Do any of my fellow WoC suffer from facial hair?

[Fashionista9989]

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Originally Posted by Priya Hi everyone, I hope this post will be useful to a lot of you as lots are asking about laser treatments! Well, I've been on a laser treatment for nearly 4 months now and I am DEFINATELY seeing a change. I am 18 and have always had a problem of lots of facial hair. I have a hairy upper lip, chin and had ( ) the most horriblest sideburns! When i say horrible, i mean horrible. I used to get teased and bullied because of my facial hair SO MUCH, and me being an extremely conscious and soft person used to get very very emotional and upset over it. Since then, I have been getting my upper lip (and then chin and sometimes lower lip waxed too). I feel that waxing is better than threading as it reaches a wider range of hairs in a shorter time and ensures each is out! but then again I use hot wax like they do in the salon with strips. I have been getting this done for like 3 years now! And very recently I have been noticing really dark random thick black hairs sprouting from my chin! It is so depressing! More about the laser, I get my cheeks and sides done as well as my jaw line and partly my neck so it doesnt look so bad. It hurts a little bit but i can put up with that pain for the results! It feels SO GOOD i cannot describe, no more worrying about my hair showing, no more feeling uncomfortable .. HAIR FREE for weeks! (but i still dont feel confident enough to put my hair up lol.. i dunno i dont feel its the right time yet as everyone knew about my hair problem..maybe when i go uni where not many will know me lol ) .. I'm on a laser course of 6 treatments each treatment comes with its own 2 week touch up session too! It is great and i really really am loving the results so far, i just hope it lasts! I am looking into investing into getting my upper lip done too as i know i will always need to get that done for the rest of my life (I wax it every 2 weeks..) Well, i hope that helped some of you girlies, sorry i know i go off on tangents A LOT! Feel free to ask any questions

What laser did they use?

 

[Fashionista9989]

Hey Girls!

For those of you who got laser treatments, do you know what laser they specially used? I have light/medium tan skin with black hair, but have uber sensitive skin. Every time I've had laser, I end up with scars.

 

[Jackie O]

confession: I sure do lol

I mean I just have a lot of hair PERIOD. My baby hairs have baby hair lmao
I have thick hair and my sideburns grow out of control. I do get hair above my lip but I don't think it's as uncommon as we all think it is. And every once in a while I get one or two on my chin, around the same spot. No biggie though I just pluck em right out and then I'll notice it again maybe a month later. As for the upper lip, I probably shouldn't be doing this but I just shave it :-/

 

[AngellFace]

You mean I'm not alone ? Lol. Well I am extremely hairy too and I use Sally Hansen Facial Creme Hair Remover. I've tried other things over the years and that's worked the best for me. I leave my sideburns alone bcz they are more peach fuzz and I don't want to mess with it and change the texture. I've always wanted to do the laser but I have keloid skin and I heard that if I don't find someone who really caters to that kind of skin, I could end up with them.

 

[mufey]

I had mine lasered off last year, now I just have to thread every few months for maintenance. I went to an Indian dermatologist who had experience with darker skin and laser hair removal - no complications or scars!

 

[AngellFace]

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Originally Posted by mufey I had mine lasered off last year, now I just have to thread every few months for maintenance. I went to an Indian dermatologist who had experience with darker skin and laser hair removal - no complications or scars!

That's awesome, I suppose if I do some research I could find a doc who specializes in dark skin.

 

[Loquita]

Phew!! I am so glad that I found this thread, 'cause like a lot of you I am a hairy lady. I have very thick, very dark hair just about everywhere, but in terms of my face it's worst on my sideburns, upper lip, and yes I do get thick chin hairs (I pluck those, but waxing gives me mad pimples when I do that for the rest, so I use a baby epilady for my face, with so-so results). So everyone here has my sympathies and then some!!!

But looking on the bright side: if we didn't have (unwanted) hair in other places, then we wouldn't have such gorgeous thick hair on our heads, now would we? (This thought helps me not be so bitter about my massive Latina hair).

 

[HeavenLeiBlu]

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Originally Posted by Loquita But looking on the bright side: if we didn't have (unwanted) hair in other places, then we wouldn't have such gorgeous thick hair on our heads, now would we? (This thought helps me not be so bitter about my massive Latina hair).

that's an awesome way to look at it!

 

[Goat Goat Etc.]

You guys have got me so excited! I'm getting threaded tomorrow!

 

[MissAlexisDDD]

I feel the pain. My mom is mixed with italian and black, and my dad is quite hairy so I get the win of the hair genetics. Bah.

