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teenage eyebrows...waxing, plucking or threading?

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fourkids · 22/05/2009 20:49

DD (age 12) has decided to have her eyebrows done...but I can't decide the best way to do it...except that it has to be done by a professional because I am rubbish!

I have booked her in for waxing, but wondered if threading is less painful? Thought plucking might not be best as even though it may hurt less it takes longer? I am happy for her to get them done - but don't want it to be so painful that she's put off forever! TBH she's really not into grooming generally so this is a bit of a surprise and may be the only thing she ever bothers with!!

I thought those with older teenagers might be able to advise please?

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Colonelcupcake · 24/05/2009 12:13

Do you mean the Nads magic wand? if so its an at home waxing kit that is fairly precise and is found in boots

fourkids · 24/05/2009 21:58

nads waxing kit sounds like something for blokes to de-hair their knackers with

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fourkids · 24/05/2009 22:03

reviews for gonad fluff remover Nads Magic Wand...

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Worldsworstmummy · 25/05/2009 01:20

am I off the hook now?

nappyaddict · 25/05/2009 01:35

In order of best results according to my beautician friend:

  1. threading
  2. waxing
  3. plucking

I get my eyebrows threaded in morrisons for £5. Takes a few minutes.

SueW · 25/05/2009 09:48

Threading is absolutely hideous IMO and plucking takes too long.

I will never let anyone do my eyebrows again - they have the most bizarre idea about how thin they should be whereas I like eyebrows somewhere between Marilyn Monroe and Brooke Shields.

I use what's left in my veet wax jar and apply it with a wooden manicure stick so I can put a very small precise amount on. I've cut the strips down to smaller pieces and I find that works perfectly.

DD, also 12yo, has been asking about having her eyebrows done but I think hers are ok at the moment. My mum's the opposite now -years over overplucking, I think, and she now gets tattooed make-up.

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