Kate’s Blog

Here is a picture of my new eyebrow plucking mirror. Isn’t it lovely? Frida provides great motivation to get rid of those out-of-line offenders.

Yes, I do have a special mirror dedicated expressly to the purpose of eyebrow plucking. As you can see from the following photo, I am not a girl who is particularly particular about personal hygiene. However, plucking is one of my few personal grooming obsessions.

I’m not sure when this habit launched itself into full-blown obsession status, but it was definitely after high school. I had some BAD brows in high school. I will spend up to a good 25 minutes daily on my plucking ritual. One of the first thing I notice about a person is their brows. I spend a large percentage of my people-watching time critiquing brows.

Two of my biggest brow-breakthroughs happened on my mission. The first one occured when I was still in the MTC. I wrote my friend Amy and told her that I was SO busy I didn’t even have time to pluck. She wrote back very alarmed, “GET UP EARLIER!” Which really reinforced the pivotal importance of a properly plucked brow. I went through the inevitable, overpluck stage on my mission as well. After some furious plucking, all I had left were two hideous half-moons. I was walking down the street with my companion one day & I spotted it. THE PERFECT BROW. It was a picture in a Spanish magazine. I immediately cut it out & started my regrowth period, newly inspired.

I recently came across a brilliant article called Highbrow Eyebrow Fashion, where I got the quote for the title of this entry. It goes on to say “Eyebrows tell a story of cultures, eras and politics. For example, in Iran “un-groomed” is a sign of virginity. The Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sported a unibrow. It became her signature, an expression of independence and feminist strength.” Clearly my strength lies in another area, namely having clearly defined brows. As much as I adore the art of Frida, the unibrow just ain’t my style.

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