I've been dealing with this for over a year. That darn peach fuzz, and...all those long wisps of hair that almost looks like sideburns.

Got tired of using those facial razors for women, they just don't work that good unless you only use it around the eyebrow. I started using the same brand I use on my legs, a disposable. They're much sharper and are easier to use. But be gentle so you don't knick yourself.

Put lotion or a thin layer of shaving cream on your face and have at it. I only do it about once a month and I'm amazed at how fast facial hair grows as we age!

I do get one long hair around my jaw line. Pitch black.

For side burns and those wisps of hair that gets constantly in your eyes or face, here's what you do, which I learned about online. PAINLESS.

Sideburns, use tweezers and get a group of hair in them and yank. Doesn't hurt at all. For wisps here and there, it depends on if I need that hair to grow or not. lol If not and it's not long to tuck behind the ears, I yank it too.

You'll be surprised at how nice you'll look especially if you wear makeup. It really makes a difference in your apearance, makeup or not.

Plus, for dry skin shaving is a great exfolliator. Put lotion on when finished.

I bought one of those to use during the lockdown, one of those circular shavers, and it worked OK enough to do what it needed to do. Waxing is better though!

The struggle is real.

I too have one of the circular gizmos. I feel like I need to replace it somewhat frequently as it gets less effective (dulls?).

I keep thinking of doing something more ”permanent” — my friend has electrolysis done and she likes the results. Another friend did laser.

I have the occasional wild hair that I'm able to pluck. I'm not sure what you are talking about wisps, especially if they are long enough to tuck! LOL Does the shaving leave stubble? @Sueb20 I can remember many years ago my much older cousin having electrolysis done and me asking about the little red spots on her face. It made me afraid! I do know someone who did laser and was happy with it. My MIL just in recent years (age 75 or older) started getting a mustache. She had the laser also and was pleased.

I am unfortunate as I have a lot of facial hair mostly chin and upper lip. Mine was triggered by several years on a medication that I now know should not have been continued as long as it was. I shave it as I really don't have any other options. Im not talking about a few fine hairs. It makes me very selfconscious . I have to do it everyday. I also am noticing some fine hairs on my neck but they are easy to pluck and will eventually (I hope) stop regrowing.

One good thing about it for me is that the hair is white now instead of black. The hair is strong though. In the right light maybe one could just wonder if they should tell me I somehow have deep sea fishing line stuck to my face.

ETA: My gear is tweezers and a magnifying mirror.

I use a tweezerman tweezer, they are the best! Otherwise, I will use one of those batterry operated pen type shavers they work very well.

@satine don't know what medication you were on but I was on/off various birth control pills for a long time and after I noticed unpleasant hair growth was told that hormone fluctuations are part of the problem.

@Sueb20 I did electrolysis years ago and still have scars so be really careful if you have coarse hair at all - it's easy to get burned with the necessary power to kill the root. Maybe it's better now but it happened to me with 2 different technicians/estheticians.

@just_terrilynn you would think losing pigment would make those hairs less noticeable but I swear sometimes in the sun I look at myself in my car mirror and those stinkers look like prisms! Sing it with me now...Sometimes it's hard to be a woman..... Tweezers and magnifying mirror are best gear and nemesis at once.

The whiskers on chin or upper lip are a different kind of hair, called "terminal hair". The fine peach fuzz is called vellus hair. I am 74, and just recently noticed that random vellus hairs are growing longer. Sporadic, random. If you have not experienced this, I think you are just too young. Your time will come.

Sueb20, the Flawless shaver has replacement heads.

https://www.healthline.com/health/women-shaving-face

My terminal hair is closer to Fluorocarbon fishing line.

ask about laser hair removal. this is only an option if you have dark hair and light skin, but if you happen to be a good candidate for it, it's a godsend.

I gave up plucking and just shave now ... fortunately for me, the few stray hairs are fine and light and probably only noticeable in bright sunshine.

