Hey all.
I have my high school reunion coming up soon, and I have a surprise for them. :)
I hope to look my best and one thing that would help is removing my facial hair.
No time to zap it all, so shaving is one option and waxing is another.
I understand how shaving works.
What about waxing?
I have a fairly full beard, and I have never been waxed up there before. How long would it take my face to recover from a first waxing? How long would I expect to remain hair free?
This is a one time deal. I know waxing can interfere with permanent hair removal, so I plan on this being a one and done thing.
What else would I need to know that I have not asked?
Thanks in advance,
Tori
Yeah....waxing that will almost certainly damage your face. A close shave and makeup will be your best bet, IMO.
Not recommended. The odds of getting ingrowns, nasty red bumps and infections are really high, and the uglies can last a long time. My wife waxed her upper lip once and didn't look so hot for weeks. Also, hairs can grow back in directions other than straight, making them more difficult to remove later and causing unnecessary scarring and pitting. I don't pluck for the same reason.
The full effects of a laser session will manifest themselves in about 2 weeks, and getting mostly cleared by electro on the first pass might take 10-20 hours, depending on how thick it is. Expect 30% of the hairs to never return again, and 150-250 hours over a couple of years to get it all. Those bastards are a real pain to get rid of for good. I've had 10 laser sessions and 75 hours of electro so far. Most of it is gone, but I have strays that pop up all over the place that still need frequently maintained. I'm hoping that once the balls come out I can reduce the regeneration rate andhave my treatments on hold.
Otherwise you're getting a very close shave just before you walk out the door and carrying an electric shaver in your purse for touch-ups after a few hours.
Yeah, a good close shave is probably your best bet for the reunion. If I really take my time and make sure everything is nice and smooth I can pretty much get away with an entire night with the right makeup. Now that I've started HRT probably a little longer actually.
I think you would have trouble even finding a waxing salon that will do your face. Like others have already said there would most likely be quite a bit of damage and a LOT of bleeding I would imagine. Sucks because our facial hair is so much thicker and more coarse than the rest of our bodies. :( I know when my electrologist pulls one out what's under the surface always amazes me at how much of the root is buried under the surface of my skin.
Make sure you have a good and new razor. It makes a difference. Take your time too, go with grain, perpendicular to grain, against grain in like small sections. That is how I get the best shave anyway.
I can have my beard not show for a day and a half maybe almost 2 days if I do it real close. I do have blonde beard hair though.
1st -- close razor shave.
2nd -- when dry, follow up with a dry cotton cloth and rub shadow areas against the hair shafts direction to raise them a little more. You'll know which direction because you'll feel the friction. Clean those raised hairs up with an electric foil shaver.
I love hearing the sound of hundreds of them shaving away and the area getting much cleaner.
Just don't do this often, it can be irritating.
I got tired of shaving my arms last year. So, I tried to use some microwave hot wax bull->-bleeped-<-. It hurt like a some of a bitch and didn't work the way it was supposed to. :icon_flamed: I bought an epilator early this year and am loving it! I'm not suggesting to epilate your face though.
I do have someone who is willing to do it for me.
That is beside the point however.
I guess what I gather from all your comments is that facial waxing is a great idea and I should have it done often.
One thing that no one has suggested so far that is a possibility is... tweezing. :o I have actually done this a couple of times when I was getting extremely frustrated with my facial hair and just wanted it to be gone for a little while. But I have to warn you, it will take hours, it will be painful, and you will most likely get a few ingrown hairs (which are not pleasant at all). But it does work if you have the time, and it will keep your face mostly clear for a week or two. You will still have to do a little shaving though, to take care of stray hairs.
Tweezing sounds just as hard core as waxing.
Seriously, who waxes their beard hairs? Are you really that crazy? There's going to be some serious ownage if attempted ;D
I pluck my facial hairs and it works great. I haven't been doing my chin, cause I been lazy. It takes about an hour for my chin, upper lip and beard strap. I have no cheek hair. I have sparse, not-so-dense facial hair though, so results my vary. Your best bet to cover it is makeup, really good makeup. Try Physicians Formula. I use the nautral nude strip palette which has bronzer, shadow, blush, and highlighter all in little strips. But, it's hard to use and you will need to experiment before hand as it takes a lot of blending skill. You cant' just brush it on. Well, ya can but it would look, uh, not good. But once you get it down, there's almost no shadow. You could just pluck your upper lip hair and use the makeup for the rest. It's hard to say if plucking will work without knowing how much plucking you have to do. I have about a couple hundred hairs on my face max, prolly less.
