High Brow

Here's a confession, I waxed my eyebrows this weekend for the first in in about a year.

So now I look significantly less like Ronnie Corbett than I would wish, but still enough like him to keep my boyfriend happy.

The reason I left it so long was because I wanted to get it done professionally, you know, by one of those intimidatingly made-up women who waxes you and never flinches at your glass-shattering screams. That's what I wanted. But I totally chickened out. I spent about 2 months walking past the various hairdressers and beauty salons on my way home and checking the price of an eyebrow shape/wax.

I wasn't scared of the pain, goodness no! I rather like it, it makes me feel alive. I was scared of the women themselves. And of looking like a buffoon. Also, I am still distrustful of anyone altering my appearance after the horrendous Toni and Guy debacle.
However, I have just booked a holiday (I have been obsessing about it) and I need to get my pins waxed. But I know I will wuss out of going to get someone professional to do it and I will do it myself, which is a lot worse, in my opinion. So how do I pluck (pun intended) up the courage to go to a salon? Is there a particular kind of salon that is better for this sort of thing. Does anyone recommend a particular salon for a first timer? All help greatly appreciated. Not just by me, but by the world too. My legs are so hairy I'm sure they are significantly contributing to global warming.