I always believed my natural hairiness was due to my Italian heritage. Every drop-dead gorgeous woman in my family spent Saturdays religiously waxing their upper lip. While it is certainly each person’s choice whether to wax and why, in my family, it was basically a rite of passage. At 10 years old, I sat at the kitchen table as my mom dripped microwaveable hot wax onto my lip, then ripped it off to searing pain. When I hit my 20′s, the hair growth was... intense. I realized that it wasn’t my heritage alone making me a little fuzzier than the average woman; it was actually a medical condition: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), which causes hirsutism (the rapid growth of facial hair) in women. Now, after over 20 years of waxing, I am done: The skin damage, the pain— I am determined to find a better way. And I think I may have found it in this little-known $20 device hiding on Amazon.
Evidently, facial trimmers are some of the best ways to remove hair. Not only are they painless, but they’re also precise.
This particular design is meant to remove facial hair closely without the risk of razor bumps or nicks. It comes with two heads: One for your delicate areas like the upper lip, chin, and neck, and another for your eyebrows and even your nose. As one reviewer put it, the design makes for “great precision and a smooth, gentle trim every time.”
It features a 1,000 RPM motor for “faster hair removal” and even comes with a little LED light to make visibility even easier. And with dual blades and a titanium-plated head, skin irritation should be at a minimum. Several reviewers noted how great it is for being cautious with mature and even sensitive skin.
The razor is also portable and rechargeable, so it is easy to throw in your bag for trips or take on the go to freshen up. Additionally, as a fun aside, it’s available in a multitude of colors.
While I should be above societal beauty standards, I am, alas, just a girl looking to lead a peach-fuzz-free life. This cool find can give people like me the convenience and ease of hair removal on the go. As someone who has spent many a frantic five minutes in the car plucking out rogue chin hairs before an event, something like this could be life-changing.
Even if you aren’t a hairy gal trying to prevent a 5-’o-clock shadow like me, this little device is well worth it for other reasons.
People are reporting it helping with a few different skin needs. Several reviewers also note that it helps remove dead skin.
Plus, one user shared that it also helped with their blackheads triggered by ingrown hairs.
If you wear makeup, just give this a quick swipe over your face, and your products will lay smoother and more evenly than before.
For less than the price of a salad and a Diet Coke, I can embark on my quest for baby-smooth skin? That’s an immediate add-to-cart for me. Snag it today while the price is this good. Check out more promising reviews below:
“As a 52 year old woman, I [have] always struggled with facial hair. I have been using these type of devices since they first came out... late 90... early 00s? Before that it was those awful smelly creams. Let me tell you ladies, this is next level holy effing grail!!!!!! My face has never, ever in my life felt so smooth, looked so nice... not a single stubble to be seen or felt. I was hesitant to buy this one for a while thinking I have tried them all and it can’t be better then the one I was currently using. Wish I had bought it sooner, it’s life changing!” — Anyasings
“As a Senior, this product was easy to assemble and to use. It is gentle to an old face and did a wonderful job on the fine peach fuzz and firmer hairs. I’d recommend this product, I’m very well pleased with it and would buy it again.” — Camille
“This face and eyebrow hair trimmer remover is absolutely the best thing in the whole world I suffered from acne my whole life now I’m 51 years old and I have very deep blackheads and I’ve tried everything to remove them and nothing worked and as a trimming my facial hair it was removing my blackheads I am like beyond happy with this product and it works perfectly to remove my facial hair I am just so happy with this product” — Alana J. Cooley
“Old crone’s delight. Just what is needed to keep looking good. A quick fix for lip/chin hairs, as well as touching up the eyebrow area. Best grooming product ever for the hair-gifted out there.” — Ragnar
If you’re looking for some creams and skin care to further nourish your face, check out some of these deep wrinkle options from previous HuffPost reporting.
A night cream designed for deep wrinkles (30% off)
In recent coverage, HuffPost contributor Claire Gallam sang the praises of this drugstore retinol cream. After scouring reviews online, she picked this lightweight and creamy serum, delighted to find it wasn’t too harsh for her sensitive skin and visibly reduced her forehead wrinkles.
Promising review: “Excellent for senior skin. I swear this stuff works like magic!
I have it on auto delivery. My dermatologist asked what I’d been using ! Wow! Fine lines & age spots really shows big results. I’d do a commercial for this product!! It’s that good!!” — michael j murray
“It works! 50+ year old man with deep set wrinkles in the forehead and crows feet. 3 nights of use and I tell you this, the wrinkles have filled in 50-60%. Guys, yes. It’s legit shizz. Use a decent moisturizer right after. Maybe seal all the juice in place with some organic castor oil. Golden.” — Charles Shelton
A hugely popular face and body lotion designed to target crepey skin
We’ve covered this affordable face and body cream from Gold Bond before, and it doesn’t seem like its popularity is going away any time soon. If you’re dealing with thin, fragile, “crepey” skin, this non-greasy, fast-absorbing product is specifically formulated to firm and hydrate the skin with seven moisturizers and three vitamins. You can use this on your face as well as your neck, arms, the backs of your hands or wherever else you notice your skin looking dry, thinner and more fragile.
Promising review: “This stuff is magic. It really does show improvement in two days. The crepe on my neck due to weight loss is 80% better. The crepe on my hands is 95% better. I started using it on my face a few times a week. It minimizes my deep set forehead lines, they are very much still there, but definitely an improvement. I need to use it at least twice a week to maintain results. Will be getting it on subscription. Wish I would have taken before and after pictures.”
A wrinkle-fighting serum one reviewer called “botox in a bottle”
The idea that a sub-$10 skin care serum could offer the same benefits as an expensive in-office injectable sounds too good to be true. So, you can imagine my skepticism when a video on TikTok suggested The Ordinary’s 10% Argireline Solution could do just that.
The Ordinary’s lightweight and water-based solution features a 10% concentration of Argireline, otherwise known as acetyl hexapeptide-8, “a skincare ingredient that may reduce the appearance of expression lines by working as a neurotransmitter-inhibiting peptide,” a dermatologist previously told HuffPost. One Sephora reviewer corroborated Argireline’s temporary muscle-freezing potential by claiming they could finally relax their overactive forehead muscles after using the serum for just a week.
Promising review: “What can I say Botox in a bottle? They’re not joking. I’ve been using this twice a day for the past probably two years or more and my forehead wrinkles maybe are there but not visible. It’s gentle on your skin. I even use it under my eyes with no burning. And I have sensitive eyes. It might be something that you’ve not heard of or you think you don’t need but I would like to challenge you to try it for a week or two I’m telling you you’ll never stop buying it.” — K. Dietrich
“Love this stuff. It was my first time trying this type of peptide and it really works. It’s probably the closest thing to Botox you will find in the skincare aisle” — Kimberly Money
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