WitchHazel Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 When I was a teenager, my mum told me not to shave my legs as, if I did, the hairs would grow back thicker, co"Ooops, word censored!"r and stronger. My friend told me different and, being a teenager, I believed my friend rather than my mum. She was wrong. At the age of 43 and with my (step)daughters wedding coming uo, I;m contemplating getting my eyebrows plucked. But I', concerned what will happen once the hairs grow back, as I can't see me keeping up the plucking. Will they grow back like they were before, or am I likely to be condemning myself to plucking them from then on. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I think that once you've plucked you gotta keep on pluckin !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Get it done professionally. It doesn't cost a huge amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HENthusiastic Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 They will just go back to how they were. Ive been plucking eyebrows for years and its definitely resulted in less hair growth, not more. Cant imagine doing it once will make any difference to future growth. Your legs may be hairier because you are older! My whole body (except said plucked eyebrows) is hairier in all areas (shaved and unshaved!) ps I am not an ape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I don't think the hairs grow back thicker. They just look thicker or are more noticeable as they are shorter and you often end up with a hair growing in an open space because its neighbours haven't started growing back again yet! If it is your first plucking experience I would agree with Egluntine and suggest you get it done professionally. It is then easier for you to maintain the shape yourself...if you attempt the first pluck you may end up taking more than you intended or struggle to get both brows even! A bit like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Have them done professionally as has been said - and have them waxed. Then there will just be a few hairs left to be plucked. I occasionally have a facial from a professional beautician who has become a friend over the years. As a 'favour' ( ) she will suddenly say "oh, your eyebrows need tidying" and before I can get of the couch and run away.....and telling her that they are fine as they are...... she has warm wax on them I have very little taken away but it does make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 waxing is by far the best but get it done a few days before as if you are sensitive like I am then the area goes quite red for a couple of days!! Maybe try it out beforehand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks for the replies so far. I was definitely going to get it done professionally, but I hadn't thought about having them waxed (which is strange considering I have everything else...well, let's not talk about that here). Thank you for the suggestion of having it done beforehand, and also for having it done a few days before in case of redness. I think I will have it done as a trial in a couple of weeks time, that will gve me 8 weeks for it to grow back if I don't 'like it, and time to get it done again if I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels4 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 If you can find a salon that uses a product called "SatinSmooth" (unless you are allergic to bees, the product is made with bees wax) this will help minimize any redness that occurs, also make sure you stay out of the sun (if you have any) or tanning beds for at least 24 hours before and after the waxing service. On of the reasons waxing is better than "tweezing" or shaving is because with waxing the hair is often times removed from the root which over time softens the hair as it grows back. Although you have no plans to continue after the wedding (you might when you see how "awake" you appear) the hair will just grow back naturally should you decide not to continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Waxed eyebrows = BEAUTIFUL! I pluck mine mostly (and not that frequently either because I am lazy) but when they've been done properly, they are MOST beautiful. sigh. Regrowth isn't all that noticeable either thankfully, as I am incapable of routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have my eyebrows done professionally and it costs £6.50 and takes no more than 10 minutes. I have had them waxed & plucked and theres not much difference in pain levels. As for when they grow back they just look like they did before. Mine lasts 4 weeks, but I am very dark haired so its more noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My whole body (except said plucked eyebrows) is hairier in all areas (shaved and unshaved!) ps I am not an ape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 They will just go back to how they were. Ive been plucking eyebrows for years and its definitely resulted in less hair growth, not more. Cant imagine doing it once will make any difference to future growth. Your legs may be hairier because you are older! My whole body (except said plucked eyebrows) is hairier in all areas (shaved and unshaved!) ps I am not an ape Just nearly peed myself laughing HEN! I pluck mine and always have - being dark skinned, they are pretty dark too. I have found that repeated plucking destroys the follicles and they stop growing eventually. If you decide not to pluck them after having them done - you'll notice them when they first grow back, but they will just end up looking like they used to. Having said that, it's addictive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I pluck my eyebrows. Its important to use really ggod tweezers - I would recommend TWEEZERMAN which are pricier,but really do the job. I just pull out any regrown ones each morning as part of my routine, & after time they actually get finer & weaker as they are being pulled by the roots as opposed to cut off like when you shave. The only reason shaved hair seems thicker & co"Ooops, word censored!"r when it grows back is because it has a cut blunt end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have some of those tweezers too Sarah - they're brilliant, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 They are a dressing table essential Clare. they are so good that Hubby keeps pinching my point ended ones to use in his garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Grow a fringe!! and just leave it long!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I have a friend and she tweezered her eyebrows to death when she was younger. She is now one of those women with a permanently surprised expression, courtesy of her painted eyebrows. She is fine with that - i don't think it would be a good look on me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Every now and again I have mine waxed - they look so good once they are done. I've got dark hair and quite thick eyebrows so I do need it. I just tweeze in between waxing. In a couple of my local shopping centres I have noticed a couple of ladies doing 'threading'. I don't know anybody who has had this done but quite fancy giving it a go - although not in broad daylight in the middle of a shopping centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 They do that threading too in our local centre, but I'm not sure that I'd want a piece of thread that had been in someone's gob (they hold it in their mouth) near my face Sarah, my ex used to mend his bike with my cutlery.. I didn't have a spoon or fork that wasn't bent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Errr, what is threading ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 They use a long thread, a bit in each hand and a bit in their mouth (yes you are right Claret - the thought has just put me off ) and they twizzle it on your eyebrows somehow. I think its Indian in origin although I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Here you go... http://www.eyebrowthreading.co.uk/ they use threads in a sort of cat's cradle type *errr* mesh to grab the hairs and pull them out. The girls I have seen doing it hold one end of the thread between their teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 If you can find a salon that uses a product called "SatinSmooth" (unless you are allergic to bees, the product is made with bees wax) this will help minimize any redness that occurs, also make sure you stay out of the sun (if you have any) or tanning beds for at least 24 hours before and after the waxing service. On of the reasons waxing is better than "tweezing" or shaving is because with waxing the hair is often times removed from the root which over time softens the hair as it grows back. Although you have no plans to continue after the wedding (you might when you see how "awake" you appear) the hair will just grow back naturally should you decide not to continue. Mark why do you know things like this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Cos he's some super-duper design summat in hair dressing if I remember rightly. He may also wax though..... don't worry Mark; your secret is safe with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
