Hi Amanda
I think the only way that you can get rid of the 5:00pm shadow it to get rid of the hairs and that is done through electrolysis, laser or Vaniqa which can be obtained by prescription. it's a cream in tubes, 2 one ounce tubes for $135.00 One tube is good for a month. As already mentioned the estrogen will thin out facial hairs and body hairs but will not eliminate it completely. Epilating the body, arms, and legs, although the hair growth on the legs is so greatly reduced that I just continued to shaving them. Epilater might be kind of an "ouch!" situation please don't try it on your face, it doesn't work. Doing the rest of your body It will hurt a bit for a while till you get use to it, but you get good results. I only epilate once every two weeks and the hairs that are still growing are more like peach fuzz then hairs.
Cindy