When I was in New York in 2006, this was already the biggest thing happening. I just sort of ignored it until now.
I don't wear a lot of makeup, so I try to remain somewhat presentable by keeping my eyebrows clean. For years I've been getting them waxed at a salon in Normal Heights. But then we moved and I couldn't find a place I liked very much.
This led me to have the shaggiest eyebrows ever. So much so that I didn't even want to look at people when I talked to them. One morning, when I was a few strands shy of a unibrow, I saw a place in Hillcrest that took walk-ins and pulled over.
What I didn't realize is that this salon had no wax whatsoever, just thread! All my hair was pulled out by weaving a thread in and out of the pores? I think? I'm not really sure what goes on but it's pretty magical.
The feeling is so weird, it's not as painful as waxing but there's definitely a new sensation that's not entirely comfortable. I wasn't even sure if I liked it after the first time.
But I've been back four times now and I can safely say that I'm a threading convert.
First, it's way cheaper than waxing. Instead of $32 I was used to paying, it was $17! Second, you can totally go in the middle of the work day and you won't come back with that red, sensitive just-been-waxed look. I've done this and it's awkward. And finally, it only takes about 10 or 15 minutes from start to finish.
I've never loved my eyebrows so much.
