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to think eyebrows don’t NEED to be done

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aliceyyyy2654 · Yesterday 14:33

AIBU to think eyebrows don’t need to be ‘done’ beyond some plucking of the monobrow area or some general tidying if you have a lot of hairs?
I recently went to get my nails done for an event and the lady asked if I wanted to sort my eyebrows out too??

surely this is a recent phenomenon of perfect dark eyebrows forced upon women?

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thisfilmisboring123 · Yesterday 14:40

Of course not.
You could say the same about lots though?

I only get mine waxed, but thankfully don’t have any greys.

I think it’s bloody rude for her to ask though!

Yetanotherone12 · Yesterday 14:40

You don’t “need” to get your nails done either though?

Surely this is a recent phenomenon of perfect painted nails forced upon women?

you were there getting your nails done, so who are you to judge people getting their eyebrows done.

i do neither, btw. It’s not compulsory.

likelysuspect · Yesterday 14:39

Very little is actually 'needed' is it? Anything other that basic fuel to eat, a roof over our heads. Water to drink, a fire to keep warm. Basic clothing and shoes. A purpose in life like tilling the land, obtaining the fuel and food

Thats a long way away from that to going to an event (unnecessary), getting nails done for said event (unnecessary)

The point is moot.

CandyCrushLevel14809 · Yesterday 14:39

How have you gone from a business woman asking you if you’d like your brows done to thinking there is a movement telling us we need them done?

sonjadog · Yesterday 14:38

Of course they don't need to be done. No beauty treatment needs to be done. They are all personal choice. Is that not obvious?

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aliceyyyy2654 · Yesterday 14:38

Daisydoesnt · Yesterday 14:36

No of course they don’t need to be done! She was just a small business owner trying to upsell to a customer.

She definitely wasn’t the owner, just a beauty therapist/nail technician in a larger salon

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Daisydoesnt · Yesterday 14:36

No of course they don’t need to be done! She was just a small business owner trying to upsell to a customer.

StarryNight88 · Yesterday 14:36

As a 90s girl who spent years growing them back, I agree.

IndiaFeatherstone · Yesterday 14:36

Wait until you’re asked if you want your tache done when having your brows done. Rude! I declined

Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · Yesterday 14:36

They don’t need to be done. But you are doing them by plucking. Personally as I’ve aged I feel better having them tinted and shaped. I don’t routinely wear makeup though.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · Yesterday 14:36

I dye mine. They’re naturally dark blonde but I dye my hair dark.

I’ve also started getting the odd gnarly grey eyebrow hairs which I evict immediately (they grown in overnight).

RosaNovella · Yesterday 14:35

I would resemble Dennis Healey if mine werent waxed into submission
However your eyebrows your choice
She asked , you declined, she didnt force you so YABU

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aliceyyyy2654 · Yesterday 14:35

Venusunbroken · Yesterday 14:34

No one needs to do it, people can if they wish. Personal choice. You don’t get to decide what others can and cannot do with their own faces.

my brows are sparse so I fill them in. Your opinion on that is irrelevant to be honest,

I didn’t say I was deciding what people could do with their faces? I said I don’t think they NEED to be done

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beaglescurleduplikebagels · Yesterday 14:35

They don't need to be plucked or tidied either - it's all personal choice.

Venusunbroken · Yesterday 14:34

No one needs to do it, people can if they wish. Personal choice. You don’t get to decide what others can and cannot do with their own faces.

my brows are sparse so I fill them in. Your opinion on that is irrelevant to be honest,