Brighter complexion, instantly

Well, not exactly instantly, you have to go through a painful ordeal first.

Finally went threading today after walking around as a moustached girl for a few weeks. Okay, maybe it wasn't that obvious. I don't know. Every time I looked in the mirror, my upper lip glared ferociously at me but I was just too tired to deal with it until today.

Threading the upper lip has to be the most freaking painful hair removal process ever - 10 times worse than a Brazilian. But when I see my face suddenly light up, looking clearer and brighter without all that fuzz, I sigh and acknowledge that it's worth it.

This is my third visit to Reflexions located on the third floor of Peninsula Plaza and I've decided to stick to it. The young girl who did my face today was really gentle and patient, taking time to balance my brows and spending so much time on my upper lip and chin I never realised just how half-hearted other people were when they do it.

I've also had some really rough hooligans scrape their threads hard against my skin when they do my upper lip, as if the searing pain from ripping out the hairs was not enough. Until today, I didn't realise just how gentle threading could be.

Ever since the auntie at Kanya Parlour in Little India forsaked us to migrate to Perth, I've had quite a few bad experiences with threading. The worst of it was at Midpoint Orchard. I've been there a few times and they've never once been friendly. The place is cramped and there's nowhere to sit or even stand when it's crowded. And the one time I decided to do my brows there, they fucked it up big time because they don't bloody listen.

So even though Peninsula Plaza smells really funny (not at all in a haha manner), I shall stick to this place.