Before battle, Samurai warriors gently exfoliated their pores and meticulously shaped their eyebrows so they could slay foes with one sexy glance. Become an aesthetic warrior with today's Groupon. For $15, you get $35 worth of treatments at Bombay Beauty Salon, off I-240 on American Way or on Germantown Parkway in Cordova.

When life on the lam plunks you in the middle of an identity comedy worthy of Shakespeare or Voltaire, respond in kind with the proper face and head shaping that will keep your disguise intact. Tame unruly tresses with a trim (starting at $15), or make a pit stop to treat yourself to an express facial ($35) during a particularly tiring shift of delivering plutonium to local captains of industry. Exterminate uninvited body hairs with any of Bombay's regionally specific waxes (starting at $11). Waxing provides a longer-lasting hairlessness than shaving, and when the hair does come back after a few weeks, it's meek, soft, and easily scared back into the follicle with banging pans or the threat of another round of wax.

If you have especially sensitive skin, the ancient Indian art of threading is a natural, safe, and effective technique of hair removal. During a brow threading ($9), the kindly beautician at Bombay will deftly shape your eyebrows into elegant arches that fame, define, and brighten your whole face with minimal irritation and redness. Bombay's owner perfected her string-slinging skills in her native India, and she and her staff display these impressive feats of furry extermination on fingers ($10), lips ($5), cheeks ($13), or toes ($10), at your request. For commitment-phobes, Bombay offers henna body art ($15 and up), which adorns the dermis with ornately patterned temporary tattoos,

Even the most subtle beauty treatment can be a great gift from one's self to one's other self. Let the meticulous beauty experts cut, string, or wax your soul-holder into prime condition, and be prepared to declare a truce in your battle against reflective metallic surfaces and ponds.

Reviews

Google reviewers and Commercial Appeal rave about Bombay's eyebrow-threading techniques:

• The ladies at Bombay do an excellent job on threading. The end result is a well-defined eyebrow. -dorisel, google
• OMG! They do an EXCELLENT JOB in eyebrow threading!!! I will NEVER have my eyebrows waxed again. This procedure is less invasive and they can help your brows grow into a perfect arch. – missivy00, Google reviewer