Flashback Friday: Occupational Hazards

Now I know it has been a little while since I worked out in the "world" but I still suffer from O.H. (Occupational Hazards). Ya know things that you notice more because of a job you had or have i.e.; someone who worked as a waitress will notice a good server more quickly, a Civil Engineer will notice grading and sidewalks (jimmy), Me, I notice Eye Brows!!! In fact I was recently sitting in a movie and the main characters eyebrows were driving me UP THE WALL!!!! I have tried over the years to not stare at my friends eye brows, I don't want them to be self conscious, but sometimes I just can't help myself! As a Licensed Esthetician, my solution in an effort to give a little advice on "Proper" Eyebrow grooming and shaping is to post a tutorial, A "How To" keep your eyebrows looking pretty!! You're Welcome.

Step 1

The best way to a great result is to have the "Proper Tools", you can find them just about anywhere these days at very reasonable prices. Below we have needle nose tweezers, slanted nose tweezers and eyebrow scissors. Take good care of the tools, if they are dropped "nose first" they will no longer work very well, if at all because the tips will not line up.



Step 2
When deciding the areas that need to be "Groomed" there are some very basic guidelines to follow. If you follow these tips it will ensure that you DO NOT OVER TWEEZE, which in my humble opinion, is the single largest mistake people make when tweezing their own eyebrows!!!

First using a make up brush/pencil or anything similar, hold it to your face connecting the imaginary line from the outside of your nose, to the corner of your eye (pictured above) any hair on the outside or right of the wand should be removed, the rest stays!


Next you will then place the "wand" connecting the imaginary line from the outside of your nose through the pupil of your eye (pictured above), this is YOUR arch!! This is the area in which you will have a natural arch, DO NOT remove hairs too closely to the inside of your eyebrow creating a "False Arch", it does NOT LOOK PRETTY!!


Last Step is to connect the imaginary line from the outside of your nose to the outer most point of your eye (pictured above), this is the area in which your eyebrow should end! Anything beyond this point can and should be tweezed.


The final Result is a well groomed eyebrow that is not too far apart, nor forming a uni brow!!

Please make note I do not have very thick eyebrows, the hairs are pretty fine so I have to work with what I have. Also note that I have hairs that grow up instead of over on the inside, this is normal and very common, DO NOT REMOVE them, using your small scissors trim them a bit.

These are tips in SHAPING your brows, yours might be thicker, darker or lighter but these tips work for everyone! Women naturally lose thickness in their eyebrows as they age, and the hair will eventually stop growing once it has been tweezed/waxed long enough in the same area. These facts can either work as a curse or a gift depending on weather the hair has been removed from the right places. I have not had my eyebrows waxed in probably 7 years, the hair has mostly given up and I really only have to maintain a few strays a few times a week!

This is a DON'T
(unless your goal is to grow it and donate it to Locks of Love)

This is Another Don't
(unless you have just recently donated the hair to Locks of Love)

I hope to continue sharing some of the handy tips that I have learned along the way!
P.S Does this count as a Service Project??!!??lol

The Dreaded Deadly Sippy Cup

Probably one of my least favorite things is when I come across a sippy cup forgotten! You Mom's know the kind, the ones that have been left under a bed, or slipped behind a couch, or in the back of the car. The ones that when you shake them just a little the sound of sloshing nastiness is only the beginning because you know when you open that lid the smell will just wipe you off your feet!

(Some give tutorials on quilting/wood working/painting/ hair doing, Me I do them on cleaning a sippy cup!!! Where else will you get this good kind of information?? Huh? You blogging Mama?)


Then you have two choices, throw the disgusting thing away or clean it! I usually clean it, but only because they cost an arm and a leg to replace them at the rate I would need to at our house! I have two sippy cup users, Grace being the most prolific, she has an addiction to Carnation Instant Breakfast like her Mom has an addiction to Frosted Mini Wheats!! I have developed a method to the cleaning of the said sippy cup, first I hold my breath and open the lid with the hot water running and garbage disposal on, this way as soon as the curdled milk/juice is exposed I quickly fill the cup with the Hottest water possible and dump it down the sink. Then I rinse it a couple times before adding liquid soap and filling it again with Hot water, then it will sit in the sink for a little while in this condition before it enters the dishwasher! If the smell still lingers after one or two rounds in the dishwasher I let it go with the trash man on Thursday morning to sippy cup heaven!!

No one tells you about this part of parenting, it's like a secret that everyone is afraid to mention, worried that if it gets out their could be a second thought on parenting all together! It's up there with the playing of feces in the crib or the cleaning of throw-up or pee stained sheets at 2 O'clock in the morning!! These are the things you don't think about as you shop for the cute little baby clothes and bedding, it feels like you will have this cute little doll to dress up and then when you want to go on a date with your husband or take a bath alone you can just set the said "baby doll" down for a long nap and go about your business!

Yesterday while working in the girls room I found 6 of these sippy cups and as I type they are waiting their turn to be disinfected and made new again. So as some might have the sweet smell of brownies or homemade bread in their kitchens, I have something stuck between milk and cheese waiting for me!! Off I go!

Love to You