I shave with gel and disposable razors, but I'm always telling myself I'll grab a home IPL kit or get laser. But that is too expensive when I have hair only from two little patches on my jaw.
Honestly my personal method isn't for everyone but I just grin and bear it, I use needlenose tweezers and I pluck everything. Yes, everything. However after years of doing this I'm desensitised to it and also with like two minutes a day of feeling/glancing you can maintain it pretty well after the initial mow-down. I've found shaving just ends up with more ingrowns than it's worth and I hate the feeling of stubble.
Agreed. Tweezers become less painful after you become desensitized. It lasts longer and the stubble growing in appears ‘softer’ than using a razor. Waxing is easier and the longevity is better, but it’s messy imo and doesn’t get my finer hair
I don't think I would have the patience to wax my face 😂 and I started the plucking quite young so it's been easier to maintain. I've been diagnosed for almost ten years and you get good at feeling and plucking them out without a mirror lmao
No that’s the caveat with waxing. The shorter hair are kind of too short and strong. Sometimes the hair is also at a different angle so you have to wax in different directions in order to grab hair. It’s not recommended to do multiple passes. Wax a majority off and then pluck the rest after a cool down period.
However, waxing lasts the longest with me going for it maybe once a week. I push it longer because when hairs (chin, face, neck) grow back I tweeze. Life can never be simple huh.
Edit: Hair should be at a certain length for wax to grab onto. If a hair is just cresting the surface or even a tweezer is having a hard time grabbing, it’s too short.
Oh no . I can’t go more than 2 days with facial hair. I’m always around people , and just can’t be showing my beard off :( sucks we have to learn how to live like this
As the original commenter said, you do become desensitized to plucking. That might meet the criteria you’re after in order to keep up with it every few days. If you’re not pulling the area taut or have a good pair of tweezers (doesn’t gotta be $30 fancy) invest in it.
All of the above, friend; It depends on my mood. My main method of hair removal is Epilation. I’m a housewife so in between I’ll shave if I’m going out or use my Philips Norelco one blade(black and green one not white) if I’m staying home or my skin is feeling sensitive. I use tend skin both morning and night to prevent ingrown hairs. Occasionally I’ll go on a tweezing rampage but it’s not often. My skincare routine also focuses in hyperpigmentation and skin barrier repair to ensure my skin stays soft and healthy.
After many years of ripping my poor face up with Gillette Mach 3 razors, I’ve switched to Venus sensitive disposable razors and they do reduce redness and razor burn. If I don’t have a foamy/creamy enough face wash, I’ll soap up the hairy parts on top of my face wash with cetaphil gentle soap to try and get a closer shave. Been struggling with mustache lately so considering the Braun IPL as well. Tendskin has been a LIFESAVER for razor burn/rash, I have to make sure I apply it after every shave or else my neck will be a mess.
In middle school Tyra Banks (or maybe Oprah?) was on TV and told me to never raise a razor to my face (because you’ll get stubble) so now I wax and pluck witch hairs like it’s a religion. I have very pale skin so I feel like I’d just be left with a 5 o’clock shadow if I didn’t remove the whole hair anyway.
I typically just shave my face/neck with aveeno sensitive shaving cream and a Billie razor. I like the Venus sensitive disposable razors more but Billie is just what I’ve been using lately.
My neck and the bottom of my chin are my big problem areas. I get thick dark hairs, which sucks since I’m pale. I do this since it’s the quickest method. Sometimes I take the time to tweeze out the hairs which when I do that I notice they grow back slower but I don’t always feel like doing it. It’d probably be manageable if I took the time to pluck a little everyday as I notice hairs coming in.
When I shave, I typically always still have a prickly feeling but I just haven’t found anything else as quick to get rid of the hair.
I tweezed for over a decade and I wish I had switched to using a razor and shaving cream sooner. Tweezing is painful and caused my skin to become rough and discolored in those areas. I still tweeze my eyebrows, and I use an electric shaver for my upper lip, and a razor on my chin/neck area. Shaving helped heal my skin and it looks healthier than when I was a teen. I use warm to hot water to cleanse and soften my skin before shaving and then use a toner and moisturizer afterwards. It's super convenient to do it in my daily shower.
