Beauty Trials - The Epilator

Ladies, to your left you are looking at the Braun Silk X'Elle Epilation Shaver available at your local Target for a whopping $74.99 (that's right, beauty is expensive...but this may just be a bargain compared to waxings/razors!).

What is an epilator? The simplest explanation is that an epilator is the effectiveness of waxing/tweezing combined with an electric razor.

When initially researching which one I would try out for my beauty trial, I noticed that all customer reviews on each separate product seemed to equate this little guy with some sort of medieval torture device. Curious, as these were the same reviews giving these products 3+ stars out of 5! Here's an excerpt of one of my favorite ones:

"...I thought that since I wax it will not be as painful, well I was wrong. This thing hurts more than I could have ever imagined, it felt as if the skin was being ripped out of my body...I'm dreading having to use it again but it did such a great job removing every last bit of hair that I will give it another chance and I've never felt my armpits as smooth as I did after I used it."

Almost every review was on par with this one. With so many women complaining of the unbelievable pain inflicted upon them by this device but insisting they'd use it again due to the results, I just had to try it out!

Check out my review

I'm not gonna lie, this little bugger HURTS...at first. Part of it may have been apprehension from reading the reviews, some of it from feeling my leg hair ripped out from the root, but it really was uncomfortable at first. But I will say this - this thing WORKS. My legs are smoother than after a wax! I had one day's worth of stubble and it didnt have any problems picking up the hairs (a big downside to waxing is waiting for enough growth for it...). I especially like the added light on it as it helps you identify where you need a touch-up.

The product boasts that results last for up to 4 weeks...I'd say you'd definitely get 2-3 full hair-free weeks with it. Below I've posted some tips that I've found helpful for me while using it, but I definitely endorse and recommend this product!

Tips:
- GO SLOW (seriously, really slow, almost inching-up-the-leg-slow)
- Epilate in the opposite direction of hair growth (self-explanitory, but had to be said)
- Pulling the skin taught does alleviate some of the pain (which does decrease a great deal as you use it)
- The first week I recommend using it once a day, as hair growth goes in different cycles and its in your best interest to stay on top of it for the first week if you're going to get a solid 2 weeks hair free! (and the pain for these touch ups is almost unnoticeable)
- Stop every once in a while and really clean out the epilator head! (no need to have to keep going over the same patch because the blade is gunked up with your hairs!)
- A once-a-week touch-up is advisable for upkeep. I've found that through that I haven't had to have another 'first time' experience with the amount of hair being tweezed out since!

Overall Rating: 9 out of 10
(only because it hurts like the dickens the first time! But the results are definitely worth a 10)

Till next time....

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