28.4.2019

I have had my eye on the Philips Lumea ever since it was first launched a few years back. Today I am super excited in having a chance to review it. I have waited for years to get my hands on this beauty! Lots of my friends have tried and highly recommended it. Like everyone I too had questions like, is IPL light safe, will it burn my skin, most of all - will it leave any dark marks on my skin. Tried it and none of this happened PROVIDED you take ultimate care and follow the instructions provided along with your own research. At the end of the day, you know your skin best.I am Asian with brown skin tone and yellow undertones. My hair is black in colour and very very thick.For any South Asian members of Indian origin reading this... get this!! You know what I am saying when I say 5 o'clock shadow, dark bristley hair, dark patches when shaving/waxing! This is the gadget for you sisters!I had done a lot of research prior to getting the Philips Lumea, so I knew exactly the kind of results I was expecting. All you need is time, patience and a lot of care for your skin before and after, like using SPF etc which you should be anyway.I used the Philips Lumea on my face (sides, upper lips, lower lip, chin, jawline). 6 weeks of use and I now only have baby fluff. Some chin hair very very thin appears but I know with more use, it won't be the case.I used the Philips Lumea on my under arms. 6 weeks of use and now I have super soft underarms as you can see from my pics. You can see where the Lumea IPL light may have missed and hence hair is growing, but look at the difference.I used the Philips Lumea on my lower legs. 6 weeks of use and now again my skin is super silky and soft. You can see from the pics where I may have missed bits on my knees the so you can see the patchy bits of hair. Whereas you can see the rest of my lower leg is smooth with hardly any hair. If you do have to shave, it is a breeze I tell you. Few long strokes with the razor and it's done! I recently went to Spain on holiday and I did not have to use the razor at all for the 7 days that I was there.I have tried it on the Bikini line, but as the hair is much more thicker there, I have seen less hair growth, but it is not completely lessened as same as my legs. So I will continue and write another review after. I have also tried it on my arms, but as I haven't been consistent (on purpose to see the 6 weeks results), you can see the difference in hair growth on my arms compared to my legs. Hair is much thinner and you can hardly see it. Yes shaving is required, but I know that if I continue for a few more weeks, no doubt the results will be the same as those achieved on my legs.The Lumea is well packaged in it's box with clear instructions on the box and also in the instructions booklet. You have 3 attachments. Face, Bikini line, Body/Legs. You also get a cleaning cloth/muslin and a cute soft bag to store your lovely gadget in.If you are looking to invest in a device for personal body care then Philips Lumea is a must. If 6 weeks of use can give such results, I have no doubt I will be completely hairless body wise by summer so I can have one less worry like all women do when it comes to personal hair care. In the long run it saves you a lot of money that you would spend at salons, time of going there and back, convenience of getting it done in your own home was a massive plus point for me. Yes you have to do it on your own, but if you have a friend who can help you and you can do it together then its awesome. I cannot stress how awesome this device is until you try it for yourselves. So, please do give it a go, you won't be disappointed. Thanks for reading :) [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

