Joe Blauer <div id="print-doc"><a href="#" onclick="print();">Print</a></div> <div class="article"> <p>Eyebrow shaping is so popular, and it’s no wonder.&nbsp; Nothing can freshen up your look and show your face to its best advantage more quickly than a well-shaped eyebrow.&nbsp; The other great thing about eyebrow shaping is that it’s easy to do at home and doesn’t require a lot of time or money.&nbsp; So that brings us to the debate over the best way to shape.&nbsp; As with just about anything, there are people who are strong supporters on both sides.&nbsp; Since I work for a company that sells tweezers, and not wax, you might expect that I’d be voting to pluck.&nbsp; You’d be right, conditionally, but maybe not for the reasons you think!</p> <p>Home wax kits can be found in drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers.&nbsp; Options include cold wax strips, normal hot wax and sugaring wax.&nbsp; They are a very quick, often convenient, pretty inexpensive way to remove large areas of hair.&nbsp; The last part of that sentence is why I’m personally not a big fan of home-waxing your eyebrows.&nbsp; All of the waxing methods require you to be extremely cautious about where the wax is, and is not.&nbsp; A little bit of wax in an unwanted area, and, poof…you’re missing a big chunk of eyebrow.&nbsp; Some people are very skilled with home waxing and, if you’re one of them, then you can’t beat waxing for speedy hair removal.&nbsp; If you’re a first-timer for brow shaping or for waxing, this may not be the option for you!</p> <p>Tweezing, on the other hand, is much more easily controlled.&nbsp; After all, you’re tweezing a single hair at a time.&nbsp; The downside, and this is for the initial brow shaping only, is that it is a longer process.&nbsp; You must isolate every hair, and that takes time and patience.&nbsp; It’s also an awful lot like the difference between peeling off a Band-Aid slowly, and ripping it off in one, quick motion.&nbsp; Lots of little “ouches” with tweezing… one big “ouch” with waxing.&nbsp; But the risk of mismatched, over-shaped or missing chunks of eyebrow from tweezing is much smaller.&nbsp; Aside from the potential for a disastrous look, waxing can also be sticky and messy.&nbsp; For my money and lack of waxing expertise, I prefer the safer, and cleaner, tweezing!</p> <p>If you’ve decided that there’s no way you’re undertaking this at home and you’re going to a salon to have it done instead, then that changes my recommendation a bit.&nbsp; I’d say the most important consideration here is the professional’s experience.&nbsp; If he or she is known for their tweezing skill, I’d go that route.&nbsp; If the pro is best known for excellent eyebrow waxing, then I’d take the wax.&nbsp; The best result is always the most important factor.&nbsp; And, incidentally, there’s a lot to be said for having your brows professionally done the first time.&nbsp; When done well, you’ll have the perfect shape and will only need to touch up your eyebrows as stray hairs grow in.&nbsp; Again, I can’t stress enough, that the person shaping your brows should be very, very good at their job.&nbsp; I’ve seen some horrible tweeze and wax jobs on friends that have visited a salon.&nbsp; Make sure you’ve seen the pro’s work before you hop in the chair!</p> <p>One final thought, from someone who works at a tweezer company, is that whether you choose to wax or to pluck, you will always need a good slant tip tweezer.&nbsp; Maintaining your eyebrow shape, and avoiding those messy-looking stray hairs are key.&nbsp; You will need to check your eyebrows daily and be prepared to tweeze at the first sign of a new hair growing where it shouldn’t.&nbsp; Even if you’re devoted to salon waxing, you must still be meticulous about your tweezing upkeep.&nbsp; Hair grows at different rates so you will always have a few cropping up between waxes.&nbsp; Most slant tip tweezers will do a decent job, but I do recommend investing in the best tweezer you can afford.&nbsp; My very favorite ever, and I’ve tried every one on the market and even some that are not available in retail or professional stores, is our <a href="/products/4860">Aero Tweeze</a>.&nbsp; I truly believe this is the best tweezer available, which is why we sell it.&nbsp; Try it…you will be amazed by the results!</p> </div> <div id="pdf-doc"> <!