Eyebrows?

Whoa!

That is freaking cool!

Took me about 2 minutes to figure out the right length of thread, and I certainly don't have the technique down, but this has got to be the way to go.

It doesn't just take up that one big black hair you've got your sights on, like in plucking, but quickly removes all those little stray fine hairs, all at one time.

Hurts a lot less too.

Roger, you indisputably have the nicest eyebrows I've seen on a man. They are quite sexy.

There are places here that'll do that for you - cleans up quite a lot. And they only charge $12. I still pluck mine but I'm now motivated to find a threader.

Eyebrow wise, Boida, I have some information. Tattooing can make a big difference. A friend lost her brows permanently as a result of chemo. When she had the tattoos done, she looked wonderful. They were very natural looking and did wonders for her self confidence.

I got my brows done a few years ago, with poor results (not awful, just a slight "miss" on one eyebrow). Now Chai2 and Mame have got me thinking about having it done again. If I do it, I will spend much more time checking on the reputation of the tattoo "artist."

As far as two in the same nieghborhood, maybe one of them is just stupid.

Brooke SHields has eyebrow . She had a UNI BROW like Freida Kalo.

Hey Farmerman, Brooke needs turbo tweezers...

Or maybe at least three threaders.... Lotta brows to try to keep neat...sheesh.

I was expecting one or two responses to this. Obviously I'm out of the eyebrow loop.

Just took a closeup look at my eyebrows. They look ok to me. What are they supposed to look like?

Gotta investigate threading.

Michael Jackson had eyebrow and eyeliner tattoos. I wasn't impressed. What happens with aging? Do you have to have your tattoos lifted?

I just read up about threading. Interesting. I also watched the video.

I stared at my eyebrows in a mirror for a while. I've never done anything to them. They still look ok to me.

Can't pay for anything, but maybe I should pull out a hair or two on general principal.

A young relative of mine has the most gorgeous, Audrey Hepburn type eyebrows. So why does she pluck them out so that they look more like Joan Crawford in the 1930s? Go figure. There is no accounting for taste!

You're right Diane, if you are considering getting them done, be very, VERY careful who you choose.

It's not the tattooing, it's the skill of the person doing it. As with many things, if you want very good results, you're going to have to pay for it.

As far as the mysterious moving eyebrow, well, the same technique to applying permanent makeup is also used to camouflage scars, or to repair the shitty work of someone with less skill.

I'll be honest, I spent 50% more than I had initially planned on to get my eyebrows and eyeliner done. BUT, what caused me to choose this person was being given the opportunity to watch her work.
When I went there for the initial consultation, I was very slightly put off when I saw she was working on someone else, and was asked by the receptionist to have a seat.
Now I see why. She asked the person she was working on (who was there for the 2nd, followup/touch up visit, which happens a few weeks after the 1st session, to perfect the work) if she would allow me to watch.

Julie, the owner/technician let me know this was the followup visit, and my first reaction was "Wow, that looks really great" Then I watched for about 10 minutes as she did her thing.
It wasn't like a cheap tattoo, just filling in a blank space...zapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzapzap.....it was touch up/creating a "hair" at a time...zap.........zap..........zapzap............zap......very methodical. As I watched her work, and listened to her talk about her training, how many years she'd been doing this, the obviously pleased customer in the chair, it was a complete no brainer on who I was going to pick to do this.
I went back out and waited until that woman was done, then looked at an extensive portfolio of Julie's work. Some of the most impressive stuff was the work she did to repair someone elses bargain basement work. Yikes.

Also, it wasn't like "okay, you want brown brows, here's some brown ink." When she was working on me, she had three different colored inks, which we'd decided on together. My first visit, I was there about 3 hours, and an hour of that time was discussing shapes, color, prepping the area by numbing and plucking, etc. etc.
On the 2nd visit, I was the person being asked if I minded if someone watch.

I'll tell ya, great sales technique. The woman watching me had the same reaction I had had.

A few years back, when I had started thinking about getting my brows done, I did go to see someone else for a consult. She pulled out a photo album of what I considered so-so work, and gave them box of "eyebrow templates" to play with at home, to get an idea of what I wanted.
What a joke.
There's no such thing as a one size fits all template.
What was she going to do, overlay this thing on my face and go to work?



If anyone shows you these things.....run Forrest run.







Anyway, here's a picture I posted on my eyebrow thread, of how I looked after the first visit, in Nov of 2009.
I had not yet been back for the followup visit, and this was right after the first visit, before the healing and flaking skin started. It looked even better after the 2nd visit.



