Keeping your eyebrows well groomed and well shaped goes a long way in making you look fabulous. Your eyebrows frame your eyes, and so you want them to look well taken care of and compliment the shape of your face. There are various techniques that you can use to do this, although some are more familiar to us than others. Here is some information on the three most common techniques:
Tweezing is great for plucking out a stray hair here and there as they grow in, and it is also very cost effective. Tweezers range in price from a few dollars to twenty dollars or more for a good pair. You simply grasp the stray hair and pluck it out. The small amount of discomfort only lasts a few seconds. Be very careful not to over pluck your eyebrows! The hair takes a few weeks to grow back, and that can seem like an eternity when you are walking around with a misshapen eyebrow or two. A good idea is to have a professional do an initial shaping of your brows, and then you can pluck the stray hairs that grow back in.
Eyebrow Threading was developed in India, but slowly became popular in America and other countries. What exactly is threading? I was wondering that same exact thing. Cotton thread is formed into a double strand so a hair or line of hairs can be grabbed and removed from the eyebrow. Removing a line of hairs with this method creates a very clean line. The hair will grow back in approximately four weeks or so. You want to look for someone highly skilled in this method, and this will help reduce any discomfort and redness you may experience. The price range for this method is sort of all over the place at between five and forty dollars.
Waxing is one of the most popular methods for grooming brows, and it can be done at home and in salons. The two methods of waxing are hard waxing and strip waxing. Hard waxing uses warm wax that is placed on the area, allowed to cool and removed by taking it off in the opposite direction, removing the unwanted hair with the wax. Strip waxing is done by placing a thin strip of wax on the area in the direction of the hair growth. A piece of cotton or paper is placed over the line of wax, and using a very quick movement the strip is pulled away in the opposite direction, taking the excess hair away with it. A very skilled technician should be used for waxing to avoid any burning of the skin and excessive discomfort. There are many kits available to do this at home, too. Salons charge anywhere from ten to twenty dollars for this service, and waxing is quite popular on other areas of the body as well.
You can decide which method is best for you by considering your budget and pain threshold. Technicians in a salon are very happy to sit with you and discuss the best shape for your eyebrows and explain the method they use in detail. Happy shaping to you!
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