Anyone tried Boots 'Smooth Skin' home IPL hair reduction system yet?

Katie-Kat-Kins

oooh I'm sooooo tempted by this!!!!

aliasojo

Price is due to change to £299.99 tomorrow.

sunshine01

aliasojo wrote: »

Price is due to change to £299.99 tomorrow.

In my local store, it looks like they have extended the date. as I looked today, and the date given on the SEL for the reduced price was July 2009 (sorry cannot remember the exact date). The web site still says 5th May.

aliasojo

sunshine01 wrote: »

In my local store, it looks like they have extended the date. as I looked today, and the date given on the SEL for the reduced price was July 2009 (sorry cannot remember the exact date). The web site still says 5th May.

Typical. I skin myself to buy one of these just before they increase the price......and they change the goalposts.

RebekahR

Hello all,

My mum went home today so I was able to do my test patch tonight. I unpacked the box and read through the instructions again. Applied my gel, charged the set and placed the handset on my skin. But I couldn't get that damn light to go red. So I added more gel and nothing. So I put that handset back in the box waited til it stopped flashing and tried again and bingo it lit up red. I hid my face behind the instruction booklet and screwed up my eye's. I was grimacing expecting it to be painful and pressed the button! Didn't feel a damn thing! I sat there thinking was that it??! LOLOL! So I feel like a plonker now lol. Will keep you posted on how it goes. I aim to do my first treatment on Thursday.

dawnydee73

aliasojo wrote: »

Typical. I skin myself to buy one of these just before they increase the price......and they change the goalposts.

On the website it is showing as £299 now

jap200

RebekahR wrote: »

Hello all,

My mum went home today so I was able to do my test patch tonight. I unpacked the box and read through the instructions again. Applied my gel, charged the set and placed the handset on my skin. But I couldn't get that damn light to go red. So I added more gel and nothing. So I put that handset back in the box waited til it stopped flashing and tried again and bingo it lit up red. I hid my face behind the instruction booklet and screwed up my eye's. I was grimacing expecting it to be painful and pressed the button! Didn't feel a damn thing! I sat there thinking was that it??! LOLOL! So I feel like a plonker now lol. Will keep you posted on how it goes. I aim to do my first treatment on Thursday.

Good luck RebekahR - looking forward to hearing how you get on.

Talste

wondering if any one can help me, I bought a boots smooth skin machine when I was in the UK anyway when I got back home & tried the machine, The buttons on the unit light up fine, I hear a zappy noise when using it but I don't see the big camera flash emitted from the handset that has been described by some, Is this normal? Has it happened for any one else? I don't live in the UK so I'm hoping it's not faulty :sad:

aliasojo

There should definitely be a flash. It even mentions something about it in the book. Looks like you should phone them and you can send it back for replacement?

jap200

Talste wrote: »

wondering if any one can help me, I bought a boots smooth skin machine when I was in the UK anyway when I got back home & tried the machine, The buttons on the unit light up fine, I hear a zappy noise when using it but I don't see the big camera flash emitted from the handset that has been described by some, Is this normal? Has it happened for any one else? I don't live in the UK so I'm hoping it's not faulty :sad:

Yes - there should be a big bright flash of light - it won't work without it. It must be faulty if you are not seeing this.

By the way, I have just been to Boots this morning and happened to walk past the display stand for the BSS and the price ticket is still showing £249.99, although I suppose it could be that they haven't changed it yet.