Threading

MizzLolly

....Well at least I think it's what it's called. A type of hair removal, supposed to be totally pain free.

After my latest waxing adventure I'd like to hear more about it. :pac:
Has anyone here had it done?

LolaLuv

Yep, and it wasn't pain-free for me. It's pretty nice, but I've decided I'll only be doing my own eyebrows from now on so I won't be doing it again. I'd say it's better than waxing, though.

lostinnappies

not pain free, dispite what they tell you. Like acupuncturists saying you dont feel the needle ... pppssstt ya right, youre sticking a needle into my skin, im gona feel it.

Punchesnpeaches

Do the effects last for longer than plucking/waxing? My heart is broken trying to keep my eyebrows neat and tidy, seriously, they grow so quickly.

Piste

What exactly does it entail?

LolaLuv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIeHYNt-rl4

Piste

Aha- any technique that involves removing hair from the root must be painful!

LolaLuv

Yeah, exactly, there's no way it could be completely pain-free. Although it might depend on the technique. I had it done once where I could barely tell anything was happening, but that was only the first couple of times. Since then it's hurt, but definitely not worse than waxing or plucking, probably even better.

WindSock

It feels like your hairs are getting ripped out in a line. It's a bit wierd, but I find the results are better than waxing. I only like it for my eyebrows though, any other part of my face I would wax.

I used to get it done when I lived in the States, I loved it. It gives beautiful results, really clean and neat. Does anyone know a good place to get it done here?

Curvy Vixen

Had mine done in Harrods by some guru or other in January and it felt like I was being gently 'cheese-grated'!

It was different but I get just as good a result from waxing.

NextSteps

I had it done in Blow salon in the old Jury's hotel in Ballsbridge. It's like having an elastic band wound tight and rolled across your skin, not particularly nice but no worse than waxing. It's really fast, too - took about 5 minutes. The result was really good; my eyebrows are really tidy and have a nice shape. The cost was €16, I think.

lostinnappies

Punchesnpeaches wrote: »

Do the effects last for longer than plucking/waxing? My heart is broken trying to keep my eyebrows neat and tidy, seriously, they grow so quickly.

lazer hair removal ... its perminent and probably a good investment ... save you money in the long run.

Sinall

I had it done in Aspen's on Camden Street and they are very good! They showed me exactly what it would entail. I have got my eyebrows waxed for years and always ended up minus a couple of layers of skin! Waxing is also seemingly bad for the muscles in the eyebrow area.

The threading definitely hurt less than waxing and it seems neater and cleaner and lasts longer. Also, you don't have big red stripes that take a while to fade!

GirlInterrupted

Sinall wrote: »

I had it done in Aspen's on Camden Street and they are very good! They showed me exactly what it would entail. I have got my eyebrows waxed for years and always ended up minus a couple of layers of skin! Waxing is also seemingly bad for the muscles in the eyebrow area.

The threading definitely hurt less than waxing and it seems neater and cleaner and lasts longer. Also, you don't have big red stripes that take a while to fade!

Thanks for that, but can you say how much longer the results last?

I'm part Italian and have black hair and brows and its a constant effort to keep a lid on the exuberant brows :rolleyes:...

kizzyr

lostinnappies wrote: »

lazer hair removal ... its perminent and probably a good investment ... save you money in the long run.

You can't have laser hair removal near your eyes, its the one and only place you can't get it done.
Re: threading, I had it done for the first time a couple of weeks ago and found it to be excellent. I went to the Mandela Spa on Dawson St. It was a bit sore yes but then again no method of hair removal is going to be pain free. However, that said, its all over and done with super fast, the finish you get on your brows is great and it does last longer than plucking.

Curvy Vixen

kizzyr wrote: »

it does last longer than plucking.

Don't want to start a row or anything but it can't last longer than plucking I'm afraid. Plucking, waxing and threading all remove the hair by the root (if done properly!) and your hair growth is your hair growth basically. It's only if you shave that your hair will appear above the skin level faster than any of the other methods because it hasn't been removed by the root.

Try threading OP ~ everyone has their favourite method or hair removel ~ some women even like those epilator things for their body hair :eek::eek:

lostinnappies

kizzyr wrote: »

You can't have laser hair removal near your eyes, its the one and only place you can't get it done.
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Thats a bummer, what about electrolysis. Would that have a more lasting effect? I know they can do it on eyebrows but i dont know if its perm.

ecaf

lostinnappies wrote: »

Thats a bummer, what about electrolysis. Would that have a more lasting effect? I know they can do it on eyebrows but i dont know if its perm.

I spoke to my beautician about electrolysis, it is permanent it is to kill the root / folicle and stop hair growing there. Although it might take a few times to get it, basically it has something to do with the stage of growth when they get it.

