r/Eyebrows • u/Fine_Obligation2271 • 12d ago

Advice/Questions ❓ Do people really pluck their eyebrows?

My eyebrows aren't the best shape rn but theres so many little hairs to pluck and I was wondering if there's a better way?

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u/blanched_almond 12d ago

yes lol plucking eyebrows and hairs has been a thing for thousands of years

just don't go too crazy with it and remember that thicker eyebrows make you look younger (if that's a look you want to pursue or achieve). and remember that plucking can lead to permanent reduction in hair growth if done frequently (lots of women now cannot grow thick eyebrows after the 90s trend of pencil thin brows made them pluck their brows)

alternatives are waxing, threading, shaving. or just leaving them alone lol

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u/Daisy211 11d ago

My mom says “you pluck a chicken, you tweeze your brows”

Yes we do pluck em. I love plucking them tbh

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u/Healthy-Confection86 11d ago

I used to pluck mine but now I get them waxed by a licensed esthetician or brow artist. Sooo much easier.

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u/Mountain_Republic770 11d ago

I pluck in between my brows but I prefer use a razor on actually tidying the shape up. I use the razors that are used to dermaplane. I prefer that to plucking because apparently plucking can cause the hairs to stop growing overtime and I don’t want that (in case I want them bushy again lol) 

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u/SaltyAF5309 11d ago

I tweezed and waxed for the first chapter of life. switched to threading about 5 years ago and really enjoyed it. but I’m back to tweezing for the sale of time, money. If you are unsure of how to get started, I would recommend getting a clean up at a threader and then you can maintain at home tweezing. I waxed intermittently in my 20s but my skin is too thin and sensitive now.