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I have tried epilating before and I do not recommend it. I have a very high pain tolerance and it's the worst pain I've ever felt, plus you have to maintain it daily because if you ever let it regrow then you're right back to square one as far as the pain level goes.

If you have light skin and dark hair I would recommend laser hair removal and then electrolysis to get the few hairs that laser will inevitably miss. I was able to get laser hair removal done for $1100 Canadian at a local clinic, but they did give me a 50% discount so I dunno your mileage may vary on that estimate.

I think regardless of your skin and hair type I would look into laser. It's relatively painless, cheap, and with new technologies they might be able to even help you if you have blonde hair or dark skin.

Been there with facial epilating. Noo thank you. I've started electrolysis which has been simple enough (though time consuming). I can see some results, but wow, I think I'm still not even a quarter of the way there with 7 hours done. It beats the pain of epilating though.

I have no experience with laser, though. I've heard it is less permanent than electrolysis which is why I avoided it. Was it completely ineffective?

I tried facial epilation and it hurts like hell. Luckily the epilator I got can switch to a foil shaver attachment which is much less painful, so I only wasted half of the value.

I'm curious about waxing as well but was just thinking of pulling them out myself like you describe. I would assume if you twizzed everything at once it would have the same effect as waxing though right? You say you have to pull your hair out three times a week? That sounds tedious.

I was able to take advantage of quarantine a few years ago to get into the habit of routinely plucking all my facial hair. It takes time and dedication to get to the results, but it was worth it. Between rigorous tweezing and a hair growth inhibitor, these days I have basically zero hair that grows on my cheeks and minimal hair elsewhere. You can't relent, but you will eventually see results. It's definitely kinda the hard way to get there, but these days my face is soft and smooth to the touch.

I would really discourage facial plucking an epilating - it's a ton of pain and work and requires constant attention.

As some have said, laser is a great start if you can afford it - it's much cheaper than electrolysis, and by removing the dark hairs, it removes the beard shadow that can be really hard to conceal. I have finished lasering my face, and while I still have to shave almost daily for the white hairs, I no longer have a beard shadow.

What I would recommend in the interim is a color correction concealer. If your beard shadow is dark/blue use an orange concealer.

If your hair/pigments are red, a green color correction concealer should work for you to neutralize the color and hide the beard shadow that is still present after shaving.