Grooming your eyebrows this way is totally painless!  I think threading eyebrows is more effective than plucking.  No breakouts from irritated skin and it is done quickly.  In my part of town it can cost up to $20 bucks (NYC) to get your eyebrows grooms and in many places in NJ it can cost as little as 5 bucks!  Call around to your nearest nail or full service hair salon or even a spa to see if they provide this service.  I find that I have to get my eyebrows shaped every three weeks versus the month or six weeks, give or take, if waxed. 

The bottom line is that this way is cheap, more effective than waxing and it’s painless.  Feathers are for plucking, not your eyebrows.