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.

I had mine threaded once - I have a very few fine hairs. I was left with a moustache of pimples. Much worse than the hairs have ever been.

Waxing showed off my fine lines, my upper lip was painful & red & spotty.
I tried laser, but as my hairs were blonde it wasn't a great success.
Prior to applying the laser, the therapist would dry shave my upper lip. Worked a treat, so now that's what I do, when I can be bothered.

Another vote for the epistick. Stings a fair bit the first couple of times, especially on longer hairs, but if you regularly sit and do it while watching TV, you barely notice after a while.
The edges of the lips and right under the nose can be pretty sore still (not much worse than a sensitive eyebrow pluck), but the rest is mostly just a slight pulling sensation.
I have 3, so I keep one upstairs to use before bed, one downstairs for TV watching and one in my bag for emergencies. It's hard to be precise without a mirror, and even then it's easy to miss a hair, so I keep tweezers with the epistick for the awkward stray ones

Hair removal cream is perm solution but a stronger dose. It’s really nasty, it chemically burns your hair off. The end result is no different to shaving in the end, which is a cleaner cut.

I just use one of those facial razors that are sold as brow shapers. m.lookfantastic.com/lilibeth-of-new-york-brow-shaper-leopard-orange/plain-orange-set-of-2/11400880.html?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&thg_ppc_campaign=71700000026979850&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_tXxqIey2QIVTM-yCh2-vQZvEAQYAiABEgKq9vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPSIjquHstkCFc-M7QodHnYH6Q
30 seconds, job done. Regrowth isn't stubbly or thicker. Can be done more regularly than anything else so no waiting for it to regrow. Easy.

I've been shaving my face for a couple of years now with a gillette razor. Every couple of weeks. Takes all the bumfluff off. Doesn't grow back thicker or anything.

Forgot to say, I was a Jolen user but the big bleached blonde tash it left stood out a lot more than a few brown hairs.