But you best part is Physicians Formula and get a really good foundations brush. They have some really high-tech brushes out these days. It's almost like airbrushing. I could talk about makeup all day and night though...so ill stop rambling.
I am not sure that tweezing on a long term basis is recommended. My electrologist said that it can often damage the hair follicle resulting in ingrown hairs and/or abnormal angles making later removal by electrolysis more difficult.
Not having tried this myself I don't know if this is true. Comments?
Aisla
I've heard that as well, but Tori said she was only going to do this once, so I don't think it would cause too much of a problem.
Quote from: Aisla on June 20, 2014, 08:28:19 PM
I am not sure that tweezing on a long term basis is recommended. My electrologist said that it can often damage the hair follicle resulting in ingrown hairs and/or abnormal angles making later removal by electrolysis more difficult.
Not having tried this myself I don't know if this is true. Comments?
Aisla
I've been plucking my facial hair for a year or so and have never even once had an ingrown hair, pimple, redness, or anything. I let it grow back to prepare for laser, but now I spent the money on other things like eating, and so I went back to it. I won't be getting electro but laser, so I really don't foresee a problem. The hair is the same as before: not thicker or more dense, not J-shaped, not anything. I doubt long-term studies have been done on this, I seriously doubt it, so a lot of it is just technicians or spa owners who don't want you to do put off a costyl procedure that benefits them financially and o they scare up some boogeyman of J-shaped hairs. That said: like Evelyn stated plucking is hardcore, it is and it is not for the faint of heart as it does hurt, and if I had the money I'd get laser. Plus, I have sparse hair so it's easier. I have seen other MAAB people's facial hair and it would not be possible. My BF's hair could not be plucked, for instance. But I'm hell bent on saving the money so I will get laser soon.
I have an epic beard.
Tweezing would be a full time job.
Well it's almost time Tori ;D
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My sessions begin the first week of July. Ra!
Yay!!!
Laser is so expensive where I live.
$1200 for six full face sessions with a groupon.
$185 for the same where I grew up.
Quote from: Tori on June 20, 2014, 11:00:19 PM
Yay!!!
Laser is so expensive where I live.
$1200 for six full face sessions with a groupon.
$185 for the same where I grew up.
USA?
If yes that sounds hella affordable. This is what they are charging LittleEmily down in Miami "9 full-face sessions for 7650$"
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,165958.msg1441021.html#msg1441021
:(
If that's the actual price for laser in Miami, then my BF and I are moving there and starting a business. You could get a machine for $50,000 and then after 10 clients, it pays it self off. That's a rip off. In Philly, it's $350 for six sessions or something. And that's just looking without talking them down after you actually speak with them. Everything is negotiable. But, $1,200 is hardly "hella affordable." Unless you're independently wealthy.
Sheesh. I use a dermatologist that runs $300 per session for full face laser, and a flat $100 per session for electro.
It costs more if it is sunny where you live. The more skin is exposed, the more demand for hair removal.
Quote from: Tori on June 21, 2014, 12:01:13 AM
It costs more if it is sunny where you live. The more skin is exposed, the more demand for hair removal.
If the amount of providers is low, yeah the price would be high. But I actually had this convo with my BF and he said that there's such an awareness of laser now that even guys do it and it brings down the price because then other people got in the business. Where I am, there is tons of laser clinics. I imagine NYC is the same and the cost is around $300 for six sessions.
Yup, I checked. And I was wrong. It's $150 for six full face sessions in NYC. So, if you're paying $7,650 for laser. Um, get a plane ticket, take a trip, and go to NYC, It'll be cheaper. And fun!
http://local.amazon.com/nyc-upper-west-side/B00JAHCWUA/six-sessions-of-laser-hair-removal
I really hope Emily didn't pay that much and was a typo. Maybe it was $765.00?
Yo Em, check in please...!
(let me pm)
Quote from: Joanna Dark on June 21, 2014, 12:06:08 AM
If the amount of providers is low, yeah the price would be high. But I actually had this convo with my BF and he said that there's such an awareness of laser now that even guys do it and it brings down the price because then other people got in the business. Where I am, there is tons of laser clinics. I imagine NYC is the same and the cost is around $300 for six sessions.
