I never let anyone pluck including myself unless my mom approves. She guards my eyebrows. She's like the eyebrow police!
I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal...
My mom is in the navy and my dad works for the army but I never called them...
I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters seeing the world through their eyes.