Do you struggle with the ouch factor when it comes to plucking your eyebrows?
I know the pain is hardly unbearable but I do find plucking my brows to be the one beauty task
that I will put off until I have what can only be best described as a mono brow.
Well a few months ago I was watching an old Friend's re-run and in said episode
Chandler plucks Joey's eyebrows and says one of his tricks is to use Aloe Vera and Chamomile
to soothe the skin so I picked up some Aloe Vera gel and gave it a whirl!
I slapped it on my eyebrows and plucked away and gosh the pain is reduced immensely,
I mean there is next to none uncomfortableness which makes the process speedier too.
Now I could be exaggerating but it almost feels like the Aloe Vera Gel numbs the area
which is a bonus for a big baby like myself!
If the ouch factor is not a big deal for you or you simply don't want to pluck wet eyebrows
then you could slick this on after plucking to soothe the skin, de-puff and reduce the redness.
Of course Aloe Vera Gel has other uses such as Sun Burn, general dryness of the skin,
chapped skin and for use on stretch marks.
I have been applying this on particularly painful blemishes and do feel it heals them slightly quicker
than had I left them to run their course, it works particularly well on those under the skin blemishes.
I am allergic to cocoa butter so to read that this works on stretch marks is music to my hears,
I have actually snapped a photo of the stretch marks on my hips and will do a three month before
and after should it fade or reduce the appearance of them.
Don't you just love multi-purpose products? Do you use Aloe Vera Gel for anything?
You can pick up Aloe Vera Gel in most health stores for a really reasonable price,
I picked this up in Holland & Barret for under £5 for 100ml.
This is just pure brilliance!
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Great post!
ReplyDeleteI usually go on an Aloe Vera buzz when back from holidays - it really is a wonder plant. I went through a phase of drinking it too but cripes it's disgusting! (yes, cripes)
It's so easy to grow too, I have a plant in the kitchen that I regularly break the spines off if one of the lads burns themselves. It's been going for years!
def going to pick some up for post-waxing ouches! swear the woman that ahem "attends" to me was a torturer in a past life...
ReplyDeleteWow! I've used this as a nighttime moisturiser for about a month and never realised it had other functions! It's like finding out your pet is a secret agent! (well sort of) I'll definitely give it a whirl :) xxx
ReplyDeleteHave you tired stretching your skin when you pluck to thats always help? great post xxxx
ReplyDeleteOoh definitely going to buy some of this I'm such a baby when it comes to pain and I always put off doing my eyebrows because I hate it :( haha
ReplyDeleteFrances xx
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I have watched that episode so many times and not thought to even try it. I am a real baby when it comes to doing my eyebrows, so I may have to try this!xx
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I must try this! I handle pain pretty well, but not my eyebrows. I'm totally like you and avoid my brows for as long as possible.
ReplyDeletegreat tip. i love aloe vera!
ReplyDeleteI love holland and barrett! i have to get this now :P
ReplyDeletegreat tip. i love aloe vera!
ReplyDeleteWho would have thought, beauty tips from Chandler Bing! :D
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Haha I love the friends reference. My mum had a lump removed from her neck and she slathered her scar in this while it was healing. You can hardly see it now so it's fantastic stuff.
ReplyDeletePutting it in the fridge before applying it to sunburn is bliss.
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ooo I'll have to try this stuff. I find that if i exfoliate before plucking to open up my pours the hairs come out really easily and then i use rose water to sooth my skin its really nice a refreshing.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
ReplyDeleteIt's been long time since last time I used aloe vera gel... I should buy it again!!!
I remember one day my aunt(a beautician) told me to use a gengival gel (I think) to reduce pain while plucking eyebrows.
kisses ;-)
this is a great post, how many people have seen this episode and not even thought about it! gonna have to buy some.
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Eyebrows are the bane of my (beauty) existence! I hatehatehate plucking - it makes me sneeze?! So thanks for this tip, I will definetly be trying this one out!! Xo
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip (and thanks to Chandler as well)! I'm not too fussy about the brow plucking, but epilating my legs can be painful, especially at the end of winter...
ReplyDeleteLol Chandler is the best! Thanks for the idea :)
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"Aww, the baby caterpillar's chasing after it's mommy!" Haha I love that episode! I have this Aloe Vera gel and I love it, it's great for soothing anything like irritated skin, and my boyfriend uses it to shave with when he stays over! xx
ReplyDeleteGood old friends! I love using aloe body lotion but I've never tried gel. I've always just sucked up the pain of plucking but now I'll give this a go!
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OMG! I love that episode, Im a Friends fannatic!
ReplyDeleteI'll have to try this sometime.
The title of this blog totaly made my day, Love me some Chandler Bing!
~Emily http://thechiccountrygirl.blogspot.com/
Great post. You've combined two of my favourite things - a beauty blog and Friends x x
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I love Chandler and will give the aloe vera trick a try :) Sometimes I use it at night on my eye area mixed with a bit of vaseline. It keeps the skin hydrated all night.
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love the post title!!
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I need this in my life! In fact, I think every girl does!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this Adrienne! :)
Wow...! Nice tips. love it. :)
ReplyDeletePlucking my eyebrows makes me sneeze incontrollably. Wonder if Aloe would help with this too? Worth a shot!
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My boyfriend's mum absolutely swears by aloe vera gel for everything from using it as an after sun to just a general moisturiser. She seems to buy out her local Holland and Barrett every time there's a penny sale on! It is the ultimate multi-tasker. x
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Wooow that's actually a good idea.
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Need to try this out next time I thread my eyebrows
It takes a true beauty fan to take tips from friends! This sounds like a really good idea! I think I'll probabley try it :)
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such a good idea!
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thanks for the tip .
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You know, every time I see Aloe Vera Gel in my pharmacy section I mean to pick it up. It's so useful for many things! Then again - honestly? Plucking my brows stopped hurting a loooooooong time ago. That area's become really desensitized. But it still never hurts to have it on hand for other things right?
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