Beauty

[Moonchilde]

As far as the pain aspect, tweezing (which this essentially is) is not painless. If you've ever had a professional brow tweezing or any threading - it feels like it feels. It is the price of having the hair removed, unless one has the time and money to have their entire face lasered. The difference with waxing is the pain is quick - but it's still uncomfortable. I would not necessarily recommend the Emjoi for someone who has never tweezed or waxed, not least because if they haven't, up to now in their life, *needed* to do this, they probably don't have enough unwanted hair to need it, or to experience any pain to get rid of it. Razors or depilatories are fine for many women. If they do for you, you don't need the discomfort of this method. I might suggest having a wax, a tweezing or a threading in a salon and understand that the Emjoi isn't going to hurt much less, if any less. And if you don't need it, you have little to no real idea about the individuals who do need it for a variety of reasons. So it begs the question - if you don't like the device and are posting only to snark at/knock the women who do and are offering nothing else to the conversation, why are you commenting - other than just to be obnoxious?

[MarenSeattle]

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said:

On 5/31/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said:

On 5/31/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said: Thanks Maren for initiating this thread, and current users-appreciate your experience info. Excellent pros/cons discussion! Answered all my q's

Did you get it, Chi-town girl?

Maren, yes I did purchase it! I like the fact that there are recent users since December with mostly positive reviews. The biggest challenge seems to be managing the discomfort for the initial use. I think 30 days is sufficient to test effectiveness. I hope it works for us new purchasers!

I just soldiered through 8 weeks of Tria Age Defying Laser, so bring it on! At the beginning I thought "am I going to be able to do this?" but as Lisa says, you really DO get used to it. I did with the laser and Lisa and others swear it does with the epilator, too. I know we'll ace it. And yes, it's encouraging that so many like this so much -- hopefully we'll agree. :-)

It's great to have effective in home treatments. I haven't tried the laser yet. Do you like the results so far? My other equipment is the nuface and ssc egg. I like the results, but it is gradual and a continuous process. Must be consistent with treatments. I have to chuckle when I think about the amount of maintenance time we must commit to for best beauty, hair, dental etc results. But, I'm in it to win. Look forward to comparing notes!

Yesterday I heard Lisa say that as she gets older, her vanity treatments have become more expensive and time consuming. Amen to that!

I just ended my Tria treatment two days ago, so don't anticipate seeing any real changes becoming apparent for a while yet. As I was stowing the unit in its box for my rest period, I noticed on the side of the box it said "stop using if skin becomes darker" and that it takes a while for it to revert back to normal, and could be permanent! Well, my skin became darker so I'll wait for that to go away, but I should be able to tell if it's worked on my wrinkles. Don't expect it to have done a lot for my deep expression lines, and already I swear I don't have any "fine lines" any more. So at this point, I give it a thumbs up, but not sure if I should continue if I'm one of those prone to the hyper-pigmentation. As with anything, we just need to see if it works for us.

ETA: I ended up returning my NuFace because I hated the gel (not the gel itself but just the extra steps required) and it was taking me about 40 minutes to do my entire face and neck. It got to the point where I dreaded using it, and eventually just said forget it. That being said, I really DO think I saw improvement and lift. Now that the "classic" is on sale for $99 on their site, I'm actually toying with the idea of getting a couple and doing both sides simultaneously, cutting the time in half. We'll see. How do you like your results?? And my hat's off to you for your commitment!

[MarenSeattle]

On 6/1/2014 moonchilde said: As far as the pain aspect, tweezing (which this essentially is) is not painless. If you've ever had a professional brow tweezing or any threading - it feels like it feels. It is the price of having the hair removed, unless one has the time and money to have their entire face lasered. The difference with waxing is the pain is quick - but it's still uncomfortable. I would not necessarily recommend the Emjoi for someone who has never tweezed or waxed, not least because if they haven't, up to now in their life, *needed* to do this, they probably don't have enough unwanted hair to need it, or to experience any pain to get rid of it. Razors or depilatories are fine for many women. If they do for you, you don't need the discomfort of this method. I might suggest having a wax, a tweezing or a threading in a salon and understand that the Emjoi isn't going to hurt much less, if any less. And if you don't need it, you have little to no real idea about the individuals who do need it for a variety of reasons. So it begs the question - if you don't like the device and are posting only to snark at/knock the women who do and are offering nothing else to the conversation, why are you commenting - other than just to be obnoxious?

