An epilator comprising: at least one clamping unit for clamping and plucking hairs, the clamping unit being arranged and rotationally driven on a clamping cylinder around its longitudinal cylinder axis for movement along a hair capture direction, the clamping unit comprising: a moveable clamping element having a clamping section and at least a winged section, wherein the clamping section has a clamping surface and the winged section has a guiding surface, which guiding surface angles outwards away from the clamping surface at least with respect to the hair capture direction; and a fixed clamping element having a clamping section and at least a winged section, wherein the clamping section has a clamping surface and the winged section has a guiding surface, which guiding surface angles outwards away from the clamping surface at least with respect to the hair capture direction; wherein the clamping unit is arranged for cyclical movement between an open position in which a gap for receiving hairs and having a minimum width in a width direction perpendicular to the hair capture direction extends between the clamping surfaces of the moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element and a closed position in which the clamping surfaces of the moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element abut on each other at least along a clamping line; and wherein the guiding surface of the moveable clamping element defines a first side of a funnel for guiding hairs towards the gap and the guiding surface of the fixed clamping element defines a second side of the funnel, wherein the width of the hair guiding surface of the fixed clamping element measured in a width direction perpendicular to the hair capture direction is larger than the respective width of the hair guiding surface of the moveable clamping element, characterized in that the angle with which the guiding surface of the winged section of the fixed clamping element angles away from the respective clamping surface is about 30 degrees or lower. a moveable clamping element having a clamping section and at least a winged section, wherein the clamping section has a clamping surface and the winged section has a guiding surface, which guiding surface angles outwards away from the clamping surface at least with respect to the hair capture direction; and a fixed clamping element having a clamping section and at least a winged section, wherein the clamping section has a clamping surface and the winged section has a guiding surface, which guiding surface angles outwards away from the clamping surface at least with respect to the hair capture direction; wherein the clamping unit is arranged for cyclical movement between an open position in which a gap for receiving hairs and having a minimum width in a width direction perpendicular to the hair capture direction extends between the clamping surfaces of the moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element and a closed position in which the clamping surfaces of the moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element abut on each other at least along a clamping line; and wherein the guiding surface of the moveable clamping element defines a first side of a funnel for guiding hairs towards the gap and the guiding surface of the fixed clamping element defines a second side of the funnel, wherein the width of the hair guiding surface of the fixed clamping element measured in a width direction perpendicular to the hair capture direction is larger than the respective width of the hair guiding surface of the moveable clamping element, characterized in that the angle with which the guiding surface of the winged section of the fixed clamping element angles away from the respective clamping surface is about 30 degrees or lower. <EOS>