Update: January 7th 2008
Hi All,
Hope you all had a fantastic holiday break.
I took the no!no! with me on my two week vacation so that I could zap those hairs but I soon learned that no!no! and small hotel rooms aren’t a good combo – specially those with only two windows. I didn’t no!no! as I regularly do at home but even with the less applications and letting some of the hair grow back in I can see bald patches, slower (much slower) regrowth, no ingrown hairs and I’m not completely sure about this but it looks like the hair may be coming in finer – probably not but it looks and feels less hard. So far so good with hair reduction.
I experimented with the no!no! on my upper lip during my vacation and I really can’t tell yet if there are results. The hair there grows really slow, so it will probably be a bit more before I can report my findings on hair reduction in that area. At this time I can report that it is very difficult (at least it was for me) to use the no!no! on such a tiny area and so close to my nose (icky burning hair smell). I realize the no!no! isn’t for use on the face (and they say so in their manual) but I thought I’d give it a try after reading some of the comments below as well as emails from those using the no!no! with good results on their face.
One more thing before, I wrap this up. It’s really hard to tell when the no!no! blades need to be replaced ( there are no end of life indicators) and that has been one of my complaints about the no!no! since the beginning. Last week when I no!no!-ed my legs, the hair wasn’t being removed as it had been previously but it was still working just not as well. I ended up going over the same area several times which resulted in scrapes and slight burn – sort of like rug burn when it dawned on me that the blade was probably dead. I was not at all pleased with that. Hopefully, the second product design iteration will make it EASY to tell when blades need to be replaced. The Zeno acne clearing device which I own signals when the zeno cartridge tip needs to be replaced so I know that the technology is available.
I will reply in the comments for those of you who commented while I was on vacation – some time this evening after I return from work.
Update: March 2, 2008
I’ve been using the no!no! since October 2007 and can now report on the long term effects. Those of you who have been following this review know that I exercise cautious optimism – waiting for long-term results even when I was very excited about the short term results. Having used the Sephora no!no! for about 20 weeks I can confidently state that the no!no! does reduce hair density in the long-term. I love this product and am absolutely floored by the results that I now see.
Since the end of January I have been using the no!no! only once a week (even when there is no hair – just treating the area – I probably don’t need to but I’ve grown accustomed to the process) and the few remaining hairs on my arms takes weeks- WEEKS – not days but weeks – almost three to be exact to see the little hair that is left return. I would say that by week three less than a quarter of the hair has returned. There are of course the resistant little boogers that keep coming back but the overall reduction is amazing and I am very happy.
Leg hair has been reduced by about 45%-50%. I now have some hairless spots on various areas of my legs where the hair just isn’t growing back – period. The hair that does come back takes a very long time to grow in. One note here: Even though I can’t see the hair my leg skin feels stubbly by day three or four but there isn’t any hair there. Wierd, I know, specially since my arms stay very smooth.
I love the no!no! and will stick with it as I am seeing wonderful results both short-term and long-term. As a matter of fact I was so elated with my arm results that I decided to revist using the no!no! on my face. Recall that earlier I had tried it and hated the experience because of the smell. But truth be told I am getting acclimated to the burning hair smell and decided to give the upper lip area another go. If I could get the same results as on my arms and legs I’d be in beauty heaven!
Last week I took the no!no! to my upper lip. First I made sure my skin was super clean and ultra dry and I no!no!-ed away. It hurt like hell and my upper lip was a canvas dotted with raised angry red bumps – as I glided the no!no! across the area. So determined was I to achieve hairlessness up there that I tolerated the pain. Reminded me of the time I subjected myself to collagen lip injections as a lunchtime lark with some of my gal friends. It hurt that bad and too boot I even ended up with a poofy upper lip – just like collagen without the price tag. My upper lip was quite plumped for about three days. I had to use extra concealer to hide the redness above my lips for about two days.
The first time I no!no!-ed the upper lip I didn’t experience pain. This time was probably different for a variety of reasons. The first being that I had a professional level glycolic peel a day before and my skin was probably very sensitive. The second being that I had used a new hot blade. I’m thinking the answer lies in the glycolic peel and real sensitive skin.
I know that the no!no! is not indicated for use on the face so I’m not recommending or even suggesting that you give it a go. I’m just sharing my experiences.
Ms. distressedDERMA rates this product: 
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Some general information (from the manual) you should know about the no!no!:
The no!no! must be used on clean, dry skin.
It can be used to treat hair on arms, under-arms, legs and bikini line.
Caution is recommended when utilizing the no!no! in sensitive areas such as the underarms and bikini line.
Avoid using the no!no! on blemished skin, moles, scars, cuts, bruises and blisters.
Do not use the no!no! on your face, breast or genitals. Yes, that means no at home “Brazilian” .
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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?