Benefit Brow Bar: Shape Me Like One Of Your French Girls

Pinky McLadybits

I have spent the better part of my life plucking or self-waxing my eyebrows thinner. I couldn't find an arch like people are supposed to have. I usually ended up with severely thin brows and my left brow was always nicer than the right brow. Thanks, eyebrow ring that left a scar!

Anyway, upon realizing that there was a Benefit Brow Bar inside the Macy's at my local mall, I decided it was time for a professional to do something with my sad, pathetic brows. I was nervous. I was excited. I was early for my appointment.

A Little Masochism Never Hurt Nobody: Threading

Girl With A Curious Life

As I was saying you don’t know much about me. If I continue at this rate you’ll soon know a little too much about me. But until then I’ll add this to your little database: I’m the grandchild of Sasquatche’s bastard and I actually don’t have a problem with a little bit of pain in my life. Actually, based on my taste in men, I may be seeking out pain—but that’s neither here nor there. I’m here to tell you about the wonderful art of threading. 

Depending on who you ask (Iranian, Indian or other shades of Middle Easterner), we all claim to have invented threading. On one hand it’s obviously an Iranian invention; on the other hand it really doesn’t matter. It is a simple solution to a major problem and it proves that no one is limited by the hairy genes they inherited. And in addition to removing unwanted hair, threading is said to exfoliate and condition skin—like a mini massage.

Tweezer Pleaser - Tweezerman Slant Tweezers

Vee

I am blessed to have my father's eyebrows. In my natural state it looks like two caterpillers crawled across my forehead and stopped right above my eyes (thanks, Dad!). I've plucked, waxed and threaded them down to about half their original glory, but I have a lot of maintenence in the old eyebrow area.

I tried countless drugstore tweezers from Revlon to those knock off cheapies. About 10 years ago I finally bit the bullet and bought the most expensive ones, the $20 Tweezerman Slant Tweezers . Ladies, I've never regreted it. These little guys are my eyebrow tool holy grail.