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Braun 5270 Silk-épil X'elle Body System Epilator | 
| Brand: Braun
Category: Health and Beauty
List Price: $74.99
Buy New: $59.99
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Rating:  1053 reviews
Sales Rank: 49
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Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 3.9 x 7.7
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Warranty: 1
MPN: 5270
Model: Silk-épil X'elle Body System - 5270
UPC: 069055851777
EAN: 0069055853528
ASIN: B000EZYKTS
Release Date: March 13, 2006
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| Features:
| • | Helps you capture even single stray hairs resulting in ultimate smoothness | | • | Smart start head helps make your start in epilation easy | | • | Softlift system, part of the epilation system, lifts and guides the shortest and flat lying hairs to tweezers | | • | 4-way moving massaging rollers stimulate skin with micro pulses before and after hair is removed to minimize pulling sensation | | • | Regrowth is slower and finer, leaving your skin silky smooth for up to 4 weeks |
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Product Description
The #1 selling epilator brand in the world introduces the Silk-épil X'elle Body System, ideal for the person who wants to try epilation. This system removes more hair in one single stroke than other epilators. The exclusive X'pert- épil Technology, with more and uniquely positioned tweezers, provides faster and more efficient results. Regrowth is slower and finer, leaving your skin silky smooth for up to 4 weeks. Packaging may vary
Amazon.com Product Description
These days women are busier than ever! Since shaving is the last thing on your mind, Braun created the Silk-epil X'elle -- a 40-tweezer epilator that provides smooth skin for up to four weeks. Best of all, it is significantly reduces the discomfort that other hair-removal systems are known for.  | The Braun Silk-Epil Xelle Body System Epilator offers: - 40-tweezer epilator for long lasting smooth skin.
- Massage rollers to reduce pain.
- Built-in SmartLight to highlight every hair.
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Active Massage rollers reduces pain and discomfort. View larger. | Proven Fast and Painless Hair Removal Epilation removes hair at root level resulting in smooth skin that lasts for weeks. The X'elle features Active Massage rollers that glide over the skin and gently stimulate it with micro pulsations before and after the hair is removed to reduce any pain or discomfort. The perfect solution to all-over hair removal, it features a 40-tweezer system that takes away even the tiniest hair and a SmartLight that highlights every hair, so you can't miss those flat-lying strays. For days when you don't feel like epilating, it comes with an additional shaver head with OptiTrim attachment to trim hair and maintain irresistibly smooth skin. A Smart Design for Easy Control Braun's Silk-epil X'elle is specially designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. You'll experience easy grip and control for maneuvering the device in sensitive areas. And its efficient Pro Clip feature follows your body curves for fast and thorough epilation wherever its needed -- whether it be the forearms, thighs, bikini area or underarms. Two speeds give you the option of fast or slow epilation. The exclusive X'pert-epil technology has 40 uniquely positioned tweezers, for quick and more efficient results. Regrowth is slow and it leaves hair finer and thinner every time around. With this epilator, you may even save money on disposable razors and waxing. What's in the Box
Epilator, shaving head, brush, and pouch.
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 No good September 3, 2010
SpaceCadet
I only recently tried using an epilator for the first time. I borrowed a friend's emjoi while on vacation and I liked it. I decided to get my own and purchased this instead because it had a lot more reviews than the emjoi epilators with a good average rating. I was disappointed in this. It doesn't do as good of a job removing the hair. It seems to have some trouble removing some hairs and also cuts them instead of pulling from the root. Also, corded is more of a burden than I thought it would be. The epilator is harder to clean. With the emjoi, all I had to do was knock the head on the sink a couple times and it would be completely clean. I didn't want to return someone's epilator with my hairs stuck on it! The Braun on the other hand is a pain to clean even when I use the cleaning brush it's still never clean. The hairs get trapped in the "tweezers" and you'd have to pull hair out of each slot one by one to get it totally clean... Not only that, but this somehow pulled at my skin when I did my armpits and I ended up getting blisters!
