Braun Epilator Silk-epil 3 3-270, Hair Removal Device, Epilator for Women, Shaver & Trimmer, Hair Removal

For the price, it's pretty good. Good for beginners!The epilator is quite loud and sounds scary when you first use it. If you've never used one before, it's pretty terrifying. This was also my first epilator and I was intimidated when I first plugged it in. After a couple weeks of using it, it's not scary at all! Just loud!The noise is a bit louder than I expected, which some may not like. There are two speeds which I'd say is around the same. The slider for selecting speed is kinda weird that it slides really easily to the max, so I recommend caution if you need it to stay on the slow speed.The small light on the front is very helpful when getting close to the skin. The machine itself is a decent size and fits in your hand well. The head part with the "tweezers/razor" comes off for easy cleaning. There is a small tiny brush that comes with the box which is very useful as the tweezed hair can fly everywhere when you use it. The cord is also a pretty good length.I'd recommend it for hair that is thicker and maybe 1cm+ longer otherwise the epilator won't be able to pick it up. My hair is actually on the thinner side, especially on my arms, which I feel like it isn't really pulling it out but rather snapping the shaft off. It works fine on my armpit and leg hair though. If your hair tends to be thinner or brittle, it may not work as intended and may not get the hair bulb out.Despite that, I think it's a good product. It works for more average thickness hair. It might work even better for very thick hair. The pain wasn't so bad, and you get used to it very quickly. I don't even blink anymore at the highest speed and now I roll it across my skin more slowly so it can have time to pick up the hair. If you've waxed/tweezed before like I have, the pain of the epilator compared to those (imo) is less.

I have had a Chinese made epilator for many years that I absolutely loved. When I lost it recentlyI was worried I wasn’t going to find another one that worked as well. Well, let me just say I wish I had lost my Chinese epilator years ago. Every blonde woman with a hairy upper lip, or should I say, fine haired mustache knows that there are longer hairs, then there are shorter hairs, and then there are shorter hairs, and then there are longer hairs of those shorter finer hairs. With the last one I owned, It had a plastic safety guard on it, which I liked, so it didn’t actually get too close to hurt me . However, It would never get those “ longer finer” hairs unlessI took the safety plastic piece off the device. I got used to using it that way, and learned how to use it without tearing my skin apart. But there were times when I first got it, however, that I did end up giving myself scabs from the device (definitely a learning curve). Not with this one, though. This one does not get the tiny tiny little hairs that no one can really see unless they are deliberately looking for them very closely with their glasses on. But it does get the longer of the finer hairs. No one cares about those tiny tiny little hairs that no one can see anyway. The only thing that can get those is a razor. So basically what I’m saying is, this device gets more of the hair off and it does it in about 1/8th of the time of some other epilators. It doesn’t have the plastic piece guard that my other one had, yet it still doesn’t skin my face when I try to Get closer to the skin. It didn’t work straight out of the box. I had to put it on the charger in order to get it to start working. But I’m sure once it’s charged it will work fine without the charger. And even if it doesn’t, the way it works being hooked up to the charger deserves a full five stars as it is. It’s only been one use, but I am very very, very, very happy with the results. It’s a bit scary at first Because you feel like it’s gonna get too close and it might be scratching your skin up. But it’s not. It’s simply pulling out the hair and that is what you were feeling. I would highly recommend this epilator to anyone with more hair on their upper lip than desired. I would definitely repurchase if something happened to this one. Braun, please don’t change this epilator unless you’re actually going to make it better, which I don’t know how you can because it works very very well as it is.

A few years ago I quit shaving and started waxing. Waxing works well, but it's painful, incredibly messy, and time consuming. And I spend about $10 a month on wax.Now enter this little guy... Overall I'm a big fan and I recommend it. I'll lay out the bad, then the good, then some hopefully helpful tips.The not so great: 1- I'm not going to lie, this hurts like a MFer. I thought I'd be fine because I'm used to the pain of waxing, but I was not prepared for this! It's like waxing but you have to keep on and keep on going over the same area in all different directions. 2- You will have red, bumpy skin for several hours after you're done, but then it'll be fine. 3- You don't get as smooth skin as you do from shaving or waxing, but it's close. These really are the only downsides.Now for the good:1- It works. It actually works. Yes, you have to go over the skin multiple times and often at multiple angles, but if you do, you'll get relatively smooth legs, or whatever. 2- It's a one-time pretty low cost and then you're done! No more monthly recurring costs. 3- There's no mess! It's glorious. 4- as long as you do it once a week or so, it's pretty quick and easy. I do this once a week, sometimes once ever 1.5 weeks, and I'm done with my (long) legs in 15 minutes. 5- works great on underarms, bikini area, face, and even feet. I'm sure it would on arms too though I haven't tried it.My recommendations:1- wax or get your legs waxed first, wait a week or two, and THEN do this for the first time. Trust me on this one. I waited too long after waxing the first time I used it. It took me over an hour and I wanted to cry.2- wash and exfoliate the skin first. This will reduce ingrown hairs and irritation.3- do this frequently enough that the hair isn't long or thick. This DRASTICALLY reduces the pain and time it takes. I do it every 7-10 days. It takes about 15 minutes and is completely manageable.So that's it. Overall I highly recommend this. I have no plans to ever use anything else!