I will admit this... I have a uni brow. I get it taken care of though, lol, I wax and nair but on the off time I actually have to use a razor. It grows back everyday

But you couldn't even tell by looking at me, it's just if I let it get out of hand that it's bad and you can tell in all my childhood pictures. Just awful.

 

[Goat Goat Etc.]

OMG, I went and got my eyebrows threaded for the first time! It hurt a little at first but after I saw one of my brows I welcomed the pain! So damn precise!

I never knew I was so hairy! She gave me brows I never knew were hiding away! They're not chola thin either!

 

[iaisha26]

Lol. As soon as I stopped with my birth control, I got a rouge one on my chin and some strays on my lip. I got them waxed, next thing I notice was an army of bumps...I really didn't like that situation.

I turned to using my brow shaper, it's been bliss ever since.

 

[crystrill]

this reminds me of when i get my eyebrows waxed at the nail salon and they ask me if i want to wax my chin/mustache too and when i say NO they ask like 2 or 3 more times to make sure im sure. I'm like NO DAMNIT LEAVE ME MY PRIDE!!! so i always shave my chin/mustache before getting my brows waxed just so i wont get asked. lmaooo. ughh. one of the ladies i go to on the regular once was like, "and u dont want ur upper lip done right?" NO I DONT! lmao

 

[jadedOll]

Someone else mentioned PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome) hair growth is MAJOR with it, along with SO many other problems (not for this topic lol) I was teased by a boy in 8th grade for "double chin hairs" LOL side burns, etc..although they were blonde, I ran home & grabbed a razor...12 years later, im shaving like a damn man..have to shave EVERYDAY with a 5 blade razor & Shave secret from Wal-mart (shaving oil) that has been LOVE. It keeps me from getting razor burn etc...I get the 5 o'clock shadow & all...thank God for concealors & Studio sculpt!!! I'm open about it, if im caught in the morning before a shower I joke about my beard an hop in the shower. My poor papa cant even rub my chin/neck/sideburn area, it stays real sensitive.. plus i'm a lil insecure about it, although he will rub my stubble at night & say i'm still the most beautiful woman in the world <3 Now THAT is love lmao!

Dealt with it everyday for so long, it's part of me..but not for loooooOOong, all I want for our anniversary is to invest in a laser treatment. I've been looking into all types of things & glad I came across this thread. Can NOT wait for the day!

Now everyone knows im beastly eeeek!! lol

 

[moonlit]

I have PCOS but no abnormal hair growth.. my pcos has given me other problems like acne ugghh.. U can get hair removed with laser- what abt acne? life is unfair..

anyways I get my upper lip, and eyebrows threaded..

my mom and her sisters + grandmom have no acne but hair on chin ..

 

[HeavenLeiBlu]

^^^to those of you shaving, why? It makes the whole situation worse! It doesn't make it grow back faster (that's what the myth is), but the shaft is now cut off at it's thickest portion and leaves you with (more visible) stubble, which makes it more coarse, and the cycle just gets worse. I'm telling you, removal from the root is best, and the regrowth isn't as apparent as it is with waxing.

 

[moonlit]

I prefer to wax or thread.. I dont shave anymore.. I feel it darkens the skin (underarms) no creams either for me.. waxing is the best!

 

[ambodidi]

I only started getting hairy faced around 25, who knows why? It's still not really bad, but it makes me self-conscious, and I have to wax or thread my upper lip regularly, and my chin every once in a while.

 

[luxury]

I Nair my upper lip and pluck those ugly thick hairs I get on my chin and neck. Sometimes I get long fine hair or two on my cheeks! I really hate it but I stay on top of it.

 

[jackieheartsyou]

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Originally Posted by Loquita But looking on the bright side: if we didn't have (unwanted) hair in other places, then we wouldn't have such gorgeous thick hair on our heads, now would we? (This thought helps me not be so bitter about my massive Latina hair).

Exactly how I see it

But I have a suggestion for hair removal as well. I use the REM Spring Facial hair remover R.E.M Spring - Facial Hair Remover
I think it's categorized as threading and it's cheaper than going to a salon and getting it done! This one was recommended by O Magazine and there's a cheaper one called the Bellabee.

FYI: It will hurt initially but you will get used to it. As always BEAUTY=PAIN
I used to shave my mustache too but then I noticed it looked like a 5o'clock shadow and immediately stopped. Now that shadow is gone and so is the hair!