Braun 5270 Silk-Body System Epilator épil X’elle Notices
Braun 5270 Silk-Body System Epilator épil X’elle
Brand # 1 selling epilator in the world introduces the Silk-épil X’elle Body System, ideal for the person who wants to try epilation. This system removes more hair in one stroke than other epilators. The exclusive-X’pert épil technology, with tweezers and more in a unique position, provides faster and more effective results. Regrowth is slower and finer, leaving your skin silky smooth for up to 4 weeks. The packaging may varyThese days women are busier than ever! Since shaving is the last thing on your mind, Braun created the Silk-épil X’elle – 40-clamp an epilator that provides smooth skin for up to four weeks. Best of all, it significantly reduces the discomfort that other hair removal systems are known for.
- 40-epilator forceps
- long lasting smooth skin.
- massage rollers to reduce pain.
- integrated SmartLight highlight every hair.
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proved quick and painless hair removal Waxing removes hair at the root of where smooth skin that lasts for weeks. X'elle features Active Massage rollers that glide over the skin and gently stimulate micro-pulse prior to and after the hair is removed to reduce pain or discomfort. The ideal solution for all areas of waxing, it offers a 40-clip system which removes any hair and a SmartLight that highlights every hair, so you can not miss these flat-lying strays. For days when you do not feel like epilating, it comes with an additional shaver head with OptiTrim to cut hair and keep skin soft and irresistible. Smart Design for Easy Control X'elle Silk-epil Braun is specially designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. You will experience the grip and control for maneuvering the device in sensitive areas. And its feature efficient Pro Clip follows your body curves for fast and thorough hair removal where it is needed - whether the forearms, thighs, underarms or bikini . Two speeds give you the possibility of rapid or slow epilation. X'pert exclusive technology-epil has 40 uniquely positioned tweezers, for quick results and more efficient. Regrowth is slow and leaves hair thinner and thinner every time around. With this epilator, you can even save money on disposable razors and waxing.
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(8 reviews)
Review by W. Tong for Braun 5270 Silk-épil X’elle Body System Epilator
I have been a regular waxer for years and I used to epilate, but found that most did not work well or would pinch my skin. This epilator is the cream of the crop! It met all of my expectations and more!
Packaging is nice, but whatever, let’s get to the good stuff. It is well-designed, comfortable bean shape that fits nicely in the palm of your hand. It allows for good grip and control, especially with the components on the inside rumbling around.
I used this on my forearms, upper thighs, lower legs and even….underarms. The epilator worked well for all areas and the massaging rollers really do help ease/numb any discomfort you may have. I braced myself for the pain, and was surprised to find little to none at all (keep in mind I’m a regular waxer). The sound of the epilator is a little overwhelming, as it is quite loud.
The optional shaver head is great on it’s own and even better with the trim attachment—does the job quickly and easily. I like the fact that if I don’t have the option of epilating (hair is too short), the shaver works just great.
The smartlight, I have to say, I LOVE IT. It has got to be the best feature on this epilator. Without it, I would have just gone over the regular areas that I always wax. However, this light picked up every single hair in every nook and cranny on my body. I mean, I discovered hair in places I never knew I had hair—-inside the bend of my elbow, on my hands, the crook behind my knee.
The only complaint I have is with the short cord. The cord could be longer, as I had to plug it into an extension cord for it reach properly, and it would be nice to have a swivel on the cord. Other than that, I love this product and would recommend it to others.
Review by Mark Twain for Braun 5270 Silk-épil X’elle Body System Epilator
I’d give it 10 stars if I could. This device has been a lifesaver for me. I am too much of a chicken to go to a salon; however, with a little trial and error, I’ve learned to do the epilation everywhere, even on bikini and underarm. My smooth skin gives me so much confidence, and it does not hurt a bit anymore.
If you are a chicken like me, follow my instructions instead of the manual, provided you are willing to invest a lot of time initially. I said initially, because, after a couple of months, the pain will subside and you’ll be able to do it any way you want, while watching TV or lulling your baby to sleep. (Yes, the sound does soothe the baby! Consider that an unadvertized perk.)
So here is how to start.
1) Take a long, hot bath.
2) Shave. If you are persistent, that’s the last time you ever will.
