waxed eyebrows (ouch!)

[biglips]

ive done it before myself but ended up looking like a bamboo's sore arse ...

i went to hairdressers to have them done and to see how they do it so she applied the wax on and stripped it off then applied something watery on cotton wool to cool the burning sensation... what is that watery thing? as i can do it myself now..

tea tree

really!!!! but it had no smell to it

When I go for mine doing that is what they use. Its really soothing. Must admit the one they use on me does smell a bit - but nice.

Was it witch hazel?
We use that in our house when the kids bump themselves as it reduces the bruising.

Ooh! Couldn't do that to myself Biglips, tried it once and left some wax behind - it was painful for days . The beauty place where I go use some stuff that smells a bit menthol.

should i ring my hairdresser up tmrw or is that being cheeky?

Is there any mn's who are beauty therapists?

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hiya am a beauty therapist,
it would have been an after wax solution. these can come in lotion, oil, and gel form. different salon have their favorit(sp) brands they use so if you want that particular one you'll have to ask hairdresser what one she used. I have an oil that smells like almond, a spray which has a medical kind of smell and a lotion that hasn't really got a smell. I tend to use the spray or lotion first and the oil if there is any wax left on.

ps, you're braver than me, waxed my eyebrows once and it was too much pain for me, I use shaper and tweezers now as am a big chicken!

I think mine use some kind of lavender oil? I'm going saturday and will try to find out.

Get some shaped strips specially made for waxing eyebrows = they are v simple to use. In a yellow box near all the other wax strips in somewhere like Boots. Hair Solutions Wax Away Eye Brow Shapers

yeah, ive already got a wax strips kit at home so will be using that..

I just put cold water on afterwards. Or tea tree oil.

take nurofen half an hour before waxing. numbs pain and reduces redness.

thanks everyone, it was tea tree oil and i will use that in the nect time i wax my eyebrows