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 16th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Adding to my previous question (#50) will this work on gray or white hair as laser does not? Thanks!
November 16th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
I am SO glad you reviewed this product! I am eagerly awaiting your verdict after not using the no!no! for a while, please let us know what your results are.
November 20th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
As a very hairy girl who has tried nearly everything, I was intrigued when I first saw no!no! on Sephora’s website. Hope springs eternal. After reading your wonderfully detailed blog I decided to take the plunge. My no!no! was delivered yesterday. I was so excited I actually skipped the gym after work so I could get home sooner to try it. I have very coarse hair on my legs, but I’ll be honest with you, I bought the no!no! with every intention of using it on my face. I have fine down on my cheeks and near men’s coarse growth on my chin and upper lip. I will try anything to be free of shaving, waxing and plucking.
I used the no!no! on my legs first. It was not difficult to master the “glide”, wasn’t painful at all, but neither did I feel it did anything. I buffed, but still had incredible stubble. Today I tried it again, on my legs AND my face. It worked quiet well on the peach fuzz; the coarser hairs were something else again. It did get warm, but nothing close to painful. I’m hoping (praying) the course stubble left behind does not reflect no!no!’s overall long term effectiveness. I will happily pluck and shave after use if it means less plucking and shaving down the road.
Will keep you posted!
November 20th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
i’m am thinking about getting the No!no! as at the moment i epilate which is so painful and my hair now grows back within a week.
i was just wondering the following:
-i live in england so do you know if that means the strength of ti will be changed because of the plugs because when i plug english hairdryers into american sockets it’s not as strong – do you know if the no!no! is out in england??
-also how long does it take to do half a leg??
-does it burn because i’ve heard quite a lot of people who have said it has burnt them
-and finally do you know if it takes tan off??
thank you
November 20th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
I just got my No!No! last week, used it three times on my legs, and wow it’s amazing! I have extremely dark coarse leg hair (that also gets the five o’clock shadow) but now it’s coming in much less denser. Sure it is difficult to tackle the coarse hairs at first but now I am seeing a big difference. At first it took me 1 1/2 hours but last night only 45 mins to do my legs. It is definitely worth the money! Can’t say enough good things about this. There isn’t any pain, no burns, and I don’t mind the smell. I just love seeing smooth legs without nasty ingrown hairs that my epilator always caused.
November 20th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Hi Scott, Siobhan, Mimi, Lily and Jennifer,
Thank you for your comments.
Scott - I have fine hair and the no!no! has been working for me having said that others with very coarse hair have had varying results. I would recommend that you give the no!no! a try, it has a 60 day guarantee so if it works for you you will know and if not you can always take it back. I don’t think hair color is an issue with the no!no!.
Siobhan – I will have some photos up after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Mimi - Please keep us posted on your no!no! experience. I’d also recommend that you talk to your doctor and have him or her refer you to an endocrinologist and OB/GYN for further testing – if you have a lot of hair growth that resembles male hair growth patterns (coarse hair on face, etc). You may have an endocrine disorder or PCOS – polycystic ovarian syndrome. If so the MD can prescribe Spironolactone or Yaz (both contain anti-androgens). Either prescription medication will drastically reduce the hair growth.
Lily- epilate, you poor dear. I epilated once and that was one time too many for me. It’s a terrible, dreadful hair removal system. Even waxing is preferable to the epilady. The no!no! doesn’t hurt which I really love and it does reduce hair density quite a bit which I love even more
It takes me about 25 minutes to do both legs so I guess just cut that in half – but that’s me your experience may vary.
). The no!no! doesn’t physically burn the skin. It sends an electric current that crystallizes the hair and hair root – so there is a burning smell but you won’t feel any discomfort on your skin. I don’t believe skin coloring is affected by the no!no!.
I think the no!no! was introduced in Europe last year and should still be available ( nono no!no! no!no! – available at Sephora.com
Jennifer- I love the no!no! too. It has really worked for me so I tolerate the burning hair smell because the results are so worth it
Keep us updated on your no!no! experience.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:24 am
Part of why I am so interested in finding a hair solution is because I HAVE had all the hormone testing, etc., actually hoping to have a condition I could take a pill for. Guess what, I simply have a lot of hair! A fact I work very hard to keep to myself.
I will keep you posted. So far the jury is out, though I may be seeing a difference with the finer hair …???
Too soon to get excited.
November 21st, 2007 at 9:54 am
Hi Mimi,
Good to hear that the MDs have ruled out a medical cause.
Do keep us posted on how it works on your face. I get hundreds of emails a week asking about facial use and I know those readers are hoping it works well so they can stop waxing or shaving their upper lip and chin areas.
November 21st, 2007 at 11:31 pm
I’m wondering if the heat destroys the cells around the hair. With all the anti aging stuff to keep cells alive, I would wonder if the heat from No NO kills more than the hair follicle?
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:29 pm
Can I use this more than three times a week? For instance, can I do it every day?