facial hair

[jellen]

What do women of a certain age do about facial hair?

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

1. Wax.

[Pool Hall Ace]

2. Yes, definitely wax.

You do not have to spend an exorbitant amount of money at a foofy salon. I go to my local Hair Cuttery (well, now it's called Famous Hair) and get my brow, upper lip, and chin waxed for $20 (plus tip).

Waxing will last about six weeks. If you have some long strays that creep in like I do, invest in a good pair of tweezers at some place like Sally Beauty Supply or Ulta.

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

3. I do it at home.

I bought the wax, the heater & the cloth strips for maybe $50 bucks?... something like that. I've had the heater for years & the wax easily lasts 2 years. It took me a few tries to get the technique down, but now I'm pretty good at it. And in my own home only DH hears me screech.

[Pool Hall Ace]

4. Wow, you do your eyebrows at home, too?

I'm certainly interested in anything I can do at home as opposed to paying someone else. Do tell!

What do you put on your face afterwards? Aloe vera?

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

5. Hi.

I do my eyebrows too.

I got everything I need at Sally's. I have La Grande Wax Warmer for the element. And the wax is 'Cire D'Abeille'. I can't tell you what the strips are because I took them out of the wrapper & have them stacked on the shelf. I 'think' that Sally's sells a couple different kinds. Then I have two types of sticks - they look like popsicle sticks, but have a flat end. One is probably 3/4 inch across & I use those for my upper lip, chin & sideburns. The others are very tiny & I use that for my eyebrows. I still need to tweeze one or two strays, but for the most part the wax takes care of it. I also sprinkle a little baby powder on my face. It gives the wax something more to stick to plus I can see what parts I've done & what I've missed. Sometimes I put witch hazel on or just a mild lotion - not alpha hydroxy or anything like that, of course - but usually I don't have a problem. My face is red for an hour or so afterward then that's it.

Hope this helps.

:hi:

[Pool Hall Ace]

6. 'Cire D'Abeille' is beeswax, yes ?

And I'm guessing you use muslin strips to remove the hair? Or maybe there's some way I don't know about?

Thanks, this really helps! :hi:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

7. I can only read the plastic lid -

unfortunately, it's sorta glued into the warmer by melted wax. :rofl: It just says 'Cire D'ABeille'. (And when I finish using it up, DH is gonna have to bust it out of the warmer.)

I've had this can for at least two years, but IIRC, Sally's sold two different kinds: a type that was supposed to not hurt as much developed by a woman for her daughter (& it says so all over the cans) & this one. I had tried the other one & it didn't work at all. I went back to the regular wax. I am not sure if it's beeswax or not.

I don't think they're muslin strips, they're more of a felt type thing. They're about 8 inches long & 3 inches wide & I 'think' you get a pack of 100 or 200 & then cut them whatever size you need. Again, I "think" that Sally's sold pre-cut ones, but I like to cut my own so I get exactly the size I need.

I will probably be in Sally's within the next 4 or 5 days & I can look for you if you want.

:hi:

[Pool Hall Ace]

8. Oh yes, please do let me know!

I love saving money. It sounds like buying the right equipment and doing it myself would cost the same as two trips to a salon! :hi:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

10. I'll be there on either Tues or Wed & will let you know.

I have gotten pretty good at it. It takes a couple of times to get the hang of it & figure out how thick or thin to slather the wax on, but like you said, it's the cost of two trips to the salon.

:hi:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

11. Here you go:

Of course, they don't sell the heating element or the wax I use, but they have a full line of GiGi which looks good. There's also a wax guide which lists each type of wax & best uses of.

The Le Grande warmer was $37. They had a small one for $20.00, but I think the larger was a better value.

The wax ran $11 for the all purpose honey wax which is what I use (I *think* they were about 11 oz which should last for a year or so) to $16 for the fancier stuff. And believe me, they had fancy, dancy wax.


Two types of strips: muslin & the ones I get which aren't muslin, but I can't remember the name - oops. Anyhow, 100 strips was $11. I use maybe 3 or 4 for each waxing. So that's 30 waxes for $11.

The small popsicle sticks for eyebrows are $7.00 for 100 & the large popsicle sticks for upper lip, chin, etc. are $8.00 for a hundred. I use one small & one large each time I wax.

They also had a full line of conditioners & soothers, etc.

This was all at Sally's. Hope it helps.

:hi:

[Pool Hall Ace]

12. Oh, that is a tremendous help! Thank you so much.

:hi:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

13. No problem.

I've gotten pretty good at it & can give you some tips if you decide to go the 'do it yourself' routine. And I would bet that there are forums dedicated to discussing techniques, too. :rofl:

:hi:

[wakemeupwhenitsover]

9. I just looked at it again & it's definitely NOT

paraffin - like my mom used to seal jams & jellies. It's amber colored so I'm assuming that it is some type of beeswax. And it doesn't get as thin as paraffin when hot.