I was blessed with many things in my life but the perfect eye brow is definitely not one of these things. Please read on to avoid the mistakes I made and learn how to wax your eyebrows perfectly.Out of all the members in my gene pool I had to get the eye brows of my grandfather. Luckily for me they do not have the length his have acquired over the last 85 years but I do see the potential of this happening. In great fear I started to pluck my eye brows around the age of 15. I quickly decided this might not be for me as it was painful and took forever. Then I see an ad on the TV for at home waxing. I thought I had found the cure to rid me of my bushy grandpa eye brows and was quick to borrow my mom’s credit card and order away.

My Tips For Perfect Waxed Eyebrows

When the product arrived I could not wait to use it. Quickly reading the instructions I went from bushy to professional in 10 minutes. This was amazing. Over the next couple of days I noticed a few, let’s call them mishaps, I wish someone else would have warned me about. So here I am now sending out a grave warning to all though starting to wax their eye brows. Do not make the same mistakes I did!

My first tip is to get your eye brows waxed once professionally prior to doing it yourself. I know it is a bit wasteful to spend $10 on a one time wax but this will tell you a few much needed to know things. First the stylist will be able to shape your eye brows evenly. We have all seen the women who look completely lopsided or with super thin eye brows. It has happen to me.

Keep on plucking or waxing to get the brows even and before you know it you are left with just a thin strip. This can sometimes be worse than the over grown bushiness. Once you have been waxed to the proper shape and size for your face it is easier to upkeep yourself. Essentially it takes the guess work out of the waxing. Secondly by getting a waxing down professionally it will show you if you are up for the pain. Let’s face it, we are ripping hair out of its comfy little resting spot. It is going to feel a bit uncomfortable. Some people have a lot smaller of pain tolerance than others. Getting it professionally done the first time will insure you are not a “one and done” kind of girl as I was with plucking.

See the cold waxing strips store for some discount strips. If you are performing it for the first time then take your time, there is no rush.

Secondly, after waxing there are things you should do in order to avoid discomfort or discoloration to the waxed area. For example avoid swimming, tanning, makeup, or using cleanser to clean your face for 12 to 24 hours after waxing. This might cause redness or bumps in the waxed area. Trust me this is not the look you are going for. I made the mistake of waxing just before leaving the house for a date. You guessed it I applied makeup and lotion to my face before leaving. An hour into it I could feel the tingle and upon excusing myself to the ladies room I found tons of little red bumps under my brow line. My first thought was to apply more makeup but by the time I was done evening out my second brow the first one was even more irritated. Best way to avoid this is to pick a day where you can go without makeup or do it right before bed to give it time to heal overnight.

It has been several years since I started waxing my own eye brows and I will never go back to plucking or allow them to grow back in completely. My one late night call forever changed the way I present myself. Outside of a few little bumps in the road I have found waxing to be easy and a cure to rid me of my inherited bushy brows.