An epilator is a fast, effective form of hair removal that many women choose to use over waxing, shaving, or chemical creams. You need the right epilator for the job though, so we’ve looked at the best epilators for every budget and situation.
Epilators typically look a little like something out of a horror film. Imagine the body of an electric razor but on the end instead of a mesh screen, there are dozens of electronic tweezers that work together to remove unwanted hair from your body. The epilator uses spinning discs or springs to capture hair while its rotating motion pulls the hair away straight from the root, leaving your skin smooth. It’s essentially plucking your hair out, but really fast, like a compromise between the tedium of plucking and the hassle of waxing.
Some people find this sensation overly painful and we don’t blame them. The results are quite impressive though and often far more effective than other methods of hair removal, especially when it comes to things like facial hair removal.
Whatever your requirement, we’ve tracked down the epilator for you. Here are our top picks.
Best Overall: Braun Silk Epil 9 ($150)
The Braun Silk Epil 9 isn’t cheap but it is the best epilator out there. It has a smart sensor that guides your epilation so that the right amount of pressure is applied with each stroke. That way, it hurts less and you remove more hair with each movement. A red light gives you a heads up if you’re pushing too hard, and prompts you to adjust your handling—if you’re new to the epilator game that’s a pretty fantastic feature.
It’s waterproof so you can use it in the bath or shower where the warm water helps relax your skin and epilation is less painful. As well as that, its pivoting head adapts to every contour of your body so it can remove hair as short as a grain of sand making it potentially even better than waxing appointments.
The epilator comes with extras including a facial cap, skin contact cap, shaver head, trimmer cap, and other accessories for pretty much every sensitive area of the body you can think of. It’s a sound investment.
Best Mid-Range Option: Emjoi Ap-18 Emagine ($70)
The Emjoi Ap-18 Emagine is the perfect epilator if you don’t want to spend a ton of money, and you’re not too fussed about multiple extra accessories.
