By Jae-Ha Kim
Chicago Sun-Times
May 13, 2003
Threading is so old school it’s trendy.
The ancient Middle Eastern practice of hair removal is tops with trendsetters such as Jennifer Aniston and Salma Hayek. Even Grammy winner Michelle Branch sings the praises of threading.
What exactly is threading? It’s the process of knotting a piece of thread to create a trap, twisting the hair and forcing it out by the root. Quicker than you can scream, “Ow!” your eyebrow is on its way to looking clean and shapely.
Threading may be done on any flat surface of the body. Therefore, eyebrows are in. Bikini lines definitely are out.
“My clients love it because we don’t use warm wax or anything that could damage their skin,” says Elizabeth Arden aesthetician Naimeh Sadreddini.
Prices range from $20 to get rid of lip and chin hair, to $30 to thread both eyebrows. If you’re particularly furry, you may want to opt for the $55 full face threading special.
“More and more people are coming in asking for this service,” says Sadreddini. “They love it because they say their hair grows back thinner and
lighter.”
And about those guys?
“I have some male clients,” she says. “But they can’t handle the pain as well as women.”
