Options for dealing with upper lip hair for older woman

[Wiifitmama]

I am about to turn 47. I am really trying for a "polished" look (stole word form another current thread). I have my hair highlighted and cut professionally and think it looks really good. I have nice gel nails. I put natural light makeup on each day. Etc. However, I do have hair on my upper lip that is now starting to bother me. I used to bleach it when I was younger but I stopped a couple of year ago as really all that did was make it look blond but still there! I have dark hair so it didn't work well. I am not keen on waxing and I also have a severe skin allergy to anything adhesive so am somewhat apprehensive.

What are my options? I did spend a bit of time with tweezers today plucking hairs then stopped as I wondered if it will grow back worse. Any thoughts?

Threading. Though I find it slightly painful.

Hair removal cream. Can be done easily at home.

I personally prefer waxing and have had it done every month for nearly 40 years.

Threading
Laser hair removal

Epilator.

Threading is just pulling them out right? Is there any reason I can't just pull them out myself?

Hair removal cream - I remember that stuff from my youth on my legs. Is it recommended for the face?

I think Laser is not an option as I don't really want to spend lots of money.

A springy thing from Boots. Cheap as chips and only takes a minute.

I use the JML Finishing Touch Flawless The Discreet Hair Remover - works well for me and fine on sensitive skin

i got the springy thing from Amazon... TWO for cheap as chips

you have to get the technique, and sometime I can do it and sometimes I can't...mostly I find that twiddling the ends toward one another while moving the Ushape from lip upwards towards nose works and it's three or four passes up and across before there's no more pinching and no more floof!

Not old but I get laser hair removal although it never seems to work much on my upper lip.

Iv just started hair no more low level laser on my top lip. Its £19 a session. Will be looking at 6to8 sessions. Im going once a month for 6to8 months. I dont think thats terribly expensive.

If you google hair no more and go on the website you can find somewhere in your area that does it

Spring thing here too

I didn't get on with the springy thingy.

So I pluck.

Threading sounds like a good option too

Phillip's Lumea

Spring thing it's been a revelation for me and was errr 77p off Amazon.
Takes a few passes over but the hair stays gone a week or longer.

I shave. Have done for 20 years. It’s never gone bristly, nobody knows

This is very timely, as I noticed several very dark hairs yesterday and plucked them.

What's the difference between the springy thingie and plucking?

Thanks for the replies. Those who use the spring, or threading, or pluck (which presumably is all the same thing - methods to pull the hairs out) - do you find that the hair grows back faster? Or slower? I am happy to pluck the worst of it so long as it is not going to make it grow thicker or faster!

Hair sensitive hair removing cream, does my fluffy chin too. 4 minutes I leave it on for, once a week.

that should have said Nair* sensitive

I use hair removal cream.

I used to use the springy thingie but kept getting spots and infected pores; no amount of disinfecting the implement, exfoliating etc. ever made one jot of difference

I thread upper lip and eye brows. Love threading my eye brows always feel polished when I have them done. Upper lip, just started to notice more one day. It really hurts, but only for like a couple of minutes. But i find the regrowth on my lip fine and soft. I would definitely give it a go and take a pain killer before you have it done as it really helps.

I have a spring thingy but can’t get it to work

I tend to pluck, but also have a Philips precision trimmer

I use a trimmer or a razor. Epilating was the most effective method for me but Iit hurts like buggery.

www.lookfantastic.com/lilibeth-of-new-york-brow-shaper-hot-pink-set-of-2/11371383.html

As reccommended on here - sold for brows but work really well on lip, chin and cheek fine hair too.

Get a No No. I use one for all my face fuzz. It uses heat to destroy the hair and over time it destroys the hair follicle. It's painless, takes seconds and the hair is slow to grow back. Plus you can use it all over your body. Be sure to use a lip barrier cream to prevent burns on the delicate skin. You can also use a cream which slows down the hair growth after you've treated an area.