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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.

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.

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?

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.

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.😙

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

Aren't you lucky.

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

I don't have a problem with facial hair.

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.

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

Braun silkepil epilator every other day

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.

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. )

Pippa22 Thu 06-Feb-25 22:35:41

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.

Bluedaisy Thu 06-Feb-25 22:32:12

I’m so surprised that nobody has recommended waxing! I’ve been having my underarm's, fluff on face (and bikini line only when going on holiday these days) waxed once every 6 weeks. I have half leg done in summer as well but all of it is just fine patchy hair nowadays as I’ve been having it done since I was 15 years old when I started working in a hairdressing salon that had a beauty salon attached. It’s not painful especially nowadays as the wax is light in texture and having it done every 6 weeks suits me as I don’t have to worry about it all in between.

Lizzies Thu 06-Feb-25 21:27:13

I use a Braun Silk Epil rechargeable epilator. I used to tweeze, but it was taking longer and longer so I switched. It makes me sneeze when I do my top lip, but it doesn’t take too long. I do it every few days. Hopefully it will eventually grow back less.

HiMay Thu 06-Feb-25 19:55:12

After years of electrolysis it all grew back!
Epilator for chin and the razor that comes with it for upper lip, because I find that area too painful. Tweezers for odd ones

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 06-Feb-25 19:02:59

I had electrolysis on my chin for the first time this week! £30 for a world of pain!

Grandmagrotbags Thu 06-Feb-25 18:56:33

Me too (not to) 😂

Grandmagrotbags Thu 06-Feb-25 18:55:00

Me to Hubby’s razor gets into the nooks and the crannies 😂

dogsmother Thu 06-Feb-25 17:52:47

Perfectly happy with a daily shave with a razor, may not be very feminine however it’s very effective. I’m very interested in a light emitting one though.

keepingquiet Thu 06-Feb-25 17:44:14

Razor for me.

Why do people insist on advertising Amazon? Do they have shares?

Other retail outlets are available...

Squiffy Thu 06-Feb-25 17:39:58

I use a Wizzit epilator. You do need to brace yourself when you first use it, but you soon get used to it!

Ktsmum Thu 06-Feb-25 17:26:07

Nair facial hair removal cream, quick, easy and effective

Gummie Thu 06-Feb-25 16:11:08

I've always used Immac or other brands cream hair remover. Works for me and no pain.

M0nica Thu 06-Feb-25 13:44:59

Electrolysis. I know no other effective method.

arum Thu 06-Feb-25 13:41:24

I use my normal epilator.
Years ago, a friend told me that she had been epilating her leg hairs for so long, that she had absolutely smooth legs with no regrowth.
So, I decided that I would start doing this too. After about 10 years, my leg hairs were fewer, finer and weaker. By then I was epilating my armpits also.
Then, when the first beard hairs appeared, I took the plunge and epilated my facial hairs too. Like the armpits, it was painful in the beginning. But I kept reminding myself that I would have less hassles when I am older, especially when I may have to depend on someone else to do it for me.
My moustache is now much finer, and just a slight tickle with the epilator.
I do a maintenance "shave" every fortnight or so. The odd black rogue hairs on my chin get the tweezer treatment. The gray hairs can wait for the epilator.

Cambia Thu 06-Feb-25 13:16:15

I have a Braun epilator with attachments for the whole body and face. Had it a few years now and it is excellent when I feel that pesky hair on my chin!!