overplucking
Too much tweezing
Overplucking is removing too much hair when shaping eyebrows, resulting in thin, sparse, or uneven brows.
The term usually refers to tweezing but applies to any hair removal method.
Overplucking was fashionable in certain eras but often leaves people trying to regrow what they removed: I overplucked in the nineties and my brows never fully recovered.
Pincerlike gripping instrument
- archCurved spanning structure
- thinSmall in diameter
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- browsHairy ridges above eyes
tweezing · shaping · threading · waxing · penciled · regrowth · patchy · bare
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- misstepError in action or judgment
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- faux pasSocial misstep or indiscretion
slip-up · miscalculation · misjudgment · overzealous · too far · irreversible · damage · overcorrection
Guilt for wrongdoing
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- shamePainful awareness of failure
hindsight · wistfulness · nostalgia · yearning · sorrow · before-and-after · cautionary tale · lesson learned
Bird's lightweight covering
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- downToward lower ground
- defeatheringRemoving plumage from poultry
processing · bald patches · pinfeathers · carcass · preparation · butchering
tweezers
Pincerlike gripping instrument
brows · tweezing · shaping · threading · waxing · penciled · regrowth · patchy · bare · overarched
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
faux pas · slip-up · miscalculation · misjudgment · overzealous · too far · irreversible · damage · overcorrection · uneven
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
shame · hindsight · wistfulness · nostalgia · yearning · sorrow · before-and-after · cautionary tale · lesson learned · growing out
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
defeathering · processing · bald patches · pinfeathers · carcass · preparation · butchering
pluck, plucky, plucked, plucking, plucks, plucker, unplucked, overpluck, overplucked