Mosaic Life

Mittwoch, Dezember 20, 2006

Bring Back Brows

Plucking eyebrows is an essential task for some of us. That's something we all can agree on. It's not really becoming on most girls to have eyebrows like old Frida here.


But I've noticed something that a few girls are doing that I want to try and nip in the bud. They're plucking their eyebrows practically bald. And then applying powder on their faces, erasing the memory of the shamed eyebrows from their faces. No, seriously, I've seen this. What motivates girls to do this? I mean, I know some old ladies who do the same thing, but they manage to pencil in two nice, crooked, unnaturally arched eyebrows to replace the natural ones. These girls are having none of that. Why do they strive to look expressionless? Do you kids know how hard it is to convey anger without eyebrows? I certainly hope this little fad doesn't catch on.

I mean, I can understand getting a little carried away with the plucking. You try to even the eyebrows out and this happens by accident. Or maybe you're like anorexics and tanorexics - you look in the mirror and instead of seeing the skinny, tanned person you are, you see a fat pale person. So you go and starve yourself until you're a skeleton and go to the cancer coffin until you're a leather bag. So I understand how it goes with the eyebrows. But let's be reasonable here. And maybe consult your blunt friends. They'll tell you the truth, that you've assaulted your brows mercilessly. Thankfully, if you do get mad because of their honesty, your browless expression won't give it away.

So if you recognize yourself in this post, go ahead and grow those brows back. You won't regret it. And if you do, at least you'll be able to look angry about it.