After doing a lot of research on which brand Epilator to buy--Braun always seemed to come out as a favorite and best in both user reviews and professional consumer reviews. The next thing was to figure out if electric or battery operated, wet dry would be best. At this point you need to seriously analyze where you need to use the epilator the most on your body. If you need to tweeze out eyebrows or Brazilian--you definitely need the pencil epilator. If you need to do your face--the older model 5 is fantastic because of the smaller head, MUCH lower price, and is more versatile because of handling both large and smaller areas. If you are doing large areas I imagine the newer models made with the larger head would be good. But--think again!
Plucking hurts, waxing hurts, threading hurts--and epilating pulls a lot of hairs at the same time--and hurts exactly the same amount.. For legs and peach hair face removal--I chose the 5 series because of the smaller head on the device (but that turned up to be a con in some reviews-so Braun made the larger head devices with a lot of attachments--which more than doubled the price of the 5 series.)
The 5 is electric--from what I read--the battery operated ones were not as great or reliable. After using the 5 Series--and never using an epilator before--this device was much more gentle and much less abrasive than a razor or threading. I was really surprised. You may be used to shaving in the bathtub--but I really don't think you need to worry about using the device in water--Taking a hot shower or bath--drying your skin thoroughly and electric depilating seems to work out fabulous.
The 5 series is wonderful because it has the swivel head feature and light--which you really want no matter what. It has 2 speeds--and reviews recommend only using the slower speed and going a little slow on your skin so hairs have the chance to be pulled at the root. Epilating at the fast speed-and fast on your skin was said to break hairs off. I guess you could go over the area again to pull them out. Going slow--my face was much less red than threading--my face stings for many hours after threading--but not with the 5. Other cons were that the device cut or snipped the skin--I have never found that to happen--roll the device gently, especially around creased areas--and you will be fine.
As you see on the You Tube reviews as girls open their new box of an epilator--and turn it on---seeing all of those little nippers clipping at you is very scary. A smaller head will be less daunting, easier to withstand the plucking pain, and may take a couple minutes longer--but in my opinion--worth it. The 5 is very light weight and easy to handle--and the electric cord does not get in the way.
Another thought--Shaving is such a big deal--arrange the time you will shower and save extra time for shaving, then deal with nicks. Waxing and threading--put the appointment time on your calendar--wait, hope your favorite technician will be there for you, deal with soreness afterwords. The epilator--need a quick touch up or overall job--finish in minutes--any time of day without preparation or followup beauty care.
Packaging is lovely. I don't know if you would really use all the attachments on expensive models--and not knowing if the device would even work--I went for the stripped down model. It only came with a little cleaning brush, little cosmetic case and a 4 by 5 inch gel pad that you can put in the freezer for a couple hours--but since using the 5 was much less abrasive to me than using a razor--I definitely did not feel the need for an ice pack or any kind of special skin soothing conditioner. (After waxing and threading I wish for something soothing for several hours!)
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Great design, POOR performance!
i bought this epilator because my Braun silk epil soft perfection (body as in Silk Epil 3) stopped working. There seemed to be a problem with its motor.It took me a while to decide with which design to go. I don't care for fancy lights or shaver heads. It seems as though all the new styles had the light and pretty much they all had the new longer body. I think they look beautiful, but in my opinion this unit is a little big.I was mostly disappointed with the fact that the top part with the soft rollers/brushes does not come off. It is permanently attached to the unit itself. As you will see from the two photos I attached of my own old epilator, there is an attachment that has those same rollers, BUT it is an option whether I want to use it or not. In all honesty, those rollers do not help in any way. Epilating will not be less painful or more pleasant if those rollers are present. I personally have never used that attachment on my unit, and I have epilating for more than 20 years.As I said, I was really dissatisfied with this epilator because those tiny brushes/bristles are on the way of the tweezers reaching the short hairs and for this reason you are left with hair on your skin.I think Braun did a bad job designing this epilator.I had to return it and ordered the newer version of my silk epil soft perfection which is silk epil 3 - it has the same body, but it has a light.
