I must really love you all a lot, because I am about to share some really unbelievably embarrassing pictures with you all. I can only take solace in the presumption that all girls go through an awkward stage, mine beginning in 6th grade and not ending until 11th grade. And let's not forget that terrifically awkward freshman year of college as well, where I went from 100 pounds up to 120 pounds back down to 100 pounds all in the course of 6 months. Thank you, delicious U of R hashbrowns and thank you, Coach Wags, for the constant reminder to lay off the dessert bar. What a gem that man was, I tell ya.
Moving on...I decided to arrange my eyebrow montage in a mosaic format because I feel that I am constantly inundating you all with tons of pictures on this blog and I imagine that can get quite annoying (is it, guys? is it really annoying? please tell me if it is!). Unfortunately, the mosaic seems to have downsized the photos a bit, so if you're really interested in seeing my eyebrows a little more up close and personal, I'll have them on my Flickr account soon. You can view them by clicking on the little Flickr button down there on the left. Also, if you click on the mosaic, a larger pop-up window will appear showing much better detail.
Actually, after having just posted and going to view it live, I suggest you go about it that way. Typepad always manages to distort my pictures! I'll describe the photos starting left to right, top to bottom. Hold onto your seats, kids, here we go!
1. Age 1 month: Little Katie Lyn, at my Christening. Above those cherubic dimples, you can already see the fuzz sprouting: my father's eyebrows!
2. Age 3: Here I am in Hawaii, while I was still a blondie. That worked in my favor for the eyebrows, as they sort of blended into my face.
3. Age 11/12: Good lord, somebody throw this girl some tweezers! This was at the start of my eternally long gawky stage, with thick bangs and even thicker eyebrows. ~Shudder~ As an aside, my mom was always really good at downplaying my less than delicate features. When I cried to her about my big lips, she reminded me of how famous Julia Roberts was for hers. Same with my eyebrows and Brooke Shields. Sigh, thanks, Mom!
4. Age 12: Within a month of moving back to the US, I got my eyebrows waxed. AT AGE 12! I didn't even tell my parents that I was doing it, but I didn't get in trouble. That's a sign that they were pretty damn bad! I think they were a wee bit too thin, though.
5. Age 14: Let this picture serve as a lesson to all of you: Never get your makeup done for Homecoming at a salon which herds you in like cattle and turns you out like a 2 bit hooker. I'm shocked that my date didn't turn right back around when he came to pick me up! Notice my crooked brows; they're thick then slant down to a completely unnatural point. Oy!
6. Age 18: I think I finally got the hang of shaping my brows. This was senior prom (for my friend a year behind me), where I was back to my normal weight! They actually look pretty decent here. Not too thick nor too thin.
7. Age 18: Apparently, I forgot how to use tweezers during summer break. I mostly included this picture so that you can see the source of the hairy eyebrows! Thanks, Pop!
8. Age 19: Yes, I can sleep sitting up. Just ask many of my college professors who had me in class right after morning track practice! The eyebrows are looking pretty rough here. Too thin and one is bigger than the other!
9. Age 20: Just because you recently had your wisdom teeth removed (all 4 impacted, thankyouverymuchfornothing mouth!), doesn't mean you should slack on your plucking. Looks like they had grown out a bit from the last photo.
10. Age 20: At Richmond's Ring Dance with my Pops. His are still quite thick and mine are still quite thin, don't ya think? Also, is it just me or do I have a lot of space between my brows and my actual eyeball?
11. Age 21: At an O's game with my girlfriend, the brows are looking okay for the most part, if not just a little bit out of line. They could use a little combing.
12. Age 22: This was taken shortly after Jon and I started dating. I think this is where I finally got it right. Good thickness and nice grooming. It must have been love.
13. Age 24: The night we got engaged! Forget the eyebrows, look at that glow of excitement! By the way, I don't think I've ever shared our engagement story. I'll put that on the list.
14. Age 24: I had to share another picture of me with my Pops. If you look closely, you can almost see his eyebrow reaching out to touch me!
15. Age 26: This was taken in France last month. I think the brows could stand to go a little thinner at the wider part, no?
