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Mabsy
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Sat Mar 20, 2004 4:06 am  |
Well, they weren't very bushy but I have been growing them back for about 2 months now. The main reason being that I just kept over-plucking them and I wasn't really happy with the shape and didn't really know what the best shape would be. I can't believe I finally made it! It was such a struggle (especially in the first month) to NOT use the Tweezerman in the morning! But I persevered and I went and got them professionally shaped this morning. It was very well worth it!
I went to a salon that came highly recommended (always a good thing to do  ). The girl actually measured out my eyebrows (i.e. where they should start, end, what the curve is supposed to be) by looking at my facial features. It has something to do with the outside corner of your eye and the edge of your nose too. She used eyeliner to draw the shape she wanted for my face and then she waxed (couldn't find a threading place - besides I really wanted to see what shape this girl would suggest for my face). She did an absolutely brilliant job! They're very natural and not very curved at all. Not anything like I've had done before (I always felt like other places just made them too curved and too thin for me).
One very happy little camper here!
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Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:32 pm |
Mabsy, I'm so happy for you that you love your arch! I am an eyebrow person. Eyes and then eyebrows are 2 features I really notice.   |
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:14 pm |
Thanks for the report, Mabsy.
For the first time in my life I'm considering having my eyebrows professionally done. I rarely touch mine because both my older sisters tweezed theirs heavily when super-thin eyebrows were fashionable, and they never grew back.
Mine aren't thick or bushy or anything, and I only have to tweeze a few stray hairs twice a year. But I admire you ladies with perfectly shaped ones, and I'm thinking of going for it.
Is there much risk of the aesthetician screwing it up? If she does, I might be wearing her mistake for the rest of my life! |
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Mabsy
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 9:06 pm |
Alohagirl,
I don't think there is much risk of having to live with their mistake for ever. But you might have to end up living with it for 6-8 weeks
You just need to find someone who comes highly recommended. The place I went to is often quoted as the best "eyebrow place" in Brisbane. Plus I think last year they won the Day Spa of the Year award.
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Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:51 pm |
Thanks for the reply, Mabsy.
What I meant was, my sisters have proven that in my family, eyebrows don't grow back. That's why I've always been afraid to touch mine, except for the occasional stray ones.
My fear is that the aesthetician will goof and remove too much. Then I'll be living with only one eyebrow the rest of my life! |
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Mabsy
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Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:49 am |
Hey Alohagirl,
Ah I see! Sorry, I missed that point alltogether before *blushes*
I think you should stake out a reputable place, and go for it! It feels so nice to have shaped brows. Mind you some ppl are just lucky to have a natural shape that looks great, so you may not need it at all. I do it because I'm not 100% happy with my natural shape. If I only had to tweeze a few strays then I wouldn't bother getting them done by someone else at all!
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Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:08 am |
Ah, decisions, decisions.
On the pro side: I would probably only have to do it once and have great brows forever after.
On the con side: If I don't like the shape, forever is an awfully long time. 
(This is starting to feel like the recurring question: "to tattoo or not to tattoo") |
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Mabsy
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Tue Mar 30, 2004 3:04 am |
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Originally posted by alohagirl
(This is starting to feel like the recurring question: "to tattoo or not to tattoo") |
Ah yes... that one! I'm still grappling with that one too.... It took me almost two years to deal with the "to pierce or not to pierce" one so I reckon I'm due to make up my mind about the tattoo sometime next year :P
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Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:15 pm |
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| Originally posted by Mabsy It took me almost two years to deal with the "to pierce or not to pierce" one |
Mabsy, don't leave us hanging in suspense! What did you decide?
I ask because I'm grappling with that one, too. At Christmas, my husband bought me a gold butterfly navel ring. I've always wanted one, and I've got the right kind of belly button for it...but I can't seem to get up the nerve. Those needles are awfully big! |
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Mabsy
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Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:08 am |
Alohagirl,
I did eventually get my navel pierced but like i said, it took about 2 years to decide and work my courage up to do it. I'm such a chicken! *sigh*
I had one of those anasthetic patches on my navel for about an hour before I got it pierced. I know a lot of people say that it doesn't hurt (I know Thoughtcrime will most probably say that! :P) but I thought it did hurt (even after the patch!). Mind you, it's over *so* quickly. Split second to make the hole, and a split second to put the bar in.
