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 12th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Hi,
Well, I bought a no!no! with high hopes but ended up disappointed. I have super coarse leg hair, and the no!no! left me far from smooth (so so so far). First, I used the hot blade for long hair, then followed with the blade for stubble. The gliding motion took a little practice but wasn’t difficult. Unfortunately, even after going over a very small area repeatedly, my legs still felt like 150 grit sandpaper. So I tried the buffer, thinking that perhaps the “crystallized” hair was just stuck. Nope, no better. So, I followed the tip given above and shaved, waited a day until I had stubble, and tried again. No luck. I spent half and hour on my right calf, going against the hair growth. Then I buffed. Still sandpaper. Maybe over time the hair might decrease, but for me the device IN NO WAY replaces shaving or waxing. Considering how time consuming it is, it doesn’t make much sense if you still have to shave your legs on top of no!no!-ing for two hours three times a week. Jeez, in that amount of time I could get a part time job to pay for the laser!
I will return it today, because if I keep it longer to find out about the decrease, I’ll probably forget and go over the 60 days. Good luck to all you fortunate ladies with fine hair, sounds like it works for you!
November 12th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hi Robyn,Bryce and jb,
Robyn wrote:
“are those hair follicles actually killed or just stunned and it will grow back”
Robyn, I am testing that now – I should have some updates over the next few weeks or so as the hair grows back. I stopped no!no!-ing last week so I could test that long-term effects as to whether the follicle is killed or if was just stunned.
Bryce wrote:
“I am very curious about how this product would work on men’s body hair, considering that it is usually much thicker/coarser”
Bryce, my hair is very fine. I had a lot of it (not now
) but it was very fine so my experience probably isn’t relevant to someone with dark coarse hair. Reader jb (comment below yours) has dark coarse hair and it didn’t work for her. I guess in the end it’s up to you – the no!no! has a 60 day guarantee and frankly you can tell within the first three to four weeks if it’s working for you. If not you can take it back. I saw results immediately but I’ve been disappointed with high priced products before so I was extraordinarily conservative with my review and wanted to wait the full eight weeks before giving it my approval.
jb, I am sorry that it didn’t work for you. I do have fine hair so that may be easier to get rid of.
I did notice when the hot blade was “dying” that the hair removal was terrible – the hair wasn’t removed well at all, leaving a stubbly feel. Switching to a new hot blade solved the problem. As I noted in my no!no! review the product development team really needs to make it obvious when a hot blade is dead (because it is completely ineffective when “burned out”).
Do you think may be the device could have been bad? If so I wonder if Sephora can exchange your no!no! with a new one and give you another 60 days?
Updated 4PM Nov 13 2007- Hi JB, my friend sent me the following from the no!no! FAQs:
I don’t know if this applies to your situation but I thought I’d pass it along. The no!no! FAQs do not state how long one must wait so in your situation I would definitely not wait to find out as your 60 days will run out.
November 13th, 2007 at 2:24 am
Thank you so much for documenting your experience. I will be purchasing the No!No! with more confidence.
November 13th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
hey everybody,
I thank all of you for your thorough reviews and after following this site for about a month, I finally bought the no!no! and used it yesterday. I have very coarse hair on my legs and I still have stubble after using the no!no! with the buffer, I hope this changes with continued usage.
Once again I thank you all for the reviews. I really hope it works for me. =)
November 13th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Hi Pam and Meggie,
Thank you for visiting and commenting at distressedDERMA.com.
Meggie, reader jb has a similar situation (coarse hair) to yours and it didn’t work for her – keep in mind that you have 60 days to try it at no risk. So if you don’t start seeing improvements by day 45 you may want to consider returning it.
Please come back and let us know how it works for you. The more reviews we get from a wide range of people with different hair coarseness and color will be helpful.
November 14th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Thank you so much for reviewing this product, it has been a huge help in my decision whether to buy or not. Has anyone you know had trouble with any ingrown hairs while using the No!No! ?
November 15th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I am considering purchasing a no!no! so I have read all of the comments with great interest. I believe only one
person questioned the use of this product for underarm hair and I do not believe there was a response. Using it for underarm hair is of interest to me and I wonder if anyone has any results to report?
November 15th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hey, thank you so much for such a detailed review of the no!no!. I just saw it on the Sephora site, but there’s so little information there, or on the no!no! website, I was very skeptical about how it works and its effectiveness. This review and all of the comments have been very insightful, and I’m now considering investing on a no!no!.
I do have a couple of questions about it -
First, does it make a mess? I’ve done a lot of home-waxing kits and I have an epilator (such a bad idea for me), and those always tend to involve some level of cleanup, whether it be getting the sticky residue off my legs or trying to vacuum up the hair left on the bathroom floor. Does the no!no! leave any similar mess? I know there’s the buffing process, but does hair fall off onto the floor or anything?
And my second question is how long would you say it takes to do your legs? I know it’s probably faster over time, but on average, about how long are you involved in the process? In the past I’ve gotten very excited over other at-home treatments and ended up spending upwards of 2-3 hours in the bathroom trying to get all of my leg hair with patchy results, so does this take less time than say at-home waxing or an epilator would?
Thanks again for all the great info about the no!no!, I’m glad I found such a good resource!
November 15th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Hi Danielle, kiki, and Rachel,
Thanks for your comments.
Danielle wrote: “Has anyone you know had trouble with any ingrown hairs while using the No!No! ?”
I haven’t heard of anyone. I personally haven’t had any while using this tool.
kiki wrote:“Using it for underarm hair is of interest to me and I wonder if anyone has any results to report?”
I haven’t used it under the arms. I am very ticklish there and just never considered it. I can give it a try and if I can tolerate using it there I will definitely pursue that testing.
Rachel wrote: “I was very skeptical about how it works and its effectiveness”
Frankly, I don’t blame you, the no!no! is expensive and there just isn’t enough information provided on Sephora.com (who I love and to be fair they did provide testers to several bloggers, myself included, who have reviewed or are reviewing the product) or on the no!no! vendor website.
My results have been good and I am still skeptical even after stopping the no!no! usage for two weeks – the hair on my arms is still dramatically reduced. I look at my arms each day and I just can’t believe it, I keep thinking to myself that may be it’s that the bald areas just have dormant hairs (BTW photos are coming soon).
Rachel wrote: “First, does it make a mess?”
There will be some burned hair that falls to the floor and buffing creates a bit of “dust” but that’s it. It’s way cleaner than home waxing – no gooey mess on the floor or on your legs.
Rachel wrote: “is how long would you say it takes to do your legs?”
The first time it took quite a while I’d say close to 30 minutes for one leg. There were long hairs and stubble and I had a heck of a time working on the knee.
Up until I stopped using the no!no! about two weeks ago I was able to no!no! my legs in about 25 minutes usually in the evening while watching one of my favorite TV shows(at that point all I had was stubble no long hairs – I think that makes a big difference).
My arms took much longer about 30-45 minutes for both but I think that’s more a function of location and difficulty of reach – and like the knees the elbow area is still hard for me.
I don’t remember how long an epilator takes. The first and last time I used one was 20 years ago and the memory of hair being pulled out quite painfully is still with me.
November 16th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Your review was very helpful and informative! I’m interested in this product for myself: chest and back. You mention the product can be used to treat hair on arms, under-arms, legs and bikini line. Will this work on men’s thick chest and back hair or should i not waste my money and look into laser?