Can somebody please talk to me about threading?

[Chuckthefucklebrothers]

Enough is enough. The tash has got to go.

I've bleached it for years but I don't think that's fooling anyone anymore I'm never letting anyone near it with wax again after a stupid bitch beautician ripped off a large strip of skin. Had electrolysis for a while but it's very slow going.
So threading - how long will I have a big red lip for? Is there any danger of losing a bit of my face again/bruising/any other unwanted effects?
Would be much appreciative of any advice you lovely ladies can give me!

[LoosingBattle]

Get an epi stick, 99p from ebay! My best purchase ever, still get my eyebrows threaded but for chin/lip the epi stick is just as good, (almost) pain free, convenient and cheap.

[Twoandtwohalves]

I am no expert but I will recount my experience. Had tache threaded once at a pamper party. Have given birth twice without pain relief and it Hurt. More. Than. That. (Veteran of several bikini waxes etc so not a complete wimp).

That said, considering having it done again. Very quick and upper lip only trembling for about 16 hours.

[Chuckthefucklebrothers]

Epistick sounds intriguing, will investigate, thanks!

Does it really hurt that much? Shit. For some reason I was imagining it not to be as bad as waxing. But as I mentioned, my last waxing experience involved a lot more trauma than expected!

[Twoandtwohalves]

I think it's just a very sensitive spot, at least on me. It may be that after repeated sessions one toughens up a bit. As I said, it is fast and I'll probably do it again. I keep walking past bored looking therapists in "threading booths" in my local shopping centre and think I should give them some business. Not sure I want to face the walk back through the centre with my lip buzzing though.

[Chuckthefucklebrothers]

Ha! I'm not sure how women cope with the freshly de-tashed walk of shame either, I'd have to go to somewhere a bit more discrete (not in the window of superdrug!) within scuttling distance of my car!

[Mintyy]

DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING THREADED EVER IT IS THE MOST HIDEOUS AGONY YOU CAN IMAGINE.

[soaccidentprone]

I have my eyebrows threaded, and it makes my eyes water. If I pluck my brows it doesn't hurt, but I can imagine threading an upper lip would be very painful.

[KatoPotatoHoHo]

I get my eyebrows threaded, I don't think it's any more painful than waxing! Just pull the skin taught as it's being done!

[KatoPotatoHoHo]

Just thinking though, eyebrow threading is for shape and definition no? I'd have thought wanting the whole tache off wouldn't need threading?

[Mummybookworm]

If it helps, I have vair sensitive skin (eyebrow waxing leaves me with red eyebrows for approx 12 hours). When I have them threaded the redness is gone within a couple of hours.

[EthelredOnAGoodDay]

I go for waxing and I've never found it too painful. Smarts a bit, but it's soon over. My friend has sugaring, which is supposed to be less painful. I haven't tried threading as every threading booth I've seen has been in the middle of a department store, and I don't really want my facial hair removing I front of a shop full of customers!

[Mummybookworm]

It also bloody kills BUT I wouldn't swap it for waxing now.

[CelticPromise]

I get mine threaded, hurts more than waxing but I find it better for my skin. Only red for about half an hour.

[Miggs28]

Eyebrow threading - abit of eyewatering manageable pain

Lip threading - unimaginable agony!! Sooo painful, only did it once and managed to hold back the tears until I had left the salon!

[Theknacktoflying]

I was told/advised that you only have about 3 weeks between visits.

It is uncomfortable, but I can't/won't pluck my eyebrows and for about £9, I get my eyebrows and upper lip threaded.

[TheRobberBride]

I get my eyebrows threaded and was thinking about getting my tache done too.

Then I read an old thread on MN and several people recommend the epistick. It's only 77p on amazon at the mo so I thought it was worth a try! I like the idea of de fuzzing in the privacy of my own bathroom.

[TheRobberBride]

Should add that it hasn't arrived yet but if it turns out to be a waste of money at least it won't be an expensive one!

[JanetAndRoy]

Recovery is really quick. I have my eyebrows done regularly and tash for special occasions! I think the real difference in comfort is that the warm wax helps to relax the skin a bit more.
Not as painful as childbirth but then I managed a 9lber with no drugs!

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

I've never had it done anywhere. What exactly happens?

[CuriosityCola]

I get my top lip and eyebrows done and it the top lip really hurts. I combat it by having it done very regularly so each session doesn't take long. Same with eyebrows.

The redness goes very quickly. I have had mine done in the shopping centre and continued shopping with no one giving me a second glance.

[GeordieCherry]

Threading all the way! It stings the first few times. But it's very thorough & over quickly. Wouldn't ever allow someone to put hot wax on my face

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

But I need to know what it is!

[CointreauVersial]

Ilovemydog - threading is where they remove the hair by grabbing it between twisted strands of cotton. I think it originated in Asian communities.

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

Thanks Cointreau

Sounds like a random way to pull out a lot of small painful hairs.

I don't think I'll be trying it anytime soon. I'll stick to the tweezers. Never had a tach thank goodness.

[3xM]

I've had eyebrows threaded and would do again as gives a great shape but is painful so wouldn't bother for upper lip. To de-tache I use DIY wax strips which I find cheap easy and quick and not that painful.