It's been 1.5 years since radiation. Long enough that I don't obsess about my eyebrows anymore. Yes they are very thin and grow funny but I have hairs there which is fantastic. It was a 50/50 proposition that they would come back in the radiation field. But they did. They are white...but they are there. Logan still colors them for me and keeps them even colored which is nice. What I haven't done yet was wax them.
Yes I have plucked. Yes I have even tried shaving the strays off. But plucking them hurts...bad. Some of the area is still kind of numb but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt to pull out a hair. In fact, it is a very strange sensation. One that I don't look forward to often. What is really bothering me is all the blonde hairs that grow like crazy. Peach fuzz? Maybe. Whatever you want to call it, it is a mess.
So last night, I decided it was time. I have a little tub of eyebrow wax I use. I heated it up and at 11:00 pm, I was brave enough to...bite the bullet. I figured if it hurt too much, I could always take some pain medication and by all means, sleeping off the discomfort is also attractive. Plus when I wax, my skin is red for several hours so sleeping alone is a great activity for those times.
I started with the uni-brow situation. Piece of cake. Then the left eyebrow then the right. I decided to place all the wax before ripping it off. But I made my right eyebrow the last rip. I put the wax on extra thick hoping that would make it easier to get off. And it was. I took a deep breath and pulled. It wasn't as uncomfortable as plucking and with one quick jerk, all the wrongs in the eyebrow world were gone! I was left with smooth, hairless under arches! No more unruly eyebrow strays! I'm so glad I have conquered this....and that it is something I need to conquer. Because eyebrows are important!
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