Purchased for a relative as I already own a similar model and have had brilliant results

 

I have dark hair and had to shave my leg’s every day. This I should of bought years ago . But was to worried about wasting my money, as it’s not cheap. But its the best thing I’ve bought and not a waste of my money at all. I left it a little to late as it don’t get rid of grey hairs. So have one or two of them still. But I’m loving it and only used 3 times. xx

 

First time I used Braun Pro Silk Epil 5 and honestly I am not saying that it did nothing, but the results were somwhat visible after many sessions and still were not the expected ones. However, I can say that the Philips one did wonders for me. It is really amazing and it does what is says. I am die my first touch up session, but I could say that I have noticed results since the first session. It is easy to use also. Therefore I highly recommend you go for this one rather than the Braun one if you want better results. The only 2 negative things were the carry on pouch which is not thick enough in my opinion and the fact that you might need to restart and wait for a few minutes if it gets too warm while using it.

 

Updated 22/05/22

I’ll be updating this review periodically. Theoretically, I am the perfect user since I have very pale skin and dark hair.

At first glance this device is well-built, is simple to use, and comes with clear instructions. However, if you intend to follow the safety advice on when never to use this item… you’ll possibly never use it.

To list a few of the never use: dark skin, pregnancy, certain medications, AHAs/BHAs within the last week, poor wound healing history, skin sensitivity to light, a history of skin cancer, diabetes, exzema, wounds or bruises in the ares to be treated, moles, freckles, tattoos, scars, on areas where you use long-lasting deodorants, etc. Personally, my legs are covered in scratches of various ages from my cat and bruises, and I’m slow to heal.

So far I’ve used the device on test areas, and have used it once on my underarms, and have sometimes found it tricky to get the device to be ready to use. As it requires full contact or it will not work it can take a bit of wrangling to get a good angle. It is well worth doing the test patches before you use it as the setting that is comfortable is liable to signficantly vary depending on the body part.

Update #1: I’m using level 4 on my legs (lower elsewhere) and so far this is the only place I’m seeing a difference. The results there are patchy, no doubt in part because there is no way I’m covering the entire leg everytime I use this – it is easy to miss parts, and sometimes I’ve missed parts on purpose due to open wounds or irritated hair folicles – but there is definitely less hair. Elsewhere is not showing anywhere near as good a result, but this is to be expected.

I do not recommend using the device for more than a few minutes at a time. From experience the device gets extremely hot after it has been running long enough to do underarms, stomach, and a leg, and when it gets too hot the zaps start to hurt. Additionally, despite following instructions to clean the device after use, spots have begun to appear on it. Most of these are white, but there are a fleck or two that a black too.

 

I got this device after having professional lazer shair removal sessions that worked amazingly. But then the hair started to grow back after a time and I didn’t want to spend that kind of money again.

I was skeptical as I have light tan skin that has tanned quite dark this year and its not the same as lazer treatment but it works great. I’ve done two sessions so far and the hair is growing back obviously patchy (my poor technique when using) but it’s very clear where the hair has been treated and isn’t regrowing.

 

I’ve already had extensive laser hair removal on my legs, bikini, underarms and face twice over the past 12 years but noticed I really needed a top-up. I do top-up electrolysis on those annoying hairs on my chin and side of face.

I didn’t want to spend thousands again for another laser top-up (nor go during a pandemic). And I already had an older incarnation of this Phillips LHR so I was sceptical because it wasn’t effective for me last time.

Well, it is now! I’m really please I purchased this! it’s been two months and this time, I followed the instructions ( wait two weeks after 1st go around) and it really seems to have hindered and slowed the pesky re-growth I’ve been experiencing. I have used it on the highest setting (even on my face) and it is definitely working.

 

This has worked an absolute treat.

I have pale skin and dark brown hair, so probably the optimum combination for using it. Had previously had salon IPL which had worked very well in just a couple of sessions, but the hairs on my legs had grown back quite a lot and I wanted a higher bikini line than I could afford at the salon!

Did my legs every two weeks for four sessions then again after a month. Now I’m just doing spot zaps when the odd hair pops up, every 2-4 weeks. I no longer need to shave armpits or legs at all, which is pretty good. I just use the little trimmer and then zap, but I’d say there were 10 single hairs total on my legs this week, after 3-4 weeks regrowth.

It has also worked really well on bikini line and above lip. I’ve done my bikini every week, which is not strictly in line with instructions, but has been effective. It works on whole area, even darker skin, although the hairs are a little more stubborn so it’s taken quite a few sessions.

You have to be prepared to spend about an hour a week on this. I did lower legs, armpits and bikini one week, then upper legs, lip and bikini the next. It keeps the sessions shorter. But I’d say I’ve done 8 sessions max and now I’m pretty much just doing upkeep.

My legs feel smooth and lovely and I’ll never have to be worried about impromptu swimming again

I only find it a little painful and warm in intimate bikini area and armpits, where I turn it down to 3 and 4 respectively. otherwise I’d genuinely say it’s painless, even on highest setting 5.

I’m so pleased with this. I hate shaving and waxing and this is a piece of cake compared with those and considerably longer lasting.

I wish I’d bought one years ago.

 

It’s still fairly early days for me with this product but so far so good. I’ve done several treatments on my armpits and bikini line, 2 weeks apart as the instructions specify. For the first 2 sessions I noticed nothing so was slightly sceptical but since then I’ve definitely noticed a difference. I’d say in a big proportion of the areas there is little/no/very slow hair regrowth. The areas hair is still growing is probably just areas I have missed. I have brown hair (not super dark) and fairly fair skin and have been using the top level (level 5).