This morning a letter arrives from the French healthcare insurers informing me that now I've reached the grand old age of 55 I'll no longer be covered against accidents when I'm paragliding, base jumping, deep potholing or solo diving below 40 metres. ' Darn it ' I said to Wilf ' that cramps our style'.Open up the e-mails to find an invitation from the Four Seasons Hotels Group ( the same folk who sent out details of the Christmas package in Vail last week ) to visit their new hotel in Provence and enjoy the services of the London-based holistic "superfacialist" Vaishaly . Intrigued, I read on to find that " Celebrities and faithful clients alike wait as long as three months to experience Vaishaly's signature facial and eyebrow threading treatments. Even the most minimal threading creates amazing results. She sees each brow as a work of art and has perfected her artistic vision over the years, enabling her to tell at a glance what shape will best suit each person". The gushing prose ends with the line " Vaishaly's holistic approach is what makes her signature treatments, well, signature". What was that about men come from Mars, women come from Venus?
Send her a picture of Wilf and ask for a preconsultation estimate. We think his eyebrows are already perfect.
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It's not a question of Mars and Venus, it's a whole different galaxy. As for the 'what shape will best suit each person', I am reminded of the first time I ever took Hamish, the old Westie, for a professional trim and was asked a series of, to me, baffling questions, one of which was, "does his face suit the round cut or the square cut?". I expressed bafflement, so the groomer cupped his face in her hands and pronounced with confidence "Oh it's definitely the round cut"!
ReplyDeleteCheers,Gail.
I once went to have my haircut and as the stylist stood there with his eyes closed and hands on my head, he told me that he was trying to feel my energy flow and aura to decide what style would work best for me--I jokingly told him I didn't let anyone who I'd just met feel my energy and aura--Bryant was not amused and I hated the cut.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the entertainment news here is that Bristol Palin will appear as a contestant on the TV show "Dancing with the Stars" I wonder why they didn't ask Levy--I guess he's too busy considering his run for mayor.
The things the world comes up with to make us think we need (I know that's a weird sounding sentence!)
ReplyDeleteAnd dang that government (or whoever it is) that sells our age to retirement programs. I started receiving AARP notices well in advance of turning 50. But on the other hand, I love it when I go to a store that is giving a 'senior' discount to people who are over 50. It makes you wonder why they don't meet you at the door with a wheelchair!
Glad to know they haven't ruled out sky diving or helicopter skiing! Although in Wilf's case, eyebrow threading may qualify as an extreme sport!
ReplyDeleteNo longer covered against accidents when your paragliding, base jumping, deep potholing or solo diving below 40 metres? Dey have some nerve. ;)
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Maggie Mae
PeeS The title of today's post is priceless!
I admit that I know what eyebrow threading is, but I've never bothered! Tweezers work just fine for me, and then I have more time for paragliding and cliff jumping! I'm glad to see Wilf hasn't lost his sense of humor or his zest for life!
ReplyDeleteLeave Wilf's eyebrows alone! They're one of his very best features!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm from the galaxy where eye brow threading is unheard of. I don't even know what it is.
May I mention for the font's sake that bicycling was not included on that list :)
Eyebrow threading? That's a new one for me. I don't even have eyebrows anymore!
ReplyDeleteoh Wilf...will braces and a tummy tuck be next? And potholing sounds like great fun?
ReplyDeleteYou are too early with the autumn leaves!
ReplyDeleteOh yes and I forgot to say that when I hit the age of fifty here in Scotland, along with the birthday cards came a nice little package from the NHS with detailed instructions on how to provide samples for the bowel cancer screening programme.....
ReplyDeleteCheers, Gail.
What is deep potholing?
ReplyDeleteWell, at least you're still covered for skydiving!
Happy Birthday!
Potholing??
ReplyDeleteWith apologies to Ms. Vaishaly, I don't think she could ever improve upon Wilf's eyebrows.
ReplyDeleteThought you might find this fact entertaining. Bristol Palin is the newest contestant on Dancing With The Stars. You cannot make this stuff up.
Threading your eyebrows? That sounds painful - no matter how you look at it!
ReplyDeletewell, i'm a woman, and i don't even know what eyebrow threading means!
ReplyDeleteAs an old lady of 60 I have to say I don't think you'll miss the potholing. I don't!
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