I don't know how anyone could expect ripping our hair out by the root would be painless. Years ago when I was using the EpiLady, the woman at the store told me that they'd gotten so many returns because it hurt. Well, of course! I know in time we do become more tolerant of it (maybe because the hair is coming out easier?) but I'm always willing to put up with the discomfort (or pain!) if it delivers results.

And I agree, I just don't understand people who essentially pop in to dismiss something others are interested in. Not helpful.

[Oostende]

All the colors are available today. I think it's about $6 more, but if anyone is interested, you can pick any color you might want today.

[Andreatoo]

On 6/1/2014 moonchilde said: As far as the pain aspect, tweezing (which this essentially is) is not painless. If you've ever had a professional brow tweezing or any threading - it feels like it feels. It is the price of having the hair removed, unless one has the time and money to have their entire face lasered. The difference with waxing is the pain is quick - but it's still uncomfortable. I would not necessarily recommend the Emjoi for someone who has never tweezed or waxed, not least because if they haven't, up to now in their life, *needed* to do this, they probably don't have enough unwanted hair to need it, or to experience any pain to get rid of it. Razors or depilatories are fine for many women. If they do for you, you don't need the discomfort of this method. I might suggest having a wax, a tweezing or a threading in a salon and understand that the Emjoi isn't going to hurt much less, if any less. And if you don't need it, you have little to no real idea about the individuals who do need it for a variety of reasons. So it begs the question - if you don't like the device and are posting only to snark at/knock the women who do and are offering nothing else to the conversation, why are you commenting - other than just to be obnoxious?

I believe the answer to your last question is now we know where all the bullies went to from Jr High School! there is an entire thread dedicated to bashing lisa robertson that has actually turned into a thread dedicated to bashing those that dare say something positive about her. it's really quite bizarre

[Perkup]

First time it will hurt- feels like you are jerking every hair on your legs out by the roots - YOU ARE! But the second time it's not so bad, and by the third or fourth time you use the epilator you won't feel anything except the unit moving over your skin - no pain.

I have the little one inch wide one I got years ago. I started with that one. Then later bought another larger one, battery operated. So easy and totally painless now. I also have one made by Panasonic, which operates with three round shaped "pluckers". It also works well and I like the battery operation better than the corded ones. So I didn't buy this one although I would have if it used batteries.

The only problem I've had is with underarm hair. No matter what brand or style I use, it will cause me both pain while using it, and badly irritated skin afterwards, which takes two or three days to "heal". It's a little like a mild burn. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong, but I do advise caution in the underarm areas.

[Chi-town girl]

On 6/1/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said:

On 5/31/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said:

On 5/31/2014 MarenSeattle said:

On 5/31/2014 Chi-town girl said: Thanks Maren for initiating this thread, and current users-appreciate your experience info. Excellent pros/cons discussion! Answered all my q's

Did you get it, Chi-town girl?

Maren, yes I did purchase it! I like the fact that there are recent users since December with mostly positive reviews. The biggest challenge seems to be managing the discomfort for the initial use. I think 30 days is sufficient to test effectiveness. I hope it works for us new purchasers!

I just soldiered through 8 weeks of Tria Age Defying Laser, so bring it on! At the beginning I thought "am I going to be able to do this?" but as Lisa says, you really DO get used to it. I did with the laser and Lisa and others swear it does with the epilator, too. I know we'll ace it. And yes, it's encouraging that so many like this so much -- hopefully we'll agree. :-)

It's great to have effective in home treatments. I haven't tried the laser yet. Do you like the results so far? My other equipment is the nuface and ssc egg. I like the results, but it is gradual and a continuous process. Must be consistent with treatments. I have to chuckle when I think about the amount of maintenance time we must commit to for best beauty, hair, dental etc results. But, I'm in it to win. Look forward to comparing notes!

Yesterday I heard Lisa say that as she gets older, her vanity treatments have become more expensive and time consuming. Amen to that!