10.5.2019

The Philips Lumea Prestige is in my honest opinion an amazing choice for painless hair removal, I did suffer with ingrowing hairs from disposable razors so was looking for a way to keep myself fresh and smooth for longer without these issues. I certainly found it, the IPL is compact and I love the feature it has of testing the skin first to see which amount of strength is required to safely laser the hair and slow down the growth rather than a product where you just do it and hope it's going to be ok. The product arrived very well packaged to ensure that there was no damage to the machine or the laser area which i was very pleased with,there are different attachments for different areas of the body and i love the fact that they have a little picture on them so you know which one to use for where, but its a guide so you can use whichever you want really.I have to admit I was a little nervous at first as I stupidly assumed it would hurt...But once I laid everything out and read the manual I began by starting with the skin analysis where you touch it to your skin and the machine tests your skin and tells you which setting to use strength wise to ensure a safe level of intensity.. this is a bonus for anyone nervous like myself. You can use it on legs, underarms, bikini line, facial hair, the list is endless.Can I just say I did remove my leg hair before starting this process as they were quite long and left it 24 hours for skin to settle before starting with the IPL this ensures that the pulses of light go directly through to the hair folicle giving the instructions not to grow and in effect to go into its resting stage :-)Really you are not laserring the hair off you are sending messages with the laser to slow right down and prevent regrowth. Any hair will naturally shed off anyone who knows about hair knows there is 3 stages and depending on which stage of growth you are in is how long you will get between shaving your legs or underarms etc... but this product actually does that work for you by telling it not to grow... I used the Philips Lumea Prestige initially once every 2 weeks and do this for 6 weeks after this time you will see that the hair growth has slowed right down, if by chance you notice a couple of strays that might have been missed you can like me shave, it wont hurt but after this the touch up can be done once every 4-8 weeks there is no need to do it more than this as the results will be the same. So using the Philips IPL does NOT hurt whatsoever, I was a little nervous but there is no pain just a bright flash of light, I will say that I do feel that a small pair of goggles would be an added extra but its really not a big deal.All in all I am really pleased that I managed to find a way to give me pain free hair removal, stop me wasting money on disposable razors and shaving balms and not have to deal with razor rash and in growing hairs that's the most important one of all.. I'm giving this Philips Lumea Prestige IPL a big thumbs up, the travel bag is big enough to hold all the machine, accessories and charger and I finally feel clean free, smooth and fresh.... A+++++ [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]

12.1.2018

I was first quite sceptical about this product as I have always found hair removal quite difficult. I have very thick and dark hair which is also very brittle, meaning I almost never achieve smooth skin. On a normal basis my legs would be stubbly a few hours after shaving. I also have quite sensitive light-brown/olive skin which is just about within the recommended skin type for IPL.I used this product for the first time after looking at a lot of online reviews. It should be noted that hair removal is different for everyone, and the effects are likely to be different for everyone that uses this product.The product itself is very sleek, clean and modern.It came with 4 different face attachments for each area of the body which is great. The directions for usage are very clear and easy to understand. Using the product was very simple.My initial reaction to using the Lumea Prestige was that it hurt a little more than expected. The pulsed light feels like a quick hot zap on the skin. As recommended I used a lower intensity setting from 4 to 3 to avoid skin discomfort.It took a little while for me to get used to it during my first session of legs and bikini, so it took me a couple hours to complete.With each session I became more comfortable and the time it took got shorter to around 45 minutes.My first session wasn't very effective, the hair grew back in the same way it would do without treatment. I waited for my next session to increase the intensity to 4 which was much more effective. The results could really be seen after my second session.The product advertises that the hair will fall out after usage. I didn't really notice this. My hair seemed to stop growing rather than fall-out, but the effect was smooth skin for 7-8 days without shaving.I have just completed my 2 month boot-camp sessions which is supposed to regulate the hair growth and I'm seriously impressed. I have not needed to shave in over 2 weeks, my legs are virtually hair free.There are a couple small patches that have had growth, this may be because I missed the area by accident. I did not use anything to guide which areas to do as this may cause a skin reaction.On one occasion I did go over an area more than once, which is not recommended and rightly so as I did burn myself slightly which left a thin scab. This has now healed but I will not be doing that again!This product does as advertised by stopping the hair-growth. The hair thickness does not seem to have changed which is expected and it looks like shaved hair rather than a new hair.In the long term I will be using this product after waxing, however at current I am using after shaving.I can only anticipate positive effects for my future treatments and it is really great to have smooth hair-free skin!Thanks Phillips!

