Facial hair, avoiding Gandalf look

Case of lit magnifying beauty mirror and tweezers every couple days about every 6 weeks I wax but am beautician so guess easier for me.

One of my ladies has huge problem a d she will shave chin so I a not wax it now, silly as stubble does look ??

another lady only had fine hair and facial bleach worked wonders we all different t but is unusual. To to develop facial hair as we age cruel of nature ?

once a month I have a face wax, basically my lovely lady will go over my face with a fine tooth comb and wax away anything that shouldnt be there, also does my eyebrows..cost £16 and well worth it.

For those of you with sensitive skins try aloe Vera gel after waxing or threading to cool down the redness.

I use MeMy Elos - absolutely brilliant. It actually works even if you only shave the hairs, which I do on my under arms, although it takes longer. I have a mix of light and dark hairs and it seems to inhibit growth even of the downy fair ones, though does work better on dark ones. One of the best things about it, is that it stops razor burn and soreness on my underarms. Its the first time I've been able to expose my underarms to the world!

Dear friend met a bishop and his wife at a church occasion. She leant forward helpfully to remove a stray hair on the wife's coat collar, only to find it was attached to said lady''s chin. She vowed never to be helpful again

I have a cheap version of the "No No" which I bought after reading about it on one of the forums on here. However, Hubby
pointed out that I was better off plucking the hairs as they would only come back everyday like his when he shaves.
I am currently recovering from an operation and after being laid up for a few days, I ventured out doors only to realise that I had totally forgotten to pluck over the past few days and was sporting a lovely beard!

I've had a few very expensive IPL removers that I was sent to trial over the years.
They don't work on dark skins, on areas of uneven pigmentation, on grey, red or blonde facial/body hair and can't be used on irritated/sensitive skin.
I've had some success with underarm hair and on my bikini line but it does grow back. You can only use the IPL on stubble as the hair root needs to be present to be zapped.

I stopped using the IPL's on my face, as I was concerned that my hairs weren't dark enough. I was also sent a facial epilator with a very narrow head that works a treat. It has a forward and reverse action to pluck hair growing in both directions.

When I had my eyebrows threaded I was astonished at how painful I found it, compared with epilating my upper lip, bikini area and armpits myself with various machines.

I thought I had a high pain threshold but threading my eyebrows gave me a rethink. I was sat in a chair in a shopping centre mall so couldn't exactly show any reaction, either!

The facial epilation sensation to me is a sharp prickle but deals with a lot of hairs at once. In the right light you can see the hairs flying in to the air as they are plucked. I think regrowth has been weaker following repeated plucking sessions, despite the old wives tale that it encourages growth.

I had one of the expensive machines a few years ago . Only when I received it did I read the literature which stated 'not to be used if you are diabetic'

I seem to have lost all body hair ,I can't remember the last time I had to shave my legs ,it's all migrated to my eyebrows chin and moustache ! I'm allergic to all creams and bleaches so go for threading and tweezers . Still seem to miss a stray one though until I see it glinting in the mirror about an inch long !

This is similar to the Superdrug gizmo I mentioned earlier:

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GJW6ITA/ref=pd_sim_121_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B9Z30X4TJRK6318A856W

i had a lot of electrolysis as I got hairier during menopause. Unfortunately it left scars on my chin/jawline until i was told about gold needles which did not leave me with further scarring.

I now just pluck/shave but why are we so worried about downy hair??

Well I had my top lip waxed today. Yippee
Never had it done before. Have had it electrolysed years ago ...but noticed few coming back ...,beautician told me many women of my age get whiskers. ...a problem ...but waxing is still in very much .
Anyway will see how I get on .
Have my forearms waxed .....have done for years

Ahh - I used asterisks on the last sentence - they have not appeared; so....give a toss about it.

I have a friend who has the most enormous single crinkly white hair that grows out of her chin. I would think if you stretched it out it would be at least 5 inches. She has had it for years and years and apparently does nothing about it. It is so long that it could not be that she plucks it and it grows back - nothing could grow back that fast!

Maybe that is the way to go - just not give a about it!!

CHARLEYGIRL
I bought it from Amazon,FMG White Led Mirror 10xMagnification style 1081
£12.95

Sorry, that referred to my post above PamelaJ1's.

I see they also do a blackhead remover for 66p. Do people still get blackheads? Perhaps they belong on that other thread about things we don't see anymore

IPL works extremely effectively in the salon on pigmented hair. Not on fair hair. Some manufacturers insist it does but we wouldn't treat white or blonde. I'm not sure about the no no.
In a salon situation medications and other contra indications are questioned before each treatment and both the client and operator have to wear goggles for protection. If the non salon bits of kit are strong enough to work why no protection?
Epil pro is a treatment that uses sound waves to weaken the hair root, a halfway house between plucking( threading and waxing are just mass plucking) and electrolysis. Good for more extensive areas than electrolysis. Both this treatment and epil pro take a long regime of regular appointments.

This is what Angela1961 meant. Worth 84p of anyone's money! From the reviews it sounds as though some people have trouble mastering the technique, but once you have (and it's not hard) they're easy peasy. I've had one for over a year now and it's kept me fluff and beard free!

www.amazon.co.uk/EPISTICK-EPILATOR-FACIAL-REMOVAL-REMOVER/dp/B004LNXA0Y/ref=pd_lpo_194_lp_t_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Q9WCFBX3F5Q7DFK5R3VB

Nibbie do you know the name of it please?

I bought a mirror from Amazon,ten times enlarger and illuminated ( batteries needed) I use this at least twice a week and remover those peskie b**gers,infact I also bought one for my daughter,we think they great,no one will tell you you have a hair on your chin,you suddenly notice them
I think they hide and pop out when you aren't looking ?

Threading where I live in London is quick and very cheap, a fiver for lip and chin. I also have my eyebrows done. Some girls are better than others but every salon offers this service. phoenix you will have to move methinks!

Been having threading for ages. Haven't really noticed that it is painful and it is effective. They usually get you to hold you skin taut and stick your tongue in places round your lip to tighten the skin. Usually have it done about once a month when I'm in town doing the shopping. Quick and not messy. Great.

I have a had this as a hormonal problem since my late teens Lots of Electrolosis in my 40s and 50s then professional IPL.
That worked well but the few repeat hairs I get now tend to be white.
Now I just go for electrolosis as needed. IPL is rather expensive but I have been lucky enough to have been able to manage this.
I struggled before I could afford electrolosis etc nothing else seemed to work. The creams made my skin sore.
I think I would try threading if I could find somewhere nearby.

Lots of useful tips here. Thanks. Sounds as if the expensive Lumea is not a go-er which is worth knowing. Sadly cream hair removals set my skin off into allergies.
If anyone with fair downy proliferation of facial hair has done the threading option, would be interested to hear results. Fear my pathetic skin would erupt in agony!
Will look up the whiizit. Or may have to stick to my weird little JML gizmo.