Our lhasa-poodle mix had hairy ears, and our vet showed us the same as yours did, to hand-pull the hair. You're doing this the right way, a little at a time, and touching ears on other days. It's best for all involved to do a little at a time rather than a lot when it becomes a problem. It's a lot less painful to pull a few than a lot, and if your dog ever gets inflamed/infected ears, it'll be terribly painful to pull a lot of hair. Prevention is the name of the game here. DH would pull her hair while watching tv, just a couple quick tugs then a treat or some love/attention. She was generally good about it, as she got elderly it wasn't as easy. We also used forceps/clamps occasionally, it was easy to set the clamp on some hair, give it a twist and yank. It hurt her more though, as we usually pulled more at once that way. You can also get deeper in the canal with forceps (gotta be very careful you can also pinch the tender flesh in the ear, don't ask why I know this). It's a good habit to get in, hairy ears can have problems.

Lose weight was my first thought. I will say exercise routine.

Okay, I got my Flawless (coupon at BB&B). I tried it on the area between my brows, it was fine. Now, before I try it on my face, I'm just nervous! I have blond peach fuzz on the jaw, less/shorter on the chin, almost none on the upper lip, and then some going up from the jawline at the edges of my face. Where do I stop? Do I do the whooooooole face? Eek! I freak out over details, and in this case I think details matter!

Thank you, again everyone. alwaysonestep, I will look into at home touch ups with semi-permanent color for sure. What you describe about the white showing two days later is exactly what I fear. lobby68, yup, I've been spoiled all these years. I'll be making up for it with monthly salon visits now. 4kids, it sounds like you have a great plan for keeping your hair looking good. It's great to have thick hair. tina, thank you for the tip about the glaze and getting various shades of highlights, that makes a lot of sense. And yes, I think it may be difficult to give me lowlights ;-) patl8, anything is better than having to sit in a salon chair more than once a month. I simply don't have the patience for that anymore. Thank you for the touch-up tips. lukkiirish, I really appreciate the pictures and the explanation about how the highlights/lowlights work. My hair gets red highlights naturally, so I imagine that is what will work best. whatsayyou, I am intrigued at the thought of DIY hair because I am traveling a lot these days for various crazy reasons, so that is one of the things worrying me about needing to be in a salon so often. You sound like you are a talented colorist though. ks92, this color WOW sounds awesome. So glad to know about it. ratherbesewing, I will check out WOW selection in person. Thank you so much for all the help. I feel much better having discussed this with everyone, truly.