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Ouch! A Writer Recounts Her Virgin Brow Tweezing Experience

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Ouch! A Writer Recounts Her Virgin Brow Tweezing Experience

Considering heading to your first eyebrow threading or brow shaping session? Here’s what to expect

July 5, 2021
Waiting for brow hairs to grow back is an agonisingly slow process that can throw your shape off for months.

Waiting for brow hairs to grow back is an agonisingly slow process that can throw your shape off for months.

Discovering the power of groomed brows is a defining beauty moment in any coming-of-age girl’s life. Whether you tweezed, threaded, plucked, or waxed your brows, you’ll end up with a set of tidy, neater, and sharp looking brows. And all of a sudden, you look and feel prettier, more confident, and mature.

Whether you are a beginner to brow grooming or a seasoned expert, it’s a simple way to hit refresh on your look and mood.

Here, a writer recounts her first-ever brow grooming experience, how she took the first step, and how you can get started too:

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Ouch! A Writer Recounts Her Virgin Brow Tweezing Experience
Caterpillar Brows
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“I was unaware of my brows – and their power – until my first photo shoot at age 19. I’d scored an editorial job at Cleo magazine and agreed (for the sake of my first byline) to model runway fashion…

I still remember the make-up artist’s horror: “Oh doll, look at those caterpillars. Have they ever been touched?” It took me a second to realise what he was talking about. “My brows?” I asked.”

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First Brow Pluck
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“I focused in on them. They did look quite full and dark. And I guess there were several hairs sprouting between the arches, creating what could only be referred to as a monobrow. But it never occurred to me that I should shape them. The Zeitgeist was overflowing with bushy-browed stars, like Cindy Crawford, Brooke Shields and Ali MacGraw.

I then experienced the eye-watering pain of a virgin brow pluck. I gritted my teeth against every rubber-band flick to my face. “We will find your arch!” he said, gleefully. Once finished, I had to admit the result was impressive. I looked groomed. “Even slightly more grown-up,” I thought to myself.”

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Do Not Over Pluck!
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A few years later when I moved to New York, a brow groomer would come to [our] office once a month so that each editor could have her brows perfected. As her expert tweezers hovered over us, she’d growl: “Do not touch them between visits.” We understood. Waiting for brow hairs to grow back is an agonisingly slow process that can throw your shape off for months.

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Get Your Brows Done!
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If you’ve never had your brows shaped or filled, I highly recommend starting.

You can have your brows shaped at the Benefit counter at Sephora Singapore, or visit a brow expert like Browhaus.

By far, the simplest thing you can do is fill your brows. Brush them up with a spoolie so they appear thicker, and use a fine-tip brow pencil to fill in sparser or bald spots, or sweep on a brown powder for softer definition.

You’ll soon discover that brows are the makeover you never knew was right, well, above your nose.

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