--PDF--> </div> 2009-04-21T17:01:18-04:00 tweezing-vs-waxing 3290902 2009-04-21T17:01:18-04:00 286332 Tweezing vs. waxing 2009-08-03T15:39:33-04:00 <div id="print-doc"><a href="#" onclick="print();">Print</a></div> <div class="article"> <p>Eyebrow shaping is so popular, and it’s no wonder.&nbsp; Nothing can freshen up your look and show your face to its best advantage more quickly than a well-shaped eyebrow.&nbsp; The other great thing about eyebrow shaping is that it’s easy to do at home and doesn’t require a lot of time or money.&nbsp; So that brings us to the debate over the best way to shape.&nbsp; As with just about anything, there are people who are strong supporters on both sides.&nbsp; Since I work for a company that sells tweezers, and not wax, you might expect that I’d be voting to pluck.&nbsp; You’d be right, conditionally, but maybe not for the reasons you think!</p> <p>Home wax kits can be found in drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers.&nbsp; Options include cold wax strips, normal hot wax and sugaring wax.&nbsp; They are a very quick, often convenient, pretty inexpensive way to remove large areas of hair.&nbsp; The last part of that sentence is why I’m personally not a big fan of home-waxing your eyebrows.&nbsp; All of the waxing methods require you to be extremely cautious about where the wax is, and is not.&nbsp; A little bit of wax in an unwanted area, and, poof…you’re missing a big chunk of eyebrow.&nbsp; Some people are very skilled with home waxing and, if you’re one of them, then you can’t beat waxing for speedy hair removal.&nbsp; If you’re a first-timer for brow shaping or for waxing, this may not be the option for you!</p> <p>Tweezing, on the other hand, is much more easily controlled.&nbsp; After all, you’re tweezing a single hair at a time.&nbsp; The downside, and this is for the initial brow shaping only, is that it is a longer process.&nbsp; You must isolate every hair, and that takes time and patience.&nbsp; It’s also an awful lot like the difference between peeling off a Band-Aid slowly, and ripping it off in one, quick motion.&nbsp; Lots of little “ouches” with tweezing… one big “ouch” with waxing.&nbsp; But the risk of mismatched, over-shaped or missing chunks of eyebrow from tweezing is much smaller.&nbsp; Aside from the potential for a disastrous look, waxing can also be sticky and messy.&nbsp; For my money and lack of waxing expertise, I prefer the safer, and cleaner, tweezing!</p> <p>If you’ve decided that there’s no way you’re undertaking this at home and you’re going to a salon to have it done instead, then that changes my recommendation a bit.&nbsp; I’d say the most important consideration here is the professional’s experience.&nbsp; If he or she is known for their tweezing skill, I’d go that route.&nbsp; If the pro is best known for excellent eyebrow waxing, then I’d take the wax.&nbsp; The best result is always the most important factor.&nbsp; And, incidentally, there’s a lot to be said for having your brows professionally done the first time.&nbsp; When done well, you’ll have the perfect shape and will only need to touch up your eyebrows as stray hairs grow in.&nbsp; Again, I can’t stress enough, that the person shaping your brows should be very, very good at their job.&nbsp; I’ve seen some horrible tweeze and wax jobs on friends that have visited a salon.&nbsp; Make sure you’ve seen the pro’s work before you hop in the chair!</p> <p>One final thought, from someone who works at a tweezer company, is that whether you choose to wax or to pluck, you will always need a good slant tip tweezer.&nbsp; Maintaining your eyebrow shape, and avoiding those messy-looking stray hairs are key.&nbsp; You will need to check your eyebrows daily and be prepared to tweeze at the first sign of a new hair growing where it shouldn’t.&nbsp; Even if you’re devoted to salon waxing, you must still be meticulous about your tweezing upkeep.&nbsp; Hair grows at different rates so you will always have a few cropping up between waxes.&nbsp; Most slant tip tweezers will do a decent job, but I do recommend investing in the best tweezer you can afford.&nbsp; My very favorite ever, and I’ve tried every one on the market and even some that are not available in retail or professional stores, is our <a href="/products/4860">Aero Tweeze</a>.&nbsp; I truly believe this is the best tweezer available, which is why we sell it.&nbsp; Try it…you will be amazed by the results!</p> </div> <div id="pdf-doc"> <!--PDF--> </div>