Braun Epilator Silk-épil 9 Flex 9-300 Beauty Set, Facial Hair Removal for Women, Hair Removal Device, Shaver & Trimmer, Cordless, Rechargeable, Wet & Dry, FaceSpa

I LOVE THIS THING!!!!
We’re on month 2/3 of the quarantine and my legs were looking like the wolfman’s!! I live in LA and it’s getting hot here already so I didn’t want to wear pants and my years of waxing (mostly from terrible irritation from shaving) I didn’t want to undo with shaving. I have tried all home waxing – I have a little wax pot with both soft wax and hard wax – and sugar wax and prewaxed strips and I love this so much more than all those. Waxing at home is so messy and I am not a professional so it’s so hard for me to spread the wax! It’s incredibly messy and the prewaxed strips are okay but I was never in love. So I decided since it’s starting to get hot, I needed to do something so I ordered this!I had to wait about a week after I ordered this to actually receive it – so I had the whole week to stress and read about epilator pain. All of which is way overdramatized! I was super worried but hopeful!First of all, whoever said this is worse than childbirth is crazy. I haven’t had a child but since this just pinches a little – and once you get used to it it’s nothing – I find this hard to believe.I do not have a high pain tolerance but I have been getting my lower legs waxed for maybe 5 years now. (I’ve also had them sugared which I hated and thought was way more painful than this). (I did do my thighs as well which I both wax and shave and the hair is thicker and it did sting more there – just fyi – but definitely not much.)They recommend trimming the hair on your legs and I should have because the hair on my legs was super long – it was probably closer to 3 months that I had last had them waxed with the lockdowns – and the hair was probably an inch long (ick but let’s be honest it probably was).So I charged it up – and my boyfriend did a tiny bit on his leg. He made a face and I said – let me try this – and guess what?! It pinched a little but no more than getting waxed. Yes – waxing is faster but you’re doing this yourself. You control the speed. Also, I had super long leg hair (again ick but it is what it is).Here are my tips:- trim the hair down if it’s long – they recommend this so it doesn’t yank as much and just pulls from the root. I was lazy and didn’t do this and it was still fine.- use the gentle option. I started with this but by the end of my legs (on the first try – I bumped it up a little) – Start slow.- make sure and hold the skin taunt. I used a table (and ottoman when I switched legs and watched tv while doing this). Keeping your leg straight and taunt and using the other hand and tightening above the area you are doing is how you do this. If you don’t use the other hand and just go like you do with a razor – it will hurt more. The tighter you keep the skin the better.- make sure you go in the opposite direction that the hair grows. It seems like it all grows in one direction – it doesn’t – especially on the backs of your legs.- I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere but this is what I did to start! Use small strokes!!! Don’t go from one part of your leg to the other. I am sure you can do this in the future but when you first start – I recommend taking small strokes. You’ll get used to it and start taking longer and longer strokes. Trust me.- As with waxing, you probably want to put something on after to soothe them. I have sensitive skin and when waxing I get red bumps that go away in a couple hours. Same with this device.- Also, it not familiar with waxing – you usually get more ingrowns than with shaving. I imagine this is the case too with these. Use a scrub on your legs when you shower.I LOVE this thing! I love being able to do this myself and it’s pretty much painless (yes there is some pain but it’s definitely bearable and no more than waxing – in fact maybe even less). I saw someone say it stings and it does a little. And you get used to it. And you barely feel it at all. Seriously.I feel bad for my wax girl – because I’m not going back to waxing after this. I LOVE being able to do this myself (and you can touch up and not have to grow it out for as long) with the same results as waxing. My legs are so smooth!! I was seriously sooooo happy with this!

I haven’t used the small epilator yet but the large, main one the 3-in-1 Silk-epil Epilator Series Flex 9-300, is very gentle. I was worried it would hurt on my legs. It barely feels like anything! The shaving head is nice for if you didn’t have time to epilate but want to clean up a bit or if you’re like me and want to trim your leg hair before epilating the first time. My legs feel so smooth after epilation, I love it! I’m excited to explore all the different things I can use this for. I will try my bikini line however because I’ve never waxed there before I may use some numbing cream first, I have a feeling it may be a bit more sensitive.

I use this on my legs, I have found it hurts a bit less after soaking in the tub first and then using it. Oh course it does hurt a bit as it’s ripping the hairs out but it works as intended.

More than perfect