Ibe found this one works the best. Panasonic

Its much better than the round ones. For heavy duty face maintenance, use moisturizer and a disposable razor.

Steroids will stimulate hair growth. Any one tried NAIR? It's when your eyes go that's when plucking becomes impossible.

I don't have many hairs and I just pluck them. My eyebrows and lashes, unfortunately, have gotten grey and sparse with age. But the good news is -- no more leg hair! I used to have to shave every other day. I even toyed with the idea of getting electrolysis on my legs but after one $50 session that removed a tiny area about the size of a quarter, I decided it was just too pricey. I wish someone had told me that the leg hair would disappear on its own.

55 in july. I dont notice the peach fuzz but I have one random tree stump, yes...it's THICK and black that pops up on my face. I can see the head of it when it first starts breaking the skin.

It's a real struggle when your eyes go and your face sprouts whiskers simultaneously. I have one of those trimmers, a powerful magnifying mirror, tweezers...ugh.

always-tree stump. Ha ha! What an apt name for it. I told my husband it's like pulling a log out of my chin.

I just wish the hair would stop growing on my face and go back to growing on top of my head where it belongs!!

I have lots of hairs on my chin and down my neck - if I'm feeling motivated, I use Tweezerman and a magnifying mirror. If I'm not, I use an electric razor. Covid masks have been a blessing these last 2 years, since I live alone, and only see people maskless less than a few times a month. It's tiring and kind of demoralizing at the same time. (I'm 60, and 5 years past surgical menopause.)

My beautician used to do it with thread (threading), but she can't do it now because of the mask. I just do it with a regular razor, don't even bother with any shaving cream or anything.

One of my friends has black hair but very fair skin and she was able to very successfully get rid of what she called her ”sideburns” with laser hair removal. It took several sessions and was quite costly, but she is very happy with the results. Another friend is doing her legs below the knee right now. I might consider that, as I hate shaving, but if leg hair goes away when a lady gets older (as mentioned above) I might just wait for that and save myself some money!!

The circular heads can be replaced. Removal with it works but it's constant upkeep. I just want it gone for good. I guess that's either electrolysis or laser? It's truly cruel in that the loss of close up vision makes it harder. The hair loss on your head, the eyebrows grow wild along with facial hair growth, like, really? Why? :-/

I've always used a plain disposable razor for the 'fuzz' and tweezers for any heavier hairs on my chin. No lotions or gels, just dry. Maybe once a month or so.

May I ask here what color eyebrow pencil you use if your hair is grey? "Taupe" is only 'kinda ok'. It's but hard to cover the parts of my eyebrows that are still somewhat dark, with the taupe mostly on the colorless or missing outer sections.

Tina, no stubble at all. That's an old wive's tale I think, thank goodness!

I did learn the proper term for wisps and sideburns, baby hair! I thought baby hair was the soft white downy hair which I have along my jawline to the sides of each cheek. Those are the ones I shave.

Another video said those "baby hairs" grow slower which explains why it seems it would take an eternity for them to grow out. They really are a pest.

Correction. The wisps I'm talking about grow above the sideburn area where the hairline sticks out a bit more.

I haven't watched the full video but will. He's putting product on her hair which I don't unless I go somewhere with my hair pulled back and if I have some loose wisps I use hairspray on them.

Hairspray and other products only work if you're not in the wind, doing chores, or just being active

He explains it pretty good.

Lovemycorgi, know what I do? At my age I figure I have ten hairs on each leg, mostly on the calf. A few years ago I basically stopped shaving my legs because I didn't see or feel any hair. Until...I was sitting on the porch and had my readers on, in really good daylight, and THEN...I saw some super long black hair. I'm blonde, light skinned, light eyes, I never grew black hair! lol

Once a week if the weather is good I sit on the porch (we're in the country, no one can see what I'm doing from the road) and use my glasses to search for those hairs. Works great!

