In the Lab, experts measured the weight, cord length and the battery life after one charge (where applicable) for each product. Its bi-directional tweezers make it far easier to catch the stubborn hairs, no matter whether you are right or left handed, and the additional heads help you to prepare and maintain your skin in between treatments. Corded versus battery-powered: Battery-operated epilators tend to lose their power with use and time, while corded epilators pack more power. The operation is smooth and snag-free and never pinches, and the light is super useful for uncovering hidden or fine hairs.

Editor’s choice: After thorough testing, we decided that the Braun Silk-Épil 9 is the best epilator overall. These include the design and technology of the devices, the techniques employed during the process, the quality of the products used, and individual factors such as hair and skin type. Come with pink pouch easy to carry on, great for travel, convenient to epilate anywhere and anytime. All my life I have struggled with stubbly armpits that were irritating, unattractive, and I struggled to keep them from smelling.Electrolysis is a permanent hair removal option, unlike epilating, which is only a short-term method. This is because it strained under the resistance of moving it along our skin with all heads, not just the epilator, meaning its overall performance was poor.

However, what does slightly let it down is that there is no smart light to help illuminate the hairs.

One thing to look out for: a few reviewers commented that the epilator head can get warm and overheat fairly quickly. Remember to pull the skin taut, and if hair is not long enough, make sure to press gently against the skin when the attachment is on for effective removal in one pass," she adds.