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
November 4th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Hi hairy brown girl,
So far my experience has been good. I found one semi-negative comment on a forum. The commenter said it didn’t work for her but she did admit to not using it 2 to 3 times a week and thinks it may be her fault for the no!no! not working for her.
Here’s more information on the no!no!: Sephora no!no!
November 5th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
I know that it says do not use one your face breast or genitals, however I heard someone did and didn’t find it too hot. I was just wondering if the only reason is that it could burn you, or if there are other side effects of using it on these areas.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Does no!no! say anything about using it on or around tattoos?
Thanks!
November 9th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
What are the results of using No!No! on your bikini line? I wonder why nobody has mentionned this? That is the main reason i would purchase this product.
November 9th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Thanks for the insight! I’ve been curious about this product for awhile. While I have nothing of substance to say, I wanted to thank you for your experimentation. I am interested because while the initial $250 is quite steep, I am hoping this will pay for itself with my not plunking down cash to the waxer on a regular basis.
Good luck!
November 9th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Thanks for your diligent, ongoing review. I think the hair color question was asked because lasers don’t affect white or gray hair, since they have no pigment. I have seen significant reduction in my upper lip and chin hair with laser, but it’s very expensive and you need to let the hair grow a little bit for the laser to work. I’ve already had 5 or 6 treatments at $150 each, so spending $250 one time would be great. Maybe they don’t recommend using it on the face because they’ll come out with a different model specifically for facial hair?
November 10th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Hi Claire and Allison,
I’ve been traveling on business and wasn’t able to update the comments until today.
To answer your questions:
Q:
“I know that it says do not use one your face breast or genitals, however I heard someone did and didn’t find it too hot. I was just wondering if the only reason is that it could burn you, or if there are other side effects of using it on these areas.”
A:
As far as I know it’s just not recommended – Ihaven’t seen or read anything that discusses potential side-effects. I think the main reason is that facial skin is sensitive and the no-no does get hot.
Q:
Does no!no! say anything about using it on or around tattoos?”
I didn’t see any indications in the no!no! instruction manual that the no!no! can not be used on tatooed areas however in my opinion (and this is just my opinion) I’d recommend checking with your dermatologist first just to make sure it is okay.
November 10th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Hi melodie, sheila and Jackie,
Thank you for your comments.
melodie,
I’ve used the no!no! on the bikini line and the results are same as on my legs and arms – good. Keep in mind that there will still be hair just much less of it. I can also state that the no!no! does not hurt, unlike waxing the bikini line which even just thinking about waxing it makes me cringe in pain.
Jackie,
In my experience the no!no! has reduced the density of hair tremendously, much more than I had ever hoped for. I will be posting images soon of my arms and legs (I’ve no!no!-ed it all – said goodbye to the shaving experiment – as the no!no! hands-down beat shaving). I am allowing the hair to regrow (i.e. stop the no!no! treatments) so that distressedDERMA readers can see the difference in hair density reduction.
Sheila,
I don’t know if a facial no!no! will be debuted – would be a great idea though. I’d say that at least 45% to 50% of the emails I receive want the no!no! for facial hair removal which makes sense. Really who likes the torture of waxing, threading or epiladying the upper lip area? And laser is really expensive – hopefully the no!no! product developers are listening.
November 10th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I am really interested in this product, in particular what happens when you stop using it (ie- are those hair follicles actually killed or just stunned and it will grow back). I shelled out for laser treatments (12 in total) to my underarms and bikini line – which worked well- but some of the hair does come back. If you talk to the laser hair removal estheticians they will tell you it doesn’t remove all the hair and that’s why you may always have to go back for more treatments.
November 10th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
I am very curious about how this product would work on men’s body hair, considering that it is usually much thicker/coarser… that is the only thing that is really making me hesitant with this product.