*ahem*...upper lip...

kezzygirl

hair??

any ladies have this issue?if so, what did you do about it?!!!

I bleach mine usually, but it is coming through really dark and is quite long and noticeable to me since my son was born 4years ago.

I like the thought of hair removal cream, I have some upstairs.
what do you recommend?I don't particularly fancy stubble!

zarak

I tried hair removal cream once. Hated it. A few years later gave it another chance felt like I had stubble. Awful stuff. For me anyways others have no problem with it.

I thread mine when I get my eyebrows done. Or you could get it waxed. Threading is sooooooooooooooo easy. Painful at first and I even do it at home on my upper lip. It's so easy and if you don't have to go to a salon one day you can just do it yourself with a good thread.

Waxing keep it professional as I find I can't see the hair properly at home and it's not good to wax the same area again and again in a short period of time.

So my preference is threading. It's clean, quick, inexpensive (more than £5 and you're being ripped off) and once you're used to the pain you can maintain it easily at home.
I put a little aloe vera gel on to help the redness but that doesn't happen after your skin is used to it like eyebrows.

Hope this helps

oopsadaisydoddle

I wax mine. I bought a wax pot off amazon and I do my eyebrows, legs, upper lip and chin. I got a kit and some of them are quite cheap. I find that waxing hurts the least. Have tried epilating before and that brought tears to my eyes!!

WantToBeSE

Several people have recommended this product to me:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-EPISTICK-EPICARE-FACIAL-HAIR-REMOVER-REMOVAL-EPILATOR-SPRING-STICK-THREADING-/310691283702?pt=UK_Health_HairRemoval_RL&hash=item4856a4c2f6

But i am such a wiss when it comes to pain, i havent tried it yet!

flissh

I use an epilator on my upper lip. Painful at first but gets less so the more you do it. Wouldn't use anything else now. Waxing made me come out in cold sores!!

Arachne_2

I get mine waxed at a local hairdesser's. Not exactly MSE, but I'm too much of a wuss to do it myself!

kezzygirl

wow, thanks ladies. I never knew it was so common!!

Think I will try threading, will check out my local salon today as I am getting quite paranoid over the whole thing!

thanks

Georgiegirl256

Waxing :eek: Last time I had it done I nearly went through the ceiling, I literally jumped off the bed....I'm not really selling this to you am I? :rotfl: But tbh, it's just a second of pain and then it's over with, and it's the best and longest lasting method I've used so far, although I haven't tried the threading yet.

lostinrates

Threading is much less pain full than waxing.

I wish I could master threading to do at home.

zzzLazyDaisy

Threading every time! If you go on holiday to Turkey go into any hairdressers and they will do it for you for pennies. In UK it is harder to find and the 'boutique' places charge ridiculous amounts. If you have an asian population in your area there will be places to have threading done, you'll probably need to ask around as they may not advertise in the internet. Try asking in your local asian supermarket, if you have one.

I have my whole face threaded once a month (legacy of prolonged steroid treatment). The price, including neck and eyebrow shaping is £15.

In between times I keep my chin and upper lip hair clear with the handy tool WantToBeSE posted. It is a bit fiddly at first, but now I just give it a quick twirl while I'm watching TV.

EDIT - it is also much kinder to your skin than waxing - as you get older the skin loses elasticity, and personally I don't think ripping wax strips off your skin - especially around the sensitive eyebrow area - is good for it.

anamenottaken

You could try tweezers - highly portable.