Yup, I checked. And I was wrong. It's $150 for six full face sessions in NYC. So, if you're paying $7,650 for laser. Um, get a plane ticket, take a trip, and go to NYC, It'll be cheaper. And fun!
http://local.amazon.com/nyc-upper-west-side/B00JAHCWUA/six-sessions-of-laser-hair-removal
Wow. But try finding an open slot for an appointment! :D
I'm having some serious doubts people are getting 6 sessions for 125. Unless you mean 125 each session? In that case, whoops!
Wax? Tweezing? I start fainting just reading doing such a thing on something as dense as facial hair. That sounds really extreme.
I'm about to have my 5th laser depilation at a clinic of aesthetic medicine in Prague next Wednesday and I pay 4000 CZK per session which at current rate is like 200 USD.
In between I use a razor and cover some bad spots with a bit of make-up. And that seems to work well even at a close look. So as many before me suggested: razor.
I have a tendency to see phantom facial hair though when I think about it. Especially below my nose as that's the only area where there's still some density. And it turns out it's just shadow from my nose :-) .
Quote from: Joanna Dark on June 20, 2014, 11:26:47 PM
If that's the actual price for laser in Miami, then my BF and I are moving there and starting a business. You could get a machine for $50,000 and then after 10 clients, it pays it self off. That's a rip off. In Philly, it's $350 for six sessions or something. And that's just looking without talking them down after you actually speak with them. Everything is negotiable. But, $1,200 is hardly "hella affordable." Unless you're independently wealthy.
I agree $1,200. is very high for 6 treatments. I can have 6 sessions done here in Florida for around the price Joanna quoted, $350. I've also been checking into electro because all I have left are grays after over a year treating myself with my own lasers and IPL. All the dark hairs, and even about half the grays are gone.
Back on topic though, I think $1,200. is very high and if I were you I'd shop around before committing to anything. As for the one night thing, I agree with others here who recommend a close shave and a good foundation. Waxing your face will ruin your skin and may leave scarring. And trust me, you don't want permanent facial scars. As for plucking? I used to pluck mine before my life became so busy and I never once had a problem with ingrown hairs or hairs coming back J shaped. However this must be taken into account: I'm Native American so I never had much facial hair or thick beard as you're describing. I could pluck my entire face in a little over an hour and a half before any laser treatments. If you have a very thick beard as you describe, plucking would be very impractical just to attend a one night affair.
Best Wishes
Ally :icon_flower:
Oh trust me, I am shopping around.
Don't believe me, do a search for laser hair removal prices in and around Honolulu.
Quote from: Misha on June 21, 2014, 02:41:21 AM
Wax? Tweezing? I start fainting just reading doing such a thing on something as dense as facial hair. That sounds really extreme.
I can't do my neck as the skin is too thin, but really it's not so bad. I prolly have much less dense hair than most though. I tried to grow a beard once because my ex wanted me to (red flag!), and she was always telling me how soft and downy it was and how it was unlike any facial hair she ever felt. So, my lack of ability to produce sufficient quantities of T prolly helps me in this respect. I didn't even have it until I was 26.
Like for instance My BF's facial hair is really prickly when I kiss him and mine is just not like that. In fact, plucking my eyebrows hurts worse. I'll pluck my face, not wince once, and then go for my eyes and I'm like "Gioddamnit."
Facial hair is a real problem and strong beard shadow does not help. Being no spring chicken a lot of my beard growth is white rather than dark. This can be a problem as I don't think that laser treatment can remove this due to white hairs having no pigment. Do I have any other options other than electrolysis? Laser would have been so much quicker although possibly more expensive. I also wondering whether or not hormone treatment once started will slow down beard growth and weaken the hairs that do grow therefore reducing the electrolysis sessions.
Now I have to cake myself in make up to help hide beard shadow. I would prefer make up to be light and natural. My avatar pic was taken just after a close shave and my anxiety is heightened when I become aware of stubble coming through my make up before any day is through!
Quote from: Tori on June 21, 2014, 02:00:01 PM
Oh trust me, I am shopping around.
Don't believe me, do a search for laser hair removal prices in and around Honolulu.
Oh you live in Hawaii -no wonder it's so high. Now the $1,200. makes sense, lol!!
