oooh I'm jealous, I so wish I could get electrolysis done. Maybe I'll check the prices around here... good luck with the electrolysis, I read that's the way to go if the hair is hormonal. with laser hormonal hair growth has a high chance of growing back !
I pluck when I wake up and have to again a few hours before bed :/ it seems to have gotten worse as I lose weight !!
The sides of my chin are like, always slightly inflamed because of how much I pluck them. I've invested quiet a bit of money in different types of tweezers to try and find the perfect ones. So that I can get the ones that are barely there in the AM but will be fully grown by pm. :|
If I feel even a small hair while I'm out it will drive me insane for the rest of the day, I can't ever forget about it.
I pluck when I wake up and have to again a few hours before bed :/ it seems to have gotten worse as I lose weight !!
The sides of my chin are like, always slightly inflamed because of how much I pluck them. I've invested quiet a bit of money in different types of tweezers to try and find the perfect ones. So that I can get the ones that are barely there in the AM but will be fully grown by pm. :|
If I feel even a small hair while I'm out it will drive me insane for the rest of the day, I can't ever forget about it.
This is ME! I thought that the hair would lessen as I lost weight but there seems to be much more. And I keep tweezers at work (and a mirror) because if I feel something on my chin it will drive me bonkers.
There is quite a bit of inflammation for a couple of days after the electrolysis...it's looks like I've had an acne break out but the hairs are definitely thinning out and I'm just glad that it's winter and I've been wearing scarves and turtle necks. Hopefully by summer I will be beard free.
oooh I'm jealous, I so wish I could get electrolysis done. Maybe I'll check the prices around here... good luck with the electrolysis, I read that's the way to go if the hair is hormonal. with laser hormonal hair growth has a high chance of growing back !
Laser is not a permanent method, the only one that is is electrolysis.
I've opted for laser because nothing else seems to work. I'd have to use creams or bleaches daily which is too hard on my skin and all the places that do electrolysis here and super shady. By the same I get hairs growing in again, I hope to be somewhere with a more reputable electrolysis option.
My boyfriend teases me about it and it pisses me off to no end.
Are you serious? Ugh. I feel so lucky. After desperately trying to hide it from my current bf for a long time (after years of being too afraid of relationships because of my excessive hairiness)e finally broached the subject. It was terribly sweet, however. I remember he had tried to touch my chin, and I turned my head (as usual). And he kept trying until he finally said something along the lines of: "I know you try to act so confident all of the time, but I know you feel painfully insecure. Please talk to me about it. I've known since I first met you, and it only bothers me that it bothers you so much that I feel like I can't have all of you." For real... that was almost exactly how he said it. Like XLMuffinTop said, I thought I would never recover from the embarrassment of it being out in the open. After the initial crying spell (and a few bad times he has comforted me through after the dam burst), it's been wonderful. I can be so open with him, to the point of the occasional joke at my own expense. I've always felt very strong feminist principles concerning my excess hair, but I used to crumble in the face of others noticing it. Since being with my bf, that doesn't happen as much anymore. I still am too chicken to ever "come out" about it like some women, however, principles or not.
Uh, sorry for the long-winded response. I just wanted to say how good loving openness feels. I encourage others to try it with their SOs.
I guess I allow it because I was never that sensitive to begin with in the first place. I had a million other things to feel horrified and ashamed about when it came to my body. I guess that when I trusted him enough to let him see it (instead of waking at the crack of dawn to deal with it so he'd never find out), I didn't mind the teasing.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it pisses me off when he reminds me that it's there, because it annoys me, but I just can't bring myself to feel shame about it, and I think he knows it. He never points out the fact that our feet are the same size or that I can't wear his clothes but he could wear mine as nightshirts, or that it would be easier for me to lift him than vice versa. These are all things that bug me waayyyy more than my chin hair.
Your man sounds AMAZING, and I'm glad that he was so good about bringing you out of your shell about it.
OMG I love all of you ladies! You all have expressed every feeling I have ever had at one time or another! Let me tell you....I could NOT live without my Nono. It works the best for me by far than anything else I have tried! Seriously.
Say bye bye to chin hairs!
This post made me giggle a little. Not at anyone but just that it sounds silly to hear ladies talking about beards and mustaches!!! I can relate though. I sometimes get a fu-man chu thing going on where the hair on the corners of my mouth get long and dark sometimes a soul patch too!!! I just tend to trim everything back. Not shave or anything, just with my brow scissors. Works for me, but I don't have much to deal with
OMG I love all of you ladies! You all have expressed every feeling I have ever had at one time or another! Let me tell you....I could NOT live without my Nono. It works the best for me by far than anything else I have tried! Seriously.
Say bye bye to chin hairs!
I have a NoNo and doesn't work for me. I can't let mine get long enough for it to be effective. It's so dark and so many I just can't stand to let it get to that point. If yours ever breaks and you want a cheap replacement, let me know. LOL
Giddy about my first laser treatment tomorrow though.
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This post is just what I needed!!! I've been struggling with my facial hair for years and have been so embarrassed. Lately it seems worse and I have resorted to shaving!
I really want to try Vaniqa and have plans to see a dermatologist to get it. Anyone heard of it or tried it?
I have used Nair and it doesn't really work for me. Guess mine is to course and stubborn.
My hairiness is just another thing I don't like at all about myself. But now that I'm not alone in this matter, I feel a wee bit less of a freak.
You're definitely not a freak though consolation in others with the same issues doesn't make me any less self conscious about it.
Regarding Vaniqa, I haven't heard too much. The thing that stuck out to be is, again, it's nothing permanent and can take 6 months of continuous use to help. Maybe it's changed recently but I stopped listening after that. lol Since it is by Rx only, your doctor can give you more info - I'm not sure if serious excess facial hair due to hormones (like mine) affects it's effectiveness, how long you have to use it to see progress, etc.
Ugh...in that case I'll stick to shaving. I'm actually considering doing wax.
Insurance doesn't usually cover laser or electrolysis, does it? I'm so jealous some of you have or will be getting something a bit more permanent done!
Another bearded lady here. I shave it off most mornings in the shower. I would love to get a more permanent solution but I just don't have the cash for that right now.
Ugh...in that case I'll stick to shaving. I'm actually considering doing wax.
Insurance doesn't usually cover laser or electrolysis, does it? I'm so jealous some of you have or will be getting something a bit more permanent done!
What kind of makeup do y'all use?
I actually recently came across Hard Candy's tattoo concealer called "Glamofauge." Hard Candy is a super cheap brand of make-up at Walmart, so I was a little dubious; however, it covers my "shadow" like no other concealer I've used. I know you can buy really expensive heavy-duty concealers, but this stuff is like six bucks and does really well. I tried applying it with my fingers, but it applies best with an applicator sponge.
o man how i wish it was only chin hair...but having to deal with an extra hair growth (and i mean everywhere) really makes me self conscious and i feel like i'll never meet a guy who would like my hairy chest, stomach, face plus as a bonus strech marks all over the place...i feel like there's no point in even trying to find one.
i wax everything except my face, i pluck few regulars on my chin but sometimes i bleach them but they are still very noticeable. if a guy tried to kiss me there i would die on the spot.
you girls are so luck to have a husband or bf who you can talk to about these problems. some of my friends and my sister have the same problems, especially my mom, but just on the face. i haven't told anyone about this because i feel like a freak. i'm hoping to be able to afford some laser treatment one day when i'm rich haha
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