To remove my sideburns

[Fucksandflowers]

They've always bothered me and made me feel a bit unfeminine but removing them has never seemed like the 'done' thing like say, eyebrow shaping or removing chin hairs.

So I removed them today.
I think it looks much better.

Is it too far? Do other women actually do this?

In some Asian and Arab cultures it is the 'done' thing to have your whole face de-haired - usually threaded in my limited experience. If it makes you happy, go for it!

I genuinely can’t picture it other than like this pic of Kim Cattrall which I’m sure is not what you mean!

Picture is not me.
But this what I mean eliza

Yeah I do it. I'm not asian, but have thick dark hair so it bothers me. I honestly doubt anyone else would ever notice my sideburns, but I prefer my profile without them.
I just give that cm of downy hair a whizz with the razor every now and then, then don't think about it again. No big deal.

Oh, I’ve been removing mine for years!

Weirdly I don’t really have dark facial hair on my lip or chin, just mostly invisible peach fuzz, but my sideburns are quite dark and noticeable as I’ve got very short hair. Sometimes I just bleach them but sometimes I use a hair removing cream or a facial epilator thing.

If you feel better after you remove them, just crack on. If it makes you happier with your appearance, it’s fine.

I do it, not Asian but have PCOS.

I really want to, as they make me so self conscious and feel so bad about my appearance, these contribute to my negative feelings about me. But no idea how to, how far to take it and not sure if I'd look even more ugly without them. Glad you've had the confidence to do it as you're not happy with them, go you!

I do it and I've never been happier - feel loads less self conscious

I used these:

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My 12 year old DD keeps asking if she can remove hers. She already does legs/armpits/bikini line but I assumed doing her sideburns would make it more obvious growing back? Does it not grow back stubbly?

Oh well that’s absolutely fine then @Fucksandflowers! Not in the style of Vulcan

Yes, i’ve removed or reduced them before, as I felt un-feminine with them also.

I use a dermaplaning tool for mine, go for it!

Forgot to add, been doing it for years. Some hairdresser trim them into a stylish ‘point’, which isn’t so bad, but if they leave them bushes, out comes the scissors/razor!

Photo not me!

@Fucksandflowers Sure, why not. If it's what you want.

Depends how you do it. Whatever you do, don't shave. I know someone who does this and five o'clock shadow/stubble is not a good look.

Peach fuzz same derma planing tool and upper lip so much easier and painless compare to threading or tweeerman threader wand ow.

I use brow razors. No stubbly grow back

Yes I do this...wax them.

I wax mine, not all the time - just whenever I do a wax (I go overboard and wax everything).

Makeup also looks better.

I remove mine too, used to get "sides" threaded when I had my eyebrows threaded, but now I just pluck both with tweezers myself.