My new moustache

[niceberg]

I am 47 and things are changing 😬

I have pale skin and dark hair - moustache never been a problem before but I now have a few thicker, darker hairs appearing. I've resisted the temptation to pluck in case of stubble but wondering what other options there are, that don't involve yanking the things out. Lightening? I've seen Jolene mentioned before - can I use this on my face?

Thanks wise S&B MNers.

Veet have a home waxing kit for facial hair, I find it brilliant. Same results as a salon but only about a fiver for enough to do it about 6 times. So easy!

Just buy those tiny wax strips from the chemist. It's really quick & cheap & you can do it at home when you need to.

Wipe residue away with olive oil on cotton wool and put some ice on it to close the pores after.

MUCH less painful than threading!

Don't bleach op it coats the hair quite thickly and makes it more noticeable

I have mine waxed for years now about every 3 weeks and it's so much finer.

The problem is when I got asked

Do not use facial hair removal cream! It can burn and permanently stain your upper lip (even if for years previously it's been fine). It can mess around with the melinin production in your skin leaving a brown stain...then you really will have a permanent moustache. It should be banned. Threading or laser are the best

Good luck op

GeorgeTheHippo - I was emphasing that I have a high threshold but found threading extremely painful and my eyes watered with the sensation of having the hairs removed and the sheer pain. If the OP was going to try it for the first time I would do it in the privacy of a salon as less embrassasing ans have some privacy rather than the middle of a shop. But I am told if the threader is very good it is less painful but I went to the same practitioner as a friend of mine uses and I found it unbearable. I survived but I certainly wouldn’t want to repeat the experience ever.

I found out I'm terribly allergic to hair removal creams, even the one for very sensitive skin left me burnt and with weeping skin.
Too much white coloured hairs now for lasering and how do people wait until it's long enough for waxing/threading without going around with a noticeable moustache for days?

I just have to sit every night for ages when watching the tv using one of those 99p spring epilator gadgets but it seems to work for me.

I've got a home waxing kit so i use that for my pits and mouey.

I've always got my eyebrows waxed but now I get brows, lip and chin. I need to go every 2 weeks but it makes such a difference to how I feel. I'm in London and I pay about £20 for the lot.

Also forgot to say I used Vaniqa cream twice daily which helps with stopping growth.

Only works on the course little buggers but certainly slows them down.

It's pricey but a tube will last me 18 months for such tiny areas

I have a 'tache and beard in both black and white options I'm a devout plucker!

Please don't shave. My mother-in-law does that and a) cuts herself now and then and b) gets razor rash on her already upset skin and c) having her kiss me with stubble is bleurgh.

Plucking for years has made the hair grow back less on my face just as waxing/epilating has in patches on my legs.

I've always been scared to pluck my 'tache as I've plucked my eyebrows for years and they still grow back thick and dark. Years of plucking hasn't made them any less coarse or less in number.

I bought an epistick from Amazon (only about a £1) but found I can't manage the pain in places. The edges by the corners of my mouth and my chin is fine but the bit immediately under my nose really hurts and makes my eyes water.

I wax and then do the Lumea. Used to do Jolene but as I got older it needed doing too often and it just made a noticeable blonde moustache. The Lumea doesn't hurt at all; it feels warm. Hair removal cream really did remove the hair but it also removed a significant amount of my skin with it, and that was a sensitive one!

Someone asked about the Lumea; it's an Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) device. It is not a laser but the principle of destroying the hair root is the same. It needs contrast to work so if you're pale with darker hair, you're an ideal candidate. You have to do hair removal first, then the light pulse travels down the remains of the hair to the root, damaging it so it doesn't grow back as much or at all.

I've not used the Lumea on my face yet as there has been no need so far. I've used it on my legs (very little pain) armpits (very little pain) and within a few uses I am virtually hair free there and go many months at a time without needing a top up use.

The bikini line can be a bit ouchy on the more delicate skin and the thicker pubic hairs do take a bit more effort to eliminate completely but the growth definitely slows right, right down within a few uses of the Lumea.

It's not hugely painful, merely a bit uncomfortable in places. You just feel a some intense heat than can smart a bit, but it comes in very short bursts, a bit like being flicked with a rubber band. You can choose when you 'shoot' the Lumea so you know exactly when the sensation is coming.

Pain wise it's certainly it's no worse than threading or waxing. The beauty of the Lumea is that if you use it consistently for a few months (only once fortnightly) then it kills the follicles and you soon end up not needing it at all. Well that's been my experience anyway, but I am not hugely hairy to start with.

Although I am a huge fan of the lumea, I reckon you can't beat the epistick for tache-removal. It's basically a spring that threads your upper lip in seconds and is cheap as chips. Look on Amazon. Painful the first few times, but not particularly when you are only using it for upkeep. I barely use mine now as I have also been using the lumea for the last couple of years but wouldn't have bothered investing in that just for my top lip.

I just shave mine

I thread my own.
It's reallyreally easy, have a look on you tube.

I did read its due to hormone imbalance and an excellent way of balancing the pesky hormones is spearmint tea gets rid of excess androgens! a few cups a day or you can buy spearmint leaf supplements....

Those of you shave do you you shave in the direction of hair growth or against it? Asking for a friend

Can you use the Lumea on freckles and moley skin?

I use hair removal cream - just do it last thing at night so any redness subsides by the morning.

I have restated with my lumea and is forgotten how good it is. I trim the hair with some nail scissors rather than shaving. Then zap once a week for a month or so. You do need to keep it up (well I do as have PCOS so undelyi g hormones issues) once a month or once every six weeks once you have given it an initial good blast. That said, it is super quick to do. I can do tashe, chin and neck 🙄 in about 3 mins. It stings abut but less than waxing.

I am a fan of Epistix ( cheap as chips, couple of quid on Amazon for 2 ) look for the one's with pink plastic tips. I won't lie they do sting, but you get used to it. Once you have to hang of doing it right it's super easy to do. I sit and watch the TV when I'm doing it as you don't even need a mirror.

I bought the Aldi version of the Lumea and I can’t believe how well it works. I was dubious to say the least! I don’t think it’s in stock online any more though.