a brave, new adventure

I have been growing my eyebrow in for the past couple months in hopes of finding a good 'eyebrow specialist' down here to help me get the 'perfect arch' I've always dreamed of! LOL I've been so fed-up with my attempts at it that I've even toyed with the idea of going into L.A. to see one of the people that work on the stars...and look at it as an investment in my personal grooming well-being. (Good grief.)

I did a search on yelp.com this weekend for anyone, someone, who might be a better alternative for proximity & pricing. I found several outstanding reviews for this little place about 15 minutes from me that does eyebrow 'threading.' Feeling adventuresome (& mostly just sick of all the overgrowth above my eyes!), I hoped in my car & bit the bullet!

$7 & lots of hair lighter, I emerged with a decent-looking new eye-framing look. Albeit a little thinner than I had hoped, still a big improvement over what they had been looking like!! And for the price I can't really complain at all. Just wish I had done a before for this after. You'll just have to trust me - it's a big improvement. :)



The threading technique was very interesting to watch. The gals were all Indian, and there was an Indian-version of MTV or VH-1 playing in the background on the TV (I think they call it Baliwood?). They hold on end of the thread in their mouth while twisting the other parts of it to capture & pull the hair. It doesn't even hurt, really. Kind like sharp tugs at the skin. Here's a video I found on YouTube about "threading"...

They also do henna tattoo art there too! Next time I go, I'd like to allow a little extra time to get a small one on my inner wrist. I think it lasts for a couple weeks before it washes off. How fun! All kinds of new cultural experiences to be had here!

Speaking of cultural experiences, I met someone fromTanzania by the pool this afternoon! Talk about random.

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