Covering, or eliminating, facial hair

Johanna · Post by **Johanna** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:21 am

Like a lot of you, I have a stubborn facial hair shadow despite close shaving. I hope that my sisters might reveal their secrets for avoiding this tell-tale look. Johanna wants to look er prettiest!

Virginia · Post by **Virginia** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:02 pm

Well, aside from the chemical, electrical, light removal approach, I use the Gillette 5-blade razor lots of hot water and a good shave cream along with hair conditioner. I allow it to set for a minute or two before I start.
Always use a new blade and I go with the grain, against the grain, beside the grain, any direction to remove the hair. I have also bought the Gillette twin blade disposables with the thin head to get the area in and around my nostrils, i.e., the upper lip area under the nose. After I finish, sometimes I will apply ice to my face to close the pores, then a good skin conditioning lotion, Aveeno Daily Firming Moisturizing Lotion seems to work well. Give it a few minutes to settle in then apply foundation. It is highly recommended that you use the proper color foundation, the color matched to your skin tone is critical. A little blush then............

Seems to work for me.

Good luck,

Virginia

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:28 pm

As Virginia said, shave with the grain then against it..use the credit card trick which is to rub one against your skin after shaving. Any areas needing more shaving will be obvious by the "noise" you hear. Outside of Mehron, Derma-blend and other thick covers, I had found that the "pink lipstick" trick worked well for shadow....simply dot pink lipstick all over the offending area and rub in with a sponge.....it will neutralize that shadow look. Then follow with your basecoat and powder...use blush as required. I know its a pain, but the things we won't do for beauty

I just finished my 13th laser treatment (one more) and can't say enough about it.....but try the tricks we all have tried, some work better than others depending on the girl.
hugs
DeeDee

TashaM · Post by **TashaM** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:52 pm

Oo, some nice pointers. I too unfortuantly are plaged with the dark facial hair. Grows fast too

Though unfortuantly I could not dare to use ice to close my pores. I have pretty oily skin, if I cloesed my pores I would wind up with pimples all over the place.

DeeDee, your idea sounds quite interesting too, never thought of using lipstick. I would like to start laser removal in the new year, should be much nicer.

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:44 am

There is a product I have heard of, but haven't yet had an opportunity to try. I've been watching makeup videos on Youtube, and I did a little research. Ben Nye is a manufacturer of stage makeup, and they make a product called "Five O'Sharp". It's meant to act as beard cover, and comes in a variety of shades. It goes on thin, too. In a couple of the videos I've watched, I've seen performers with beard as heavy as mine. They swipe this stuff on, cover with normal foundation, and you can't see anything. I'm going to try to pick up some before I go out for New Year's Eve. I'll let you know how it works out.

DeeDee · Post by **DeeDee** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:30 pm

Jaye, the Ben Nye products work well..the only problem being is if your stubble returns in a few hours. Go for it and let us know how it works out for you!!!!!! We are so vain

Gotta love it

hugs
DeeDee

EmilyN · Post by **EmilyN** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:53 pm

there is some good news in getting older - as the whiskers lighten and the beard line fades away.....what a price to pay, huh? other than that, a close shave, good skin care, quality cosmetics and professional instruction produce the best results.

Post by **KimberlyS** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:31 pm

Just a few words on this:

Sharp new razor every time when getting ready to go out enfemme.

Concealer with a bit of red lipstick mixed in the dark spots.

Good foundation matching your skin tone.

And do not cake any of it on. Less is better.

Leeza · Post by **Leeza** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:56 pm

I have used an epulator on my face. I know you girls are going ouch, but when done right it is not too bad.

I have areas of my beard that would dull a razor in very short order. Because the beard does not grow at a real even rate what I have done is to shave then use the epulator later (24 hrs) then shave again. What I have found is that the whiskers got thinner over time and the pain level was not too high.

For me 24 hours was about the right amount of time - 26 hours was too much time and allowed too many of the wiskers to get out long enouh to get caught by the epulator. On dayes when I didn't have to shave I could go the 24 hours then every 2 or 3 hours through the day.

I have gone from a new razor every 3 dayes to now one every 2 weeks.

Leeza

Jennifer M · Post by **Jennifer M** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:17 pm

Out of curiosity,has anyone tried bleaching on their upper lip.I have a small problem with a shadow and all the mentioned techniques do a fairly good job of hiding it.Cant afford laser,so I wondered about this.I have heard that hydrogen peroxide works but I dont fully trust the source.Any input would be appreciated.

Post by **DonnaT** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:05 am

I think most hydrogen peroxide is too watered down to work. Look for specific hair bleaching products if you want to go this route.

Leeza · Post by **Leeza** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:23 pm

I did pick up some 33% hydrogen peroxide at a health food store. That was strong enough to bleach hair.

Leeza

Kimberly Kael · Post by **Kimberly Kael** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:59 pm

I've always been wary of anything strong enough to bleach coarse hair in close proximity to my nasal passages. A quick passage from Wikipedia confirms some of these fears for hydrogen peroxide in high concentrations:

Concentrated hydrogen peroxide (>50%) is corrosive, and even domestic-strength solutions can cause irritation to the eyes, mucous membranes and skin. Swallowing hydrogen peroxide solutions is particularly dangerous, as decomposition in the stomach releases large quantities of gas (10 times the volume of a 3% solution) leading to internal bleeding. Inhaling over 10% can cause severe pulmonary irritation.

Leeza · Post by **Leeza** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:14 pm

Thanks Kimberly,

I wouldn't want any of my sisters getting hurt over something I posted.

Leeza

Kimberly Kael · Post by **Kimberly Kael** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:10 pm

Leeza wrote:I wouldn't want any of my sisters getting hurt over something I posted.

I hope I'm not being alarmist. I just want to make sure people are aware that it's worth being careful. Were there any warnings on the bottle you got?