Re: braun silk epil?
From: Joy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 17:07:04 -0500 (CDT)
Jodi - $42 is a good price - and I do not think the shaver head
attachment is especially useful so I would not pay much extra for it.
There are much better electric shavers on the market.
Hope the new unit works well for you!
--
Joy
At Sun, 29 Apr 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>thanks joy. i've been doing some searching online for sources to buy
>just the head but i seem to only be able to find the whole unit. i
>guess that's just as well as they seem to have totally changed the silk
>epil from the one i have! now it has these little rubber strips that are
>supposed to make it less painful to use... i have found the unit for 42
>dollars which is less than i paid for mine, so i think i might just buy
>a new one. i have also found it with the shaving attachment but i don't
>think i really want that part, unless it is a really good shaver head?
>
>At Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Joy wrote:
>>
>>Hi Jodi - I was not the previous poster you were thinking of but I have
>>had pretty good luck with the Braun Silk Epil in certain areas. They do
>>still make it - I got mine in the last year from QVC. I have only been
>>using it for a year or so but find it VERY helpful on areas like stomach
>>- chest/cleavage areas. It works quickly in those areas (at most 30
>>seconds) and takes about 3 weeks for the hair to return (and I seem to
>>grow hair awfully fast). I have not used it on my legs - I think it
>>would just be too time consuming so I just shave my legs. The place
>>where I have the most bothersome hair is my chin/neck and it is not
>>especially useful there for me since its ability to remove the really
>>coarse hair requires more hair length then I am willing to let grow
>>there. It will definetely pull the coarse hairs but not at stubble
>>length (at least not for me).
>>
>>I don't know if the tweezers on the head of the unit eventually wear out
>>or not - but I have never seen components of the unit sold seperately so
>>I suspect you may have to buy a new one if that is the case. While it
>>was not cheap (around $50 I think and it came with electric shaver
>>attachments, cleaner, etc.) - I consider it a worthwhile purchase given
>>the speed of hair removal and the act it stays away for a few weeks.
>>Good luck
>>
>>--
>>Joy
>>
>>At Sun, 29 Apr 2001, jodi wrote:
>>>
>>>i know that once when i was trashing this demonic little hair yanker,
>>>someone said that they have actually had good success with it... who
>>>was it? are you reading this? :)
>>>
>>>even if you're not that person, does anyone else use this little device?
>>>i have decided to give it another whirl this summer... but i am finding
>>>it doesn't work as well as it used to! it took me a half hour to do a
>>>not even total job on ONE lower leg. this is no good... i already
>>>waste too much time on hair removal.
>>>
>>>i used it a little bit a few weeks ago and it seemed to work ok then, so
>>>i doubt it's just a matter of my hair becoming even more stubborn... i
>>>am wondering if the tweezing units need adjusted, or if maybe you have
>>>to buy a new head every now and then?
>>>
>>>i bought this thing like... 6 years ago, but i really only used it for
>>>one year or so. i guess i'm not even sure if they still make it! but
>>>i'd like to know, if anyone else uses this, if you have had the problem
>>>of less effective tweezing over tim?
>>>
>>>- jodi
>>
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