I think the most unpleasant part is taking care of it for the next few months and making sure it doesn't get infected and doesn't catch on clothing (ouchy!!! ). Mine took over a year to fully heal, it's a difficult place for piercings because that area of you body tends to move and bend a lot. It never really got infected, but I did do soaks in salt water for a few months (almost everyday).
I don't know if you ever do this, but say you're carrying a big box with both hands and you get to the elevator and need to press a button... I had a habit of pressing the box between the wall and my stomach and then having a free hand to press the button with... Let's just say that you learn NOT to do that very VERY early on! Sometimes the box slides down a bit.... and if you happen to have a navel bar.... the weight of the box starts to try to rip the navel bar out of your navel. Used to do this all the time. Had my navel pierced. Did it once (when it was all healed up already). Never did it again! :P
I don't regret getting my navel pierced at all though, and I love it! Mind you I still have a few pairs of jeans that I can't wear because the waistline happens to be right across the navel ring and it gets really irritated and red. Also, and this is weird, I generally know that I'm coming down with something because the navel piercing gets a bit red and a teeeny bit swollen. That doesn't happen with my ear piercings though. Go figure!
Mabsy
ps. I used to have the swarovsky "playboy bunny" navel ring. Oh yeah.... I was all class! LOL (got rid of it after a few months ). |
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Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:57 pm |
Mabsy,
Thanks for typing all that info. And yes, I do hold boxes with my belly all the time! (Usually when leaving the post office and trying to open my car.) If not for your warning, I'm sure I would have done it within days of the piercing!
That is so bizarre how your navel indicates an oncoming illness! Maybe you can get a "mood ring" for it and it will tell you even more!
--Alohagirl:P |
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Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:43 pm |
what a wonderful idea ---
MOOD RING NAVEL PIERCING
I'm sure that would be a great hit with mostly all ladies.
You're so smart Alohagirl !! |
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Mabsy
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Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:01 am |
| I love them. All of them. Guess now I have to get a piercing. Woo hoo. |
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Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:11 am |
Dang, someone else thought of it first.
(As usual, my ideas are "a day late and a dollar short.") |
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Thu Apr 01, 2004 12:39 pm |
it's just you work hard, unlike me who works for an environmental lab and SHOULD be working but can't pull myself away from here  |
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Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:24 pm |
| Mabsy, I'm from Brisbane and have never found a good eyebrow shaper that ive been happy with...which salon did you go to that you recommended so highly? |
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Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:09 pm |
Hello girls,
Talking about eyebrows and other stuff...just reminded me of a quote I've read from some magazines ( while sitting in my dentist office). I forgot her name but she is J. Lopez "personal eyebrows tamer". Asked why she charged $10,000. for each visit, she said something like this: " There are many painters, but there is only on Picasso." Hah! that makes me think...who wants Picasso eyebrows? I'd better have my eyebrows shaped like these , at least I'll look kind of cute... |
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Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:42 pm |
| verywell put Babyfish. and i'm sure your love thinks your absolutely beautiful. |
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Mabsy
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Fri Apr 16, 2004 4:31 am |
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Mabsy, I'm from Brisbane and have never found a good eyebrow shaper that ive been happy with...which salon did you go to that you recommended so highly? |
Hey Jez,
It's Outshine on James Street in New Farm (in the "Centro on James" complex). Ph. 3252-2882. Libby did mine and I highly recommend her! I heard that Karen also does a fab job. I think it was $17.
Mabsy
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Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:38 pm |
| Thanks heaps Mabsy. ill give that a shot =) |
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Sat Apr 24, 2004 2:26 am |
| You're welcome Jez. Let me know what you think once you get it done ok? |
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