To get an idea how your facial hair, brows and stuff, it's a must to buy a hand held, two sided magnifying mirror. This is the one I bought but it's out of stock and one side is normal the other is x10. I use it for makeup and mostly to pluck my brows. This mirror also told me why it seemed something was getting in my eye and driving me nuts. Some of my lashes are growing down!

And I do get a few black eyebrow hairs. Hate those.

"buy a hand held, two sided magnifying mirror."

Or, if your hands shake, buy one that stands on its own.

As my mom got older she started getting more and more dark chin hairs. She was also developing macular degeneration. She'd pluck those chin hairs but it was getting harder to see them. She finally started shaving her chin. And she developed a five-o'clock shadow. By the time it was noticeable her eyesight was poor enough that she didn't notice.

By the time it was noticeable her eyesight was poor enough that she didn't notice.

This. My biggest fear. I am making a pact with my DD's to tell me! Or maybe that's a reason to get laser?

I guess I'm not old enough to have that....I don't have excess facial hair or whiskers. My mother, into her 90's didn't either and never saw it on my sister, who lived to be 86. I have heard though that shaving your face is good to defoliate.

When I have a facial, every six weeks, they dermaplane. That gets rid of all the facial fuzz! That's is the best part of the facial!

Frankginakay, good point on that, too, with the facials. I still swear by a good waxer! I go early in the morning and I know she is v/boosted. Or a threader could even do this. As we’ve mentioned, I go about every 6 weeks especially in the winter when my hair grows even slower. I just consider it part of my beauty budget.

Frankginakay, yes on dermaplaning! I get the eyebrow razors (such as Tinkles) and use all over my face once a week. My skin is so smooth after, love how it feels. I don’t need it for hair, just for exfoliating. The razors are very sharp, almost like straight razors, much more than the regular ones I use for my legs. There can be a painful learning curve with them, but they work great.

Aww, Bumble. ❤️

Oh Bumble that is such a moment.

Kaya my feelings about facial hair aren't shame but I certainly experience frustration and sometimes embarrassment . We've grown up with the prioritization of youth and all that goes with it including smooth (hairless) skin. For me, it's another one of those rude aging changes that we face. I don't like seeing chin hairs any more than I like seeing thinning brows or the general loss of firm skin. I am able to celebrate some things about aging but I draw the line at chin hairs!

"I guess I'm not old enough to have that....I don't have excess facial hair or whiskers."

Like everything else, genetics play a part too.......My father and his family were bears, and my cousins on my father's side are hairy too. So was my brother. So, while age and hormones plays a part, so does genetics.

I'm early 60's, 5+ blissful years past menopause, and still waiting for my leg hair to diminish. Actually this past October I decided to not shave it and see how long it would grow (it's winter, who cares!). By Christmas I couldn't stand looking down to see gorilla legs, plenty of dark inch-long hair and still growing! So back to shaving. Oh well.

My heritage included/includes facial hair too. This bothered me when I was a teen and young adult so I tweezed daily. Then electrolysis tamed it -- it stung but never scarred. Recently the fuzz is starting back so this thread has been helpful. I don't want to go back to the close contact of electrolysis, so sound like the best option is a plain ol' razor.

Arcy - I used Nair a few times in my youth but hated the chemical smell. Has the formulation changed, is it safe to use on delicate facial skin?

Eyebrows -- does science understand why they go berserk? so weird. I even had a rouge nose hair the other day -- how'd it get sooo long without me noticing it? Got to laugh about that one!

I'm fair-med skin tone, blonde hair and blue eyes. I wouldn't need to shave my legs I don't think anymore, but I do about twice a week. I have always had short blonde hair on my arms and I now have blonde peach fuzz on my face, and when I get my eyebrows waxed once a month, I have my face waxed too. My eyebrows have gotten sparse, so I use the same thing for my eyelashes on them and they kind of go crazy now, but I'd rather that than hardly any eyebrows.

