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WEEKLY EDITION · W42 / 2026
Latest reading: 17 October 2026

Epilators · Position 87 of 100

Braun Silk-épil

Declining
$109.99
#87 in Epilators · 4.2 ★ (484)

This week it reads number 87 in Epilators. Its best showing with us was 34, and it has now been listed 10 weeks in a row. Over the past 2 years pricing on this listing has run from $82.94 up to $109.99. At $109.99 this week it is sitting near its 52-week high. Against the wider Epilators cohort, moved in step with category pricing over the quarter while peers adjusted pricing around it. Reviews are landing at about 4 a week, faster than 61% of the listed field, and the 4.2-star average has slipped 0.1 over the last eight weeks — ratings this settled rarely move at all.

Is now a good time to buy the Braun Silk-épil?

Sporadic Markdown CadenceExpected: STABLE (Sporadic)

Depends how patient you are. Currently observed at $109.99, its standard shelf price. Braun Silk-épil has seen 11 pull backs over the past 2 years, averaging 18.9% below baseline, the most recent 24 weeks ago — but they arrive without warning and we won't pretend otherwise. Buy today and you're not overpaying against any pattern. Hold out, and there's a decent chance one comes along; you'll just have to be the sort of person who checks. Your call, and both answers are defensible here.

Shelf Baseline
$109.99
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
-18.9%
$79.94 expected target
Typical Rhythm
~6 wks
11 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
24 wks
Current cycle
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysoccasional December participant

December holiday habit: occasional December participant. Across 2 past holiday seasons, it marked down 1 times, averaging 20.2% below baseline.

Prime Dayunmoved baseline during July

Prime Day habit: unmoved baseline during July. Across 2 past July events, it marked down 0 times, averaging —% below baseline.

Black Fridayunmoved baseline during November

Black Friday habit: unmoved baseline during November. Across 2 past November periods, it marked down 0 times, averaging —% below baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Epilators — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#20#40#60#80#100$104$106$108$110$1124 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$109.99Position #87$109.994 JulNot in top 100Price $109.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $109.9918 JulNot in top 100Price $105.5925 JulNot in top 100Price $107.551 AugNot in top 100Price $109.998 AugNot in top 100Price $109.9915 AugPosition #60 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9922 AugPosition #39 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9929 AugPosition #34 in EpilatorsPrice $109.995 SeptPosition #55 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9912 SeptPosition #50 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9919 SeptPosition #52 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9926 SeptPosition #49 in EpilatorsPrice $109.993 OctPosition #45 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9910 OctPosition #36 in EpilatorsPrice $109.9917 OctPosition #87 in EpilatorsPrice $109.99

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
484
+8 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.2★
from 484 ratings

Against the Epilators field

This product
$109.99
Category median $19.99
Category position
#87
of 100 listed in Epilators
Rating
4.2★
Category median 4.15 ★
1-week position movement
-51
Best recorded #34
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

If you are looking at the Braun Silk-épil, you are almost certainly weighing it against the Braun Silk-épil SensoSmart Epilator. They are running neck-and-neck in price this week, so your decision comes down to features and styling rather than budget.

Customer consensus gives the Flawless Finishing Touch Flawless Legs an edge in this price band. If review feedback guides your decisions, its higher rating is worth noting in the breakdown below. Keep an eye on the Philips Norelco Epilator Series 8000 for Women, too. It has been picking up serious buzz lately and adding new buyer feedback faster than almost anything else in this price range. You can explore the exact numbers for yourself in the breakdown below, where we have matched each product against its rank and sentiment.

Rank in EpilatorsContenderComparison RoleObserved PriceSentiment
#87Braun Silk-épilBraunThis Product$109.994.2 ★(484)
#11Braun Silk-épil SensoSmart EpilatorBraunPrice Peer$109.944.3 ★(314)
#54Flawless Finishing Touch Flawless LegsFlawlessTop Rated$94.044.4 ★(17,687)
#12Philips Norelco Epilator Series 8000 for Women with 3PHILIPSFast Mover$79.994.2 ★(3,377)
← The full Epilators record for W42 / 2026
Method and provenance

Recorded via weekly Sunday readings (parent ASIN, series began 6 October 2024); for collection rules, signal thresholds and offer constraints, see our Methodology.

Data source Market data retrieved via the Keepa API (dated observation: 17 October 2026, not live Amazon prices); for collection rules and continuous granular history, see our Methodology and keepa.com.
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