Hello! I thought you are supposed to avoid sun at all costs during this procedure, so…proceed with the device during the night? I’m glad my review helped. The only permanent hair removal method is electrolysis, which is very time consuming and very painful. Have you tried it? It’s chore enough without making it a longer job. My wife and I had had professional hair removal with almost the same results you’ve experienced, in comparison it was faster to see results, but in the end it looks like to be very similar. The downside is the bravery it requires to point some sort of gun shaped device at your own lady parts and know it’s going to feel like being shot with 1,000 elastic bands. What is the Best Shampoo for Cradle Cap in 2021. On my legs, a couple of zings that people have likened to having an elastic band snapping on you. There is a separate attachment for face, underarm and bikini so you are definitely ok on those areas. Thank you. under 5 minutes to do my bikini area (longer if you spend time chanting ‘I can’t do it – be brave – I can’t do it’). Does The Philips Lumea IPL hair removal system work without pain Does it burn your skin The Philips Lumea IPL hair removal system is up to £400 the lowest price you can get is around £200. One more question if I may-can you choose the intensity or does the sensor do that for you? It’s so helpful. I had tremendous amount of ingrown hair of my calves and it always discouraged me from wearing skirts and shorts. Does It Really Work? What’s the point in throwing down £300-£500/$500-$600 if it’s not going to make you hair free? The results it gives compared to the abilities and price, it’s really … And see how your skin responds. Hello, the review was amazing and good job on that ! Then I came across IPL at the age of 20, after researching for so many ”blood-free” hair removal solutions I bought my SC1997 model last Christmas with a big cash back offer from Phillps here in Australia and ended up paying only 250AUD. This is super convenient! Thanks Len – good to hear my review was useful and also that you’re experiencing similar things. Thank you so much for your great review. I had 3-4 months, when I didn’t use it at all after using it for 3 months religiously, now I completed my 3rd treatment starting up again since then and I can say that I’m almost back to the initial ‘hairless’ result I had after the initial 3 months. For bleached hair, I think you’ll need to let it grow back in its natural colour as IPL doesn’t work on blonde hair – it needs a colour contrast between the hair and the skin colour. I would liken the pain to being snapped by an elastic band, but the kind of band that is as wide as a car and that has been snapped from around a mile away. I’ve used my Philips Lumea machine on my legs, underarms and bikini area. I was between this device and the tria4X. And also compare IPL to your current hair removal system. My ingrown hairs are totally gone, and most of my hair as well. Hope that helps. 3. You should just be shaving. Hi Katie, good question. Recently, three bh members - along with bh’s Anna - road-tested the Philips Lumea Prestige IPL - … Take your time for this, because there are some thin wires right beneath the cover, between number 3 and 4, on this side of the Lumea. Having fair skin and dark hair, the one recommended for me was the 5th level of intensity, which is the highest. Which is one of the reasons we want to do IPL in the first place. The upside is that it’s quick. I’ve been thinking about buying this myself, I’ve been getting my laser done for almost 2 year’s. Philips Lumea Prestige IPL - SC2007 is an at-home hair-removal solution that’s long-lasting, pain-free and effective - and it can be used on your body and face. I know, it makes no sense! After all this money and time i noticed that yes i have had a great reduction but i still have hair in those areas. I honestly couldn’t be happier. The Philips Lumea actually won’t work on light skin tones as it has an inbuilt mechanism to prevent it from allowing the pulsed light to beam out when it touches darker skin tones. I also used the philips lumea on my arms and lower back. Thank you. YES LOOK AT MA ARMPITS. Scary. Remove facial, body, underarm and bikini hair with Philips Lumea, the home IPL hair removal alternative - Up to 92% hair reduction in only 3 treatments with Lumea Prestige**. I’d honestly get a machine and keep at it. being waxed with strips of denim in India. I used to epilate and wasn’t able to handle the pain. When I first started out, the advice was to shave, which I hate on my bikini area because it causes horrific ingrown hairs. You may know this, but you shouldn’t be waxing when you are doing laser hair removal. Let’s be honest, we’ve all go a million other things to do besides hair removal. Black Friday is by far the best time to buy your Philips Lumea. If that is the case, do you shave every 2-3 days prior to each session? giving myself bruised welts because I thought I could use the microwave wax like all the other ladies did in Spain. Hi Benish, the initial treatment is zapping the hairs every 2 weeks for a total of 4 ‘zaps’. Then zap away. I was very lucky to be sent the Philips Lumea Prestige IPL to trial and review on my blog, which I’d not normally have accepted as I already owned one but it’s