Lumea Prestige BRI955/7 vs BRI954 vs BRI953 vs BRI950 vs BRI956: what’s the difference?

I f you’re thinking of buying the Philips Lumea Prestige, rest assured it’s a fine choice. This short article first gives you a quick summary of why it’s ace, and then explains the differences bewteen the Lumea models BRI957 vs BRI956 vs BRI955, vs BRI954, BRI953 and BRI950.

I’ve tested all the leading home IPL hair removal devices and the Prestige comes out on top for quality and performance. It’s my overall favourite because it’s such a good all-rounder for both small and large areas, but especially legs and whole-body hair removal sessions. It’s packed with helpful features unmatched by its rivals.

Here’s a quick round-up of how I score it and the Prestige’s pros and cons:

So, what is the difference between the models and which one should you buy?

In the latest 9000 series are the BRI957 and BRI955 models. The BRI956/4/3/0 are the earliest models in the Prestige range, but every bit as good. The difference between these Prestige models is their colour, the number of IPL flashes, the specialist flash windows with each, and of course, the price. Compare them in the table below:

NOTE on IPL bulb life: The latest Prestige models give almost double the amount of IPL flashes. But bear in mind, ALL the Prestige models give plenty of flashes from the IPL bulb and score top marks. Each has enough flashes for over 15 years of monthly whole-body zappings! That’s way more than you’ll ever need because, the more maintenance top-ups you do, the longer your skin stays smooth. So, it’s unlikely you’ll need continued monthly top-ups and use up all those flashes!

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DO YOU NEED EVERY SPECIALIST WINDOW?

Do you need all the flash windows?

Well, no. You don’t need them all.

The BRI950 gives you everything you need to treat your body and face with the large curved-in body window and the small flat precision window.

The Lumea BRI953, BRI954 and the latest BRI955 halso have the body and face windows, plus an additional curved-out specialist window for underarm & bikini. It has an added filter to better target stubborn hairs in these areas. This means you can use the highest safe intensity without the sting!

The BRI956 was the first released of this new model, and the BRI957 one of the most recent in the 9000 series. They have the large curved-in body window, small flat face window and two additional windows. First, there’s a curved-out underarm window and second a separate curved-out bikini flash window. They’re slightly different shapes, but really you don’t need both (especially if it costs more!).

I do like the idea of this specialist window with filter to treat stubborn bikini spider-legs and underarm hairs. But you’ll still get super results without it.

For me, it’s the large curved-out body attachment that makes all the difference on legs and tummy anyway. Because it hugs your curves, is precise and makes it super-easy to get a flash. You get that with all the models.

Related: Philips Lumea Prestige indepth tried & tested review (with summary video)

Check the prices of each before you decide. They all come with the UK 100-day Philips money back guarantee. And they’re all ace.

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