I need some advice on getting rid of the hair on my upper lip.
Whenever I wear foundation, I get a lovely little moustache. I used to wear a lighter coverage foundation so I didn't really put any foundation there, but now I wear a full coverage foundation I can't get away with it.
A few questions.
Should I? Or will I regret it?
Will the hair grow back faster and thicker? Or will it start growning back thinner?
What is the best method?
TIA :)
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Upper lip waxing and shaving.
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I only just noticed my hideous mo through my foundation about 6 months ago, I have been at home waxing it since I really like the Veet facial wax its amazing http://veet.co.nz/face-veet-high-precision-facial-wax.php So simple to use ,I do it about once a month doesnt hurt at all and I find the hair had grown back pretty much the same maybe slighty thicker but I dont have a full on mo just a few hairs. I dont regret waxing it ever!! My finished foundation looks so much better.
Im with Jamie, we are totally anti mo's here! Haha..
I personally use Marzena facial wax strips and use their finishing cloths.. I like their product because its a lot more gentle. Any time i have gone somewhere for waxing i come out in horrid bumps afterwards.. But using this brand with the finishing cloth i dont get bumps at all.
The more you do it, the less it starts to come back. Im doing mine about once every 2 months now and the hair is barely there now!
After ive used the finishing cloth ill usually wipe off the excess and put on a nice natural moisutrizer.. Seems to work for the no bumpness!
I personally use Marzena facial wax strips and use their finishing cloths.. I like their product because its a lot more gentle. Any time i have gone somewhere for waxing i come out in horrid bumps afterwards.. But using this brand with the finishing cloth i dont get bumps at all.
The more you do it, the less it starts to come back. Im doing mine about once every 2 months now and the hair is barely there now!
After ive used the finishing cloth ill usually wipe off the excess and put on a nice natural moisutrizer.. Seems to work for the no bumpness!
There are alot of different options, but all depending on if your mo is coloured hair or pigmentation on the skin, I have a hormonal mo which is discolouration of the skin on my upper lip, good ols contraceptives is the cause 9 times out of ten :)
With waxing its all up to the indivudal and how long you have been waxing for, whether it comes back thicker, darker or gets thinner and doesnt come back at all, it's always best to look at your mother and see how your hair growth may take after :)
I personally love waxing, I'm a big wuss when it comes to threading too, too much ouchy for me, When waxing your upper lip, apply pressure as quickly as you can, just to take away that intial sting,
At the end of the day the upper lip is one of the most sensitive areas for ay hair removal, but as they say no pain no gain :)
You can always loo into IPL aswell for both hair removal or pigmentation :)
With waxing its all up to the indivudal and how long you have been waxing for, whether it comes back thicker, darker or gets thinner and doesnt come back at all, it's always best to look at your mother and see how your hair growth may take after :)
I personally love waxing, I'm a big wuss when it comes to threading too, too much ouchy for me, When waxing your upper lip, apply pressure as quickly as you can, just to take away that intial sting,
At the end of the day the upper lip is one of the most sensitive areas for ay hair removal, but as they say no pain no gain :)
You can always loo into IPL aswell for both hair removal or pigmentation :)
I agree with xjayloux, Marzena facial wax strips are so much gentler and effective than Nads. I went through at least three boxes of Nads and the hair would start growing back within two weeks but wasn't long enough for a week. I though facial waxing at home was just like that unless you went to a proffessional. With Marzena it got most of the hair so I didn't have to go over the area three times and that was so much gentler on my skin and I actually didn't have wax my upper lip as often. The hair does grow back slightly darker and thicker but with repeated waxing the growth does slow down. I like getting proffessionally waxed but doing it at home is so much cheaper and convenient.
This is a very timely post. I just noticed that the hair on my top lip is a little darker.
I used a hair removal cream on my legs once and got a chemical burn - I didn't even leave it as long as you are supposed to, stupid sensitive skin! So that's out for me. Might get it done professionally the first time and then give it a go myself...