definitely a better model than the Panasonic IPL and it can be used on the face, so I’ve given my Panasonic IPL to my friend as the Philips Lumea Prestige IPL is definitely my favourite. Or worse, something communicable (I still worry about that wax in Bolivia). You’re then supposed to give yourself a top up blast every 4-8 week to keep the hairs at bay. Fingers crossed for some success because I so over hair removal!! In short: you go first! Been wanting to give it a go to the IPL hair removal treatment for a while now, because I’ve been dealing with ingrown hair all my life and it can be very frustrating. What I gather from my handbook, is that it shouldn’t be used on open scars, or anything where the skin in compromised, as it could affect the skins ability to heal, but if a scar is healed over, and there’s only pigmentation left, you’ll probably be ok, so long as the pigmentation is not too dark. Things that I think make a difference are number of heads/attachments (make sure they cover the areas you need) and zapping time. I’ve always found Philips products deliver better compared to cheaper alternatives I’ve tried. What about the much cheaper IPL machines? Thanks Gail – good to know it isn’t LESS painful when the professionals do it, ha ha! Here’s some of my worst waxing and hair removal experiences overseas: And all of this is without mentioning the dreaded ingrow. I’ve been getting IPL professionally done on my hairy parts. I do find the app a bit frustrating – it’s useful the first time as it tells you what to expect, what to do and gives you some encouraging words for your hair zapping journey. Hi Louisa, thanks for sharing and I’m glad my post is helping Tip: ditch the app. So, about 8-10 weeks assuming you’re diligent, which I was – because I wanted those hairs gone. Eventually it should help but I’m not sure laser will ever get you hair free totally (or maybe when I’m 73?!) But if it doesn’t really work then no point for me to even go ahead. Knowing it was too late to send the IPL machine back, I decided to give it another full go. I was googling to see if I could redo it it when I found your blog so thanks! Good luck! Warning: I get personal. If your skin or hair colour won’t work with the Lumea but you’re still keen to try IPL, consider consulting a specialist doctor or practitioner. But, like all other effective devices, the problem is the price. Hello, Jo! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This means I have to point the IPL at odd angles to get it to work. Philips say ‘no’. I am considering using on my bikini line for all the above reasons you mentioned just concious if the ‘fashions’ change I am abit nervous of the permenant aspect. What I do include below is some pictures of my underarms and legs a few weeks after doing IPL (after doing a few courses of it). The last time I got laser hair removal treatment on my legs, was in November 2018. You can always turn the level down if you are nervous of a specific scar / area. I’ve been wearing a skimpy g-string on backwards. The Philips Lumea works in the same way as any other IPL device. I do think I can get a lot closer to maybe 80% if I stick at it. Please bear in mind this is not a permanent solution, but it does provide a hair reduction and a slower growth of the hair. I take the intensity level down as I reach my more sensitive areas. I’m trying to decided between the Lumea Prestige and Advanced. PS: I consider you very tough. There is no extra cost to you but what I earn means I can keep offering travel advice for free. A word on sponsorship: I paid for my Philips Lumea with my very own money. Since then I got some hair growth on my legs, nothing even remotely close to my pre laser times but still noticable. Philips Lumea Prestige vs Braun Silk-expert Pro 5: Verdict Whether you choose the Braun or the Philips model really comes down to whether you place more … Answer – yes and no. And big big thanks for such an in depth review – brilliant! I’m finding the info on this pretty confusing. However, do some research on skin tone because I suspect the area has a…different skin tone and contrast. Happy to help, Louise. I have one question that I don’t know if you have an answer for, in a professional IPL hair removal they use a conductor gel to cool the skin and more importantly to conduct the laser to a wider area to be more effective, would you think by using this gel with the lumea might get better results? I’ve been bleaching this hair for many many years so hard to say how much of it is actually dark. Does the Philips Lumea IPL hair removal device really work? Sadly, I tend to pack light so it’s overall too big and heavy for me to take on my travels, which means I still need to plan my IPL sessions around being at home, but for most people that won’t be an issue. You do…go for it, then.) I hope my review has helped. The Philips Lumea didn’t make me as permanently hair free as I’d hoped and they are regularly touted as the best IPL machine for use at home. Hey Jo, thanks for the review. But definitely my labia (or lips if we’re being less formal). How does the Philips Lumea Advanced work? I haven’t edited the photos and they’re not pretty – pale legs that are in desperate need of some sun and am I the first person to take a series of underarm selfies? Why this