Emjoi AP-18MS Emagine Epilator for Men, Black

I am a man, and this was the best thing I've bought in a while. The price at Amazon was amazing. I bought the men's version of the ap-18 and I am very happy with it. I would have been happier with the red version, but only slightly because the edges on the head slope up on the men's version and down on the ladies. This causes some problems getting into some areas of my skin. I like to be hairless from the neck down, and I have some very coarse hair in places, but this thing plucks even the thickest hairs almost painlessly. There are some tricks to this though.First off, if you have never waxed or epilated before, it will hurt like a mad man. What I mean is if you are starting off with old growth, thick shaved hairs, you will most likely cry from using it on most places, but if you are using it on fine new growth you will not feel pain just a gentle and mild sting. One thing I have learned is that you should use baby powder. It makes the hairs stand up and the epilator glide over your skin. Unfortunately I didn't figure that out until I had used the thing for a whole week. Baby powder makes the process ten times less painful and at least two to three times quicker.I found that I could not predict what body parts would hurt the most. For instance, I figured that the crack, taint and hole would have been the most painful, but it was the least. That did require some slight acrobatics to accomplish. My wife could not stop laughing at me. I also found that my ribcage was almost unbearable. It was intensely painful and tickled so much I could not hold still.My wife had to do my back, and that also hurt. I found that if someone else did it I could not anticipate the pain so it was worse.If you are very hairy I suggest that you wax first or do something called sugaring. Sugaring is less painful than waxing, but more time consuming and more messy.Anyway, the ap-18 is the best and most effective epilator I have ever used. The head spins so fast and there are so many tweezers, that the hairs just seem to fall out.I just love this product. It makes me so smooth and it is luxurious to use. My wife loves touching me now that I have no sharp stubble. And it makes me look amazing

The black version isn’t even being produced and is identical to the red, less expensive, too "girly-looking" for men to buy! The same men who aregoing to remove their body hair.For the record, this is a product review, not a complaint about epilating. I have used epilators for years, it may hurt some guys until they get the hang of it, but it is the best method to get smooth skin for weeks; plus, you exfoliate, which eventually feels like a massage. And, we've all have experienced some pain we've pushed through in the past, right?I have gone through three different red Emjoi epilators that last for about a month or so, but the gears & cogs rotating the 60-72 tweezers are plastic on plastic. Why did I try three? Each time I used a new epilator, thinking I had learned from my past experiences and ultimately applied little to no pressure,just let it do its thing. Guess what, it didn’t matter. At one time, the machine parts were metal, but cost savings by converting the mechanism to plastics must have occurred; gone were metal and plastic became the new gears and cogs.It's simple 4th-grade science. The gears must run extremely fast to generate enough energy to hit a high enough level of RPM (revolutions per minute) to provide the ability to pull out individual male hairs. The friction eventually causes heat to build up between the gears. Thereby, the teeth of the cogs wear down on both cogs and gear until they misalign and no longer produce any motion to turn the hair removal head.After much research, I'm switching to Braun. I hope I find one I like in lavender or pink could be fun. Braun costs more, but I never saw a review or comment that wasnegative.

I've been epilating for over 2 years. I can't believe I ever shaved with a razor, such a waste of time!! This is my 2nd Emjoi epilator, the first had 30 tweezers, which did the job but took forever. I did a lot of research before buying this because of the price. I'm a big believer in corded electronics. I've had to many issues with battery operated items in the past. I wanted a new epilator with more tweezers to reduce the time spent on epilating. I was hoping to find one that worked in the shower, but those all had some sort of battery. No good. They also say it's best to epilate after a shower when your pores are relaxed and open, so I gave up on looking for one that was water proof. I've been happy with the Emjoi brand, so went with this brand again. I'm really glad I did.Here is what I love about this product....corded...no need to hurry, or worry about a battery failing. 72 tweezers! I am done with both of my legs in about 10-15 minutes. This thing comes with a shaver attachment, which I use on my other lady bits and it does a great job. The heads are both easy to clean. It has a storage pouch. It's just another GREAT epilator by Emjoi. I bought the black one because since it's adv for men, it's like $20 cheaper. I have no idea why. I compared it to the pink version and they are identical. So buy a black one. Who cares about color anyhow. This thing tears out hear so fast I don't have time to feel any pain. I even epilate my bikini line now with no issues (something I feared I'd never be able to tolerate). I usually use this about 1x a week or every other week. I am hair free and loving it! Just a suggestion....if you epilate, go buy yourself a Salux brand Japanese wash cloth. You must exfoliate! And Salux is the ONLY product I've found that does the best job of it! Between this epilator and the salux, my skin is as soft as if it was just shaved with a razor. No ingrown hair issues either. I'm VERY happy with this purchase and would suggest anyone that hates shaving to give epliation a try. I'm an Emjoi customer for life.