Confessions of a City Slicker

No, I am not suggesting you put your face on breathing distance in front of a real life lion :p

Lion’s Breath is actually a breathing exercise in Yoga that exercises the muscles on the face. Therefore it’s considered good for anti aging because it tightens the skin and prevents sagging.

When Wendy mentioned this during class, I immediately perked up.

You basically have take a really deep breath then let it out really hard while at the same time pop your eyes (we’re talking mata terbeliak), open your mouth wide and stick your tongue out. Can be a little OTT for some people.

Because of this, she often gets the, “Really must do one meh?” reaction from her students LOL.

So she always gets her them to do it during the Down Dog position. That way, they can’t see each other’s faces.

I remember my previous choir master going through this technique with us during warm up. He says it will help loosen up our facial muscles and help us when singing the fast pieces.

Yet another useful tip I picked up during class ^_^

It has been a little over two years since I got my eyebrow embroidery done and the color has faded considerably. I wish I have skin like my mom’s. She had her eyebrow embroidery done ages ago and the color is still there.

I had been procrastinating about going back to the original place I got it done for a touch up, mainly because they are so barbaric. They do it without any anesthetics. The only reason I went to them in the first place was because they were the pioneers of this technology.

Well, the technique has been refined after so many years so I wanted to see what other newer advancements have been brought into the industry.

I shopped around here and there, but never committed to anything.

Recently I got a call from that spa downstairs from the office saying that they are finally offering this service and for a fraction of what their next door neighbor is charging.

I enquired about it from their neighbor once and the price came close to RM2,000.00. No thanks!

Well, considering that it came from a place that I know offers great service, I decided to finally commit to it. So, on a fine Saturday afternoon, I got my eyebrows done.

The new technique is different from the one I originally got. My first embroidery was supposed to look pencil drawn. It’s a more subtle finish than tattooing, which was the only option available for women with sparse eyebrows before embroidery became all the rage.

I can tell you one thing - getting my tattoo done did not reduce me to tears the way getting my eyebrows embroidered did.

With the new technique, the finish is more natural, looking more like actual hair than pencil drawn.

I really love the more elegant shape that they gave me. Of course, it did help that the guy who did it for me (yes, it’s a guy) is a real cutie. I wouldn’t call him hot, but he does have some boyish good looks and charm.

Did it hurt? You betcha, it did! Yes, anesthetics was involved, but because my skin couldn’t absorb much of it, I ended up feeling the sting all the same. It’s not as bad as my first time, though. There was no bleeding or swelling, unlike my first time.

Another thing that made my hair stand up was the sound. You can actually hear the blade piercing your skin and the pop as the blade was pulled up. Urgh!

Sigh…the things women are willing to go through in the name of beauty.