Shewolf was at my house a few weeks ago, and at one point, during a lull in the conversation (if you can imagine that, between me and her ) I asked, "Oh, did you know I'd gotten my eyebrows/eyeliner did?

She said, "I've been looking at them for a while now, they look great"

Sorry Boida, didn't mean to hijack, but, this is the **** going on with eyebrows.

There are places here too.

But....I got thread, and 2 hands.

Why spend $12 (plus the dreaded American tip) every 2 weeks when I can do it for nothing?

Well your video didn't show how to do it yourself so I was wondering about that. I'll google it and see how difficult it looks. You're right, it'd be cheaper, more efficient, and less hassle.

Getting a pedicure and nails done makes a woman feel sexy.

Wonder what getting your eybrows done does.

Looks fairly easy, actually. I'll have to give it a try.

I youtubed eyebrow threading tutorial, there were several.

I can tell you in a nutshell.

It doesn't look like how the women in the salon to it, holding the string in their mouth, but it works.

get a piece of thread, about a foot long, and knot the 2 ends together so you have a loop.

hold the loop between your 2 hands, like you're going to start a cat's cradle (your fingers can be together).

Twirl, let's say your right hand, around 5 or 6 times, so the string forms an intersection, coming together in an "X" between your 2 hands.

Now, open and close your right hand like scissors, and you'll see how the thread moves back and forth. That's what catches up and removes the hair, that running action.

If you're going to do your right brow, place the left open side of the X under your brow, and scissor your right hand. As the X in the thread runs to the left, it whirls up the hair.

Below is the tutorial I watched, but move up to minute 3:00 through 4:00, to learn how to wind in your hands, and skip to minute 6:00 to 8:00 to watch her do it.



Otherwise, the girl is really annoying, going on about **** no one cares about.

Chai, Not a hijack. I asked about eyebrows. You answered. I appreciate it. Thanks, kid.

Now I'm sitting here pondering. Not eyebrows. This is more an inner ponder. Clearly there is something inside me that doesn't understand the need for perfect eyebrows or inch-long fingernails or, dare I say it, dyed hair. I'm not suggesting that I dispprove of such things. Not at all. You want it; you like it; it's important to you. Do it. It makes you feel good, makes you happy, makes you confident. Great.

I'm just pondering why I don't feel that way. I will ponder on.

BTW, as I was staring at my eyebrows in the mirror, I saw a wiry whitey. I plucked it.

this is an interesting ponder, as to my way of thinking you've got one of those "things". Not eyebrows or dyed hair or long fingernails. It's your hair. In its entirety.

I have pondered about your feelings about your hair, much as you are pondering about eyebrows and fingernails.

I'm gonna weigh in here, just cuz.

I lose my eyebrows every so often, (sometimes lashes also) and it really makes you look funny.

I think the tattoo thing is great if you don't wind up looking like Phyllis Diller.

are they flameproof, I wonder...?

eh.

we've all got our special things we care about, or not.

I don't care about being tan, be it from the sun, a tanning booth, or spray on. It all seems like a waste of time and/or money. Plus, I personally don't think it makes people look any better, really.

Jewelry? I've got a plain wedding band, a silver bracelet I wear most of the time, because I forget that it's even there, and a nice diamond and sapphire ring that I wear to work on a regular basis. That's it.

I don't care about being some perfect weight. I'd rather be overweight by a few pounds than underweight by half that amount any day.
Skinny isn't attractive to me.
As a young woman, I was thin, and was always afraid of gaining 2 pounds. Now I wonder "What was I thinking?" Now I'm fat and I think I look great from the inside out.
I don't care if I've got a flat stomach, I've had a roundness under my navel since I was a little kid. I don't care if my breasts are big, little, or anywhere in between.

I'm not that big on clothes. I wish everyone on the planet could be issued a uniform that was comfortable and easy to wash, and be done with it. Ditto for shoes. Every woman could get a pair of Clarks Privo Joba's or Tequini's and our moods would all improve. Every man could wear those toe shoes maroparche likes, and would be happy.

But eyebrows?
Coloring hair?

I just get all addle pated.

Why?
I guess because I'm a very average looking person, but when I take care of my hair and brows, it brings out the best in my features. I don't need others to tell me that, although it's nice to hear.

What's your "thing" Roberta?

Millinery? A nice lipstick? Opera gloves?

What's everybody's thing?

Men and women, I'm curious.

Everyone got their sweet spot. What's yours?

chai(I like a nice handbag too)tea