22.3.2020

Read all the reviews and the majority were positive so I decided to take the plunge. I suffer from polycystic ovaries and whilst I’ve been quite lucky in regards to my symptoms, I have suffered from excessive hair growth. I’m of an average skin tone but my hair is very dark. I never had trouble with facial hair as a teen but when I was in my early 20’s I noticed that I had gone from having one or two really dark facial hairs to having patches along my jaw line and under my chin and neck. I started to pluck them and then gradually it started taking me longer and longer to clear the areas. In the end I was constantly feeling my face and paranoid everyone could see them,I tried to hide this from my girlfriend as I was so embarrassed and didn’t think she knew but she did, she just wasn’t bothered. I however was, I would shave and pluck when she wasn’t in the house but the next morning I could feel them all growing back. I brought this product and was honestly sceptical because I didn’t want to get my hopes up, I’d looked at beauty rooms and just thought I couldn’t afford it in the long run. I got this product and opened it up. Looks a bit daunting but honestly, it’s so simple to use. I read the leaflets but if you’re not sure of your skin tone or which setting to use, just click the button that looks like a magnifier glass, it flashes up which strength you need to use, I’m a 4. It says it can be cordless but it does die very quickly so I keep it attached to the mains. Recommended to use once every two weeks but I’d read other reviews of people using it weekly so I tried that, I kept one leg unshaven and one leg shaved to use as a guide to see how it worked. I used it on my face first, for the first two weeks I didn’t really notice anything and whilst I was disheartened, I carried on, then I slowly realised after shaving my neck, the next day i didn’t have stubble, I then left it a couple of days and when it had grown a bit my gf plucked a hair and I’m not lying, it was half black, half white! I realised it was working and so I carried on. I’m now a couple of months in. I have no hair on my chin and maybe a teeny patch on my neck that only I can feel but cannot be seen. I have to admit that I have not kept up with it as I probably should have but even still, this has changed my life. I don’t fret when my partner touches my face in case she feels it, I’m not sat in work subconsciously trying to pluck hairs out, I will wear my hair up because I’m not paranoid about my colleagues sniggering behind my back. I can’t say it’s going to work the same way for everyone, but for me and just my face alone, it’s been more than I could have ever dreamed of.

19.4.2019

The Lumea Prestige looks and feels impressive, every inch a high end product. It arrives with charge in it but you should fully charge it before use. I was a little apprehensive about using the Lumea, I was convinced is was going to be a difficult process, would surely be painful at some points, and questioned how good the results would be. I was wrong. The Lumea Prestige is a brilliant piece of kit and comes with a comprehensive user manual and a fantastic app to help you manage your treatment schedule. I felt a little clumsy when I first used the Lumea, but was surprised at how quickly it became as easy as shaving is. The Lumea is super smart, detects your skin tone and tells you which intensity to use.

12.3.2017

This IPL is so quick and easy to use, giving great results in very little time.This IPL is very sleek and easy to hold, though a little heavy. It has a sensor to guide you as to which intensity of light you should use for each area. You simply press the device against your skin and press the search button and it sets the intensity to the correct number (1-5). This meant I was sure I was using the right setting. There are four different heads, which you change for the different areas of your body you want to treat. They are clearly marked and easy to switch. The bag that comes with the IPL has little pockets in it to keep all the heads in which is really useful and a cloth to keep them clean.It is very quick to charge and a charge will last to do one leg or several treatments of face,

29.4.2019

I've waited since last March before reviewing this item in order to give Lumea a fair bit of time to start working, seeing as many before me have explicitly expressed this IPL treatment isn't a quick fix.Ultimately I've found this to be an accurate description. Followed instructions to the letter regarding shaving beforehand and regular scheduling... Even downloaded the Lumea app to help keep track of the earlier treatments.By the end of the first 6 weeks I must admit I was despondent. Hadn't seen any improvement whatsoever, despite my skin/hair colouration meaning I was applicable to safely use the highest (5) setting for the IPL bulb.

27.4.2019

Lumea IPL is classy white and dusky rose-gold colour. This device is simply amazing!!!I was very unfortunate to be the hairy girl of the family. If I shaved my legs, I would have thick, prickly stubble growing after two hours. My clean shaves would never last for more than a day, and I seemed to be growing more and more hair as I get older. But having the Lumea IPL device my world has changed dramatically!!! I have been doing treatments every week and I am at the stage now where I don't even need to shave my arms/ legs/ armpit before treating. IT'S AMAZING!!After the first two weeks, I began to notice my hair growing thinner, but personally, I saw the biggest results around week 6,

22.4.2019

Just wow wow wow !!! Been using the Philips Lumea Prestige IPL for the past few weeks and to my surprise, it really works.Woohoo, Can't believe that i'm really hair free for summer days. This is the best invention that i've tried in my whole life and really love the results.Love the different heads and that we can use it with the cord or cordless.After just 3 sessions, i could already see less hair on my whole legs,armpits,chin,upperlips and much improvement in my skin.Life is well more easier now, i don't need to use my old electric shaver every 3 days to do my legs and armpits.On my chin and upperlips , i was using an epilator which hurts so much and i was doing this every 2 days.

