Moustache help - female....

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Late 40s, never done anything to my top lip but noticed an increase in hair at the edges, and it's darker too.

I don't "do" beauty stuff. Hair cut about twice a year. Very occasional eyebrow threading.

The eyebrow lady has offered to do my lip , but Jesus the eyebrows are agony, and also I don't go consistently.

What's the best "at home" option for a novice?

Tweezzerman facial hair remover. Stings a bit but you get used to it

I just leave mine. I have enough to do without this. I have the most horrible hair on my head though, the sort that Brillo would pay a fortune for, so I don’t think anyone notices my moustache.

Laser, 4 sessions sorted me. I was told that waxing or threading encorage growth and it's just a temporary measure. In the meantime, trimming with a good nail scissors is surprisingly effective.

Dermaplaning

Braun facial epilator - I so recommend it. I always got the area threaded until I got one - works like a charm and pain very tolerable

I'd book 6 laser session and be done with it for ever.

Falling or buy a Lumea and do other bits too

Or a tinkle razor

Any other method leaves me with a red moustache of pain! I had it waxed once and it was agony!

I say for ever but you may get further hormonal growth- this is not the hair returning.

Facial wax strips are cheap and easy.

I find having threading/waxing is very useful.

Whatever you do, don't let the threading lady near your lip. I had one 'upsell' while she was doing my eyebrows, and on the basis that my lip must have been horrific if she suggested it needed doing, i said yes. Dear God, the pain. My eyes didn't stop watering for about two hours, and I still had a moustache, just made of angry red skin instead of hair. Now I just trim the lip hair close to the skin with nail scissors.

Laser , and little face razors inbetween.
laser is cheaper than you imagine now, but is more effective if you have pale skin and dark hair.

I have Mediterranean colouring and have had a bit of a tache since I was a child, so have much experience of dealing with it.

I use a Phillips Lumea when I can be bothered, but mostly just do a quick shave every few days. So much easier and quicker than all the other options. I get it threaded once a month when I get my eyebrows done, and I love that because it lasts longer than shaving. My eyebrows are much more painful (very thick, dark hair).

Using the Lumea massively reduces the amount and thickness of my hair, I just can't be bothered to do it as regularly as I should.

I tried electrolysis years ago but it was so painful and I didn't see any reduction in hair growing back. Bleaching looks terrible in sunlight. Waxing doesn't suit my sensitive skin, I get spots and burns. The Tweezerman spiral thingy is agony.

I have mine waxed about every five weeks along with eyebrow/lash dye and shaping.

Thanks all. I can't afford a lumea, and imagine laser is out of the question too. I really don't fancy the threading . I know people who wax, bit they have an oddly bald area in amongst the usual downy face hair.so always looks imo! Maybe I'll just cultivate it

Just bleach it.. cheap and makes it less noticeable

I just get my whole face waxed once a month, the lip along with it.

Threading gives a far better finish imo but it hurts more.

I tried the springy stick thing, awful. Don't do that.

But they burn my skin. Now I just get a top lip wax at the local salon once every six weeks or so.

I use facial Nair, it's a cream so doesn't hurt at all. The only thing you have to be careful of is leaving it on too long but I've only done that once.

...just shave? It's good enough for men.

If you do try threading if you take painkillers 60bmins before hand that can help

Good grief I don't want to shave and have stubble.

I didn't think of Nair, that might be a good start. Easy.

Yes you have to be very cautious about using these. I used them for years without a problem then one day I used one and it was extra sticky, pulled off a layer of skin and left a permanent scar.