Braun Silk-expert Pro 5 PL5137 IPL Reviews

I was super excited to try this. It comes in a nice white and gold design zip up bag, good for travelling. Inside is the IPL machine which plugs into the wall,a Venus shaver and two attachment heads. The bigger attachment for larger areas like legs and arms and the smaller attachment for bikini line, knees, armpits and the face. There are two ways to use this, one is stamping, you place it on the skin and press the button, let go of the button and move to the next area and so on. Or gliding where you hold the button down while moving the IPL slowly along the skin. I'm not going to lie, I didn't touch it for couple of days when it arrived because I was too scared incase it was painful. It says to use this once a week for a few months. Then every 2-3 months depending. First use Week1- I shaved my legs and arms in the shower. Using the large attachment I started with my legs and used the stamping technique. I didn't like how it felt so I took my time, it feels like a hot rubber band flicking at the skin. Week 2- When using gliding it's a bit more painful it's like a continuous hot rubber band flick but I am starting to get used to it, it's def not as bad as first use. And the results are amazing! My hair usually grows back within 4-days, I noticed pricklys coming through on day 7. So hair growth has really slowed down!! After the first use on my arms I noticed my hairs havnt grown back for 9 days, so I will do my arms after they need a shave again. Thanks so much BR! I'm so grateful! I have always shaved and have never had the money or confidence to get fancy waxes and ipl treatments at the salon. Thank you

I have been using the Braun Silk Expert Pro 5 for a few weeks now and I can honestly say I love it. I have always had a fair bit of hair and since I have dark hair and olive skin its always been something I haven't liked about my appearance. There was a lot of info on the outside of the box so someone would be able to have a good understanding of the product just by reading it on the shelf. Inside it comes with a schick razor and the actual IPL machine is a good size and fits well in my hand. It's also very beautiful with white and Rose Gold touches. I found that it wasn't sore at all to use just a little warm/hot. I made sure I only used it where I was meant to. I actually wore sunglasses while doing it as the pamflet said to not look directly at the laser so I thought that sunglasses couldn't hurt even though I am sure I didn't need them. After the first time using it I found a significant reduction in my hair regrowth which was really excited. There were patches of longer hair so I knew that I had to take my time more the second time. Overall I think that it's an amazing tool if you want to get rid of your hair without all the expensive trips to the skin clinic. It worked well on my hair and skin and I would highly recommend to others.

I have always wanted one of these so was very humbled and grateful to be chosen for this trial.

It comes in a lovely cosmetic case with all the attachments, so is easy to use then pack away tidily.

I have been using it weekly on pretty much everywhere. I started with my face, because it's the most obvious thing people see and is the biggest annoyance to me. It has been so simple to use the machine - just turn it on and get going. It doesn't cause any pain but can get a bit hot, and then causes little flickers like a pin prick.This hasn't caused any issues to date though and my face hasn't suffered any sensitivities. I've started noticing a slowing of the growth and less dark hairs around my chin = fantastic. I'll do more than the recommended four weeks of weekly use though, as there is still a bit to go.

It's a bit trickier on the underarms due to the weird angles but I think this is where I've noticed the biggest slow down in growth. My legs and bikini have slowed down as well but a bit less than other places. That's fine though, as I'll continue weekly use until they do.

It is so quick and easy to use, far easier than I'd expected, and slows down regrowth more than I'd expected.

This is a great product and if I'd known how good it is I would have bought one before now. I highly recommend it. With summer coming fast, it is the best tool in my tool kit!

I will update progress in a few weeks :)

Will do a complete review on this in the next few weeks but wanted to do this while the thoughts are fresh in my head.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS I love the packaging of this it comes in a beautiful high quality case that makes it easy to store and travel with if need be. I can hide it away in the bathroom and it doesn't look unsightly. The first thing I noticed about this was that it doesn't come with any eye protection, the instructions say to "look away" while machine is in operation and flashing but that makes getting it precisely in the place I need it really tricky, and to be honest I think we will all agree eyes are rather important although it is advertised as a safe at home product whos to say in 10 years time they are saying the opposite. So I would love to see a pair of glasses included in the pack, I mean its a pretty pricey item so if I was purchasing this for myself I would expect to see such a thing in here.

USE I am finding the machine so incredibly easy to use, although it is a decent sized machine it isn't clumsy or hard to hold, it is shaped to get in perfectly to corners on the body. The two head options are perfect, I use the larger one on my legs and smaller one on my bikini line. Changing the heads takes two seconds and is so easy. Pain wise, its pretty mild or almost no existent. In the areas where my skin is thinner or closer to bone, like thighs (stretch mark city) and knees I find a slight almost rubber band flicking sensation but I wouldn't class this as painful You can feel the heat from the laser but again its not uncomfortable but you are aware of it. Time wise, I can do both full legs and bikini in under 20 mins so it is such a quick easy thing to do it doesn't take tonnes of time out of your day.

RESULTS After 4 sessions (once a week for 4 weeks) I have noticed that the hair growth has finally slowed down and is especially noticeable on my bikini like where the hair is coarser. My legs have thinned out slightly but still need to shave them once a week, and I feel like he hair has lightened so its not as coarse and dark. I will continue to use this and will update when full review is due in two weeks. But so far pretty darn good - BRING ON SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!

Week 4-6 UPDATE

So, the hair growth on my legs has definitely slowed down and lightened up substantially. I feel like I could probably even get away with only shaving once a fortnight almost.

My bikini line has also slowed down but not as much as my legs, and I am finding I can go a week between shaving which is still a pretty good result. I will continue to treat my hair and see how it goes, although it is becoming quite a tedious process so I cant wait to get to a place where I only have to do it once a month instead of once a week haha!!