A couple of months ago, having previously been a shaving kind of girl, I decided to splash out on an epilator. I saw that some were on special offer on the Boots website, but they were constantly out of stock, so I found the Braun Silk-epil Xpressive on Amazon for the same bargain price of £48.99. I had heard horror stories about the pain of epilating, but thought I would try it out as I was getting sick of shaving every day. ***Packaging*** The epilator comes packaged in an attractive pink box with a picture of a smiling woman. If epilating makes me look this good I will be very happy, although I doubt it! On one side of the box there are ...  Read the complete review

Before using the epilator I've used to shave my legs, underarms and bikini area pretty much every day, and I was forever searching for an option where I don't have to remove hair quite as often. As I am of Asian origin, laser treatment is out of the question, I don't like the idea of going to a salon to wax as I hate the thought of someone else staring at my hairy body (even though they all say "we've seen it all before") and lets face it, those home made ready wax strips suck, and I've never been able to use them properly. I discovered epilating a few years ago, and though its not been "a match made in heaven" ...  Read the complete review

Overview To be quite honest, I can't really decide what I think of this epilator. Admittedly, it's the first one I've ever used so I don't really have anything to compare it with, but it seems to have some pretty big advantages and disadvantages. This epilator cost me about 60 - 70 quid (£30 off in boots, yay!) which seems like a lot but I suppose when you take into account what you'd spend otherwise on waxing, razors or depilatory creams per year, it seems much more reasonable. It is basically a lot of fast-spinning tweezers, and you glide it across your skin and it smoothly pulls out all the hairs. Supposedly. It also has a 'Smart light', which shows all the ...  Read the complete review

I bought the Braun Silk-épil Xpressive 7781 Wet & Dry Rechargeable Body & Face Epilator four months ago. The reason I bought this epilator rather than any other on the market was because this can be used in the shower or under water in the bath- rather than just dry like all the rest! It's a pretty unique product. I read that it had won a few awards, including an award from Grazia magazine for beauty product of the year! Although expensive (it cost me around £70 british pounds) I have found this product a real money saver! I do not have to spend money on expensive wax treatments, as I can have the same result just by epilating at home. I ...  Read the complete review

Finally giving in and buying this expensive epilator was an act of desperation for me. After years of trying to slough ridiculously thick hair off my ridiculously sensitive legs I was ready for a hair-removal epiphany. It came when I saw the adverts for the Braun 'wet & dry', and realised that perhaps an epilator with this extra benefit was all I needed in order to keep my legs in relative hair-free condition for long periods of time. I already had a normal dry epilator, but found it too painful to use on large areas. I should also mention that I've tried the creams without success, and of course waxing, but found this to be a long, sticky, tedious affair, all just .  Read the complete review