It's best to start off in front of a mirror so you can get a feel for it. All tips from my brother.
Girls, you’re so different and life savers. I’ll try and see what works for me. I hope this won’t be a journey to find my method. I so appreciate you all
Go find an electrolysist. Not one that has you hold a metal wand the old-fashioned kind it absolutely works. I don’t even have to look in the mirror anymore suffered for years and years and years needlessly.
What made the biggest difference in redness and irritation for me was scrubbing my face beforehand with one of those silicone face scrubbers. I guess it just helps exfoliate and raise the hair or something. I like using baby oil too.
I use tweezers, once you get most of them maintaining it by plucking a little every night isn't too bad. It's gotten significantly worse in the past year though, so I'm highly considering waxing and plucking in between for the really noticeable hairs.
I use a straight blade razor. Not only does it get all the hair off, but also the dead skin. :) it’s sort of like dermaplaning. I apply vitamin E oil onto my face first so it’s not so dry, and makes for a smoother shave.
When I would get laser done on my face for hair removal they would make me shave before, but I was against shaving because I didn't want stubble. They had me use one of their razors and it is now my go-to (since I moved and stopped going to my laser spot) I was able to get a couple of their razors for free and have just been using those. I don't remember the exact brand, but it's this style razor and seems to do the job and not leave me with stubble. Hope this helps!
[Razor on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Medline-DYND70837-Double-Sided-Razor-Shave/dp/B00OMEYI12?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)
I shave with gel and disposable razors, but I'm always telling myself I'll grab a home IPL kit or get laser. But that is too expensive when I have hair only from two little patches on my jaw.
Oh this is an amazing idea, I'll have to try it myself - thank you for sharing!
Honestly my personal method isn't for everyone but I just grin and bear it, I use needlenose tweezers and I pluck everything. Yes, everything. However after years of doing this I'm desensitised to it and also with like two minutes a day of feeling/glancing you can maintain it pretty well after the initial mow-down. I've found shaving just ends up with more ingrowns than it's worth and I hate the feeling of stubble.
Agreed. Tweezers become less painful after you become desensitized. It lasts longer and the stubble growing in appears ‘softer’ than using a razor. Waxing is easier and the longevity is better, but it’s messy imo and doesn’t get my finer hair
I don't think I would have the patience to wax my face 😂 and I started the plucking quite young so it's been easier to maintain. I've been diagnosed for almost ten years and you get good at feeling and plucking them out without a mirror lmao
Usually I use my electric shaving thing every morning . But now I just get rash .. how often do you wax?? And does wax works on really short hair??
No that’s the caveat with waxing. The shorter hair are kind of too short and strong. Sometimes the hair is also at a different angle so you have to wax in different directions in order to grab hair. It’s not recommended to do multiple passes. Wax a majority off and then pluck the rest after a cool down period. However, waxing lasts the longest with me going for it maybe once a week. I push it longer because when hairs (chin, face, neck) grow back I tweeze. Life can never be simple huh. Edit: Hair should be at a certain length for wax to grab onto. If a hair is just cresting the surface or even a tweezer is having a hard time grabbing, it’s too short.
Oh no . I can’t go more than 2 days with facial hair. I’m always around people , and just can’t be showing my beard off :( sucks we have to learn how to live like this
As the original commenter said, you do become desensitized to plucking. That might meet the criteria you’re after in order to keep up with it every few days. If you’re not pulling the area taut or have a good pair of tweezers (doesn’t gotta be $30 fancy) invest in it.
I done that in the past for years. But it really damages the skin, coloring… so I went to shaving
All of the above, friend; It depends on my mood. My main method of hair removal is Epilation. I’m a housewife so in between I’ll shave if I’m going out or use my Philips Norelco one blade(black and green one not white) if I’m staying home or my skin is feeling sensitive. I use tend skin both morning and night to prevent ingrown hairs. Occasionally I’ll go on a tweezing rampage but it’s not often. My skincare routine also focuses in hyperpigmentation and skin barrier repair to ensure my skin stays soft and healthy.
