Comments on: Raising an eyebrow

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:21:32 +0000

Null
I now picture you in some reverse 1940s film, saying to the previously plain secretary/librarian character with unspectacled eyes “Put your glasses on, Miss Brown .Now, you are beautiful”
Billy
It seems to me that people plucking out their eyebrows at the roots are probably already experiencing the Dantean torments of hell. in miniature (From a position of ignorance. I tried to pull a hair out by the roots on an experimental basis. I didn’t manage it and it really did hurt like the proverbial hell. Maybe, it hurts less over time. Or I am just a wuss. Or both.)
I have to admit that a unibrow is a special case, though.
Alun
You must be right with the idea of it being a “youth” thing.
I was captivated by your suggestion that men may just be better at achieving a natural look. I am now covertly staring at men’s eyebrows for evidence of really expert eyebrow grooming. Still, if it was really good, I wouldn’t know.
Stewart
I’m with you there. (X-factor self-delusion, etc) The “angry wasp” is a great image. I think I’ll try to categorise novelty eyebrow styles.)

By: (((Billy)))

(((Billy))) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:28:33 +0000

Plucking of eyebrows is not new. If I remember correctly, Dante placed women who plucked their eyebrows in hell, with demons forcing red hot pincers into their foreheads.

My wife keeps offering to make my eyebrow into two. I prefer the cro-magnon look (plus I can’t stand to have hairs pulled out of my skin (it hurts!)). My son, daughter and wife all ‘correct’ that center section. Four people, seven eyebrows.

As to why people do it? I have no idea.

By: Alun

Alun — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:13:22 +0000

I was wondering if it was a youth thing. People get hairier as they get older, so limited amounts of hair on display could give an impression of youth. I’m not sure. I haven’t spent any time examining young girl’s eyebrows and I can’t afford the time at Her Maj’s pleasure that would follow such a survey. The fact you notice nothing odd about men’s eyebrows is not itself evidence of none grooming. It could just be that we’re all going for a carefully crafted ‘natural’ look.

There’s also the association of hair being unhygienic. This could make a big difference to practioners of frydiophilia.

By: Stewart Paterson

Stewart Paterson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:49:13 +0000

I’m with you 100% on this one. Why these women can’t grasp basic anatomy and realise that the eyebrows live on the eyebrow ridge.

Apart from the surprised look, there is also the angry wasp look.

Perhaps they suffer from a kind of blindness, in the same way that some X-Factor contestants are incapable of hearing that they can’t sing, these eyebrow abusers must look at themselves in the mirror and think “nice”.

By: nullifidian

nullifidian — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:43:55 +0000

Q. How do you tell the difference between Italian women and Spanish women?
A. Italian women have two eyebrows.

Of course, the above is rather stereotypical, but I’ve found it to be more accurate than not (and I live in a town with a very large tourist population at any one time).

Personally (not that I usually have a ‘type’) I do find myself more (relatively speaking) attracted to those with a well-shaped eyebrow, especially when accompanied by a nice pair of black rimmed spex.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:11:37 +0000

Yes, I thought of that, but I was being too ladylike to say it.

By: The Exterminator

The Exterminator — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:00:46 +0000

It’s hard to see what possible advantage this brings anyone, in terms of attractiveness. Do men really think “Well, I quite fancy her but she doesn’t look surprised enough?”

Well, it does save women the trouble of having to act impressed when they’re not.