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A Little Talked About Sign of Aging
Here’s the thing. Most of my features come from my Romanian roots. I’ve always liked having dark hair and blue eyes. I am most psyched that my “gray” hair is silver, some people will even pay for that! After all, Dracula was Romanian and by many accounts was a particularly handsome man-thing.
Romanians are also a very hairy people. My beloved Grandpa not only had hair growing out of his ears, but in his later years even his lobes looked like small woodland creatures. My stunningly gorgeous mother had a quite the collection of bleaches, waxes and other tortuous means of ripping hair out of unwanted locations. Luckily, I have a dash of the less hirsute Western European DNA in the mix, so I don’t look like Cousin Itt. Yet.
Armed and aware of my Romanian hairy-heritage, I remain on steady look out for the inevitable mustache, the gratuitous nose whisker, the stray hairy mole. I’ve been beating back a unibrow since puberty. I am immune to the pain of tweezers.
Nothing prepared me for what I found in the mirror this morning.
I HAVE AN EYEBROW ON MY EYELID! And it’s a honker.
Let me clarify a bit: My newest brow tress is situated on the lid that covers my eye when I blink. This position gives the little monster the undue advantage of not being there when I look in the mirror. Browbeating me, as it were.
Enabling me to keep up my persistent plucking practice -- and adding insult to injury -- I’ve been forced to employ maggies to be able to see as I fervently labor. Isn’t that just what we all long for, magnified follicles?
I’ve deduced the ten foot long eyebrow hair achieved its great length by hiding under the rim of my cheaters. Knowing the existence of the strong-willed stray gives me no advantage. The road to plucking it, however, was hard won.
In order to get close enough to the bathroom mirror, I donned my cheaters and hoisted one knee up on the vanity for hands-free support while leaning in at a vertigo inducing angle. With one eye closed, clutching tweezers in my right hand, I used my left forefinger to gingerly reach behind the lens of my glasses (so not to leave a view obstructing smudge), elevating my upper lid high enough to see the offending hair. Unfortunately, this feat prevented any light from coming in overhead -- seriously impeding my efforts. The thought of pinching even a teeny part of my eyelid with the tweezers while yanking promptly aborted the mission.
Three more eye-wateringly unsuccessful attempts proved to me that the obstinate sucker is not coming out. I am destined to go through the rest of my life with a marmot covering my eye. Maybe I should just treat it as a pet and name it.
Problem is, the only moniker I can come up with is not to be repeated in mixed company.
Veronica, GypsyNester
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DON'T FEEL ALONE ! BUT I TO HAVE TRIED SMOOTH AWAY AND IT WORKS! I WAS SHAVING BUT IT WAS AN EVERY OTHER DAY THING AND I THINK IT JUST PRODUCES MORE HAIR. I LOOK AT THESE GALS THAT ARE SO TOGETHER AND AGE GRACEFULLY AND I'M A MESS! I GUESS I WILL HAVE TEENAGE ACNE TILL I DIE! EVERY MEDICINE I USE FOR DEPRESSION MAKES ME BREAK OUT BAD. THE DOCTORS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD ANSWER. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. SO IT'S HAIR AND ACNE ,PLEASE ANY IDEAS FOR MY SKIN THAT WILL TRULY WORK I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT !!!
I can identify with you. I have tweezed daily for the past 50 years. I carry tweezers in my wallet change purse less I forget the tiny things when traveling, and cried like a baby when TSA took them once as I was going through security at an airport. Now I have three pairs hidden in all different places when I travel in case my checked luggage is lost (and it often is). Not to mention that you also need to carry a 3x magnifying mirror to see the little stubs. I've tried Nair, the peel off strips that you rub between your hand to warm up, the soft sandpaper rub off (they don't work), all in the name of vanity and hygeine. Is there a better way? Please tell me if you find it
I'M JUST LIKE ALL OF YOU,LOTS OF HAIR.ALSO I HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN,VERY BAD
LOL I have one hair in my brow that is like a quill...when I get rid of a chin hair another one appears in another area...then that one goes away eventually, and so it goes.
I have also had some of those "inch long, white" hairs that seem to grow out of nowhere that can only be seen when the light is right.
Only with a diligent inspection I will exit my abode.
I know a guy who has an errant hair on the end of his nose...its been there a long time and I cannot bring myself to tell him...I am not a friend of his, so, none of his friends will tell him either. lol
So glad to know I am not the only one! I say; When we get older hair grows everywhere but where we want it
I have had unwanted facial hair for years, above the mouth, chin, and on the sides (in the "sideburn" area). I have waxed, bleached, and plucked. Waxing hurts, bleaching smells, and plucking is frustratinf. I thought I was destined to get a job in a circus sideshow as "The Amazing Bearded Lady." And then I found Smooth Away. It is the greatest as seen on tv product yet. It gently rubs away unwanted hair, and also exfoliates dry skin. After using it my face feels " soft as a baby's behind." I highly recommend this product and it is not expensive to use. Try it, I am sure you'll see what a difference it makes
The most hideous hair on the chin is the straight single hair which feels like a rigid whisker ; this particular type of single hair is usually felt with the hand before visually noticed. Sometimes it appears in two or three different places on the chin. Once they are pulled out, they will re-appear in a week or two. Could do without this in my "golden" years.
I'm entirely convinced that periodically a white hair will sprout and grow a full inch long in a single night!
Forget the eyeglasses. I invested in a lighted 12X magnifying mirror. I still have difficulty finding the ones that are invisible until you get the light just right, but it is still an enormous help!
I have a few gray eyelashed. Easily covered with mascara. The enevitable mustache and chin hairs in various hues of black, white, silver & gray. To add insult to injury, many are ingrown
I UNDERSTAND YOUR PROBLEM. MY CHIN HAIR IS NOW GRAY/SILVER AND CAN'T SEE THEM EVEN, WITH MY CHEETERS
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