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DD 11 wants her eyebrows waxed...

40 replies

ziggzagg · 07/10/2017 14:29

Should I? I think she's too young! Just turned 11 in July...

OP posts:
PoppyH56 · 08/10/2017 09:58

As someone who overplucked within an inch of their life in my teenage years and now have to spend hundreds of pounds on getting them microbladed as I was literally bald above the eyeballs I promised myself that once my baby girl gets old enough to want her eyebrows doing I will pay for her to have them waxed/threaded professionally so she doesn't suffer a similar fate to myself Grin I would say based on her age threading may be better, as waxing can be quite harsh especially if you've never had it before! I still can react now from a hot wax and I've been getting waxed for years.

Loopytiles · 08/10/2017 10:00

It’d be a no from me, as her eyebrows are nice. Different if noticeable bushy/monobrow and risk of bullying.

Loopytiles · 08/10/2017 10:01

NOt good IMO to encourage girls and young women to spend time and ££ on ”beauty” treatments.

gttia · 08/10/2017 10:03

Both my dd had them waxed at this age, I'd rather that they were done properly by a hairdresser I've trusted for years than plucked by themselves in the bathtub.

I get them done every other hair cut now - every three months and they are 11 and 13

gttia · 08/10/2017 10:03

Both my dd had them waxed at this age, I'd rather that they were done properly by a hairdresser I've trusted for years than plucked by themselves in the bathtub.

I get them done every other hair cut now - every three months and they are 11 and 13

gttia · 08/10/2017 10:03

Both my dd had them waxed at this age, I'd rather that they were done properly by a hairdresser I've trusted for years than plucked by themselves in the bathtub.

I get them done every other hair cut now - every three months and they are 11 and 13

gttia · 08/10/2017 10:03

Both my dd had them waxed at this age, I'd rather that they were done properly by a hairdresser I've trusted for years than plucked by themselves in the bathtub.

I get them done every other hair cut now - every three months and they are 11 and 13

GreenTulips · 08/10/2017 10:04

DD had hers done recently and they look lovely

Like it or not 'eyebrows' are the trend for teens - they are obsessed

Just let her and judge the result for yourself

Nanny0gg · 08/10/2017 10:15

NOt good IMO to encourage girls and young women to spend time and ££ on ”beauty” treatments.

You clearly didn't have a monobrow that came down virtually to the top of your eyes then... Sad

magpiemischeif · 08/10/2017 19:20

I could have had that monobrow. Plucking was fine. Did not over pluck - too painful. Did the bare minimum. If the OP does just the middle and strays underneath brow on eyelid for her DD there will no danger of over plucking. Less cost. A light brow powder is enough to define them and washes off. Good starting point, I think and low cost.

Loopytiles · 08/10/2017 19:33

Monobrow is different - stands out and (wrongly) Dc can be bullied. The OP’s DD’s brows are not especially heavy.

Teens can pay for their own treatments. This DD is 11.

Allthewaves · 08/10/2017 19:38

They are a nice shape. I'd go for threading and just tidy up. I wouldn't have a problem but then I'm dark and got mine done when I was 11

Allthewaves · 08/10/2017 19:40

Plus it's better she wants this than the horrendous massive drawn in eyebrows that seem to be the teen trend

HotelEuphoria · 08/10/2017 19:41

My DD has had hers threaded since she was 12. She has darker brows than the OPs. They weren't too old for her, the threading lady just gently tidied them up.

She is now 20 and it's the one thing she still has done every four weeks or so.

GreenTulips · 08/10/2017 21:04

These are my DDs similar to your daughters

DD 11 wants her eyebrows waxed...
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