could not have had smoother skin using an actual razor with a brand new blade. That’s when I went running to show off to my husband. And we used it on his thick beard growth. If you go too fast, it may grab hairs, or if you let the foil suck in the long hairs that weren’t trimmed first. So he had to slow down. Unsure of the battery life, we got him a uniform trim and then I took it back. Shower time!How glorious it was. I can’t even describe my joy with this little epilator. As smooth as I now was, I didn’t expect to do much more. I was wrong! Disclaimer: I’m very nearsighted with astigmatism. Means: I’m BLIND in the shower, and pretty much work by feel alone. This epilator is thorough! It was catching and removing hairs I could no longer even feel. The tweezing roll is just as thin or better than the Phillips so it can get in the creases without any trouble at all. It’s quiet! At first I had doubts because it doesn’t look like as many tweezers, first of all, and secondly it’s fast setting sounded slow, like the Phillips sounds right before the motor seizes at low battery. Not to worry! It works as fast or faster than any other epilator I’ve owned because when it gets a hair- it GOT the hair. As in that hair is no longer attached, done. On to the next. I’ve never had that part of my shower done with so fast, ever. I also didn’t give much thought to the rubberized grip but I’ll say I’ve dropped my previous machines many times and never once felt that this one would slip my grasp. It’s less about epilating control and more a cure for my clumsiness in general, which is nice.I did catch the thinnest skin right at the ligament. I’m not sure if there was a longer hair that got pulled an brought skin with it, or if that paperthin area was just easy for these tweezers to grab. Brief pain, no more than plucking hair, I thought I bled, but now with my glasses on, it’s a blood blister. Doesn’t bother me at all.I’m still sitting here slightly in awe that I am gloriously bare again after such a short painless shower. I expected to have to take several sessions, with ibuprofen or maybe vodka assistance and the hottest water to recover from full pubic regrowth. I’m beyond happy with my new Braun shaver epilator dream machine. You need to get one too!

Pretty effective, but messy
This is somewhat painful, but it wasn’t too bad. The picture I attached shows my legs a week after I epilated them, when normally that’s how they look after 2 days from shaving. Obviously, since it was my first time epilating, I didn’t realize that it wouldn’t pick up all the hairs on the first go around, but I was too exhausted from the constant stinging.My only gripe is the fact that this does NOT have an effective hair disposal method. It just crams all the hair next to the machinery and I have to open it every 10 seconds just to clean up the little hairs.Also, it is overpriced for what it is, I could easily see every part being made (it’s literally a single motor, battery, and modular heads) and the entire epilator costing a little less than $25 to make (so $50 with markup)

Nothing to be afraid of
I truly don’t know why I waited so long to pick up an epilator. Maybe it’s the people saying it hurts when it rips the hair out. Nope. It doesn’t. Maybe it was people who said it doesn’t work. Um. Not sure what you were doing, but it worked for me. Maybe it was… Oh, who cares.I got this, pulled it out of the box, charged it a while and decided to go for it. I used it on my legs, dry, with 2 days of shaving stubble. I have had electric razors that were far more painful, louder and less effective than this epilator.If you press too hard rhe light turns red. Stop it. If you aren’t at a 90 dagree angle it isn’t very effective. Easy fix! Tilt it! I have tried it with and without the little guide attachment. Works well both ways.Since I used it on recently shaved legs and my hair grows at all different times, I have used this every other day. I know the hair is already much thinner and it takes less and less time to finish. I have used this on my legs, face and neck. The only time it ever hurt is when I got a little too close to my sideburns and yanked some of the longer hair out. My bad. Lesson learned. I haven’t used it for my underarms (see the caution below) or more intimate female parts yet. I haven’t used it in the shower or with any soap or shaving cream. I did use moisturizing lotion after the first use. I didn’t have problems with swelling or bumps.Caution – if you have skin tags this WILL rip them off. I had a small one on my thigh that I wasn’t aware of. It didn’t hurt when it yanked it off. I didn’t realize it until I had streaks of blood on the guide cap. Oops. A quick rinse took case of the cleanup.Overall, for the price point and the attachments it comes with, the relative ease of use and quiet operation I think this is a very good value and I highly recommend it.