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How to get rid of chin hairs when your eye sight is not so great (thanks menopause!))

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TheSpidermanIsHavingMeForDinnerTonight · 30/01/2026 23:51

Just that. I can feel them but I can't see them, even with my glasses, a magnifying mirror and all the lights on 🙄I usually just get the razor out and give my chin a once over but I don't think that is the best solution...
Any tips?

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aloysiuswasabear · 01/02/2026 19:33

Similar to others. Magnifying mirror, tweezerman’s, daylight and most importantly and very bright torch pointing directly at chin!

rainbowsandraspberrygin · 01/02/2026 20:47

Nevermind17 · 31/01/2026 07:14

I do. It takes a minute, just a quick whack over every couple of weeks. And contrary to folklore, it doesn’t grow back thick and stubbly. It grows back exactly the same as if you’d used cream. I get the Superdrug dermaplaning tools. They’re £5 for a pack of six.

I tried these and it bled?! What did I do wrong?

im intrigued by the tweezerman thing and might buy.

what about neck fuzz - what do people do about that? Mine can be obvious in the sunlight.

TheSpidermanIsHavingMeForDinnerTonight · 01/02/2026 23:00

Wow - so many responses, thank you and it's good to know that I am not alone...
I just can't get the angle right with tweezers on the occasion I can see them. I am another with a horrible facial mole which is now sprouting white hairs which are so visible against a brown mole 😫And don't get me started on mammoth toes either.
I have been thinking about an epilator. I might get one and give it a go.

Thank you amazing bearded women, MN at it's best.

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Chickadee001 · 02/02/2026 05:50

I'm fair skinned and bristly hairs tend to be fair but there are a few of the menopausal darker ones that I tweeze - keep some tweezers in your bag as you never know when they'll launch an offensive and also some ladies loos have superb mirrors!
My back up beautician uses an dermablade thing on my bum fluff but I can't be bothered to do it myself - although regrowth isn't any different!

tobee · 03/02/2026 15:45

I used to get my daughter to do it but she started to get bored when there were so many ☹️

I hate it when I think I've got one and I've just trimmed it and it's even more recalcitrant. I used my 10 x and my phone torch but it's hard to get all the best angles.

DearestItIsSnowing · 03/02/2026 18:38

The Boots light up mirror is on £10 Tuesday, but it needs batteries and isn’t magnifying.

If you use an Advantage Card it will be £9.

rainbowstardrops · 03/02/2026 18:58

I have a kind of mole thing that a black wiry pube like hair spirals out of. I usually just take my chances with a pair of scissors and hope for the best! 😬 I wear glasses for close work too.

cramptramp · 03/02/2026 21:10

I use a men’s 4 blade razor on my peach fuzz and blonde hairs. Much better than any dermaplaning because of the 4 blades. I do my face about once a week. I do have some fine dark hairs spouting around my nostrils now and because I have bad eyesight I find it hard to pluck them but will be trying out the putting mascara on them to make them stand out more method. Thanks to whoever suggested that further up the thread.

Fibrous · 03/02/2026 21:18

I have a 30x mirror. I thought I had great skin before I bought that damn thing. Now every pore and burst blood vessel is visible.

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