How To Pluck Facial Hair

We tell you how to pluck facial hair whether you have a few or alot to remove. The tips you need to know on how to grab it easily, feel less pain and have longer lasting results.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 15 - 25 minutes to pluck facial hair

Here's How:

1. Buy a good pair of tweezers. If your tweezers are sliding off it's going to take you a lot more time to get the job done. Worse, if they're breaking hair above or below skin's surface instead of removing it from the root, then the hair is going to show up days later instead of weeks. My pick: Tweezerman Slant Tweezer (compare prices).
2. Pull or pin-back hair. You want to see your face clearly, so you can get the best results.
3. Wash face with warm water. You want skin nice and clean, and warm water helps relax skin and hair follicle for easier removal. If you haven't exfoliated recently, now is a good time to do that so there isn't a build up of dead skin cells around hair. Wipe off and pat dry to remove moisture.
4. Tweeze hair. Standing in front of a mirror with good lighting hold skin taut with free hand, grab onto hair as close as you can near the skin and remove it in the direction that it grows.
5. Keep going. Begin with only the thick, dark hair first and see if that does the job.
6. Fine tune. If the finer hairs are still bothering you then remove them too in the same way. If you're having a hard time seeing them, apply a little baby powder to area and the hair will be more noticeable. While working, dust off any hair with towel to keep the place you're plucking clean and clear.
7. Soothe skin. When finished and skin is red or irritated, you can apply an aloe-based lotion or gel with a cotton square.

Tips:

1. Don’t dig tweezers into skin to grab really short hairs. Wait until it grows out in a couple days for removal.
2. By gently holding skin taut with your free hand while tweezing, means less tugging and pain on the skin.
3. If you're worried about pain, apply a numbing spray (compare prices) to a cotton swab and then to facial area. Make sure not to get near eyes!
4. Learn more about other hair removal methods: How To Remove Facial Hair.

What You Need:

• A good pair of tweezers
• A mirror
• Aloe based-lotion or gel (optional)
• Baby powder (optional)

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Pluck Top of Brows?

Question: Should I Pluck the Top of My Eyebrows?

Answer: I remember growing up reading in my teen magazines that removing the hair on top of your brow was considered a big beauty no-no. But now if you get a professional threading, tweezing, waxing or sugaring, most of the time they will remove the fine hair on top unless you request them not to.

This doesn't mean going into the main shape, only removing strays where the hair is dense. But it's a matter of personal preference whether it stays or goes.

When To Pluck the Top of Your Eyebrows

• Get that defined look. If you like the look of having very crisp lines and definition, cleaning up the top makes this possible. See example here: defined eyebrow shape.
• 'Trouble' brows. When both brows don't start out looking similar, being able to shape them on top can make them look more even with one another.

  When Not To Pluck the Top of Your Eyebrows

  • First eyebrow shaping. Start off with just getting the bottom and middle hair removed, and see if that does the trick. Doing everything with your first shaping may be just too much, even if it looks great. You can remove the hair on top next time. (Get how to: eyebrow shaping step-by step.)
  • You want low-maintenance or more natural look. It's not for those that want their brows to look extremely natural. Keep in mind it's another area that will need keeping up.
  • You're a man. Remember, taking away the top hair is going to create definition and begin to look more feminine than masculine. Most of the time men only need a good trimming and a little clean- up, not an overhaul. (Get how to for men: eyebrow grooming step-by step.)

Get more great advice: Top Eyebrow Shaping Tips.

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