machine? Hope that helps? Good luck with your hair removal adventure. I will say though that I really really struggle to get the facial attachment to work at all. How did I end up buying the Philips Lumea? under 10 minutes for each lower leg. Months passed and I basked in the confidence that I’d zapped my hairs but month by month they started to gain strength. But it was only a tiny bit cheaper and the Philips Lumea reviews did tend to suggest it performed better. Not easy to do, I can tell you. But at the same time, it didn’t seem to caused me trouble when I zapped it either. Hope that helps. Ingrowns were one of the major reasons I went with IPL. I do still have top up waxes every now and then just to tidy up the areas I don’t manage with the IPL and also for a bit more precision on the shaping as well as stray hairs I miss ‘underneath’ with my IPL, so that’s when I include the butt area. Does the Philips Lumea work? For the record, I ended up buying the Philips Lumea Prestige. I started adding the reminders to my calendar and I had much better success. But just wanted to know what I can expect for a Brazilian as it’s thinned it but there’s still a lot of hairs. 5) And I apologise for this question, might seem stupid, but what do you mean “time it before sunshine”? Philips has an app that can be installed on your phone, which helps you to schedule the IPL sessions for the area you want to treat next. Hi Kireta, you mention wispy hair so I just want to check you’re not blonde haired – the machine won’t work for blonde hair because there’s not enough contrast between your skin tone and hair colour (essential for the machine to work, apparently). My hair didn’t seem any different. Ha ha, it’s a legitimate question and one I thought about because I know from years of waxing – if you thin the hairs long enough, they eventually don’t come back. Ohh, and I haven’t used a numbing cream; like most people use while doing their IPL hair removal sessions. Doing IPL isn’t about getting 100% hair free. Thank you again for taking your time to write this review. Does the Philips Lumea Prestige device actually work? Just wondering if there is enough hair growth between sessions to shave every 2-3 days? Patience and persistence is the more sustainable route. The scar was a bit darker then my other skin on my legs, which could explain that. It’s probably the best one online. On a practical note, just looking at the Tria, that device is going to take forever with such a small laser area and you’d need to be a lot more precise. Between siblings? Thank you so much for your input and sorry if its TMI! Hi, waxing or tweezing before the initial treatment is absolutely fine, but once the first treatment has started, it’s shave only. (some machines won’t zap when detecting the tone- I’m also pale). Hi Soraya, it’s good to hear from someone who’s done the professional IPL and is still looking at an at home device. But I still at lost to buy this or not. xo. This way you can wedge something small between the seal, starting at 2, and work you way down to 4. Is it right to say the purpose of the phillips lumea is to reduce the hair significantly, but still require waxing if you want to achieve butter smooth skin? Hope you are doing good and safe. But oh Lordy Lord does it hurt down there. Combined with the IPL over time I’m getting far fewer ingrows. Still a positive one, so I’m going to give it a go. It’s been pretty successful though a bit painful. When you press the button, an intense, broad spectrum light is created. If you could please clarify again what you mean by the “initial 8 week treatment”. Any input regarding bleached hair getting zapped or do you suggest I just shave it and see what happens? If you’re not on a strict budget, I’d absolutely get the machine. If cost is a concern, why not give waxing a go first. In fact, I can expect up to a maximum of 90% deforestation only. More often than not, I’m zapping my legs while scrolling online with my Philips. Not ideal for your lady garden if it’s being regularly visited and you need to explain you don’t have downstairs alopecia. I have been getting laser treatment for facial hair for almost a year at a clinic and now I want to try at-home product for rest of the body. Which often leaves me with red lumps, bumps and spots. I have had 3 laser treatments on my arms but none on my lower back. Brilliant. Can this be used over tattoos? Or at least it does for me. Not every couple of days. Hi Harlan, I’ve quickly come to realise that the second I wrote about this topic, all questions and all TMI was fair game, ha ha. Or my other part of my body ,so do not know ,what should I do?? Just want to say that I LOVED this article. 5) ha ha sorry for the confusion – I meant sunbathing/hitting the beach not day time versus night time. Also, doesnt hurt nearly as much as an epilator. I’d also be nervous about the strength of it and the pain factor which seems to be a lot higher than Philips. I heard a million stories about this device and although I am still convinced I will end up buying it, I have a couple of questions left unanswered: 1) Considering your approach of waxing the hair patches that have regrown, couldn’t you just zapp those particular areas again and again and again? 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