Facial hair remover when over 70.

Its usb.

I know it’s rather expensive but I use a Philips hand-held IPL machine. Unfortunately, I don’t think they’re much good on fair skin and blond, white or grey hair. So the darker you are the better as I think they target the melanin in the hair. I’m quite dark and was also quite hairy. They have a smaller attachment for the face and I use mine as and when I need to and it’s been great - no regrowth so far but I always keep an eye on it as nothing is forever. As a point of interest, my legs are now completely hair-free. I don’t know why I didn’t do this years ago!

My Flawless is battery operated - just one small battery. I’ve had mine for some time so I don’t know if the later versions are USB.

Flawless finish for me! I used to spend ages plucking all the hairs from my chin. Now it’s such a quick job with this little device. I have to do it every day and have told my husband if ever I was in hospital, it is the first thing I’d be wanting!

I had threading at out local Super Drug. I normally tweezer my own hairs as they are not too abundant but to make sure for a particular family event, I paid for the service and it was quick and pleasant.

I've got a Braun Face razor, is it the same as the Flawless, I've always been careful using in as I'm afraid of getting a stubble. Do you get a stubble with the Flawless?

I tried my epilator on my chin & above my lip, not as bad as I thought pain wise, they haven’t come back any thicker 🙏
Did buy a waxing pot machine during covid but it made such a mess 😩

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Flawless finish for me! I used to spend ages plucking all the hairs from my chin. Now it’s such a quick job with this little device. I have to do it every day and have told my husband if ever I was in hospital, it is the first thing I’d be wanting!

How does that work? Is it a type of razor?

This shaving the whole face seems to be a thing but does the hairs not grow back stubbly?

I've just asked the same thing? Any answers out there?

Its because the hairs grow back all at once, and the ends are blunt, where they've been chopped, rather than tapered, from what I have read online.
So, no more hairs than there was, but all coming through at once.

I suppose the idea is to whisk them off very regularly?

Weirdly it doesn’t grow back stubbly - mine hasn’t done anyway. In fact, just the opposite; it seems to grow less. It seems much more gentle than shaving.

Hammacher Schlemmer sells an at home electrolysis set. I've had one for a few years and it helps. It's not permanent but a lot less plucking / "Flawless-ing" needed. I check every few weeks and do a little here and there. No needles!

Thank you all so much.

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You never know, Maw! 🤣

A beautician I use to go to told me waxing and threading actually encouraged growth so I stopped having it done. Now I just use a facial hair removing cream, it seems to last a bit longer and I use tweezers in between. Facial elapidators don’t seem to work well on light or white hairs so would be waste of money. The only permanent way is by laser treatment.

Totally agree about the flawless remover I would have a moustache to rival Poirot without the flawless.

What a timely discussion! Found my first chin whisker last night! Flawless sounds to be the solution. Thanks!

I have this epilator, it’s brilliant. I use it a couple of times a week. It has a “tweezer effect” in other words, it’s not a shaver.

It’s electric, so I use it plugged in next to my dressing table.

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I have this epilator, it’s brilliant. I use it a couple of times a week. It has a “tweezer effect” in other words, it’s not a shaver.

It’s electric, so I use it plugged in next to my dressing table.

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Do you use that on your face?

Yes I do! On my chin and upper lip. It momentarily stings during use but my skin isn't even red afterwards.

I've had it for a while and originally bought it because it was recommended for facial hair in a beauty editor's "best picks".

I have a bog standard pair of tweezers they are used every day to remove hairs as they appear. Not a big job if you keep on top of it.

Either I need to go to Specsavers or I am lucky in that I do not seem to suffer from this problem.
Not even by a hair on my chinny chin chin.
Something to be grateful for!