Ally :icon_flower:
I go to a med spa here in Phoenix that charges 125$ per hour for electrolysis, but she can over 750 hairs an hour. That is with an hour of anesthesia. It's unfortunate that it hurts so much, otherwise I'd do full facial clearing in 3-4 hours.
Damn red/blond hair:(
Quote from: Elizabeth1 on June 21, 2014, 04:24:08 PM
Facial hair is a real problem and strong beard shadow does not help. Being no spring chicken a lot of my beard growth is white rather than dark. This can be a problem as I don't think that laser treatment can remove this due to white hairs having no pigment. Do I have any other options other than electrolysis? Laser would have been so much quicker although possibly more expensive. I also wondering whether or not hormone treatment once started will slow down beard growth and weaken the hairs that do grow therefore reducing the electrolysis sessions.
Now I have to cake myself in make up to help hide beard shadow. I would prefer make up to be light and natural. My avatar pic was taken just after a close shave and my anxiety is heightened when I become aware of stubble coming through my make up before any day is through!
The only other option you have for removing gray hairs with laser is to use the carbon dye. It's not expensive but it sure is messy. Wear a dark colored top you don't care much about if you decide to go this route. In addition, for best results the hairs themselves should be removed from the follicle to allow the dye to penetrate to where it will do the most good. This means tweezing. If you have a thick coarse full beard I can see how this could get very painful. You can use the dye without plucking first, but your results won't be as good and you'll need 3 times as many treatments. What's worse, with facial hair, only 30% of it is in the growth phase at any given time, which means that no matter what hair type you have, the most you'll be able to treat at any given time is 30% of it. This is why so many treatments are involved in removing facial hair.
Best wishes
Ally :icon_flower:
Thanks allyda! , never heard of carbon dying. Is this a means of colouring my grey/ white hairs prior to laser to then ensure hairs are effectively removable with laser? You mentioned previously self treating your own facial hair using a combination of laser for dark hairs and electrolysis for grey hairs. It is possible to buy or hire equipment to treat oneself. I know there are products/ machines out there but I'm no expert and would worry about damaging / scarring my own skin! In the uk I have heard of a home kit called a "no no". Wondering if anyone else has heard or used this. ? Wondering also what machine you use , it's cost and time frame in getting job done ?. If its best that you be appropriately trained or qualified in using specific machines then it would quite literally be a " no no " for me having fear and concerns about both lasers and needles in electrolysis. God I wish I knew all this info about 36 years ago when I was pre puberty. Would have been so much easier. Oh to be young again or better still, been born a cis girl! :)
Just checked out reviews on no no on you tube channel. Reviews are mixed but I'm erring on getting facial hair being removed professionally . I do not want to take any chances when it comes to safety!
Quote from: Evelyn K on June 20, 2014, 11:05:37 PM
USA?
If yes that sounds hella affordable. This is what they are charging LittleEmily down in Miami "9 full-face sessions for 7650$"
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,165958.msg1441021.html#msg1441021
:(
Miami???? I live in West Palm Beach and I paid $150 for 7 sessions of LHR... And I'm on my 5th now and trust me it WORKS. I used a groupon... I would think the savings are worth an hours drive.
Quote from: Elizabeth1 on June 22, 2014, 12:50:57 AM
Thanks allyda! , never heard of carbon dying. Is this a means of colouring my grey/ white hairs prior to laser to then ensure hairs are effectively removable with laser? You mentioned previously self treating your own facial hair using a combination of laser for dark hairs and electrolysis for grey hairs. It is possible to buy or hire equipment to treat oneself. I know there are products/ machines out there but I'm no expert and would worry about damaging / scarring my own skin! In the uk I have heard of a home kit called a "no no". Wondering if anyone else has heard or used this. ? Wondering also what machine you use , it's cost and time frame in getting job done ?. If its best that you be appropriately trained or qualified in using specific machines then it would quite literally be a " no no " for me having fear and concerns about both lasers and needles in electrolysis. God I wish I knew all this info about 36 years ago when I was pre puberty. Would have been so much easier. Oh to be young again or better still, been born a cis girl! :)
Just checked out reviews on no no on you tube channel. Reviews are mixed but I'm erring on getting facial hair being removed professionally . I do not want to take any chances when it comes to safety!
