Last weekend was the first anniversary of Vanity Beauty Academy, owned by my very close friend Jo. All of my girlfriends were meeting
at the salon, for a little celebration, champagne, cupcakes and pampering.
I decided to treat myself to a little pampering and have HD
Brows done. This treatment, created by Nilam Patel involves 7 steps to help create ‘the perfect brow’.
Defined brows are very popular with celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Megan
Fox and Scarlett Johansson, due to framing the face beautifully and making the overall look
more groomed.
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I’d wanted to get this done for a while, I usually have my
eyebrows waxed and tinted around every 8 weeks or so. I don’t have unruly, bushy brows, and being
fair if I have left them a while between waxing it’s not overly obvious. But I
just love the look of precise, neat brows, so I couldn’t wait to get this done!
When I received the invitation for the salon open day, my
eyebrows were starting to look a little straggly and untidy, so I figured it
was a great time to try the treatment. Although after hearing a few horror
stories about threading, one of the steps in this treatment, I was a little
nervous!
After a quick catch up with my besties and a little glass of
Champagne, Sare introduced herself and asked me to follow her to the treatment
room. She immediately put me at ease,
asking me how dark I’d like to go, I explained I do like my brows fairly dark
but being naturally fair, I don’t want unnaturally dark. Sare suggested a light
brown mixed with grey for a slight ashy tone, she explained that my brows
naturally have a good shape, but they could do with being slightly longer.
Sare started by tinting my brows, no Vasaline round my brows as you’d expect with a regular tinting. She tints the whole area, making the hair easier to see when threading. After removing the tint she waxed the straggly hairs under the brows and a very small amount between the brows as she’s encouraging me to grow the middle ends between the brows. Next Sare started threading above the brow, creating a more defined arch. This was the part I was most nervous about, but it didn’t hurt at all. Sare then tweezered out a couple of stray hairs before creating more shape by pencilling the brows. The treatment ended with a little aftercare advice and a cooling cream applied as I was a little red. The redness had reduced after a couple of hours, nothing a pair of sunglasses can’t cure in the meantime!
The whole treatment
took around 30 minutes and cost £20.
I love the result, my eyebrows look so polished and they are
the perfect, shape and shade for me. I already own the HD Brows Palette which I
use to fill them in and define them further.
Sare also does Vintage inspired hair and makeup, with my
love of 50’s Hollywood Glamour I can’t wait to book an appointment!!
