Braun Silk-épil 5 Power Epilator, Hair Removal
Braun Silk-épil 5 Power Epilator, Hair Removal with Electric Shaver Head & Bikini Trimmer, Corded Epilator with 28 Tweezers, Gifts for Women, 5-825, White/Purple
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| Brand: | Braun |
| Origin: | Germany |
I bought this as a present for my wife after double priced cordless Braun stopped working in just 3 years. She says corded is much stronger and quicker than cordless. So far so good.
I wanted a product that was easy to use, and not to expensive either, this product fits the bill.
Needs to remain plugged in for use hence a little bothersome but otherwise useful.
My sister loves it good on price gonna order a nother one for me it’s brilliant thank u amazo
Epilating under running water was quick and almost painless. Shaver and trimmer head were easy to use. Charges quickly. No complaints 🙂
My parcel was delivered very late but just received it and it’s really good both the epilator and Shaver is very powerful considering it operates on battery’s
Bored of buying razors or spare razor blades and having to remortgage or rob a bank each time?
No more with epilators.
Seriously though. For what you spend on razors and soothing gels for razor burn/bumps, you save so much and epilators seem to discourage your hair from growing at all eventually, so it’s all a win win.
I will say it was interesting to find that it was more painful doing my armpits than my bikini area (it’s super easy to clean!) when I expected it to be the other way round. Go figure.
Charge it for an hour or so, then tear out your hairs with about 20 sets of tweezers in a tenth of the time. You will need to buy one of those bathroom plugs (the shaver ones, with the 2 prongs) unless you have a shaver plug in your bathroom. The initial charge lasts for about 4 hours, which is more than enough time to regret ever deciding to go for hair removal instead of full sasquatch.
I didn’t expect it to be so perfect, as I was previously dissapointed by a non wired epilator from Braun (which was almost good for nothing, having to wait for it to charge for 2 hours to be able to use it for only one hour, and also I had to struggle a lot to make it do something, had to insist on the same area cuple of times to get rid of the hair). This epilator is a dream it really does the job, as you don t need to insist on an area, because it removes the hair straight away and when I say it removes I mean it. It might hurt a bit but this is because it really takes off the hair, not cutting or breaking it like other epilators do. And another important thing that everybody needs to take into account is that you can never compare a wired device with a non wired one, the wired ones will always be more powerful than the other ones. I hardly recommend you this epilator, you won’t be dissapointed! This is trutly a 10/10 !!!
The epilator makes your skin feel so smooth and the shaver is great too with different attachments.
What I didnt like is the bikini trimmer which takes one star off my review.
This item doesn’t do anything, and it’s not good for your sensitive areas at all, honestly… And it’s money have gone to waste which is not worthy
Brilliant always buy Braun can’t beat for value for money
What I would recommend is using the shaver attachment first going with the grain, and then using the non-beginner cap, which is the one without wheels. This lessened the pain and actually feels weirdly satisfying
The only complaint I have is that it does miss some hairs which can be a little annoying, this seems to be on areas like thighs where the body fat might be higher, so if you have a low body fat % this epilator would probably work perfectly, otherwise I suggest holding your skin tight so that it can get better grip
Definitely avoid the bikini trimmer as from what I have read it seems to hack peoples skin up pretty good and it kinda seems like a waste of money when the Epilator itself comes with a shaver attachment that functions identically (and you don’t need a AA battery for it)
Overall, if you follow the instructions you will be good!
I just want to point out that those who’ve said it’s ‘painless’ or they can ‘barely feel it’ are either lying or have some kind of nerve damage because it definitely hurts- but no where near as much as epilating used to, or waxing does. It’s definitely bearable, it’s just very uncomfortable the first few minutes but your body gets used it. I’ve found epilating in the bath really makes a difference!
Back to the review:
It’s easy to use
Battery lasts about an hour
Waterproof which can make the experience less painful
Includes a great electric razor for the bikini area
A lot easier and less time consuming than shaving- your skin also feels a lot smoother
Overall a great product
The only downside is it comes with a shaving plug, not a mains one like some reviews mention but you can buy one from Amazon for around 3 so it’s not the end of the world (like some have made out)
I bought this corded epilator as my trusty cordless Panasonic always runs out of power before I’ve finished. Plus the Panasonic is over 6 years old so I thought it couldn’t hurt to have a newer model. I am a bit disappointed in this one’s power – I thought being corded it would be very powerful but it’s not amazing. It does the job although it does take ages to do the full leg.