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Facial Hair Remover .

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Nanato3 Wed 05-Feb-25 17:52:53

Could anyone recommend a good product to remove facial hair as painless as possible ?
I'm using tweezers atm but it can be so painful in some areas .
Thanks in advance.

Scottiegran999 Thu 06-Feb-25 22:42:08

Certainly don’t shave your face unless you’re happy to have a bristly skin when people move in for a kiss. Facial epilator from Amazon is fab and it’s cheap. I’ve been using one for a few years and it doesn’t leave a bristly feel. (I get fed up with people knocking Amazon. They turned up in lockdown when no one else did. They also give masses to charity. They delivered to remote parts of Scotland when no one else did. Like me they pay the tax they’re required to do. It’s not their fault if the UK and other governments can’t design better tax frameworks. Accountants are doing their jobs professionally in ensuring their clients pay what’s due and not more. )

Madmeg Thu 06-Feb-25 22:52:02

I've tried all the gadgets mentioned on GN and they are just too painful for me, so it's back to using cream for me.

Rose56 Thu 06-Feb-25 23:08:15

Braun silkepil epilator every other day

narrowboatnan Fri 07-Feb-25 09:48:04

I have my eyebrows, ‘beard’ and ‘moustache’ kept in check with Threading. Cheap and available at a booth in the shopping centre. My regular go to is a young Indian woman who was taught how to do it by her grandmother.

wibblywobblywobblebottom Fri 07-Feb-25 12:02:05

I don't have a problem with facial hair.

M0nica Fri 07-Feb-25 16:17:33

Aren't you lucky.

Ilovedogs22 Fri 07-Feb-25 19:44:52

I'm dark- haired (a bit salt & pepper now) & have always had a bit of a moustache even as a girl.
One of my twin son's has promised to shave it off when I'm too old & decrepit to do it properly.
The other twinny would probably wax it up & make me look like Salvador Dali!
Oh the joy of getting older!
It's certainly not for the faint hearted.😙

PamelaJ1 Fri 07-Feb-25 20:38:43

Is it dark hair? IPL is the answer if you don’t have any contraindications. If it’s fair then that won’t work. Many salons offer the treatment.
Electrolysis does work but takes time and to be really effective you do need regular treatments.

Abracadabra Fri 14-Feb-25 16:48:49

Pippa22

Finishing Touch Flawless Touch suits me very well. Buy from Boots, E Bay of course Amazon and everywhere else I’m sure. It around £20 looks like a lipstick so slips into a handbag and used 2 or 3 times a weekfor a couple of minutes, job done. No creams needed and the very best bit is that it’s painless.

I've used this sort of thing before but the blade eventually goes blunt. Are you able to replace the shaving head part or does the whole unit have to be replaced?

Whiff Fri 14-Feb-25 21:19:08

I use a women's razor . Plenty of simple face wash . Been having to shave since I was 30 due to steroids which didn't work. Came off them in a month but left me with facial hair unfortunately my hairs are now grey .36 years of shaving still as annoying as ever.