Which One Is The Best Epilator Out There

[Guest sarah f]

I have seriously thought about buying an epilator and wanted some advice on which one is the best out there right now. Any help would be appreciated.

Love,

Sarah F

[Guest Donna Jean]

I have seriously thought about buying an epilator and wanted some advice on which one is the best out there right now. Any help would be appreciated.

Love,

Sarah F

Sarah......

There is no such thing!

Epilators are EVIL...!

Like a vicious Tasmanian Devil munching your hairs outta your skin with dull teeth at supersonic speed...

You've been warned!

Donna Jean

[Guest i is Sam :-)]

I have a braun silk epil xelle 5570, which seems pretty good but it's my first so I don't have any comparison. the ones with ice packs are supposed to be less painful but I haven't tried.

More tweezers will make hair removal fast, but fewer in the same size device will make it less painful. However most of the ones with say only 10 tweezers that I've seen just have a smaller head.

[Guest NatashaJade]

I have the Braun 5270 and while I will agree with DJ that they are evil, but so is stubble. You really need to be brave when attacking certain parts of you body, especially the middle of your chest where the hair tends to be grouped more tightly. The legs get easier over time, but the chest/torso never seems to get easier at all. However, it takes a while to grow back, your skin will be much smoother than shaved once the red bumps go away and it takes a good while for hair to return and when it does it is not itchy stubble.

So, yes, evil. But if you don't mind a little pain every now and again, it's a good device.

luv

Gin

[Sally]

Sarah,

Don't be fooled - a little pain?

I did not know about Lizzy's sadistic streak until she came after me with one of those things!

OUCH!

Remember Donna Jean says they are evil and hurt - she has three hour electrolysis sessions - you figure it out!

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest April63]

I think as long as you choose a decent model from a good brand you should be alright.

[Guest NatashaJade]

Sarah,

Don't be fooled - a little pain?

I did not know about Lizzy's sadistic streak until she came after me with one of those things!

OUCH!

Remember Donna Jean says they are evil and hurt - she has three hour electrolysis sessions - you figure it out!

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love ya,

Sally

I'm not sure which was worse, laser or epilator. Both are evil and hurt. But I am kind of a pain junkie, so epilators are small on the scale of really painful things...

But you did make me laugh a lot out loud, Sally :D Thanks!!!

luv

Gin

[Guest Jean Davis]

Hi Sarah

I have an Emjoi Optima, I got mine at Drugstore.com . I love mine, it was well worth the $70 I spent and it came with a shaver attachment. Do try to stay away from the battery powered ones, I heard that they lack power which makes it more painful the first few times you use it.

For me it only hurt for the first three times I used it, after that I learned to use it right after getting out of the shower and use lotion the day before to help soften the skin. This will help a great deal.

LUV

Jean

[Guest sarah f]

Thank You all for the advice. They may be evil but at the same time necessary if you want to get rid of the stubble.

Love,

Sarah F

[Guest viv]

Sarah,,Ladies,,Are we talking re facial hair here ???

Plucking hair out of the follicle say under the nose??

Hats off to you , if that aint commitment I dont know

what is .Ooooooh I really feel that !!!!,,wish some

freakin boffin would come up with something with

no pain ,,,last 8 months having my face burned to a

crisp and now cos I was a bad girl,,,,12 months electro

await, ,,luv,viv

[Shannonline]

I also have the braun silk epil xelle 5270 which is my first and only and I totally recommend it, as it has a light! This to me is vital, if it doesn't have a light then forget about it, if just the light broke on mine I'd go and replace it that's how much I need a light!!!!!!! Without is like driving a car at night with o headlights on.. you need to see that peach fuzz you just missed!!!

But yeah like everyone's more or less said they're less painful with time and some parts of the body don't hurt at all and other parts just take longer to get used to.. but it's all still bearable.

So yeah it is oh so worth it and when you see and FEEL the results you'll be coming back for more without a second thought!!

[Guest sarah f]

Viv, it is just for my chest, belly and in the future my legs and arms. I am having laser done on my face to remove that hair. I just can't afford the rest right now and hopefully HRT will help with the rest.

Sarah F

[Sally]

Sarah,

I just want to let you know as well as everyone reading this - do not spend any money on having body hair lasered or electro anywhere but your face until you have been on HRT for well over a year - I am approaching 6 months and the amount of body hair is less than half what it was before I started - why suffer through and pay for removing hairs that are just going away by themselves.

love ya,

Sally

[Guest viv]

Oh,,,,thanks hun. Re the rest of your hair, Sally is right ,Estrogen will

reduce hugely your other hair, Ive seen that with Trans women here.

luv,viv

[Guest i is Sam :-)]

One tip for you. After you've epilated there ofr the first time, wash the whole area with clearsil (or clean and clear etc) then towel it off and go over it with toner. This will greatly reduce the amount of spots that break out afterwards.

you'll still get some because you're ripping all your pores right open and you still secrete oil for a while until it gets used to there not being hair there.

Oh and then you need to exfoliate, very regularly, to keep ingrowing hairs to a minimum, rather than use an exfoliant, i just use a pair of exfoliating gloves while i'm in the shower and srub myself down real good with some shower gel.