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Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:09 pm  |
For those who can not tolerate waxing, this is awesome!
I usually look like the bride of frankenstein for days after having my brows waxed. Today I went for threading.
I was quite red afterwards, for about 1 hour.
Now, my brows look great. The shape seems better, more precise. It hurt a little during, but so does waxing.
This is definitely the route I will be taking in the future. No swelling, no blisters...
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:59 pm |
how long did it take?
I like waxing b/c it's quick, but I get a lot of redness too...maybe I should give it a try |
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Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:41 pm |
I've read that threading is suppose to be more gentle on the skin then waxing.
I do want to give it a try myself so I do plan to if I ever find a person in my city that does this.
Thanks for sharing your experience mollmarie! |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 4:52 am |
| It took about 10 minutes at the most. I did a search on threading and baltimore and it gave me a site that lists salons that do threading and reviews from customers when avaliable. |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 5:30 am |
I had my first eyebrow threading experience a couple months ago and reported on it here:
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=4168&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=threading
It’s now my preferred technique to remove any facial hair and I’ll never allow anyone to wax any part of my face again!! For anyone who’s interested in finding an experienced “threader” in their own town and is finding it difficult, my suggestion would be to visit a local Indian or Oriental market in your town and ask one of the female (Indian/Oriental) employees where she gets her eyebrows done...chances are she’ll be able to recommend a salon or skilled aesthetician who performs it!! |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:48 am |
Yeah!!!!!!! 
I'm sooooo glad to see more people are trying it - I'm a HUGE believer in threading - and LOVE the results to the point of possibly being considered obsessive compulsive about it. I've posted somewhere on this board about how it is my first priority to find someone that threads when I move(often). The few places I have moved and could not find someone that threads - I really feel sorry for the poor beautician that got stuck waxing my brows - because it was just never good enough and she had to listen to my long winded story about threading  |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:48 pm |
Thanks for the wonderful tips and suggestions!!
I'll see if I get any hits from googling on the web. I live in one of the most metropolitan of cities, so there should be someone who does this over here in my neck of the woods! |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:33 pm |
I don't know which part of California you live in, but if you live near the Los Angeles area -the area called Artesia "India town" have several indian salons for threading. It's off Hwy 91 - Pioneer Blvd.
If you live near the San Fran Bay area - there are probably many places there also - but I don't know off hand.
This is my strategy for finding somewhere. I check out indian businesses such as indian groceries or restaurants and ask if they know of anyone or anywhere that performs it. If no luck, just stop any female with decent eyebrows and ask her ...LOL. I actually did that TWICE and that's how I learned of someone that does it in my area - I told you I could be considered Obsessive Compulsive in this category and borderline insane LOL !!!!!!!!! But it's sooooo worth it and I pay a grand total of $3 for each visit |
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Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:24 pm |
Hi Fairlyfair  !
I'm in the Bay Area very close to San Francisco (I can hop into the city easily, no problemo), so I'll start looking. But actually, you gave me a very good idea. I'll ask my Indian friends. They should know of a place or someone who knows.
Thanks again.  |
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Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:52 pm |
| LOL fairlyfair you sound crazy!! I must say I'm tempted to try it, but I'm afraid to have another person shape my brows! I've always done it myself with a pair of tweezers (no easy task with my thick dark brows) but I've seen friends with REALLY bad wax jobs and I'm afraid! I wonder how easy it would be to thread myself...hrmm |
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Mon Mar 28, 2005 11:35 pm |
Ahhhh got my eyebrows threaded today - I feel sooooo much better!!! Thought about u gals LOL.
It's very difficult to do yourself. Sometimes I clean it up myself using the thread - but it's near impossible to get that natural arch shape. That's why I don't try to judge the lady that's about to do my brows by the way hers look  because either 1. she can't possibly do it herself(they put one piece of the thread in their mouth and the other twisted in their hand), unless she does that quickie method that's not really effective for shaping or 2. someone else did it. |
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Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:23 am |
| Chimera I also pluck my own - I hate anyone messing with my face |
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:36 pm |
Hi everybody,
~ I have to say that threading is not as bad as maxing and the results are much better. The final result is much neater and the skin is less red. PLUS you are not putting chemicals on your skin (we use enough of that already) the lady uses a cotton thread - that's better and healthier.
~ Love the results, less painful, NO more waxing for me.
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Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:41 pm |
Threading is awesome. i love it.
After I threaded my eyebrows, I just started plucking them and EW. I made them so bad.
So I'm trying to grow them thicker then get my mom to take me back down in Poco to get them threaded. Yeesh. |
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:58 am |
Threading is very cool. I posted about it somewhere also. I live in suburban Philly and it's hard to find a place near me. But I liked the results when I had it done. South Asian women usually have such nice brows!
