But the caveman look is sexy!

[district12ravenclaw]

Inspired by rockysmomma, I decided to get my eyebrows threaded today. Keep in mind that I've only ever done something with my eyebrows once, and it was getting them waxed for my wedding. Holy shit, it hurt like hell! The tops weren't so bad, but when they were doing the area under the arch, I thought my eyeball was going to pop out. I'm not sure I'll ever do it again, though I doubt it would be this painful any subsequent times. Regardless, I look good :).

Comments

[sweetjezebel.livejournal.com]

How strange, I really like the feeling from getting mine threaded! It's totally relaxing... but then again I've been getting the hair ripped out by wax for over 10 years too.

If you think that hurts though, don't ever let them thread your upper lip! Holy hell, when I had that done the first time I thought I was going to scream! :)

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously the biggest wuss when it comes to pain; I don't know how you all do it! I'd never let them thread my upper lip; my mom gets that done and she says it hurts. I just can't get past the pain for beauty's sake :p.

[surftraitor.livejournal.com]

I think threading hurts more than waxing. The worst pain is getting your underarm waxed. I had that done before wedding too. Its far worse than bikini.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I think so too! At least with waxing, it's done at one time; going over and over again with the threading is awful.

[jillyb.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I've heard of threading, but what is it exactly? I get mine waxed all the time, and the top doesn't hurt, but the bottom hurts and makes my eyes water.

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

From Wikipedia:

Threading is an ancient method of hair removal which originated in parts of India, the Middle and Far East, and is now gaining popularity in Western countries. It is as popular with men in Arabic countries as it is with women, though they still shave the beard part of their face with a traditional safety or straight razor, doing their ears and eyebrows with thread.

Thin, twisted cotton threads are rolled over untidy hairlines, moustaches and so on, plucking the offending hair.

Practitioners use a pure 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 out. Threading is often preferred to tweezing because of the naturally straight lines of hair removed by the thread. It is pulled out from the follicle. Some women focus particularly on the area between the eyebrows, thus interrupting so-called "unibrows".

Like other methods of hair removal such as plucking or waxing, threading can result in skin irritation and ingrown hairs, however, hair re-growth becomes finer and more sparse after regular treatments. As the top layers of skin are not peeled or traumatized, threading is also recommended and an excellent option for those have sensitive skin and who use Retin-A, Accutane, and similar products

[jillyb.livejournal.com]

Ah, cool. Thanks for the explanation :)

[happy7777.livejournal.com]

I wanna see before and after pics!

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I'll post them in just a minute :D!

[rockysmomma.livejournal.com]

See, my brows weren't so bad, just because I've gotten so used to them being waxed.

My upper lip though, was really sensitive. But since I didn't have to worry about skin being irritated like with waxing, it was worth it for me.

Jeanette

[stevesbabygirl.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that if I was used to getting waxed, it wouldn't be so bad, but the last (and only) time I got my brows waxed was 4 years ago!

[december27jjb.livejournal.com]

lol the more you go, the less it hurts! The lady who waxes my brows also puts some cream on it and massages my brows after she waxs them so they arent super irritated.

[dukes-flygirl.livejournal.com]

I've never had my eyebrows threaded..I don't even know if they do that around here! I always get mine tweezed since my skin is so sensitive.

YAY for having it done!