I just ended my Tria treatment two days ago, so don't anticipate seeing any real changes becoming apparent for a while yet. As I was stowing the unit in its box for my rest period, I noticed on the side of the box it said "stop using if skin becomes darker" and that it takes a while for it to revert back to normal, and could be permanent! Well, my skin became darker so I'll wait for that to go away, but I should be able to tell if it's worked on my wrinkles. Don't expect it to have done a lot for my deep expression lines, and already I swear I don't have any "fine lines" any more. So at this point, I give it a thumbs up, but not sure if I should continue if I'm one of those prone to the hyper-pigmentation. As with anything, we just need to see if it works for us.

ETA: I ended up returning my NuFace because I hated the gel (not the gel itself but just the extra steps required) and it was taking me about 40 minutes to do my entire face and neck. It got to the point where I dreaded using it, and eventually just said forget it. That being said, I really DO think I saw improvement and lift. Now that the "classic" is on sale for $99 on their site, I'm actually toying with the idea of getting a couple and doing both sides simultaneously, cutting the time in half. We'll see. How do you like your results?? And my hat's off to you for your commitment!

Maren-I wish I was consistent. Travel, long days, emergencies, busy weeks do interrupt my routine. I suspect most of us have this challenge. That's why my nuface and egg are out on the bathroom counter and not the cabinet, so it triggers me to use it. I'm even setting up reminders in my iphone digital calendar to ring an alarm on certain evenings for my treatments. It seems to be helping!

[Moonchilde]

On 6/1/2014 Andreatoo said:

On 6/1/2014 moonchilde said: As far as the pain aspect, tweezing (which this essentially is) is not painless. If you've ever had a professional brow tweezing or any threading - it feels like it feels. It is the price of having the hair removed, unless one has the time and money to have their entire face lasered. The difference with waxing is the pain is quick - but it's still uncomfortable. I would not necessarily recommend the Emjoi for someone who has never tweezed or waxed, not least because if they haven't, up to now in their life, *needed* to do this, they probably don't have enough unwanted hair to need it, or to experience any pain to get rid of it. Razors or depilatories are fine for many women. If they do for you, you don't need the discomfort of this method. I might suggest having a wax, a tweezing or a threading in a salon and understand that the Emjoi isn't going to hurt much less, if any less. And if you don't need it, you have little to no real idea about the individuals who do need it for a variety of reasons. So it begs the question - if you don't like the device and are posting only to snark at/knock the women who do and are offering nothing else to the conversation, why are you commenting - other than just to be obnoxious?

I believe the answer to your last question is now we know where all the bullies went to from Jr High School! there is an entire thread dedicated to bashing lisa robertson that has actually turned into a thread dedicated to bashing those that dare say something positive about her. it's really quite bizarre

You do realize that my post, which you specifically quoted, has ZERO to do with your post about Lisa? Too bizarre.

[Andreatoo]

On 6/1/2014 moonchilde said:

On 6/1/2014 Andreatoo said:

On 6/1/2014 moonchilde said: As far as the pain aspect, tweezing (which this essentially is) is not painless. If you've ever had a professional brow tweezing or any threading - it feels like it feels. It is the price of having the hair removed, unless one has the time and money to have their entire face lasered. The difference with waxing is the pain is quick - but it's still uncomfortable. I would not necessarily recommend the Emjoi for someone who has never tweezed or waxed, not least because if they haven't, up to now in their life, *needed* to do this, they probably don't have enough unwanted hair to need it, or to experience any pain to get rid of it. Razors or depilatories are fine for many women. If they do for you, you don't need the discomfort of this method. I might suggest having a wax, a tweezing or a threading in a salon and understand that the Emjoi isn't going to hurt much less, if any less. And if you don't need it, you have little to no real idea about the individuals who do need it for a variety of reasons. So it begs the question - if you don't like the device and are posting only to snark at/knock the women who do and are offering nothing else to the conversation, why are you commenting - other than just to be obnoxious?

I believe the answer to your last question is now we know where all the bullies went to from Jr High School! there is an entire thread dedicated to bashing lisa robertson that has actually turned into a thread dedicated to bashing those that dare say something positive about her. it's really quite bizarre

You do realize that my post, which you specifically quoted, has ZERO to do with your post about Lisa? Too bizarre.

yes I do. I was simply pointing out a trend on the boards. This is why I specifically said 'in reference to your last question'. I would have highlighted it but I'm on my phone and frankly I don't know how:-) I'm sorry if it was too abstract but I thought it fit.