SEPHORA no!no! Contest Give-Away! April 21, 2008 to May 7, 2008
Have you longed for the no!no!? Perhaps, you’ve read all the reviews and really, really want the no!no! but for some reason or another you haven’t been able to get that lovely, hair reduction tool into your hands. What if I were to tell you that one lucky reader will be the owner of a new no!no! – maybe that reader is you! The Sephora No!No! contest is here!
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(UPDATE: March 02, 2008- scroll to bottom) The no!no! hair removal system has been delivered into my anxiously awaiting hands. I snapped some photos to show you what comes with the no!no!.
Bottom view of no!no! box. Cute slogan on the bottom: “no!no! uses science not magic”
The top view of the box illustrates what you should expect upon opening the no!no! package.
The package contains two plastic trays, the above image shows the top tray which contains the no!no!, a training CD/DVD and user manual.
The second (bottom) tray contains the no!no! accessories – storage pouch, power supply, 2 – Hot Blades for long hair, 3 – Hot Blades for stubble, cleaning brush and buffer.
The no!no! and all its accessories.
The no!no! is quite small and from the front view looks as slim as an iPod but it’s not…
As you can see from the no!no! profile, it’s quite a bit thicker than you would expect. Even thick around the middle, the no!no! was small enough to hold comfortably.
October 3rd 2007 Update:Sephora no!no! Hair Remover in ActionI read the manual and watched the training video – which I highly recommend to any one who purchases this product.
Despite reading the manual and following the instructions I still had a problem figuring out which blade was for long hair and which one was for short hair. I can be ditsy at times so it’s probably only me who would get confused but the blades themselves weren’t labeled and just looking at the illustration in the manual didn’t really help. As I said I can be a bit obtuse when it comes to mechanical things. I’d recommend that the no!no! manufacturer find a way to label the blades themselves – just a little product design tip 
Once I figured out which blade I needed to tackle the long hairs, I then started putting the no!no! together. The instructions for this part were thorough and I had the no!no setup in less than a minute. The no!no! uses direct power (no battery operation) and the on and off switch are directly on the power supply. With the power button switched to “on” there are no indicators/light signals to tell you the no!no! is ready for use – it just is.
My hairy pre-no!no! leg. I never realized how ugly my legs could look at such close range – scary.
I was apprehensive about applying the no!no! to my skin – bad memories of my teen years and the medieval hair removing torture device called the EpiLady – I hesitated for a bit and then just pressed down and got started.
The no!no! hair removal device doesn’t hurt and my fears of EpiLady hair-ripping pain were put to rest
According to the manual to effectively use the no!no! you need to “glide” – it’s a method that you quickly learn thanks to the no!no!’s signal light. The signal light will be a steady green when you’re working at the right speed and start to flicker when your timing is off. Within minutes I was comfortably gliding.
Using the no!no! is quite easy and the green signal light here shows that I’m gliding correctly.
As I glided the no!no! across the test areas on my leg I noticed the smell of hair being singed but no pain. There was a bit of discomfort when I stopped in one area for too long -it felt like being snapped with rubber bands – but that was operator error. Within five minutes I felt like a pro. The green light held steady and the hair was coming off.
Using the no!no! like a pro!
I also had stubble on my legs (hair still growing in from the last waxing) so I tried out the stubble hot blade and that worked just as well as the hot blade for long hair.I did have some difficulty getting at the hair on my knees. It’s going to take practice because gliding on round surfaces is a bit challenging. I will practice that technique over the next few days and will dutifully report back.
After removing the hair on the test section I noticed that my skin felt like it had one-day old stubble on it. That feeling didn’t last long once I started buffing (exfoliating) with the no!no! buffer pad. When I finished buffing the test section my skin was as soft as the skin of my five month old niece – just silky smooth.
Using the no!no! like a pro! Notice the areas cleared of hair by the no!no!.
The real test for the no!no! will be the reduction in hair density. Over the next eight weeks I will document my use and the results of the no!no! for permanent hair removal system.
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Submitted by Ms. distressedDERMA on Thursday, 17 April 2008
October 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
Thanks so much for the review. This little device looks very nifty.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Hi Kara,
Thank you for your comment on the no!no! review.