3) Use SilkEpil on just shaved skin. Yes, there will be hardly any results, but there won’t be any pain either, and your muscles will relax; it’s important to get into the habbit or relaxing while epilating, reduces the pain greatly.
4) Repeat next day (except, of course, no shaving). Heck, repeat later same day. You will achieve the results gradually while staying within your comfort zone as far as the pain goes. Do it every day until you feel in control, then gradually reduce the time interval between epilations to up to a month.
5) When you begin feeling pain on one leg, switch to the other. Somehow that reduces the pain.
6) Use long, quick strokes until you are comfortable.
7) Holding the device so that it rotates in the direction of the hair growth makes the process much more gentle on you and more time cosuming.
Good luck!
As for the product, my only wish is that it was cordless.
(Oh BTW, don’t let my nick fool you: I AM a woman
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Review by Lincoln 6 Echo for Braun 5270 Silk-épil X’elle Body System Epilator
Review updated: July 17, 2009
I don’t know what to say…this is a great product! I remember back in the ’80s, we had this crude epilator with a curved rubber tube with tiny slits in it that would open up on the bottom and then close as the tube rotated. Well, it didn’t work worth a crap and it hurt like the devil when it did grab a hair. So a couple decades later and there’s finally a epilator that works the way you’d expect it to. And the greatest thing is, is that it doesn’t hurt in the long run. It’ll hurt a bit at the beginning, especially when you’re doing thick patches of hair, but subsequent sessions it actually feels good. Basically the density of the hairy area you’re doing, the more it’ll hurt. Think about it…the more hairs you’re pulling out at any given time, the more pain you feel…makes sense, right? But when you’re just going afetr a afew strays or the sporatic regrowth, you’ll hardly feel it.
Anyway, here’s the deal. Hair grows in cycles. Not all hair is above the surface at any given time. So when you epilate and you think you’re smooth, don’t be suprised when you find new stubble a day or so later. But don’t worry, that’s not hair you missed, that’s NEW hair. Because when you pull it out, it’s just as long as the other hair that you pulled out before. And how long is the hair under your skin? You’d be amazed. The pieces I measured were typically 5-6 mm long. And hair typically grows 1 mm per 5-7 days. So if you do the math, once your skin is totally epilated, (usually over the course of a week), expect the advertised 3-4 weeks of smooth skin. And the thing is, is that if you epilate every month or so, over time, your hair will become finer and thinner. You may even experience total hair loss if and when any given follicle gives up producting hair. EDIT: I haven’t found this to be true yet, but who knows…
The epilator drum or roller is very unique. It contains 40 metal flaps (tweezers) that move against plastic edges which grabs and pulls out the hairs as the drum rotates away from your skin. It really doesn’t take much of a hair above the surface for the tweezers to work either. That’s probably one of the greatest thing about this epilator. ie. you don’t have to wait days for hair to grow to a certain length to epilate them. You can do it with 24 hours or so.
This epilator comes with several different heads and attachements. It comes with the epilator head with two snap-on attachements that supposedly alleviate the pain for new users. I found out that the one with the rollers wasn’t really necessary. The advanced user head makes you use the epilator at a 90 degree angle from your skin. It also helps keep the RPM at a high rate. But it hinders fine placement in those hard to get areas. At which point, it’s just as well if you don’t use an attachment and go with the bare drum. The other head is a oscilating razor with foil grill as seen in many other razors of this sort these days. However, being a Braum product, it works really well. The razor also has a leading trimmer for those long hairs that won’t go into the foil. There’s also an attachment that supposedly cuts long hair at the preferred length for optimal epilation.
The spotlight on the on/off switch is excellent. It’s one of those little LED bulbs that are used in those multi-LED flashlights, so it is pretty bright. It is kind of necessary in non-flourescent lighting as I notice that if I go outside in sunlight I can see a bunch of hairs (stubble) that I didn’t know I had.
Anyway, if you want the very best of modern epilators, get this one. It’ll save you tons of money in disposable razors and/or waxing. It’ll pay for itself in just one month.
EDIT: The new Emjoi AP-18 Emagine Dual Opposed 72 Tweezer Head Epilator is supposedly more efficient, but it has mixed reviews. Some say it’s wonderful, but others say older models of different brands work better.