5.5.2019

I suffer with hirsutism because I have PCOS. I have fairly tanned skin, but thick dark hairs, particularly in the bikini zone. I'm only 21 and I've always felt really, really self conscious of my hair from a young age. I've been shaving daily since I was 11 years old. I remember being bullied at a dancing show once when I was 10 years old, because I had armpit hair! Waxing isn't something I've ever been able to afford, although I did go once before a wedding and the woman told me off for shaving so far out on my bikini line - she said that was why I had thick, dark hairs growing down my inner thighs. This is actually nonsense, hair does not grow back thicker when you shave it. She had never heard of PCOS,

9.12.2018

I have fair skin and dark hair, which meant getting facial threading done every two weeks (and by that time i would be self conscious about my upper lip and side burns). I had read loads of reviews before finally purchasing my Lumea, and I'm so happy I did!I have been using it's for the last 8 weeks on my face/underarms and arms. So far i am extremely pleased with the results.I was really scared to shave my face, and envisioned waking up the next day with stubble and growing a beard! It was really easy, I was recommended by a friend to use a mens razor as they are designed to get to those tight spots like around your nose and tend to be cheaper.

21.5.2019

Bought this with high hopes despite being a bit sceptical. Had read rave reviews and disappointed reviews so I knew it could go either way with me as these products don’t work for everyone. I’m really pleased I took the plunge!Last few years I’ve been struggling. My skin doesn’t like shaving. At all. I get a terrible rash, bloody and painful. It got to the point where I was having to wear T-shirt’s with panty liners in the underarms to absorb the blood from the rash/irritation. I decided to try an electric razor. It helped but not greatly. I decided to only shave during the summer months to allow my skin to heal and breathe during the colder months. I thought people would be a bit more understanding than they were.

15.4.2019

I started using this brilliant piece of kit about 7 weeks ago and this is my findings so far. I have fairly pale skin with dark blonde/brown mod of body hair. The IPL comes in a nice storage bag with 3 different attachments for different body areas. It also has a removable power cord. The IPL flashes every 2 seconds at its fastest setting (when plugged into mains) but also has a cordless option. It can get a bit awkward to hold the IPL unit while pressing the button depending on what area you are using it on but to be perfectly honest it’s used quickly anyway. I have used in on legs, underarms, arms, face and chin areas so far. As long as the hair is fairly trimmed it is almost painless unless you make a mistake and catch a tattoo in the light area......

15.4.2019

I have been using my Lumea prestige for nearly two months now as I wanted to give it a fair bit of time to start working and see the visible results as I know it isn't a quick fix! I have followed the instructions to the letter regarding shaving beforehand and regular scheduling... Even downloaded the Lumea app to help keep track of my treatments and help remind me when to complete my next one!By the end of the first 6 weeks I must admit I was despondent. Hadn't seen any improvement whatsoever, despite my skin/hair colouration meaning I was applicable to safely use the highest (5) setting for the IPL bulb.In the end, it all became a worthwhile exercise with a little more patience I kept at it past the 6 week mark out of sheer belligerence.

25.4.2019

I found this device to be sleek, lightweight and comfortable to hold in one hand. Using it, I found straightforward and the instructions easy to follow. I also downloaded the Lumea app which I found useful to keep and track of and be reminded of top up treatments.I really like the skin tone sensor, one click of the button and the device will scan the skin to advise you what setting to use, mine is the highest setting, due to my fair skin, dark hair.I was a little anxious the first time using it on the highest setting as was worried it may be painful, but nope, for me the sessions are always painless :) I am now three treatments in and I can finally see a difference,

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