by BR Kellie
I think it's fair to say that I've taken this ageing business well. I've not freaked out about the silver strands peppering my head of hair, in fact I've embraced them. I've handled seeing the collagen in my skin erode, causing my skin to look more flump and less plump. And, apart from one failed attempt at Botox, I've been absolutely fine seeing the wrinkles upon my face deepen and grow. However, there's one aspect of ageing that I am not good with... and that's the hair growth in places where you don't need it, want it, or have any desire for other people to see it.
Example: the lady garden seems to be migrating east, west and south. It's nothing a quick shave before popping on my togs can't fix, but not ideal when you forget you need to shave then go to take a dip and quickly have to whip your shorts back on because pubic in public is not your vibe.
Another example: nose hair.
Yes, my nostrils are having a party and everything in there is being encouraged to let its hair down. Literally.
So what's a girl to do? Well, I tried pushing the hair back up there whenever I saw it peeking out, but that did nothing. I even went so far as to plucking the worst of them, and that was OW. Would not recommend.
Finally, I decided to do the one thing I swore I'd not do, because it was the realm of old men with hair that sprouted out their ears: I bought a nose and ear hair trimmer.
In this case, the Remington Washable Trimmer, which promised to do nose, ear AND eyebrow hair (thanks to a nifty little extra minature razor attachment). Sleek, stylish and on special for $15, it seemed like the best - and at this point - the only option if I wanted to deal to the hair up there (and, no, this isn't an ad. This is simply one woman reaching out to those also experiencing a case of the rampant nose hair in the name of sharing is caring).
Easy to put together, I did my best to calm the quivers in my hand as I inserted the rotary trimmer head (which, once turned on, has something that whizzes around on the inside and, honestly, that was a bit terrifying). Then, holding my breath, sure that death by a thousand nostril cuts was imminent, I rotated the trimmer in a circular motion while moving it in and out of the nostril as instructed. Seconds later I removed the device and checked the nose hair situation...
Usually at this point I'd do a before and after photo to show you the changes a simple beauty tool or makeup tip can make, but not today. I'll spare you the oogginess. However, I can safely say that the Remington Washable Trimmer is now permanently living in my beauty space. The nose hairs were trimmed, not a black spiky hair was to be seen, and I was one happy customer with a new (to me) beauty device that gives me hair cheer not hair glare.
So, is a nose hair trimmer a solid part of your beauty regime? Is a nose hair trimmer something you'd consider buying? Or are your nose hairs neither here nor there so you don't care? Get chatting below!
I have a cheap kmart version that I use that does the same job - very helpful!