Tegan

I get my upper lip, chin and eyebrows waxed every 6 weeks. Luckily, my next door neighbour owns a chain of hairdressers and beauty therapists so I get it on the cheap. Haha. And if I am away I do it on my own with Veet strips.

I would say waxing is your best bet if you can't afford electrolosis.

The first time, take your time, make sure you line up the strip properly, maybe get a trusted friend to do it. And don't do it the day before a big event, as some people can go quite red, especially the first few times.

If you decide to get it waxed professionally, it takes less than 5 minutes, and can get it done in a lunch break.

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Start: 1st August - 15st 5lbs - BMI: 32.2
Current: 2nd August - 15st 4lbs - BMI: 32.1
Goal: 1st September - 14st 4lbs - BMI: 30.0
Ultimate Goal: 1st March - 10st 5lbs - BMI: 21.7

Sabina

night night - the vaniqua is a small tube and like i said if you dont ask you wont get as it is pricey to the nhs but will only cost you the normal prescription price which is £7 something at the moment. You only need a bit. I had had all over my face - I am not exxagerating and £80 every 4 weeks to get the results which i now have which is the odd hair - maybe less than 10 on whole face which are not even noticeable now it sure has been worth it. I have needed approx 5 - 6 sessions. The only thing is you have to use a lot of sun cream so starting the treatment in the winter is the best bet so that by the time its early summer - that will be it!! After 4 or 5 sessions on my underarms i have not had any hair in 6 weeks now so I think theyre gone too now. I have polycystic ovaries so have had excess hair all my life and have dealt with it. I dont think you should go for permanent treatments like IPL until your hormones have settled so wait till your 20 years ols at least.
I came off dianette (the pill that reduces hair too) last yr, and it was only when i had been off it that i realised that it does actually reduce some of the body hair growth so demanded to go back on even if it does give me a migraine a month. I would rather have that than the hair.
Im glad your doctor prescribed you vaniqa - I started it, but then stopped when started the IPL as needed the hair to be there for the IPL. You need as much hair as possible to come through for the IPL so that it gets the whole of that cycle. Let me know how it goes. Any more queries, just ask. Hope you find someone who can recommend one around london.
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Goal 1 = get below 12 stone (achieved)
Goal 2 = 11 and a half stone
Goal 3 = 11 stone 4
Goal 4 = BMI 24.9
Goal 5 = get below 11 stone

December
Aim to stay between 11st 11 and 11st 13lbs till the new year!!

chocolate_baby

I have upper lip hair too and I get occasional teasing from relatives that I have a moustache lol. However, it doesn't bother me much though. My beautician suggested that I wax my upper lip hair. well, i suppose it will be quite pain and I am not too keen on that idea lol.

Bee1978

If you go to your GP they can prescribe you with a cream called Vaniqua - it gradually gets rid of the hair and eventually it wont grow back xxx

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Doing w8 Rapid - started 20/10/08
My Goals
Goal 1 - Lose 14lbs in first week
Goal 2 - get BMI to 30
Goal 3 - wear size 14 to sisters wedding Dec 5th

nightnight

i had teh cream causwed really bad acny

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WAS 26 06 -lost 32 pounds (cd)

25th nov... 24 02
2nd dec-6 23 10
9th dec.



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mini goals
get under 24st. DONE!!!
lose half a stone (23:09)
lose a stone (23:02)
get under 23st.
reach ( 22:07)

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Sabina

waxing upper lip is not that sore and u get used to it, but there are permanent methods that get rid of it forever and not too pricey. I go to a clinic in blackburn (even tho not from there) and had great results. facial hair is no longer an issue. I was a wax every wk person and have dark hair. I have not needed to wax since january and now have very few left. probably needed around 6-8 treatments. upper lip around £40 per treatment but so worth it!!! good luck with whatever you choose to do.
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Goal 1 = get below 12 stone (achieved)
Goal 2 = 11 and a half stone
Goal 3 = 11 stone 4
Goal 4 = BMI 24.9
Goal 5 = get below 11 stone

December
Aim to stay between 11st 11 and 11st 13lbs till the new year!!