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Phillips Lumea has changed my life!

490 replies

Desmondo2016 · 02/03/2019 13:59

Just that, really.

Been using it since Xmas, every 10-14 days. Haven't removed hair from legs, pits, bikini line or arms in 10 days now and there's practically no regrowth. This isn't a sales pitch btw, I just wish I hadn't spent the last 10 years wanting one but thinking they were too much money!

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DerelictWreck · 27/03/2019 14:35

I'm jealous you're all having so much success! Mine has been good for legs (am about 8 weeks/4 treatments in) but made no difference at all on bikini or underarm, and hurts! Sometimes it gets so hot I have to switch it off and come back otherwise it burns, but on both those areas it proper 'zaps' me and makes me yelp!

icannotremember · 27/03/2019 15:53

Right, I have ordered the SC199/00. Feeling slightly sick for spending £218 on one thing just for me but sod it, worrying about paying for it will at least make a nice change from worrying about bloody Brexit.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 27/03/2019 17:50

Might have to get one of these!!

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 27/03/2019 17:53

Question - do you have to shave the hair down first? I have a bit of a bush going on down there...

golightlytoday · 27/03/2019 18:50

@SmiledWithTheRisingSun yes you have to remove the hair first. Either shave, epilate or wax

deadsexy · 28/03/2019 07:02

@golightlytoday

Was it this one?

Being Costco I was wondering does this price include VAT

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golightlytoday · 28/03/2019 07:42

@deadsexy yes that one and yes it does. You need to have membership which is £15 a year.

redwoodmazza · 28/03/2019 07:57

I have found the User Guide which clearly states it shouldn't be used above the neck - and also gives guide lines about which hair and skin colours are unsuitable.

www.download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/sc2001_01/sc2001_01_dfu_lav.pdf

Haffiana · 28/03/2019 08:51

@redwoodmazza That guide is from 2013 and for a much, much earlier model. They are fine on the face, just don't use near the eyes for eg eyebrows.

FirstNameTiredLastNameAlways · 28/03/2019 10:09

Has anyone had bad ingrown hairs/red marks on their bikini line with the Lumea?

I very fairly get ingrown hairs at all but have a few red marks after...

deadsexy · 28/03/2019 12:01

Ffs drove all this way and it's £239!!!

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Haffiana · 28/03/2019 12:18

Grrr - it is rare that it is cheaper online with Costco, but it happens! Just order it online...

Rankellior · 28/03/2019 15:44

Dead sexy - it’s on offer as a warehouse offer until Sunday so should have had £40 off at the till. That’s what it’s saying online

Abcd3 · 28/03/2019 21:32

This thread is fascinating. I'd been thinking of going to a salon for IPL or laser hair removal (not sure which is better!), but maybe I should invest in this instead. I've read that IPL can cause scarring, but I don't know whether that's just in salons - a PP mentioned that salons use stronger machines. Has anyone had scarring happen with home use?

Abcd3 · 28/03/2019 21:34

Also wondering: once you start using it, do you have to stick to using it every 10 days/2 weeks for it to be effective? e.g. if it's sometimes every 2 weeks but sometimes you have a gap of 3 or 4 weeks, is that OK or does the hair go back to square one?

deadsexy · 29/03/2019 06:39

I did :) kids swimming tonight so gonna defluff and do it. Can't wait!

Fazackerley · 29/03/2019 07:48

It all grows back when you stop. I've now done dds armpits with it and she thinks it's marvellous.

It's the non itchy regrowth that has amazed me. Not sure why that would be.

deadsexy · 29/03/2019 07:50

I'm going to buy an epilator today too, I have a lot of blonde downy hair too. So lumea can do the hard work then run over with epilator. I honestly think this will save me thousands. I've had a course of Laser. Score which worked a treat for about 5 years, then I've paid £40 every 3 weeks for legs and bikini waxing. Can't wait to see results

MaryLennoxsScowl · 29/03/2019 07:59

Has anyone with keratin pilaris (little red bumps on arms and legs) used this? I’m not sure if it would improve it (no hair to cause ingrown bumps) or make it worse (weaker hairs can’t push out through skin).

Oddgirlout · 29/03/2019 08:04

Apologies if this has already been asked. On the amazon listing it said hair removal for up to 8 weeks. I had thought it was permanent? Is it not?

florence11 · 29/03/2019 08:23

@MaryLennoxsScowl not used one but have you tried euricin cream? I'm shocked how helpful it's been for my keratosis Polaris, I initially used this Swedish foot cream with urea which had a huge impact then tried the euricin. Only thing that's ever helped calm mine. Good for if you need your arms out (I'm a bridesmaid this year).

MaryLennoxsScowl · 29/03/2019 08:33

I did, but it never sank in properly and smelled weird! I really didn’t like it. I should give it another go though.

Rhubarbisevil · 29/03/2019 08:40

This sounds fab!

Haffiana · 29/03/2019 08:54

@Abcd3 The instructions on mine say to use every 2 weeks for 8 weeks. Then you only need to maintain by using once every 3-4 months.

It is completely unnecessary and pointless to use it more often than every two weeks in the initial phase btw, as any growth during that time is due to follicles which were naturally in a resting phase becoming active.

In practice my leg and armpit hair vanished after only 6 weeks and I only used it a 4th time on my beard and 'tache, about a month afterwards. I used it once or twice at 4 month intervals over the Summer/Autumn after that, and let it lapse over the Winter. I still have almost no armpit hair at all, and my leg hairs are far sparser.

@Oddgirlout It is not permanent. It causes hair follicles to go into a resting phase and stops growth that way. The Tria works in exactly the same way despite its very cleverly written (dishonest actually) marketing material - neither destroy the hair follicles and so neither are permanent. Regrowth with both will eventually happen if you stop topping up occasionally. However as many have posted, including me, regrowth can be sparse.

Like many other posters I found the extra attachments for various parts of the body completely unnecessary and I don't use them or need to use them. Phillips often price their personal health products (epilators, toothbrushes etc) in increments with incremental extra features and in my absolute experience you don't need or won't use almost all of them! Base model will be therefor best and cheapest. So no, you don't need an extra window for face hairs or whatever they think up to upsell to you (use the strength settings instead for sensitive areas), and you definitely don't need cordless.

You DO need as big a window as possible or it will take ages to use on a large area such as a leg, and the very cheapest Lumea model which is a completely different shape is really too small for large areas. All the others are almost identical.

Sofialemon · 29/03/2019 11:05

@Haffiana

It has worked permanently for me, well unless my hairs do eventually grow back after over 8 years of being hair free.

The areas I treated around 10 years ago have been pretty much hair free ever since. I continued to use it every few months for the first 2 years but have barely used it since. I get the occasional random hair which I zap but don't need to shave or use any other hair removal on the areas I've Lumea'd.