Rachel's Story

This story came to me today from a dear high school friend, Rachel.  Rachel is someone I have a lot of respect for, she is just a very real person.  She's a tough lady and an all around good person.  She tells us of a recent day when she was in need of some pampering and relaxation.  You know, the soul rejuvenating kind.


I decided a little pampering was in order and I went to get a pedicure and my eyebrows waxed today.  As the woman was doing my toes, she kept saying, "And your hands?" 

To which I kept saying "no thanks".  Finally she gave up. 

 

Then it was time for the eyebrows and she said, "and I do the lip too?"

And I said, "No thank you". 

But she didn't stop there...."Why no lip?  It no hurt.  I do lip." 

I still said no.  Finally she gave up but she looked at me like I was crazy. 

 

Then I went next door to CVS to buy a card and some soap and a woman comes and says,
"Can I help you?" 

I say, "No thanks". 

She says, "Oh you just got your eyebrows done.  I always hate how they get all red and I feel like everyone's staring at me." 

At which point I feel so warm and fuzzy that someone has called me out on my bright red eyebrows and even commented on how embarrassing it is to be called out....bitch. 

Oh. IT GETS BETTER.

Then she says, "You know what I always use?  We have this great product, here try it."  And she hands me a $13 spray can of water, that's right, water.  But I figure what the heck. 

 

Well she doesn't tell me it comes out with the strength of a garden hose.  So now my eyebrows are red and there is water dripping into my eyes and my mascara is all over the place. 

"Oh my gosh" she says, "Let me get you a paper towel." 

She comes back with a paper towel but there's nothing I can do since it was just water without soap or anything to get the mascara off my face. 

 

She promptly disappears, probably embarrassed for me as I now have bright red eyebrows, huge black circles under my eyes, a mustache (apparently) and humiliation written all over my face. 

Comments

[Jessica McFadden]

My regular face waxer recently just offered to wax my chin.

As in not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.

Just call me Sasquatch.

[FishyGirl]

urgh, I've done that, and the woman used some ultrasonic tool or something that ended up burning my face. Good times! I'll never get anything waxed again.

[BananaBlueberry]

Priceless!

I was at Macy's the other day buying some loose powder for my face and the lady ALSO suggested I get another loose powder too - that covers up redness in the face- like I had, she said.

[De in D.C.]

ROFL, oh no! I hope you didn't buy the bloody $13 can of water.

[rachel]

i've lived thru the shame and i hope i was able to provide some entertainment along the way!
glad everyone is on the path to health (at least for the time being!!).