I'm returning this one and getting the Emjoi. I should have stuck with what worked for me but I thought this would be better. The only thing that makes this Braun better than Emjoi is that Braun is made in Germany and Emjoi is made in China.
 Wish I had 2! September 2, 2010
D. Fitzwater (San Diego)
I love my epilator (bought in 8/08). This was my first one and I bought this one on a recommendation from another mom. I HATED shaving and that every time I would within 12 hours I would be all prickly again. So someone suggested the Bruan Silk-epil for all its perks.
Pros:
The light is the best thing! It helps me find the hair and even the ones that are ingrown so I can get them out first. Even with the 3 lights on in my LR, I can't get enough light to match what the light gives me.
The multiple heads. There is the roller one for the newbies. It does help with the lessening the pain in the beginning (especially if you pull the skin taut). But after the first few uses (6 or so) I graduated to the other one. I still use it for underarms & bikini. The "scraping" one I use now to help pick up the hair so it can be pulled. I only have to do it once a week (when I get around to it).
Pain. IT DOES GET BETTER!!! It does hurt if you don't use it correctly. But I found with the roller head and the lower setting, it helps. I never waxed my legs but did pull my hair out with tweezers. It does sting a bit (like getting the eyebrows waxed) but gets better over time. The more you use it, the less it hurts. The back of the legs around the knees and upper thigh do hurt the worst. But not as much as it did before. Also I burned my legs when I was younger and still have some residual scarring that gives me a bit more pain.
Shaving? I don't shave anymore. I can't stand what happens after I shave and it makes the hair coarser for the next time I do epilate. I stopped doing it for awhile on the underarms & bikini but I think I am going to get back into it. Just make sure you pull the skin taut!
Cons:
Noise. It is a bit noisy but as I have nothing to compare it to, I am not sure how it compares to others. I just use it at night when everyone is asleep.
Over-heat? I do feel that if I use it too long (been awhile for me using it) that it gets hot. So I found that if I watch TV & turn it off during the commercials, it cools down enough so that it will last through the entire session.
Must dos!
-Put a towel under you. It is the best way to catch the hair
-Switch legs if the pain gets too much
-Do it over several days if need be so that there isn't too much pain all at once
-About 4-5 days after finishing the legs, use a scrubbie on your legs depending on when new hair starts to grow back). It helps to stop the ingrown hairs.
-Distract yourself with something; TV, movie, music. It will make the pain lessen as you mind is focused on the TV than on the pain.
I did buy this in the summer of 2008 (2 years ago) but I have not used it on a regular basis (every 1-2 weeks). So I cannot tell you how long it lasts. I am hoping I can get at least one more year out of it. Even if I used it every 2 weeks for 1 year, it still pays for itself with the cost of razors nowadays.
 Pretty good piece of electronics August 31, 2010
Terra
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Product Usage:
Some reviews say that it didn't hurt much at all. Other reviews say it hurt a fair bit during the first use. My first time use was very painful and it took quite a while for me to finish the first session. My second session was MUCH quicker and far less painful. Most of the time, I felt a mild plucking sensation as opposed to the "OW!" feeling I had during the first use. If you wax semi-often, it shouldn't hurt much at all. This thing is basically controlled waxing. Sensitive areas of the body included ankles, wrists, elbows, and knees. If you're one of those who find epilation painful on the first use, try setting it to the "slow" mode and twisting your wrist left and right as if you were making paint brush strokes. This will get hairs bit by bit while pulling the epilator back after it grabs a few, reducing the first-time pain from "constant" to "semi-constant".
Women with smaller hands may find the unit a little akward to use, especially when getting the hard to reach spots like the back of a leg or arm. Also, I've never felt a pinching feeling when the epilator is pressed too close to the skin. Finally, redness will occur from use so I advise using it a full 24-48 hours BEFORE going somewhere important or when doing something in which you feel looks matter. Two days after use and still smooth skinned! I have seen many people suggest using a mild moisturizer though after epilation to soothe your skin.