I'm fairly sure the no-no is an extremely toned down device. If you want an at-home device, try the Tria 4x Laser. It has shown to be quite effective for those with brown or black hairs. I tried it and I could tell it was working on the few dark hairs I had, but the vast majority of my hair is blonde/red, which it does nothing to. Electrolysis is painful and a little more expensive (much more expensive depending on your technician) but it is proven to work %100. I like those odds.
Let me just mention that I'm broke and can barely afford my meds, but I anxiously look forward to my electro sessions because I feel a sense of finality I NEVER got from laser.
Quote from: Elizabeth1 on June 22, 2014, 12:50:57 AM
Thanks allyda! , never heard of carbon dying. Is this a means of colouring my grey/ white hairs prior to laser to then ensure hairs are effectively removable with laser? You mentioned previously self treating your own facial hair using a combination of laser for dark hairs and electrolysis for grey hairs. It is possible to buy or hire equipment to treat oneself. I know there are products/ machines out there but I'm no expert and would worry about damaging / scarring my own skin! In the uk I have heard of a home kit called a "no no". Wondering if anyone else has heard or used this. ? Wondering also what machine you use , it's cost and time frame in getting job done ?. If its best that you be appropriately trained or qualified in using specific machines then it would quite literally be a " no no " for me having fear and concerns about both lasers and needles in electrolysis. God I wish I knew all this info about 36 years ago when I was pre puberty. Would have been so much easier. Oh to be young again or better still, been born a cis girl! :)
Just checked out reviews on no no on you tube channel. Reviews are mixed but I'm erring on getting facial hair being removed professionally . I do not want to take any chances when it comes to safety!
DON'T BUY A NONO! Its a waste of money and doesn't work as advertised. Not even on my near vellus hairs!
I have a professional grade laser that will treat up to 60 hairs at a time with plenty of intensity settings. You need the key to even use it. I also have a constant beam single hair laser I use to shape my eyebrows. I also have 1 IPL device for large areas such as legs, etc. The IPL's only drawback is you need to keep buying bulbs for it at $35. a pop.
Being Native American, I never had a full beard or facial hair on my upper lip (no mustashe). What I had was about half my natural hair color (black) and half gray. I've been treating myself for a year now and have gotten 3/4 of the facial hair I had removed permanently.
The carbon dye is used with laser/IPL to make the treatment effective on lighter hair colors. However -and this is very important. Carbon dye is most effective with the hair removed from the follicle. Meaning, for best results you should tweeze an area about 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter, apply the dye, let it soak in, then treat. You can use the dye with the hair in the follicle, but it will take way many more treatments.
In answer to your question, no, the carbon dye doesn't dye your gray hair black. How it works is, it soaks into the pores including the ones with hair follicles, giving the laser something or a target to burn.
I do plan to look into an electrolysis device for the simple reason is I can't even stand hair on my face for 1 hour let alone the near week it would take for what I have left to grow out long enough for me to tweeze.
Hope it helps.
Ally :icon_flower:
Why not go to an old fashioned barber, hot towels and all. Tell them you want to look good for photographs so little or no shadow. They don't have to know you're wearing a tux instead of a dress.
I paid 7650.00 for 9 full face sessions, everything from my sideburns and cheeks to my full neck (neck is not usually included but they threw that in for me as well) I had mastered the art of shaving close after going to a strict as hell culinary school for 3 years where they were impossibly strict about facial hair (this was pre-transition), and i just couldn't do it anymore ~ it may sound expensive, but all the other places i went to were charging 8000, 9000, even 10k... and many of them didn't offer payment plans. Not to mention that the person i spoke to told me that if I need more sessions after the 9 full sessions, that they will cover them free of charge ~ and it also includes life-time touch ups if its ever necessary, free of charge. They also threw in a package of expensive (and amazing) beauty products that me and my wife are considering investing in because even my wife fell in love with them from the included package (it came with a face wash, body butter, skin toner, skin serum, devil's mint body scrub, ingrown eliminating pads and anti-aging collagen night cream, from the brand Elemis that after further investigation turns out to be a very expensive brand)
Honestly, I would rather pay near to 8k now to have it gone forever, than keep spending money on waxing and razors and shaving lotion >_< and the right concealer... The person i spoke to at the laser place told me that my hair type was perfect for permanent removal ~ the only reason they say laser isn't permanent is because some places do it wrong, other places don't have the right lasers, and it requires a certain type of hair for it to work optimally... while electro doesn't require any sort of hair type; it works on all hair types ~ laser on the other hand can't be done on blonde hair... there was a guy in the reception area who worked for the laser place that said he wanted to have some treatments but that he isn't eligible for laser because of his hair type (thin and blonde)
So if you have thick black hair, laser should be fine for you; otherwise, electro is your best bet... and if anyone is wondering about laser hurting... get a full body wax and laser will feel like a splash of water >_< waxing is WAY more painful than laser.