I'm going to try getting it done on next time above my lip, I chickened out of it this time, but she said she can try me on 1 or 2 hairs to see how it goes first.

http://www.hairfacts.com/methods/electro/electrolysis.html this link tells a bit about it.

kizzyr

Curvy Vixen wrote: »

Don't want to start a row or anything but it can't last longer than plucking I'm afraid.

Outside now for a big fight!!:D I know what you mean about it not really lasting longer but you do get a smoother more finished look to your brow after threading than plucking and so it seems to be better and you don't get (at least in my experience) as many stay regrowths in the same way as you do with plucking.

Plucking, waxing and threading all remove the hair by the root (if done properly!) and your hair growth is your hair growth basically. It's only if you shave that your hair will appear above the skin level faster than any of the other methods because it hasn't been removed by the root.

Try threading OP ~ everyone has their favourite method or hair removel ~ some women even like those epilator things for their body hair :eek::eek

You should certainly give threading a go OP, I'm a convert.

Getting there

Has anyone ever had problems afterwards when threading?

I recently got my eyebrows done (a constant uphill battle) and loved the results. They even lasted as long as waxing would have and the shape was great.

However, I then got my lip done (more fluff than hair) and it took a week to look normalish afterwards. the day i got it done it was a bit red but manageable. The next day i felt as if my lip was a bit swollen and then for the next 4/5 days i had a huge almost rash-like eruption of tiny spots all across my lip and down the sides of my mouth. And the area was most definitely swollen. So it was very obvious naturally and ruined the whole discreet effect i was after.

Is this just me? Im afraid to get it done again in case it happens?

caseyann

Better off going laser.The one you go couple of times and hair gone forever in places you want it gone
I am going to get it done over summer :cool:http://www.therapie.ie/
Threading is painful to some and waster of money.
Unless just going for eyebrows.

onway

What about DIY threading like this....www.facialhairremover.co.uk

Getting there

Well its not the threading thats the problem for me. I dont mind the pain of it, its only fleeting. I just couldnt believe the reaction I had afterwards. I know its something to do with my pores being open etc but surely everyone elses pores would be too?

Those diy threading thingys look cool!

Xiney

I love the results from threading - I find it less painful than plucking them since it doesn't last as long.

Getting there

Getting there wrote: »

Well its not the threading thats the problem for me. I dont mind the pain of it, its only fleeting. I just couldnt believe the reaction I had afterwards. I know its something to do with my pores being open etc but surely everyone elses pores would be too?

Those diy threading thingys look cool!

I think it just depends on the person. My skin stays red for hours and hours after threading even though it never used to. I barely get it done anymore because I literally have to spend the rest of the day at home because I look like something awful happened. I usually just pluck now and it's not nearly as bad. I'd like to get my upper lip done too but as you said there's no point if it ends up looking even more obvious.

esharknz

I had some pain with threading, although the lady doing it seemed to like giving everyone pencil thin eyebrows (which don't suit everyone). I had to have it done every two weeks, and even then, I probably should have gone every week as my hair just grows like weeds.

I've actually switched to waxing now, and find that this gives me better results, as they don't remove quite so much hair, meaning I don't look quite so scary just before my two week appointment.

Getting there

[quote=[Deleted User];66513830] I barely get it done anymore because I literally have to spend the rest of the day at home because I look like something awful happened.[/QUOTE]

yep i know that feeling, i always have to have sunglasses after my i get my eyebrows done too! Maybe my skin is just too sensitive?
My mum is a bit sallower than i am and you never notice after she gets her eyebrows/lip done. she could go out straight away after and yet Im left look like I have some very weird burn lines.

I was thinking thought, essentially threading is the same as plucking isnt it? So would i one be better off just plucking the dark hairs away? Or would that damage the follicle more?

oh why couldnt i be less fuzzy:rolleyes:

pow wow

Getting there wrote: »

However, I then got my lip done (more fluff than hair) and it took a week to look normalish afterwards. the day i got it done it was a bit red but manageable. The next day i felt as if my lip was a bit swollen and then for the next 4/5 days i had a huge almost rash-like eruption of tiny spots all across my lip and down the sides of my mouth. And the area was most definitely swollen. So it was very obvious naturally and ruined the whole discreet effect i was after.

Is this just me? Im afraid to get it done again in case it happens?

I get the wee lumps and bumps above my eyebrows when I get them threaded and it takes a good week or so for them to go down so I feel your pain! I asked the girl who does them for me about it but she had no advice.

