Whiskers - how do you deal with them?

In defence of the nono it seems to have taken care of my bristly, grey, fast growing whiskers. Just had a feel of my face and they are still gone. I did the nono about a month ago.

Well; it's nice to know I'm in good company. I hate having to do it but use tweezers and magnifying mirror.

ps I use tweezers.

I think I've posted this before - my Mum decided to bleach her facial hairs with peroxide. She had heard that it weakened the growth - a friend of hers was a heavy smoker and the front of her white hair had gone yellowfrom nicotine. She tried to bleach it with peroxide and it all fell out
After using it Mum gradually lost her sense of smell and blamed the peroxide.

I always use tweezers with a magnifying mirror. I can feel what seems like barbed wire on my chin and have to pull a few out most days I'm afraid. I too dread getting unable to manage these.

Oh and Lara thanks for the link. I have ordered an epilator to see how i can get on with it and will tweezer in meantime.

I use an epilator once a week for chin and upper lip. Its not the well known one but seems to do the job. I get my eyebrows waxed as they grow everywhere but where they should. I also use a magnifying mirror to see what's there! I have to do this or I just feel like a hairy old frump!

I find mine are much better when I don't wear my glasses!

Thanks all. I have the big magnifying mirror so I suppose it's no hardship to tweezer while I watch Eastenders. Most of the hair is white so as has been previously said electrolysis doesnt work and yes, i read the No No reviews too.

Luckily I don't get many but those that choose to appear that are particularly noticeable [to me anyway] I whip out with a pair of tweezers.

I use the wax strips and find them effective but painful

Depending on the amount you get and the 'bothersome' factor, the only option for me is tweezering. The other methods all require several days' growth, as the hair shaft needs to be a certain length for the treatment to be effective - waxing doesn't work on short stubbles, neither does epilating, although this is great for the fine hair on the rest of the face. White hair, as you say, isn't suitable for lasering and depilatory creams only remove the hair at the surface (the same as shaving) resulting in stubbles (but less so than shaving). Had a home electrolysis device 30 odd years ago, which didn't work, so maybe I should revisit that option, but still not happy to allow several days' growth!

I inherited my mums 'nono'. I've only tried it twice, but it does seem to have zapped the blonde downy hairs on my face.

Apparently No-No is a no-no!! I've heard it doesn't work and is not easy to return under their 'returns' policy... must emphasise that I've not actually tried tho.

Grannyguitar look up an old post on this subject and you will see that No No did not get a very good review and in those days it was very expensive.

I could be wrong but I thought that electrolysis did not work on grey hairs?

Have tried most options to no avail so use scissors and a powerful magnifying mirror.

Has anyone tried the No-no type of machine? I see there is a cheaper one now being advertised, and wonder if it's worth a go, before I turn into a fairground attraction!

I find with tweezering I get little bumps on my chin so for quickness I shave, but would really like to have electrolysis treatment to permanently get rid of the hair, it takes time and is very expensive though.

Lasering doesn't work on blonde or red hair for some reason.
I've tried wax strips and hair removing cream but neither work properly so I rely on my trusty flat ended tweezers four or five times a week.

If you can afford it, electrolysis works well and I think laser treatment is even better (but I don't know anything about the latter).

Tweezers are my weapon of choice. Magnifying mirror combined with my strongest sewing glasses don't always find the ones on my side cheeks, but I have perfected feeling where the spiky blighters are with a fingertip followed by flat ended tweezers and a steady pull.

I have my eyebrows threaded for £3. I would not have chin or lip threaded while sitting in the middle of a shopping centre being watched by all who pass by!

We have a lady in our shopping precinct who has a stall set up (enclosed for privacy) who does threading. Its quite normal to see a small queue forming for her services, and she charges 5 pounds a 'section' of your face. I haven't tried her yet, but...

Wax at a Salon every so often and pluck in between (usually while watching tv)

I still have them waxed every month and I would rather go without something else than forgo that necessary procedure.