My hair is fine, but medium thickness. I would have LOVED to have had a head full of thick, wavy hair!

chisue -- May I ask here what color eyebrow pencil you use if your hair is grey?

go to Ulta. NYX has brow pencils in "charcoal", but that's just about the only store I've seen it (or online at Amazon). Or dye your brows. It's really easy to DIY with permanent box dye. (I prefer Sally because they have such a huge color selection.)

I use an epilator for what my kids call ”Mom’s fuzzstach.” I use it in my face and underarms. I don’t have much hair on my legs anymore, so don’t bother with that. Warning: it hurts like the dickens the first time or two.

@Zoe 29 I have not heard of an epilator in a long time. Don't those pull the hairs out? How long does it last? OUCH!!

My eyebrows are still dark, but were thinning. A brow potion helped with that. I do still shave my legs, although not as often. I hate the way hairy legs feel!! @OllieJane I must have gotten your head of thick, wavy hair!

Even though waxing is something I do professionally, I do not wax myself. My skin is too delicate for that. Luckily I didn't need that sort of help on my face. Then the lovely 'change'. Oh, it's so fun waiting on all the new kicks life throws your way after The Change. haha. It took some years, but the peach fuzz on the cheeks happened. It was slow, then a case of...am I seeing that correctly? Argh. Then the realization that yes, this has happened. I am a bit fuzzy now. I do use an epilator on my legs a couple times a year. Zoe is right, big owww the first few times, then your nerve endings get pulled out too, so doesn't hurt anymore. I tried the epilator on the peach fuzz because it seemed like creams and potions weren't getting to the skin as well as they used it. I did that every couple of months and I was pretty well pleased. Then the dermo said men have nicer skin than us ladies for lots of reasons, but shaving is one of them. She recommends shaving the face to her female patients for the benefits. It took me a while to get used to it and I usually forget for too long, but when I remember, the skin is rejuvinated to a point and the creams and potions sink in nicely. I remember about twice a month. I'm shooting for at least 3 times a week, but oh well. The return of the peach fuzz is the reminder call I need.

"big owww the first few times, then your nerve endings get pulled out too, so doesn't hurt anymore."

Physiologically, this doesn't happen. The nerves are not "pulled out" with the hair. They do become less easily aroused, though (i.e. less sensitive).

I know TV. I just trying to be humorous. If you've ever epilated, it's a painful experience the first few times.

Tina, lucky you!

"If you've ever epilated, it's a painful experience the first few times."

I've tried and never even got to "a few times" - I decided that nothing good required that much pain!

I get it. But that is why I said ...it pulls your nerve endings out too...(in jest of course)

After a while, you barely feel it. My kids used to watch in dismay at how I would not even flinch or register any discomfort. They felt like you--not worth that much pain. They finally got on the band wagon themselves and they too don't even notice anything, now. Takes a while. Allowing for we are all different.

I’m fair, with lots of dark curly hair — on my head, chin and lip. I did about a year of electrolysis (bi-weekly at first, then monthly) that focused on my chin and upper lip. I‘m about six months out from the last touch-up and have had minimal new growth. I’ll probably go back in for another touch-up in February. I’ve experienced no scarring, but the process itself is painful.

When I was young I had VERY dark/heavy leg and underarm hair. Gorrilish. As I got older, it thankfully started to thin. Now at 56 I have very little hair on my legs and underarms and just shave what’s there weekly.

Have had to shave my mustache for years. Now I have longer nasal hairs and some of them have turned white, which show up like neon lights. I use one of those battery powered shaving wands for that. Less painful than trying to tweeze them out.

@Tina Marie I always intend to do it every week or so, and if I do so, I hardly feel it. But I usually forget. I really only see that dreaded fuzzstache if I wear my reading glasses, use a magnifying mirror, in front of a sunny window. But I am pretty sure that people with good eyesight can see it. It does leave my face a little red, so I try to remember to do it before bed time. However, since we are wearing masks, it doesn’t really matter.