Thank you both for the reassurances. I'm getting over the shock of being stealth-trimmed now and actually the shorter edges make the rest seem longer in comparison - of course there is a couple more days growth on there too so even the newly blended bits are becoming more visible again already.

I'm happy that I'm gaining some length, now I'd love to see it start to thicken a bit more. All comes with time I know, and grow on I shall, gato.

I must look at other threads, maybe in the stache section, to see how others deal with their lip monsters. Feels like it protrudes almost as far as my nose, and that's quite a way!

I did manage to get a nice sweep on it yesterday, but the effect wore off after a while - I think my hot nose breath warmed the wax up and softened everything. I feel I have a lot to learn about the stache...