Threading

Those who know me well know I take my beauty regime seriously.
By seriously I mean... As a general rule I SERIOUSLY don't give a crap. I'm over it. I'm overwhelmed. I don't know what I'm doing.
I wash my skin, I use an exfoliating glove. I shampoo and condition my hair on a semi-regular basis.
I paint my nails sometimes, mainly because I like pretty colours.
When I go out I'll throw on a little eyeshadow and some mascara. Occasionally I will even go as far as to smear on some lipgloss but that's about it.

I won't say it's because I don't care about my appearance. I'm as self conscious as the next person but...
1) I didn't have a big sister or anyone to teach me about these girly things.
2) I live in Queensland. (For those who have never been here it's like a sauna 90% of the year.) Make-up melts off before you've made it out the door.
3) I'm a mum. I'd rather spend the extra money on something for the family than wasting my money on myself.
4) I'm a tomboy. Putting on make-up to climb a tree is just silly.
And most importantly...
5) I'm a typical red-head. I have dry, freckled, splotchy skin. I also suffer from the affliction known commonly as monobrow. Luckily for me my facial hair is very light. (almost blonde.) So it isn't really noticed.

I've tried plucking my eyebrows but after removing a few hairs my face is bright red and so tender; Each additional hair I remove brings tears to my eyes even though I have a pretty high pain threshold.

I've tried waxing and had some hideous encounters with the process. I've been to a number of different places to have it done and each time I have the same results.
Firstly, pain. Although it is quicker than plucking it still really hurts and I know others have said the pain goes away pretty fast but it doesn't for me. Hours later my skin is still stinging and when the beautician uses any of the oils or creams meant to soothe it does the opposite; It irritates. I've had it many times where I've had my eyebrows waxed in the morning and still been bright red and swollen the following day.
Personally, I find that the hair grows back pretty quickly too. In one case I could feel little tiny spikes of hair again about 6 hours later. What a bloody waste of money. Especially when you consider some places charge over $20 for the treatment.

About 6 months ago I saw someone on twitter say they wanted to have their eyebrows threaded. This made me giggle as I got images in my mind of someone having them braided with beads hanging from them. (Don't ask. My mind works in mysterious ways.)
I did a quick google search and found some videos. All of a sudden my interest was piqued. I tried searching more locally but the searches weren't very fruitful. Those I found worked from home and there were none that close to me. (I don't drive anymore so location is a big factor.)
After awhile I gave up searching. I put it down to one of those things I would try one day if I got the opportunity.

In January opportunity came knocking. More than knocking... It was full sirens blaring, Get your Butt into gear & take the woman up on this offer.
The opportunity came in the form of Coralie (aka @ferrous) a threading angel one could say. She was looking into starting her own threading business and needed a few people in Brisbane for a trial. She would come to them.
Perfect! I fit the criteria; I live in Brisbane, I'm a people. *grins*

I retweeted her offer and was contacted by Erin (aka @RubyBlue29) who also wanted to take part.
And so it was arranged. We would all meet at my house for the trial. First thing I have to say is that the service couldn't have been better. She arrived promptly and was more than approachable. First she gave us a quick run through of the procedure and then asked who would be the first volunteer. I bravely put my hand up for the first go. Instantly she put me at ease and began shaping my eyebrows (and removing the dreaded monobrow.) The whole thing took less than 5 minutes. I had a quick look in the mirror. I had the tiniest pink hue to my eyebrow area which had vanished before Coralie had finished with Erin.
I kept rubbing my eyebrows. They were baby-bottom smooth. I think I finally stopped playing with them about a week later. I won't lie, I did feel it as the hairs were removed but it was nothing in comparison to waxing or plucking and the best part... 9 days later and I was only just getting a little bit of eyebrow regrowth. Soft regrowth at that.
As I post this, it has now been over 20 days since I had the threading done. I have minimal regrowth and other than a few odd rascally hairs there is no monobrow to speak of.

Now in addition to coming out for personal threading services Coralie has 2 other options.
If you organise a few people in the office, She can come visit you at work and get everyone in one go. Hey Boys you can be threaded too. A little manscaping to fix the monobrows wouldn't go astray.
Also, Why not organise a threading party? Invite some of your girlfriends around one night and have Coralie come out and thread for you all. There are incentives if you organise a group such as cheaper/free services for yourself. I really suggest you give this a go. Try something new.
You can contact Coralie via twitter just throw her a quick shout out.
OR

If you're not on twitter just leave a message here and I'll let her know you are interested.

Support our local small businesses. Give it a go. You may just find a new beauty solution.