I will be updating tomorrow on the results to date (hint: looks good
). I also took the plunge last week and did part of my arm which was really hard for me to do – I was so scared that it would look awful. It didn’t and it looks like only about 30% of the hair is coming back. Anyhow, update coming really soon with lots of details.
October 15th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Have you tried vaniqua? That’s supposed to slow down hair growth. Does the no!no! work better than vaniqua? I have really dark, hard hairs on my arms, face, chest – really everywhere and I am despereate to find an affordable hair removal solution.
After I had my baby last year my body went crazy. Hair everywhere except on my head – i’ve lost hair there. My insurance doesn’t cover hair removal or the vaniqua – whcih costs $60 at my local pharmacy.
October 18th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Hi Micheline,
I tried Vaniqua when it first came out several years ago. Wasn’t impressed with the product for what it cost. It was expensive and as in your case my insurance didn’t cover it. Go figure, insurance covers Viagra but we women can’t get Vaniqua or Retin-A (after age 30) covered…(DISCLAIMER: My experience and my friend’s experience – you may have a better HMO)
A few years ago, I found a hair growth inhibitor at Sally Beauty Supply, called “Slow Grow” from Gigi which in my opinion worked as well as Vaniqua -and you can use it all over your body. It only cost’s $10 and it was effective in slowing the regrowth. I used it after every waxing and it would add an additional 1 to 2 weeks between regular waxings, saving me time and money. Not a bad return for $10 and it lasts about four months with regular use.
I do have to add to this comment that I haven’t used the “Slow Grow” during the no!no! efficacy testing, as I don’t want to skew the test results.
I don’t know if I can compare Vaniqua and the no!no!. Vaniqua is a hair regrowth inhibitor while the Sephora no!no! is a hair removal system which promises to reduce overall hair density. I guess you can think of it this way: the hair will still grow in everywhere just slower with the use of a hair growth inhibitor whereas anywhere from 30%to 60% of hair removed by the no!no! will not come back.
October 18th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Hello. I purchased a No No system today from Sephora. I am a 23 yr old male and have been shaving my arms since i was in 9th grade. (swimteam) Inside the inner elbow area I always get these small red irritation pimples that appear 2-3 days after I shave my arms. They are probably just some ingrown hairs/razor bumps. Anyway I wanted to give No No a try and I used it tonight. It does not hurt and feels a bit warm to the skin. It does not work like a raor(at least for me). My arms are still prickly but I am guessing what it does is kill the hair follicles and retard/diminish hair growth. We shall see. If I don’t see a significance in 2 weeks I am returning this baby
October 19th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Hi Joseph,
Thank you for your insight. I’d love to hear about your experience with the no!no!, please come back with your updates. I think it will be very useful for the distressedDERMA.com male readers. Women obviously have different hair growth rates, hair density and coarseness than men (due to hormones). So my no!no! hair removal experience doesn’t translate well for my male readers.
After you no!no! -ed did you use the exfoliating buffer ? I found that it makes a huge difference between stubbly feeling skin to smooth feeling skin.
If the no!no! doesn’t work for you and you do return to shaving you might want to exfoliate (glycolic cleanser or mechanical scrubbing)the areas you shave on a daily basis (make it part of your shower routine) that should reduce and/or eliminate the ingrown hair/razor bumps – since the hair won’t be trapped under the skin’s surface.
If you use the gylcolic cleanser – use it a day after shaving NEVER use it right after shaving – it will hurt and burn.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:40 am
Does no!no! give ingrown hairs like epilators do? Thanks!
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:21 am
Hi – i just bought a no!no! and have been using it for 2 days … i cant wait to see some results! I also was scared about trying it on my arms but they look SO much better without all that hair … i hate that burned hair smell but to be honest, if thats the only ‘down side’ then i’ll take it!
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:49 am
I’m just wondering if it’s really permanent. I mean, if so, something this simple could put laser hair removal surgeons out of business! (haha good!) It’s expensive and horrribly painful. I’d be willing to try anything to have smooth arms and legs and never have to worry about body hair and being tortured!! hahaha
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Does it matter if your hair is light or dark?