I realize i paid a crazy amount and i too could have used a groupon ~ but honestly; I was low on my scale for tolerable disappointments and the reviews for the groupon laser places down here were too unbalanced to tell if it would be a good investment, so i just went to a high end laser place who had 5 star reviews and paid it with a care credit which i am now paying off monthly... and for what I got, i don't think i was too expensive considering that it was the lowest price being offered compared to other high end, 5 star review places.
and yes... it works... amazingly... even after the first session you see results... once you reach the shedding phase, you will see WAY less hair ~ i've only had one session out of the 9 and I'm already monumentally happier because large portions of my facial hair and shadow are completely GONE. I don't have to put NEARLY as much concealer as I use to and it just feels so much nicer and smoother.. i can't wait to finish it all and never have to worry about shaving my face again. and also not have to wear make up every place I go.
Quote from: LittleEmily24 on June 22, 2014, 07:11:42 PM
I paid 7650.00 for 9 full face sessions, everything from my sideburns and cheeks to my full neck (neck is not usually included but they threw that in for me as well) I had mastered the art of shaving close after going to a strict as hell culinary school for 3 years where they were impossibly strict about facial hair (this was pre-transition), and i just couldn't do it anymore ~ it may sound expensive, but all the other places i went to were charging 8000, 9000, even 10k... and many of them didn't offer payment plans. Not to mention that the person i spoke to told me that if I need more sessions after the 9 full sessions, that they will cover them free of charge ~ and it also includes life-time touch ups if its ever necessary, free of charge. They also threw in a package of expensive (and amazing) beauty products that me and my wife are considering investing in because even my wife fell in love with them from the included package (it came with a face wash, body butter, skin toner, skin serum, devil's mint body scrub, ingrown eliminating pads and anti-aging collagen night cream, from the brand Elemis that after further investigation turns out to be a very expensive brand)
Honestly, I would rather pay near to 8k now to have it gone forever, than keep spending money on waxing and razors and shaving lotion >_< and the right concealer... The person i spoke to at the laser place told me that my hair type was perfect for permanent removal ~ the only reason they say laser isn't permanent is because some places do it wrong, other places don't have the right lasers, and it requires a certain type of hair for it to work optimally... while electro doesn't require any sort of hair type; it works on all hair types ~ laser on the other hand can't be done on blonde hair... there was a guy in the reception area who worked for the laser place that said he wanted to have some treatments but that he isn't eligible for laser because of his hair type (thin and blonde)
So if you have thick black hair, laser should be fine for you; otherwise, electro is your best bet... and if anyone is wondering about laser hurting... get a full body wax and laser will feel like a splash of water >_< waxing is WAY more painful than laser.
I realize i paid a crazy amount and i too could have used a groupon ~ but honestly; I was low on my scale for tolerable disappointments and the reviews for the groupon laser places down here were too unbalanced to tell if it would be a good investment, so i just went to a high end laser place who had 5 star reviews and paid it with a care credit which i am now paying off monthly... and for what I got, i don't think i was too expensive considering that it was the lowest price being offered compared to other high end, 5 star review places.
and yes... it works... amazingly... even after the first session you see results... once you reach the shedding phase, you will see WAY less hair ~ i've only had one session out of the 9 and I'm already monumentally happier because large portions of my facial hair and shadow are completely GONE. I don't have to put NEARLY as much concealer as I use to and it just feels so much nicer and smoother.. i can't wait to finish it all and never have to worry about shaving my face again. and also not have to wear make up every place I go.
Emily if you're comfortable paying that much who are we to judge? Welp, as long as you're happy. :D
Quote from: Joanna Dark on June 20, 2014, 11:26:47 PM
If that's the actual price for laser in Miami, then my BF and I are moving there and starting a business. You could get a machine for $50,000 and then after 10 clients, it pays it self off. That's a rip off. In Philly, it's $350 for six sessions or something. And that's just looking without talking them down after you actually speak with them. Everything is negotiable. But, $1,200 is hardly "hella affordable." Unless you're independently wealthy.