I used a hair removal cream on my legs once and got a chemical burn - I didn't even leave it as long as you are supposed to, stupid sensitive skin! So that's out for me. Might get it done professionally the first time and then give it a go myself...
Try threading for removing upper lip hair. I know its a little bit more painful than waxing but its so worth it coz the hairs grow back much finer and it lasts ages! I have a threading tool called slique I think and I just use that. You dont have to wait for the hairs to grow to a certain length before you thread.
Ive tried using the facial creams in the past and I found that the hair does grow back thicker. Just recently I had mine threaded for the first time. Personally, I found that it hurt so much. When I thought about it later I figured that by getting it wax you feel the pain everytime a strip is remove. Compare this to threading, every row hurt. I think I may try threading again soon just to get a better idea but more likely I will just stick to waxing. On the upside, threading was super quick and well priced and the overall result was ok
Ive tried using the facial creams in the past and I found that the hair does grow back thicker. Just recently I had mine threaded for the first time. Personally, I found that it hurt so much. When I thought about it later I figured that by getting it wax you feel the pain everytime a strip is remove. Compare this to threading, every row hurt. I think I may try threading again soon just to get a better idea but more likely I will just stick to waxing. On the upside, threading was super quick and well priced and the overall result was ok
Ive tried using the facial creams in the past and I found that the hair does grow back thicker. Just recently I had mine threaded for the first time. Personally, I found that it hurt so much. When I thought about it later I figured that by getting it wax you feel the pain everytime a strip is remove. Compare this to threading, every row hurt. I think I may try threading again soon just to get a better idea but more likely I will just stick to waxing. On the upside, threading was super quick and well priced and the overall result was ok
Upper lip threading is complete torture and i love threading brows so i hated that i dont like it.. theres something about it, its ridiculously painful and then you get really irritated skin/bumps afterward. Waxing, less painful and irritating if you have a good at home kit. As i said Marzena facial strips and the finishing wipes!
I would recommend the Marzena brand too. Also, a while back I tried the Parissa brand from iherb.com and it was really good as well!
With threading, the place I go to actually combines waxing and threading so it doesn't hurt as much. The waxing gets the longer more obvious hairs and threading gets rid of the tiny baby hairs. I like putting aloe vera gel on afterwards.
With threading, the place I go to actually combines waxing and threading so it doesn't hurt as much. The waxing gets the longer more obvious hairs and threading gets rid of the tiny baby hairs. I like putting aloe vera gel on afterwards.
Definitely go with threading.This is when the beautician uses a piece of thread to pull out the hairs. It offers more definition and works wonders- esp for eyebrows. You cannot do this yourself so it can be expensive- but that is price we pay for beauty I suppose. I have been doing it for over 10 years (both upper lip and eyebrows) and I swear by it. At most, you only need to thread twice a month- some people can even get away with once a month. I have never had an ingrown hair in my upper lip since starting threading.Good luck!
I recommend the Sally Hansen Wax that you do yourself. You can get strips, or the actual wax. I love both, however my favorite is the non-messy strips. I mainly use this for my eyebrows. Even though I don't have the same issue as you, I do have a friend that had the upper lip hair issue, and she used the wax - and it is completely gone now. Good luck!
I had a horrible reaction the first time I waxed my upper lip. It created a nice "graze your knee on the concrete" look but on my upper lip. Complete with bleeding and scarring. And then of course I had to go through the pain and embarrassment of explaining what happened to my upper lip whenever I saw a person for 2-4 wereks. Absolute nightmare. I do threading now, but I break out in tiny white heads around the corners of my mouth, and I find it grows back quite quickly. The pain is ridiculous however, but lasts like 3 minutes. I want to try removal creams, but I'm scared it will make the area darker??
I am currently on a lot of different hormone medications through out the past several years because of my condition. These medications caused me to grow a mo & sideburns and I hated it soooo much! I had lots of people recommend threading but I still have yet to try it. I generally buy tiny wax strips from the supermarket that are working great for my mo but for my sideburns (oh gosh I hate saying that! ) I actually went to the chemist and brought a facial bleach.
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