The Smartlite:
Ingenious idea! It helps highlight the hairs in the area you've got the light near and can show you hair in places you might not have expected to see it in. Without this, I would never know if I had gotten all the hairs or not.
Product came with:
The epilator came with a "beginner" head that's supposed to sooth the skin and lessen the feeling of pain through vibrations but I haven't noticed a difference between either the beginner head or the precision head. It also came with a shaving head for the men afraid to try it on a particularly long haired area. The shaver also came with an attachment that combs the longer hair is "certain areas" into the trimmer, making for easy shaving/trimming. The trimmed hair doesn't feel prickly or stabby-sharp like hair does a day after shaving.
Storage:
The product came with a durable feeling, draw-string pouch large enough to contain everything. Everything being the shaver head, various attachments, power cord, cleaner brush, and the epilator itself without feeling as if I were cramming the pouch overly full of things. So, storage is fairly easy.
Cons:
Occasionally, I had to turn the machine off to let the motor cool off in fear of it otherwise burning out during my first-time area use session because it was taking so long due to me being a wimp with pain. Second time use, I didn't encounter this problem. Secondly, it is a bit noisy so I avoid using it late at night or before the average household bed time.
Overall, this is a good product and worth the money but I would still suggest people shop around for the best price. $50 USD+ is a LOT of money to pay for anything these days so make sure you get the best damned deal you can!
Painful at first but worth it August 29, 2010
Kaitlin Fleming
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this product after reading through lots of reviews on Amazon of this and similar devices. This is the first epilator I have ever used. I made the decision to switch after years of razor burn and because the hair on my legs grows so quickly that if I shave in the morning, I often would have stubble before bedtime.
Anyway, the first 2 times I used this it hurt A LOT, but as soon as I was finished I was fine and didnt have to do it again for almost a week. I also bought some after epilation cream that is supposed to help with soothing and prevention of ingrown hair. I have yet to decide it that or normal lotion is better. Then the pain got progressively better each time
I used it for a few weeks then went on vacation and decided to shave normally for a week. The next time I used the Epilator it was almost as bad as the first time, so needless to say I will continue with the epilator vacation or not.
I have been using it regularly for a couple of months now and love it. Pain in tolerable and mainly around sensitive areas like ankles, bikini area, and back of knee. My legs are very smooth, I do not have daily stubble, and best of all no painful razor burn. To prevent ingrown hairs, I have started using pumice stone lightly on legs in the shower every week or so. Sometimes I do find that I have missed spots or that hair grows more rapidly in one spot, so sometimes I just touch up with the epilator more often, but usually just use it every 4-7 days.
Overall, I think the product is great, but have not used other epilators to compare it to. I would recommend it to anyone with fast hair growth or problems with traditional shaving.
Amazing - a tip for first time users August 29, 2010
Elyse
I have been depilating for about three years now and used to be a long time shaver. I will never go back to shaving. This epilator is the one I first bought and has lasted up till now...I guess they have to wear out sometime. I may have shortened the lifespan of it by trying to go over some places I just tried to wax...but nevertheless mine conked out in the middle of my session. The point is my hubbs ran out and got me the Remington to replace this one and it was nowhere as good as this Braun. However if I may spare some first time users some amazing pain by recommending that you get professionally waxed before you start using this product and then use it every other day in the beginning...maybe a month or so. It is absolute torture to use this for the first second and third times if you are hairy then you let it grow back because you are afraid to use it again. The third time I let my hair grow back I went to a spa and got waxed then resumed my usage with the epilator..wow what a difference. Now I epilate only every one to two weeks and it is still mildly uncomfortable but not like it was in the beginning. So take heart brave soldiers and don't give up. You will love this way more than shaving because you won't have those embarrassing prickly legs with hair stubs anymore. Epilated legs (as well as waxed) grow out smooth and soft and fine. Enjoy being hair free without the hassle of daily shaving. I am going to order another one of these, loved it way more than the Remington. Why not stick with a good thing.
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