Joanna maybe I'll see you in Miami competing next door to you.
Seems like cash grows on (palm) tree's afterall. :D
All my dark hairs are gone but I gotta do something about these grays soon. Shaving is tearing my skin up (I've always had sensitive skin -now more so from my hrt) and I'm afraid of scarring. I already have enough facial scars to deal with from my accident. I don't have much left, and I do have the carbon dye to make my lasers effective on light colored hair which has been working but the going is slow. I may check and see how much electro is to get rid of what's left and if it isn't too much I'll go for it. I'm ready to throw my razors away for good, lol!!
Ally :icon_flower:
Allyda
It does sound that you will need electro to finish the hair removal. I am not that good at estimating the number of hairs I have left. But if you have a 1000 or less then this is a 3 hour or less galvanic session. While I am achieving a full clearance each week I have another 6 weeks before I have cleared on each week of a full 12 week growth cycle. Then I assume or hope that any new follicles will be easily handled on an irregular maintenance regime - hope this would be an hour or less every 2 weeks for a further 12 weeks.
I could be a little optimistic but my electrologist thinks I will be pleasantly surprised and is planning to use any spare time not needed on my face and neck, on my ears, brows, minor back and chest hair.
I am a little jealous that laser worked so well for you. However while mine has taken ages I am close to the end and it is really exciting to see the hair disappearing from my face. The HRT and laser pretty much cleared the rest of my body.
Aisla
Quote from: AnnaCannibal on June 21, 2014, 02:02:12 AM
I'm having some serious doubts people are getting 6 sessions for 125. Unless you mean 125 each session? In that case, whoops!
It depends on how much you have done and where you live (I live in the L.A. area).
I got a groupon package of 6 laser sessions for $119, but that deal was either for the face and a small portion of the neck, or the neck and a small portion of the face. I chose the face and small portion of the neck. When I had exhausted those sessions I bought a full neck and face package of 6 sessions for $200.
Some of the prices i've seen people post for laser seem crazy high.
Quote from: Eva Marie on June 23, 2014, 08:31:39 AM
It depends on how much you have done and where you live (I live in the L.A. area).
I got a groupon package of 6 laser sessions for $119, but that deal was either for the face and a small portion of the neck, or the neck and a small portion of the face. I chose the face and small portion of the neck. When I had exhausted those sessions I bought a full neck and face package of 6 sessions for $200.
Some of the prices i've seen people post for laser seem crazy high.
Eva Marie
In Sydney a full body laser treatment and touch up a week later cost approximately USD 1 000 so LA prices sound pretty darn good in comparison. Galvanic electro is approx USD 400 for 3 hours so hair removal is a significant but unavoidable cost.
Aisla
Quote from: Aisla on June 23, 2014, 08:11:46 AM
Allyda
It does sound that you will need electro to finish the hair removal. I am not that good at estimating the number of hairs I have left. But if you have a 1000 or less then this is a 3 hour or less galvanic session. While I am achieving a full clearance each week I have another 6 weeks before I have cleared on each week of a full 12 week growth cycle. Then I assume or hope that any new follicles will be easily handled on an irregular maintenance regime - hope this would be an hour or less every 2 weeks for a further 12 weeks.
I could be a little optimistic but my electrologist thinks I will be pleasantly surprised and is planning to use any spare time not needed on my face and neck, on my ears, brows, minor back and chest hair.
I am a little jealous that laser worked so well for you. However while mine has taken ages I am close to the end and it is really exciting to see the hair disappearing from my face. The HRT and laser pretty much cleared the rest of my body.
Aisla
Oh my hrt cleared what little body hair I had on it's own. As light skinned as you are in your Avatar with dark hair you have laser should have worked well for you as well. Maybe you had a bad technician idk. My Native American skin is darker than yours and I treated myself with laser and IPL. My IPL works faster but my face is so small the device is too big to use on it so laser was my only choice for my face. I use my IPL for my legs which, are almost cleared however I need more bulbs for it atm. before I can continue, and right now money is tight, so I can't afford the $120. for the three bulbs I'll need to finish my legs. So right now for my legs, Veet is my friend.
I'll check into electro but if it's going to be real expensive I'll buy a device and treat myself if necessary. My biggest argument with electro is having to let the hair grow out some before each treatment.
Ally :icon_flower: