Braun Silk-épil Xelle 5270 Epilator

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

A smooth future, 3^rd June 2008

Review By Helen

After finishing all my work and exams in my first year at uni, i decided to treat myself to a bit of retail therapy and wanted to get something other than a new outfit for a change...

after getting bored of shaving, i bought this product in boots yesterday having pondering the idea of an epilator for a few weeks, willing to leave my stubbly days behind.

when i got back to our flat, my purchase was met with interest and slight horror. surrounded by friends, we turned the epilator on, which was quite a shock in itself - it is quite lawnmower-esque!! having never even been for a wax, i was expecting pain and braced myself, but was then pleasantly surprised at my lack of screaming! no, it wasn't painless, but it was bearable and more like a short, sharp feeling. i proceeded to epilate the rest of my legs, and was left with little red spots everywhere. i'd been told to moisturise afterwards, which i did whilst admiring my handiwork.

when i woke up this morning, the spots had disappeared and i am left with smooth, hair-free legs with no stubble appearing overnight, and if it does what it says on the tin, it should hopefully stay like this for a month!

very very pleased with this, and i recommend it to all. if me, a waxing-virgin can do it without screaming, then so can you!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

Complete waste of money!, 20^th December 2008

Review By Amandajwhoopi "aj_girl" (North East, England)

Very disappointed with this epilator, bought it in order to have a better result than shaving, but it ended up pulling and snapping most of my hairs rather than removing them, meaning it was painful without the desired effect of having smooth legs! left me with itchy stubble and the added shaver head wouldn't cut hairs!! returned this for a refund, absolutely rubbish.

my mum used the same model herself and agreed it was useless. don't buy!!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

I expected better, 4^th June 2009

Review By Sailor_magz

The product is OK and it kind of does the job.

It pulls out some of the hairs from the root but others it tends to snap them off always resulting 'not quite smooth' legs. it was a little disappointing but despite this; using the epilator for my underarms I found it worked really well so I'm going to keep using it.

The pain has eased since using it the first time but it certainly hasn't gone!! There are some areas more painful than others and I don't think the pain will ever completely go away. I do have a low pain threshold though (gutted).

I probably will go for a more expensive epilator next time.

Oh it is also loud as hell!! And also reeeeally frightening when you first turn it on .... it just seems like it goes too fast and that it's going to rip you to shreds ..... but of course, it doesn't.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Wonderful, 8^th August 2009

Review By C. Carter (London, England)

I can't believe I've lived without this epilator for so long! Throughout the winter I wax my legs and always get in a predicament about what to do with them in summer, when my legs are on show too much to wait to have the hairs grow for a wax. I've always found that shaving them only lasts a day or two and it's such a hassle. This is the first epilator I've ever used, and expect it'll be the last.

It wasn't anywhere near as painful as I thought it'd be, infact it doesn't even compare to the pain of waxing. It has the convenience of shaving, but the effects of waxing. I just do it five minutes every morning and my legs are constantly smooth.

The only thing worth noting is that when put on the higher speed, it does tend to cut some hairs off rather than pull them out, but I've not had this problem on the slower speed. The lower speed, actually, is certainly good enough. All the hairs are pulled out, usually, in a single stroke, if not another stroke gets the strays. The light is very handy for this!

The only drawback is that it needs to be plugged in as it doesn't run on batteries, but it's worth the minor inconvenience, especially as it's a fairly long wire.