Every shaver wants to get rid of their body hair. I mean shaving every day … No one has time for that, right? Well, that’s why I started epilating. The prospect that my body hair would stay away for weeks is of course great. I epilate with the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart Wet & Dry. But does my body hair really stay away for so long?

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Unboxing the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart

The Silk Epil Sensosmart is a complete 4-in-1 epilator, scrub, and skincare system. It contains the SensoSmart pressure sensor technology to guide hair removal and to remove more hair. In addition, you can use this epilator in the shower, but also dry.

The set consists of the following accessories:

• Braun Silk Epil 9/990 SensoSmart Epilator
• Massage cap
• Soft and hard exfoliate brush
• 3 hygiene caps
• Facial cap
• Skin contact cap
• Shaver head
• Trimmer cap
• Pouch
• Holder

In addition, Braun promises that this Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart epilates hairs four times shorter than wax, thanks to the 40% wide epilator head. The epilator is also cordless, making it easy to use in the bath or shower. To epilate 50 minutes, you must charge the epilator for 2 hours. The epilator also has a flexible head, making it adaptable to the curves for efficient epilation, even in difficult places such as the knees and armpits. Finally, the Smartlight is very handy. This is a light that shows the finest hairs so that you can epilate everything.

Pain when epilating with the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart?

When people think about epilation, they immediately think about the pain. However, this was not too bad for me. The first epilation session was super easy. To get an optimal result and to be ready quickly, I used the skin contact cap. This is a cap that ensures that you can get close to the skin so that the hairs are easily pulled out. First I used the cap with the massage rollers, but that was really disappointing. I got the feeling that this cap actually did nothing at all and it took a long time to epilate my legs.

The skin contact cap is therefore ideal and doesn’t hurt at all. I’ve always had a high pain tolerance, so it probably depends a lot on your pain tolerance.

After my legs, I continued on my arms because I really like having smooth arms. It wasn’t really necessary, but removing those little hairs is very pleasant. Just like my legs, this didn’t hurt at all. It felt more like tickling than hurting.

Then I switched to my armpits because I was planning to epilate my entire body. I had heard some horror stories about epilating armpits from some of my friends, so I was somewhat afraid of this. First I used the cap with massage rollers for my armpits, but I soon realized that this could also be done faster. That is why I exchanged the cap for the skin contact cap and that went much faster. My armpits also didn’t hurt at all and I honestly started to wonder if I feel any pain at all.

Well, then I came to my bikini line .. And, oh, that was hell. It hurt so much that I didn’t even get rid of all the hairs and I seriously took several days to get a smooth bikini line. However, this hell was worth it. Firstly, the hairs come back a lot less quickly and secondly, the hairs really come back a lot thinner. It now looks more like the hairs that also grow on my legs and that is, of course, a lot better. It is also a lot easier and less painful to epilate the second time. So if you continue to epilate, then it will eventually become less painful.

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Differents caps of the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart

Massage cap

You can use this massage cap to stimulate your blood circulation and to improve skin texture. I haven’t used this cap very often. The first time I used it, I didn’t really like it very much and I didn’t see a direct difference in my skin. It also costs a lot of time to first use massage cap, then the exfoliation brush and finally the epilator itself.

Soft exfoliate brush

I find this brush a little too soft to scrub. I always use the hard exfoliation brush, because it does a lot more for my skin.

Hard exfoliate brush

This brush is really great. If you touch it without making it wet, then you don’t immediately get the idea that it actually works for your skin, but if you use it in the shower, it will do its job very well. So far I haven’t received ingrown hairs and I think that is partly due to this exfoliation brush.

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Hygiene cap

Well, these are just caps. I don’t quite understand what the holes in the caps do, but they are handy to use to protect the round caps.

Cap for your face

This cap is also very handy and I usually use this one to remove the hairs between my eyebrows. I don’t use this cap for the other parts of my body.

Skin contact cap

I use this cap most often. It ensures that my body is epilated quickly, without leaving hair behind.

Cap with massage rollers

This cap with massage rollers is especially useful if you want to epilate your bikini line. The massage rollers ensure that it becomes a little less painful. The only drawback to this cap is that it is quite difficult to get to some places and that it takes a little longer before everything is epilated. That is why I mainly use the skin contact cap.

Shaver head

I will not use this shaving head, because I am afraid that I will cut myself very quickly.

Trimmer

I also don’t use this cap, because I just don’t trim my hairs.

Pouch

A handy case for storing everything! The case can be divided into two different compartments. In the first compartment, I put the stuff that I often use and in the second I have the caps that I never actually use.

Standard

You can use this standard to charge your epilator quick and easy. I think it’s a very nice thing, because I can put the epilator on my desk, without worrying that the epilator will fall off the desk.

The technique to epilate with the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart

When you first start epilating, it is important that you keep this up every week. This is because the hairs grow in cycles, which means that after a week, hairs will be visible again. If you maintain the epilation every week, then the hairs will come back less quickly and of course, we all want that!

In addition, you can use this epilator in the shower or in the bath and that is really recommended. The water ensures that it hurts less and the epilator goes a lot smoother over your skin. So if you are just starting out with epilation, it is definitely recommended to use the epilator in the shower.

Price of the Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart

Currently, the price of this Braun Silk-épil 9 SensoSmart is $135 on Amazon. Besides that, you get cashback if you live in specific countries. You can claim this cashback on the website of Braun. Of course, that’s an amazing discount, because then you can buy this epilator for only $105! And that’s definitely worth it because you can use this epilator for years.

What do you think of the Braun Silk-épil SensoSmart 9-990? And would you also buy an epilator?