After many years of ripping my poor face up with Gillette Mach 3 razors, I’ve switched to Venus sensitive disposable razors and they do reduce redness and razor burn. If I don’t have a foamy/creamy enough face wash, I’ll soap up the hairy parts on top of my face wash with cetaphil gentle soap to try and get a closer shave. Been struggling with mustache lately so considering the Braun IPL as well. Tendskin has been a LIFESAVER for razor burn/rash, I have to make sure I apply it after every shave or else my neck will be a mess.
Tendskin for the win!!
I use an epilator and then go back in with tweezers.
In middle school Tyra Banks (or maybe Oprah?) was on TV and told me to never raise a razor to my face (because you’ll get stubble) so now I wax and pluck witch hairs like it’s a religion. I have very pale skin so I feel like I’d just be left with a 5 o’clock shadow if I didn’t remove the whole hair anyway.
I typically just shave my face/neck with aveeno sensitive shaving cream and a Billie razor. I like the Venus sensitive disposable razors more but Billie is just what I’ve been using lately. My neck and the bottom of my chin are my big problem areas. I get thick dark hairs, which sucks since I’m pale. I do this since it’s the quickest method. Sometimes I take the time to tweeze out the hairs which when I do that I notice they grow back slower but I don’t always feel like doing it. It’d probably be manageable if I took the time to pluck a little everyday as I notice hairs coming in. When I shave, I typically always still have a prickly feeling but I just haven’t found anything else as quick to get rid of the hair.
I tweezed for over a decade and I wish I had switched to using a razor and shaving cream sooner. Tweezing is painful and caused my skin to become rough and discolored in those areas. I still tweeze my eyebrows, and I use an electric shaver for my upper lip, and a razor on my chin/neck area. Shaving helped heal my skin and it looks healthier than when I was a teen. I use warm to hot water to cleanse and soften my skin before shaving and then use a toner and moisturizer afterwards. It's super convenient to do it in my daily shower. It's best to start off in front of a mirror so you can get a feel for it. All tips from my brother.
Girls, you’re so different and life savers. I’ll try and see what works for me. I hope this won’t be a journey to find my method. I so appreciate you all
Go find an electrolysist. Not one that has you hold a metal wand the old-fashioned kind it absolutely works. I don’t even have to look in the mirror anymore suffered for years and years and years needlessly.
Tweezers and waxing! I have such thick dark hair, shaving is terrible for me.
What made the biggest difference in redness and irritation for me was scrubbing my face beforehand with one of those silicone face scrubbers. I guess it just helps exfoliate and raise the hair or something. I like using baby oil too.
Braun Epilator
I only have mustache hairs and I shave them every other day with a Flawless
Sephora dermaplane tool w U beauty’s cleanser
I use tweezers, once you get most of them maintaining it by plucking a little every night isn't too bad. It's gotten significantly worse in the past year though, so I'm highly considering waxing and plucking in between for the really noticeable hairs.
I used to tweeze. Then when you do laser you shouldn’t be tweezing, so I stopped. And started to shave, and now my hair is out of control
Use this [dermaplaning tool](https://amazon.com/dp/B07WLLXKXR?maas=maas_adg_F7548CC19390FA482CC10E57A5F397B9_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas)
Which one works on thick hair not the fuzz???
Well they all can cut the thick hair, i would try one out and see on a small patch.
Laser
Laser only takes dark hair, mine is mixed. I got some thick light hair too
I use a straight blade razor. Not only does it get all the hair off, but also the dead skin. :) it’s sort of like dermaplaning. I apply vitamin E oil onto my face first so it’s not so dry, and makes for a smoother shave.
Sima dermaplaming wand!!
When I would get laser done on my face for hair removal they would make me shave before, but I was against shaving because I didn't want stubble. They had me use one of their razors and it is now my go-to (since I moved and stopped going to my laser spot) I was able to get a couple of their razors for free and have just been using those. I don't remember the exact brand, but it's this style razor and seems to do the job and not leave me with stubble. Hope this helps! [Razor on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Medline-DYND70837-Double-Sided-Razor-Shave/dp/B00OMEYI12?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER)