EpiSpring review

Hi lovies,

While I was in Japan I gave in and bought an EpiSpring for 1,200Yen (about $16AU at the time).

Image courtesy of EpiSpring

I have to say I'm glad I did because it wasn't until I started this blog that I realised that I was beginning to get some slightly darkish hairs on my face :(( And to be honest, wax and my face do not agree. Whenever I get my eyebrows done I end up crying like a baby! I'm fine getting a brazillian and I do my own waxing at home all the time, but my eyebrows = SO MUCH PAIN for some stupid reason. On top of that I end up being red for about 5 hours after getting my eyebrows done - a big red line over my forehead. Not a good look!

Anyway.. the EpiSpring is a funny little thing designed to remove short hairs. You grab both ends of the spring, bend it in the middle and roll it over the hairs you want to remove. the gaps between the springs grab the hairs and yank them out. It's like plucking the hairs out very quickly so you can work on larger areas than you would bother with with tweezers.

When I first used it my skin went quite red after it, but after 2 or 3 uses the skin seems to get over it. I now use it about once or twice a month to keep things in check.

Pros:

• It's instant - you don't have to heat it up or wait for it to be ready
• You can use it whenever/wherever you want as it's tiny and it doesn't require any power
• It's kinda cheap? Getting your face waxed usually costs anywhere from $11-25AU per go so being able to use this over and over again is good value
• You can work on areas like the upper lip and sides of the face
• Doesn't hurt very much - the first time the hairs come out each time it smarts but after that it's fine
• Gets hair at the root to reduce regrowth

Cons:

• It isn't as precise as tweezers
• Doesn't cover large areas like waxing does
• You have to use both hands to do it (no typing and using it at the same time!)

Overall:
I give this 4.5 out of 5. It does what it's meant to do very well.

Would I re-purchase?
If I ever lost it I would, but I don't think it will ever break so I don't think I'll have to!