Had my brows threaded!

I've never had the guts to have my brows waxed – thought it would be
too painful, and I'm a whimp when it comes to pain. And yet I've always
envied the look of women with perfectly arched, groomed eyebrows.
My au natural eyebrows aren't too horribly bad. Some makeup artists and
hairdressers I've talked to in the past even advised me not to bother
getting them waxed, telling me I didn't really need it, that I was
"blessed" with good eyebrows. However, still, I wondered.... could they
be improved?
The other day when I got my hair done I was talking to my new
hairdresser about this. She has gorgeous, perfectly coiffed eyebrows.
She told me who does hers, and urged me to give it a shot. So I made an
appointment!
This woman uses threading, not wax. It wasn't as painful as I thought
it would be (there were some moments though – but nothing I'd dread
doing again). I now have professional shaped eyebrows! Yeah! And wow,
it really makes a big difference. So much for what those other people
all told me; they were wrong.
I don't feel like I need any eye shadow at all now (just a bit of
eyeliner and some mascara and that's it), and I no longer look in the
mirror and say to myself "my eyes are too tiny" or "I look tired."
Really opened everything up.
I'm going to add this to my list of things to budget for. Not sure how
often I'd need to do it though? I was thinking at least as often as I
get my hair cut, and I can probably maintain myself between
appointments.
Any one else get their brows threaded, and if so, how often do you do
it?
jen

"shinypenny" <shinypenny0...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1134761263.155581.182...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:
If I didn't do something with my brows, I'd look like Fireda Kahlo and
Gene Shallit's love child. I've had them waxed and threaded, and I don't
se a lot of difference betwen the two procedures. Like having someone cut
your hair, the key thing is to find someone who understands what you want
and can get the desired effect reliably.
After trying random stylists, waxers, and threaders for a few years, I
discovered a woman in St. Louis (Judith and Lemon Spalon, if anyone's
interested) who is a virtual mind reader and manages to give DW and I
perfect brows when we visit. If we're in town, we try to see her every 4–
6 weeks or so, and just pluck our own strays between visits.
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On 16 Dec 2005 11:27:43 –0800, "shinypenny"
<shinypenny0...@yahoo.com> choked out these words:
probably every three to four weeks.
david
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I still don't understand why, after having brows professionally
plucked/threaded/waxed, you can't follow the outline yourself by
plucking strays with a tweezer. I've been doing this
for...hmm...probably fifteen years. A professional makeup artist did
the original plucking (ouch, my eyes watered fiercely the whole time)
and I've been happily following her outline ever since.

"EMiriamD" <emiri...@gmail.com> wrote in news:1134834981.897156.3174...@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
Because after a few weeks, the strays turn into a herd, and its easier to
have someone who knows what they're doing wax the whole bunch than to spend
an eternity trying to get all of them without getting too many.
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Userb3 wrote:
Also some of us (me) are just inept klutzes. I would never, for
example, attempt to cut my own bangs again. And I can't even put on my
own nail polish without f*ing it up. I'm simply a klutz when it comes
to such things that require fine motor skill and a steady hand!
Not to mention that my close–up vision really sucks, the older I get.
I'd probably stab myself in the eye. :–)
jen

"shinypenny" <shinypenny0...@yahoo.com> wrote in
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We must be related.
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Aha! Well, then, there's the problem: one cannot wait more than a day
or two to pluck those pesky strays! This is why G*d made point–slant
Tweezerman tweezers––so you can rip the little suckers out as soon as
they appear.
As for the close–up vision problem, I'm extremely nearsighted but I can
tweeze my brows using a regular hand–held mirror, although some might
prefer a magnifying one. I just hold it very close to my face and do
the right brow with the right hand and the left brow with the left hand
(I also apply makeup this way; I cannot do the "crossover" thing to
save my life).

"EMiriamD" <emiri...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1134843105.992085.284...@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
Because after a few weeks, the strays turn into a herd and its easier
to have someone who knows what they're doing wax the whole bunch than
to spend an eternity trying to get all of them without getting too
many.
You are clearly a talented and discipline woman, EMiriamD! But G*d also
made Judith, and given a choice between stabbing myself in the eyelids
mre often than I already do, or spending 15 minutes once a month or so
letting her do the work, my money's on Judith every time. Besides – she
always gives me great tips on new restaurants and clubs, and other things
to do in town.
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http://www.gopchoice.org/

Veronica, I absolutely do not understand how it's done! It feels so
very odd to me, sort of like trying to run backwards.

I have had my eyebrows threaded. I chose to have them cleaned up,
after seeing an episode of Oprah, where there was a before and after
picture of her, with her eyebrows done (waxed?). I was like, "WOW!",
what a difference shaping the eyebrows makes. It totally changes a
person's appearance, usually for the better. In a way, it opens up a
person's face. I knew someone who used someone at a local salon for
eyebrow threading, so I decided to give it a try. Back then, it was
about $15, without tip, to do just the eyebrows. The woman who did the
threading was ever so gentle and extremely pleasant to talk to. It
took about 10 to 15 minutes for the whole thing. Initially, there is
some redness. I have never had waxing done, but was always afraid of
it. I feel that threading offers precision, potentially less pain, and
is not too messy. I would try to go back about every 3 weeks or so.
It just varies by individual, on how often they would require
maintenance. Everyone has a different rate of hair growth. I don't go
anymore, because the price has skyrocketed to over $20(!).
Interesting thing is, I was in NYC and while walking about, found a
salon, which offered the same exact threading, for a measly $6. What a
bargain! The salon wasn't as luxurious as the other one, but I didn't
mind. Since I hadn't pampered myself in a while, I walked right in.
While the woman was finishing up with someone, I chatted with the salon
owner. He was blown away by the prices I told him we were being
charged out on the West Coast. He offered such low prices, because
there was simply too much competition. That neighborhood has a large
Indian population, so there is more availability of women who are
skilled in threading. I asked how often people go back, and he said it
varies. Depending especially on the ethnicity of the individual, hair
grows back at different rates.
Actually, I have since found some lower priced threading services, but
haven't gone yet. It is a predominantly Indian and Middle Eastern
practice. It is often difficult to train people in it, so that's
probably a big reason why some places charge more for it. The salons
which service mainly the Indian population seem to have much more
affordable prices.
Here's a definition I found online:
Eyebrow threading is a practise of shaping the eyebrows using a thread.
It is commonly practised by women in India and the Middle East. They
use a 100% cotton thread. They generally twist the hair and threading
pulls out a whole row of hair, as opposed to tweezing where only one
single hair is pulled it. It is pulled out from the follicle. Threading
is also used on the upper lip and face.
I'm curious, what have others paid for threading and what region or
state or city are they located at? Any recommendations?
Thanks,
C

EMiriamD wrote:
Praised be the Tweezermans. My problem is when I think "Oh I need to
tweeze" that's when I don't have the time to do it and then I forget.
I just need to make it a routine.
You too? I thought I was alone in the "unable to do the crossover" thing.
Veronica
––
Makeup, it takes believing in. Like a magic carpet, it's belief that
makes it fly. Otherwise, it's just a rug.
If you believe in it, makeup has a magic all it's own.
Of course, makeup is only dime–store magic. But it works well enough,
when it's used properly.",
the makeup artist, from the book Sooner or Later, based on the 1978 TV
movie of the same name.

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:38:36 GMT, Veronica Moonlit
<veronicaMoon...@mchsi.com> choked out these words:
do it for seventeen days in a row and it will become habit.
or so i've been told.
david
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