We'll call it the eyebrow incident

[EileenW]

Have pluck my eyebrow for the last year and sometimes have have been too aggressive. Never had a comment from my SO about them. The finger nails, however seem to be more noticeable.

[Rhonda Jean]

I've been having my brows waxed for over 10 years. They're quite arched, but they've been that way for so long there's no shock value anymore. Twice in that time I've had really bad experiences. Once was when I first started getting them waxed. It was probably not much more arch or much thinner than they are all the time now, but going from doing nothing to a highly shaped brow was a bit shocking. Should have eased into that. The other time was a couple of years ago when I went to a new place. I left there with a pencil thin extreme arch. Too thin and too arched even for girl mode. I had a hell of a time disguising that at work until they grew back. Now I absolutely fear having to find someone new.

[Sometimes Steffi]

I have no idea how to shape my brows. Plucking seems like a whole lot of work. Not to mention, I don't know where to begin and end. There's gotta be an easier way. Any ideas?

There's some kind of guideline. Take a ruler from the edge of the nostril to the corner of the eye, and that's where the eye brow should end. From the nostril straight up is where the eye brow should begin, or something like that.

My biggest problem is makeup. I have terrible eyesight and can't do makeup without glasses. Try doing eye makeup with glasses on, It doesn't work.

I got magnifying glasses with a single lens that flips from side to side at Bed Bath and Beyond.

I find my ears need attention now too. The horror of manhood!

I got my ears lased. It did a pretty good job, but I probably need 2 or 3 more treatments. My wife knows, but she doesn't know it was a (pain) test run for more laser hair removal.

[Jeri Ann]

I started shaping my brows forty years ago. They have been very feminine for most of that time. At some point, I noticed that they didn't need tweezing nearly as often. They had started to not grow back! At that point I was in for a dime, in for a dollar. Now I tweeze only a couple of strays every two weeks or so.
Shaping of the brows will become permanent in time. Be careful. Know what you want.

Jeri

[Claire Cook]

Indeed, a beauty shop does a much better job on brows than we do. I've tried trimming and shaping mine but realized that they do a better job (besides, it's more fun to spend girl time there!) The other day I went to Juanita's for my my male haircut (his and hers haircuts) and Juanita started trimming my brows but said "You know, Norma really needs to work on your eyebrows". So this morning i'm getting my nails and brows done. Can't wait!