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 24th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
iHoney, mjlover, Crissy and Renee,
Thank you for your comments on this post.
iHoney,
I haven’t experienced ingrown hairs but I believe it is is directly related to the exfoliation I perform after no!no!-ing. When I waxed or shaved in the past I would also exfoliate (religiously!) and didn’t suffer from ingrown hairs. The key to avoiding ingrown hairs and the ugly, red bumps associated with them is to keep the old, dead skin off. Unobstructed hair pores (not sure what the word is…)allow the regrowth to come through without getting stuck. Stuck regrowth that can’t get past the obstructed hair opening because of the icky cellular glue (clumps of dead skin cells) leads to ingrown hairs.
mjlover,
I hate, really hate the smell of the burning hair. I have a sensitive sense of scent. My trick is to work with stubble and short regrowth – doing so minimizes the stink.
In the end though, I can deal with the smoked hair “fragrance” because I am seeing results. I’ll put up with nearly anything to have less hair. Some places on my arms and legs the hair hasn’t even come back. I kid with my husband that I’m going bald – which is great considering it’s on my legs and arms
Crissy,
I’ve only been using it for a few weeks and so far the results are good. I think it would be unfair to compare it with laser hair removal, as the no!no! effects a reduction in the hair density whereas the laser hair removal actually removes all hair. Of course there is a huge price difference and from what some readers have emailed me who have tried laser and are now using the no!no! – there’s a difference in the pain. No!no! doesn’t hurt and they do think laser does. I can’t contribute to that discussion as I haven’t tried the laser hair removal – but I can tell you that the no!no! does not hurt at all. It’s a joy to use – no appointments, no shaving cream or water needed, no cuts, no burns, no sticky wax residue and I can do it while watching my favorite TV shows – it’s really easy
Renee,
Unlike laser hair removal, hair color doesn’t seem to be an issue with no!no!. I have dark hair and it’s working on me.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Can you get burned by the hot blades? I’m thinking of going buying it tonight after work, but I dont want burn/scab marks after using this?
October 26th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Hi Ricki,
Great question. The hot blades don’t get hot enough to cause any damage. They just feel warm. It can be a little scary the first time you use the no!no! because you don’t know what to expect but trust me it’s not bad or harmful. I’ve been using it for awhile now and no skin burns or pain.
Do expect a little smoke to poof up when you use the hot blades on long hair as your hair is essentially being burned off by the electric current but that’s totally normal.
I’d love to hear back from you about your experience with the no!no!.
October 28th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
I just wanted to say thank you, I’ve been considering this purchase and it’s great to see such detailed results from a consumer. I’ll be keeping up with your reviews!
October 29th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Just an FYI, I havent bought the no!no! yet, and on Friday, I visited the no!no! website and wrote them 2 questions, and this is what they answered:
I wrote:
While the frequency of use is 2-3X a week, for how long do I carry on this procedure until I see results? How much hair is reduced and what happens when I stop using the no!no!?
This is what they wrote:
Dear Ricki,
“For best results use no!no! 2-3 times a week until you begin to notice results, then you may reduce to 1-2 times a week.
Clinical results prove that at least 35% reduction in hair density can be seen quite quickly with consistent use.
Please keep in mind that each person has their own unique pattern of hair growth and biology and each will experience results at there own pace.
Regards,
No!no! Team”
no!no! team answered back in few hours which is great, but they didnt answer my last question.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I have been using no!no! for a little over 2 weeks. The first week I used it 3 times, the second 2 times, and this week so far 1 time.
I have REALLY thick, dark, coarse hair on my leg (i compare it to a man’s beard its so thick) and even though i shave in the morning, by evening I already have stubble it’s terrible!!
So I bought nono hoping this could help me not shave so often. I noticed while using it that I need to go over the same section a few times in order to remove all the hair, but even then not all of it is removed. My leg hair towards the bottom also grows on an angle so I try to make the nono go in that direction to get most of the hair. I already used up one buffer in 2 weeks it doesnt work well anymore so I am on a new buffer.
I am still shaving since the nono is not removing all my hair, but I have noticed in the 2 weeks of using it that my legs are still smooth into the next morning which has never happened to me! So I guess it is slowing the hair growth.
I am not sure if I want to keep up with this or not because it seems I will still have to shave and it may not be worth it…but maybe I should still try it out I have 60 days before I can’t return it. I am taking into consideration my italian thick leg hair, which probably makes it harder for the nono to work.
October 29th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
Hi Rachel, Ricki, and Renee.
Rachel, thanks for your comments. I’m probably more cautious and conservative than most who have reviewed the product only because I’ve used other products that have promised to deliver and then failed to do so (mostly skin care products). So far I’ve been pleased with the no!no! results and look forward to the results after eight weeks. I will be updating the review mid-week or so when I return from my business trip.
Riki,
My understanding of the no!no! is that it is akin to electrolysis and the hair follicle is crystallized which inhibits new growth. I will try to track down a more concrete answer to your question.
I think you have a very valid and excellent question so I’ve decided to incorporate a sub-test to my review which will test how a section that has no hair as a result of continuous no!no! usage responds to no new no!no! usage. That will come after the eight week review is completed.
Renee,
I have dark brown hair, lots of it, but it’s really fine and burns off easily so the no!no! does remove most of the hair without a problem. For the more “stubborn” hair I no!no! against the direction of the hair growth and that seemed to work. (So if the hair grows down, I no!no! up). I did all of that at the beginning now I just work with the stubble and if I had to do it all over again I would shave first and then use the no!no! short blade for stubble – I really dislike the burning hair smell. Another upside to working with stubble is that it’s so much faster and easier to no!no!.
November 1st, 2007 at 3:11 pm
I know you said its not suppose to be used on the face, etc…but do you know why that is?
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:33 am
Hi shiva,
Thank you for your comment.
The no!no! should not be used on the face according to the manual. Facial skin is very sensitive compared to other areas and the no!no! may get too hot to use on such sensitive areas.
November 4th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
hi there,
just recieved a catalogue from sephora..and was very intrigued…i am very hairy, with corse black hair and have tried laser but it just got too expensive…so i was wondering if this nono! thing really does work?? i would like to know how long this product has been on the market and if anyone has experienced anything negative with nono?? thanks again..
hairy hairy hairy!