There's a woman in Ny who's pretty famous for it. For anyone who lives in NY, I can find her name. |
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MoCheeks
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Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:08 am |
Hi,
Hearing about eyebrow threading has me curious. I don't like wax, too easy to make a bad mistake and I hate what it does to the skin. I have my tweezed. I keep my natural shape and just have the annoying little hairs tweezed. How does eyebrow threading work? How do they wrap the thread around the hair? Do they then just pull the thread and the hair off with it? I live in Ohio and I have never heard of anyone in my area doing this. |
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Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:08 pm |
Hi, I wrote an article about it on a beauty blog. I loved it but note the cautions:
I’ve noticed that Southeast Asian women often have perfect eyebrows, beautifully shaped and so precise. Eyebrow threading, a method of hair removal that has long been used by Middle Eastern and Indian women, may be their secret. A thread is wrapped around the hairs and pulled to remove the unwanted ones. So far, I see only perks to this process. I found it to be much less painful than waxing or tweezing, and I can see why it’s growing in popularity in the US. A week after my first-ever session and I had barely any regrowth, unlike with waxing, after which I normally see little hairs within a few days. Even worse, waxing often took off a layer or two of my skin. Yeow! And threading is completely natural and devoid of chemicals.
But a couple notes of caution: Be sure to tell your threader exactly how you want your brows. Pencil in the shape you want if needed. If you feel uncomfortable with anything your threader is doing, let her know! For example, the threader at a salon I visited in suburban Philadelphia (that shall remain unnamed), dipped a swab into powder and on my brows to prep (my skin is very oily). Then she dipped the same swab back in the powder. She also wiped her nose then wiped another client’s face with the same hand. Ewww…
Instead, find a reputable threader you can trust. I hear Shobha (shobhathreading.com) is very good. If I'm in NY any time soon, I'll go. See http://shefinds.com/blog/index.php/weblog/comments/trend_alert_eyebrow_threading/ for a photo of what threading looks like. .
Best,
T |
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Thu May 01, 2008 4:29 pm |
| Threading is quick and cheap but I didn't think she shaped my brows as well. I have to admit to being a little sickened by the thread in her teeth and on one occasion I got someone who didn't have a good command of English and she really didn't know about money and change. For ten bucks more I can sit in a comfy chair and have a mini facial massage after my brows are sugared. The woman is a real brow artist so it's well worth it. |
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Fri May 02, 2008 7:24 am |
Threading has been a part of my family even before I was born! My mum had her whole face threaded by my grandma before her wedding (apparently it's the thing Vietnamese brides have done to ensure they have baby smooth hairless face).
I love threading too and have a few convert friends. I'm lucky as my sister and I can thread each other's lip lines and be hair-free most of the time.
I've never actually threaded the eye brows, mainly as the contours in this area need for precision and *very* careful manouvering , and the hairs are longer. It's just easier to pluck. I prefer to trim and pluck eye brows to shape them.
Also good quality cotton thread is key, not flimpsy ones that break easily.
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Sat May 03, 2008 10:06 am |
| I recently discovered threading and I love it. Although, I still get about as red and I did with waxing. But I have really sensitive skin. With waxing I always got tiny bumps but never with threading. The only down side to threading (at least at the place I go) is the hairs that fall into my eye and nose area. It makes me need to sneeze. They never brush away the hairs even when they're done. And I always wait too long in between visits so it's a lot of little hairs. I just grab a tissue and whip my face when the lady stops to change positions. |
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Tue May 27, 2008 10:39 pm |
threading is awesome. I waxed for years and spent so much $$$ but threading is dirt cheap in comparison!
I used to pay $16-20 for eyebrow waxing, and i hated scheduling appts, and i found it time-consuming.
with threading, the places i go to in Little India (Vancouver BC) are walk-in (appts are available but not really necessary), and you are in and out in under 10mins. PLUS, they do your upper lip too. I don't have much upper lip hair, but i'm addicted to how soft it leaves the area afterward.
I pay in total $7.00 for both eyebrows and upper lip. Bargain!!! And they do a great job. I get compliments all the time on my eyebrows.
I'm a huge fan!! |
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Tue May 27, 2008 11:15 pm |
| So any different between wax and threading? |
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Wed May 28, 2008 11:09 am |
| Threading is more gentle and it doesn't pull your skin like waxing does. |
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Wed May 28, 2008 11:14 pm |
| Okay so it's better because what? You're still pulling out hairs,so it feels the same, right? |
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Wed May 28, 2008 11:15 pm |
| Ignore that, I just saw another post on it. |
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