The first time I can remember someone pointing it out I
think I was around 12 years old and at the swimming
pool in Gage Park. I had just gotten out of the pool and got in
line for the diving board. Two boys were
in line in front of me doing what most boys do.
They were rough housing, laughing and looking at the girls. One of them turned to me and exclaimed “She
has a mustache!” The other boy quickly
joined in and before long I scurried away to avoid the embarrassment. I looked in the mirror when I got home and I
couldn’t really see what all the fuss was about. Sure I had a few fine hairs on my upper lip
but not a full grown mustache. Over the
next year or so I would hear it from time to time from kids; it was becoming
clear that I certainly had a facial hair problem. I went to my mother to see if she knew what I
should do, in talking to her about it I noticed what I always thought were
large pores on her face were actually whiskers.
So relieved I said “Oh! You have it too!” she in turn started to cry and
cover her face and sob “Don’t look at meeeee”.
From that moment on I was very aware that women with facial hair should
be ashamed. First I started using Nair,
which worked for a while but left my face bright red where it had been so the
next day I walked around with a rash mustache on my face. Then I started shaving it every now and again
and I thought I had it under control. It
wasn’t until I was 21 years old when I noticed in a picture of me, there was a shadow
under my chin. I immediately went to a
mirror and sure enough without me noticing, a wispy beard had started to
grow. I smeared Nair on it but the hairs
were too strong. I shaved it, but the
beard just grew back darker. So I did
the unthinkable, I started tweezing the hairs.
This painful ritual became a part of my everyday life. Just about every evening I would sit in front
of the mirror and pluck out the thick black hairs growing in through my chin
and neck. This habit resulted in red
sores and marks on my skin. So to cover
up those marks and any new growth during the day, I would cake on makeup under
my chin in hopes of hiding my secret from the world. I thought this was how things would go for
the rest of my life. Luckily that was
not true.
I heard about electrolysis once on the radio and thought
that it was simply too good to be true.
There is no
Gurl let me probe dat follicle |
During the first consultation Laurie told me something I had
not heard before, my problem is a very common one, especially for women with
PCOS. This was the best news ever and honestly
why I am sharing this very personal and rather embarrassing information with
you. If you are hiding facial hair and
always worried someone will notice, please do yourself a favor and call Laurie
at Electrolysis Clinic of Topeka (785) 357-7292. I took a picture of her prices on my last
visit to share with all of you so you can see just how affordable it really is.