She then offered to do my upper lip whilst I was in having my eyebrows done and I politely declined

Getting there

Well from looking online apparently its from the pores being open and bacteria from the surrounding skin etc getting in. I was thinking though, that when I was leaving she put a coverup makeup on my face so it didnt look so red. I dont usually have this put on my eyebrows as I have a fringe and sunglasses usually. And it did cover it up really well but i wonder how many other faces that brush has been used on.....:eek:

I have also now seen it recommended to keep antiseptic wipes with you and keep wiping the area during the day after you get it threaded. I can see why that would work but its a bit debilitating no?

Il just have to ask the next time.

princess-lala

I had my eyebrows done when I was in Turkey and it was nearly 5 months before I touched them again

It was €4 to have done and the last time I checked here it was €19 :eek:

I must go and have it done again soon

Getting there

Getting there wrote: »

yep i know that feeling, i always have to have sunglasses after my i get my eyebrows done too! Maybe my skin is just too sensitive?
My mum is a bit sallower than i am and you never notice after she gets her eyebrows/lip done. she could go out straight away after and yet Im left look like I have some very weird burn lines.

I was thinking thought, essentially threading is the same as plucking isnt it? So would i one be better off just plucking the dark hairs away? Or would that damage the follicle more?

oh why couldnt i be less fuzzy:rolleyes:

Yeah your skin is probably sensitive. I'm really, really tanned and you wouldn't think I'd go so red but my skin just freaks out. Takes a good 5 hours to start looking normal again. For some reason I don't get it with plucking, just a bit of redness which goes within the hour. I guess because threading takes so many hairs off at once, it's really traumatic for your skin whereas plucking is much more gradual?

iguana

Getting there wrote: »

However, I then got my lip done (more fluff than hair) and it took a week to look normalish afterwards. the day i got it done it was a bit red but manageable. The next day i felt as if my lip was a bit swollen and then for the next 4/5 days i had a huge almost rash-like eruption of tiny spots all across my lip and down the sides of my mouth. And the area was most definitely swollen. So it was very obvious naturally and ruined the whole discreet effect i was after.

Is this just me? Im afraid to get it done again in case it happens?

Something similar happened to me when I had my lip done. Not as severe as you describe but not nice either. The area above my lip felt swollen for days afterwards, it was a bit sore in places and very numb. I also got spots the very top of my lip and to one side. I wouldn't say it was terribly noticeable because it was only a few but I definitely won't get my lip done again.

iguana

princess-lala wrote: »

It was €4 to have done and the last time I checked here it was €19 :eek:

I must go and have it done again soon

There are a few cheaper places around. There is one place on Bolton St/Capel St that does the whole face for €10. I wasn't overly impressed though as I only wanted my eyebrows slightly tidied as I hate tiny brows and she wanted to give me tiny brows. She tidied them up a bit but just didn't really understand what I wanted. So I guess if you keep your brows very small it's worth giving her a shot. Or if you just want your lip and chin done.

And I recently found a place on Cork St that does eyebrows for €10 and I think the girl doing it was brilliant. The only fault I have is that the chair you sit on doesn't have a neck rest.

Linguo

It is more expensive getting them threaded but after many disasters with my brows I do believe it's something worth spending a little more money on. When they do the shape well it should last for a good while and you can just tidy it up yourself until you feel ready to splash out again!

chappy

oh my god i love threading!!!Started getting it done about a year ago...had never waxed cos I was afraid of the pain.It leaves you soooooooooooo smooth.Only got my eyebrows done the first couple of times but have since gotten my lip and chin done about 8 times.

The first time I had quite a bad reaction with my lip and chin and took about a week to get back to normal.I was quite anxious but got it done again by the 3rd time the redness would only last a day.

Neelu's in Arnotts is absolutely amazing and the girl who owns it is lovely!!!

Would definately recommend to friends!!!

litup

iguana wrote: »

And I recently found a place on Cork St that does eyebrows for €10 and I think the girl doing it was brilliant. The only fault I have is that the chair you sit on doesn't have a neck rest.

Sorry, I know you posted this a while ago, but what is the name of the place on Cork St? I've been looking for somewhere new to get my threading done.

iguana

litup wrote: »

Sorry, I know you posted this a while ago, but what is the name of the place on Cork St? I've been looking for somewhere new to get my threading done.

She works from a hairdressers on the corner of Cork St and Ardee St, called The Flick. I don't know her name but I think she's Spanish.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Flick/304789855202#!/pages/The-Flick/304789855202?v=info

magneticimpulse

I dont bother with that at all.

I got some stencils from eyebrowz.com

Im loving the Marlyn ones and the "big" eyebrow look. I think i was guilty of over plucking for many years. Now I just colour in the stencil shape over my eyebrows and then use an Eyebrow razor around the eyebrow. Its really simple and pain free.

I also like that you can get a pack of 6 different eyebrow stencils and go for the one you like.