Review by Katherine E. Wald for Braun 5270 Silk-épil X’elle Body System Epilator
I can’t say that this is not painful because it is. It really hurts!! I have never used an epilator before and used it for the first time today and it did hurt a lot. It was bearable though. I had to take a lot of breaks. I did it while watching TV. It does get all the little hairs too. I am definitely happy with the results and so I am happy with this purchase, but I only gave it 3 stars since it does hurt a lot!! I look forward to doing it again next time – since I hear it does not hurt as much the more you do it. Will update after the second time.
Update: I have owned this now for over a year now and I definitely recommend this to everyone. It gets less painful the more you use it and it leaves your body hair free and so soft. You definitely have to exfoliate regularly to prevent ingrown hairs. If you go a long period of time with out using this though, and switch to razors, the first time you use it again will be just as painful as the very first time! I definitely love this product and what it does for me!
Review by Just me for Braun 5270 Silk-épil X’elle Body System Epilator
For years I had been trying to figure out how to solve the problem of arm hair. I don’t mean underarm hair, I mean hair on my forearms and upper arms. Being part Italian, I’ve been plagued with dark hair on my arms. Up until now I’d tried everything – waxing (the hair would come back after 2 weeks, so that was like $100 a month! I only did it a couple of times), shaving (I’d have to do it practically every day, otherwise I’d get this awful stubbly, prickly hair all over my arms…). I just wanted to solve that problem. I didn’t care about my legs, since all women deal with leg hair, and I don’t mind shaving my legs, but not everyone deals with too much arm hair (many women are lucky to have sparse arm hair). Anyway after MUCH research I decided on this great little Epilator. I was a little nervous, because some people said it didn’t work well, or that it was really painful, gave them really bad ingrown hairs, etc. My pain threshold is probably slightly above average… When I got the Silk Epil in the mail, I tried it out immediately on my arms. It was somewhat painful.. I took breaks and slowly did both arms. Afterwards, and for about 12 hours afterwards, they were red and blotchy. I exfoliated right afterwords with a back scrubber on my arms (it’s rough but really exfoliates well). I then applied aloe vera gel… soon after, voila, I had smooth arms (the redness went away and I did not get any ingrown hairs). For the first time ever (aside from when I waxed), I didn’t feel that annoying below-the-skin stubbly feel on them. To make it even better, I didn’t have to re-do them for another couple of days (to get the next stage of hair growth, I believe). After that, I didn’t epilate them for about 9-10 days. Some regrowth appeared but it was actually in the form of fine hairs, ones that were not really noticeable, and that were fine to the touch (NOT prickly…!!!!). I have been really happy. I feel like this thing has really changed my life, because I no longer have to worry about shaving my arms each day (and having that gross “5 o’clock” shadow on my ARMS… and not having to worry about someone touching my arms). I also used it on the nape of my neck a little as well as on my lower stomach a bit (I was blessed with dark body hair
). Now, it’s not PERFECT, there are some finer hairs that it doesn’t really pick up, but I don’t mind. I love my Silk Epil.
Review by J. Seth Anderson for Aussie Nad’s No-Heat Hair Removal Gel for Men, 1 Kit
I’ve used this twice and have been very satisfied. It’s fast, no heat, easy clean up compared with others I have used. To the people who said it’s painful: of course hair removal is painful. You are ripping out your hair at the root. It will hurt no matter what you use. Nads works great.
Review by Incendio for Aussie Nad’s No-Heat Hair Removal Gel for Men, 1 Kit
Prompt delivery, good packaging, as for the product, make sure you read the directions and be aware that it can be quite painful in sensitive areas.
Review by Aliceon Marston for Aussie Nad’s No-Heat Hair Removal Gel for Men, 1 Kit
I did not have any pain. The hair stayed away for twice as long as it does when I shave. I will use Nads until I remove my back hair permanently.
Review by Hyun O. Lee for Aussie Nad’s No-Heat Hair Removal Gel for Men, 1 Kit
Applying the product itself is rather tedious and there are not enough strips to do the whole job. However, it does a good job, and if you don’t mind using this product to remove hair in sections, a great product. Hurts a bit but goes away quick.
Review by NoDoubter for Aussie Nad’s No-Heat Hair Removal Gel for Men, 1 Kit
It works well for a few small areas. Forget about legs/chest…its WAY too much work. It was really messy and painful too.