BaByliss Duo 710

Horrible stops all the time and takes ages to pull hair out And once charged it only lasts if one leg and always stops – Hi Not very happy with this item. Have had it for 2 years and it pinches stops all the time and I spend a lot of time cleaning it out I hate having hairy legs. Show details

Injured my self, I do not recommend this product at all – Impossible to use, since the epilator just pinches my skin while leaving me with horrible bruises. I just need to find a place to get my money back. Bought 3 month ago. Show details

Doesn’t work, at all – It doesn’t pick up any hair and is therefore completely useless. I am very very disappointed especially since I can’t return it (because I have tried to use it). The duo heads, that rotate in opposite directions, only make it more difficult to use. Show details

persisted and still not satisfied – I have had this device for over a year, at first I thought it was normal that it missed a quiet a few hairs but then once I saw friends with other brands I realized mine wasn’t doing the job. I brought it solely to use on my legs and can’t even get through one leg without it turning off constantly throughout and not holding battery even after… Read more

being in charge all night. Overall really disappointing at the fact it doesn’t hold charge and doesn’t remove hairs at a good standard.

Unhappy – Unfortunately I did purchase the top of the range babyliss with the numerous different heads I then returned to place of purchase as it grabs hair and skin and gave me some nasty bruises. On questions asked think it is a common problem

Nowhere near the quality of emjoi – After my emjoi died and seeing a new model was not due out until next year I decided to try the babyliss. It had a high number of tweezers and most reviews seemed ok but it takes forever to get hair out, pinches skin frequently and is difficult to use underarms. Highly unimpressed and I will never use anything but emjoi again.

Disappointing results from BaByliss Duo 770 Dual head – I received one of these for my birthday as a replacement for my aging Emjoi Body Bare Ultimate. The Duo 770 looks very similar to the 710 but has a different colour body. It came with a load of different attachment heads the same as the 710. I was so pleased with my Emjoi dual head I thought the Babyliss would be as good but unfortunately this… Read more

was not the case. The dual head tweezers failed to grab hairs on the first, second and third pass, even with slight adjustment of the angle and direction of subsequent passes. The light on this unit is a great feature but increased my frustration as it showed the hairs repeatedly popping out the other side of the tweezer head unplucked. The other issue I found is that the dual head pinched my skin in areas that were not an issue with the Emjoi.

I have not had a chance to try all of the other attachments yet, but I was left feeling a bit disappointed.

Highly Effective Epilator – This is my 5th epilator, I have had two Philips Satinelle's in the early years that kept going well until they died, then I had a Braun silk epil, which is still going but starting to fade so I decided it was time for a new one. I had a look at what is out there, amazed at the price of some of the options, wow!! Several hundred dollars for an… Read more

epilator? No thank you!

I ended up with a Remington, thinking it would be a trusted brand and with more tweezers than any of my first three I expected big things. What a let down, one side of the tweezer heads is plastic which I feel is the reason that it doesn't grab hairs anywhere near as well as I expect. After using it on a handful of occasions I decided that I want one that is at least as good as my first three, if not better. So, to research then!!

Noticing that very few have the full metal tweezers that was to be my number one selection criterion. However, I am still not prepared to spend several hundred dollars on such a device as I don't think they warrant such costs.

One that caught my eye was an Emjoi that has two opposable tweezer heads. It seemed like a very good idea as I was also in search of an eplilator that isn't grabby on my underarms. I am now in my 50's and skin doesn't stay elastic as we age, it is difficult to pull the underarm skin tight as you cannot make use of the hand not holding the epilator. I have ended up with an abrasion on occasion using the Braun mentioned above as it can grab the skin that is not pulled tight enough. I thought the opposable heads would pull the skin tighter.

When I searched for the Emjoi epilator I always ended up with the BaByliss epilator on my screen, it has the same opposable twin tweezer heads (60!) but different features. While I have no interest whatsoever of epilating in the shower many of the models are wet and dry cordless models, as is the case here. I am a fan of corded models because eventually the cordless batteries will fail, rendering the epilator useless despite the condition of everything else. However, there was no option for corded with this epilator and I really wanted the opposable heads.

Unfortunately it is even more grabby than the Braun under my arms, but doesn't break the skin like that one tends to. There is a cap that you can put on for delicate areas which I assume is designed to alleviate potential problems like mine. I have never bothered with them on any of my other epilators but thought I had better give it a go now. I did manage to get some hair plucked, but it was taking ages and I was very frustrated by the greatly reduced efficiency by adding the cap. I will not be using the BaByliss for my underarms, it is too much hassle. I'll flog the old Braun until death!

However, for my legs? WOW!!! This is one brilliant epilator, it is so efficient and effective at getting the hairs with far less passes that I am used to, I love it. Somehow the pain over the very sensitive areas such as above the knee was considerably less too, what a bonus. My legs were hair free in less time than it usually takes and the skin was lovely and soft afterwards too.

It seems as if the full-metal tweezer heads, plus having two rotating heads makes for a powerful, effective hair removing session. It is quite loud but I don't know why that would be a problem for anyone and the whole unit feels robust and good quality.

I found this on sale at a very pleasing $79.95, which came with additional attachments such as a shaver head and trimming guides to clip on.

I like this epilator very much and I am happy to recommend it. However, be wary on the underarm area... honestly though, I feel the problem is actually being older, with skin that is not as firm anymore. Epilate with care as you age ;)