Facial hair remover when over 70.

Namsnanny

I found it very painful M0nica.
I can't imagine going through that every week

So did I, it was expensive and it didn't really work that well.

I'm still waxing at 71 and don't fancy anything else. Its getting less and less often though may be bi monthly instead of monthly. £42 for lip and chin, eyebrow wax and tint.

Just had a quick look online. Asda have it on special offer at £14. - in store only and EBay have one or £7.99 but that’s battery operated.

Lots of different models available

I use the Flawless. So easy. Whips away the hairs in minutes.

I wish I lived nearer to ASDA.
I'd be very tempted.

Has anyone tried a different cheaper version?

Does the Flawless work well on 'peachy fluff'?

JML New You. A small battery operated face shaver which is available at chemists and many supermarkets. Looks like a large lipstick. I’ve found it completely painless, and have had no ingrowing hairs. Use as often as needed. Remember hair doesn’t always stop at the chin line but can carry on to the top of one’s neck.

I worry about going into hospital for any length of time. I may be discharged as the bearded woman.!

I dermaplane my face every 2 or 3 weeks. It is super easy and has other benefits for your skin. It gets rid of the fine top layer of dead skin, allows your skincare products to absorb into your skin better and also encourages collegene production in your skin to fight wrinkles. You can buy dermaplaneing razors. I use a scalple but I have been doing it for years. YouTube has a ton of how-to videos. That's how I learned. Wash your face, let it dry, quickly wipe with alcohol to sanitze and make the dry skin and hairs come up. Do a patch of skin at a time and most of all stretch the skin so it doesn't move and don't lift the razor from the skin until that patch is done. You will be amazed how smooth your skin is, how well your skincare sinks into your skin and how smooth your makeup applies. You can do it!

I do it with tweezers, if you do it often enough you damage the hair follicle and they never grow back.

It might take a while the first few times but its very satisfying and cheap.

shaving hair from my face, upper lip and around my chin and neck is part of my daily shower routine. Many years ago I did a course of electrolysis but it is in my opinion complete wasted hard earned money! And excruciatingly painful 😳 I have a deal with my daughter that if I am ever admitted to hospital she must please ensure that my face and neck is shaved.

JamesandJon33

I worry about going into hospital for any length of time. I may be discharged as the bearded woman.!

My sister and I have had these thoughts too! I will try to take my flawless with me.

I’ve been tweezing my (one noticeable) chin hair for decades and the follicle remains stubbornly healthy and even occasionally produces two hairs! I am now also noticing fuzz so may try the Flawless for that.

Marydoll

I also have one with a point, for shaping eyebrows. It is brilliant!

You have eyebrows Marydoll, I’m jealous!
I have a friend in Glasgow who also has a beard, she fingers it constantly …

Candelle

Does the Flawless work well on 'peachy fluff'?

This is my main problem - I can still manage the coarse, dark ones with tweezers, but the all over fine, white hair is getting thicker and longer. I've heard about dermaplaning (mentioned by another person) but isn't this effectively shaving?

DamaskRose

Marydoll

I also have one with a point, for shaping eyebrows. It is brilliant!

You have eyebrows Marydoll, I’m jealous!
I have a friend in Glasgow who also has a beard, she fingers it constantly …

They are very blonde and bushy, so I have to tint them and keep on top of the shaping.
Don't be jealous, they need a lot of maintenance! 🤣

thatsamore

shaving hair from my face, upper lip and around my chin and neck is part of my daily shower routine. Many years ago I did a course of electrolysis but it is in my opinion complete wasted hard earned money! And excruciatingly painful 😳 I have a deal with my daughter that if I am ever admitted to hospital she must please ensure that my face and neck is shaved.

Unfortunately shaving would only leave me with dark stubble, like President Nixon, not a good look on a woman.

For me electrolysis has been the solution to my facial hair problem, and I cannot see any alternative.

The plus side is that I do still have eyebrows, that left to themselves tend to be wild and woolly. However the beauticin who does my electrolysis also tints and shapes my eyebrows.

Lahlah and Candelle Flawless is perfect for the ‘peach fuzz’👍 I’m not sponsored by Flawless - promise! It’s just made such a difference to my facial hair routine, which has plagued me all my adult life🙈

Oo, M0nica you sound very well groomed

I'm an epilator fan! I've used one on my legs for years, and a couple of years ago plucked (excuse the pun!) up the courage to use it on underarms and the stronger hairs on my upper lip and chin. Honestly, after the first few times of coping with watering eyes and pain it really does get better When I use it on my legs it's more like a tickle, and underarms are much more bearable now.

For my face, I use facial wax strips from Saisburys about every four weeks or so and then either epilate or pluck any stronger hairs that the wax doesn't remove.

I'm not very dark-haired, though, so maybe this wouldn't work for those with more of a problem...I feel your pain!

Superdrug does a good facial hair remover cream

My facial fuzz us bot so much peach-like.
A coconut is nearer the mark.

Oh bot, not...

Is the Flawless hair remover rechargeable or does it have removable batteries?

I'll go and look.
I'm pretty sure its rechargeable.