![]() Vicky is the resident threading-maestro, whipping unruly brows into shape with her expert eye for a natural look, with tint applied for more of a polished finish. Their chic and stylish salon is the perfect place to drop by for a pick-me-up, whether it’s nails, brows, or lashes, with the staff all chatty and super knowledgeable in their field. The duo originally took their manicure services around the country to businesses to encourage staff to take a little ‘me time’, but soon decided that they wanted a permanent base instead, and it’s fast becoming a favourite with locals. Take Time, Wimbledon We’re big fans of this smart salon in Wimbledon Village, which was set up by friends Emma and Vanessa in 2019. Afterwards, she’ll apply a soothing eye mask containing aloe vera, and send you off into the world with your entire eye area completely rejuvenated. What’s more, she’ll also massage your head and shoulders for 10-20 glorious minutes, while the dye, and the mask, get to work. While you wait for your brows or lashes to be tinted, your therapist will apply a pre-selected eye mask to cater to your needs, with the option of rose gold for brightening and cooling or black diamond to reduce bags and fine lines. Now, she’s teamed up with surgically-inspired luxury skincare brand, 111Skin, to offer an add-on to her services. An expert in the art of threading, she has since added tinting, lamination, microblading and lash lifts to her repertoire. Shavata x 111Skin at Harvey Nichols Responsible for taming the brows of A-listers including Victoria Beckham and Elle Macpherson, beautician Shavata Singh has garnered a cult-like following over her 30 year plus career. The result reflected back in the mirror? Expect ‘Influencer face’: full, fabulous brows worthy of adoration. After that, a concealer hides any redness and a luscious tinted gel is brushed through the brows, to add volume. On goes the hot wax, which is then whipped away with a lightness of touch. Next, there’s some luxury multitasking: a Dior eye mask is applied under eyes to soak in while the wax treatment takes place. They’re dispatched with, with sniper-like precision). Kallie then brushes the brows, tweezes a few stray hairs that fall below the brow line (hairs below the brow line mess with the alchemy of one’s bone structure, says Kallie. Lying back on a treatment bed, and misted in rose spritz, first, Kallie does an assessment of the brows: who knew there was a tool to measure the perfect eyebrow ratio? A spirit level for one’s head, if you will. None more genius than Kallinika Aynsley (Kallie), with whom an eyebrow appointment is gold dust. It’s a high brow experience: full of natural calming hues, like dusky pinks walls, wooden floorboards, and genius technicians at work while eighties music gently wafts through the speakers. Before booking the service at your salon, ask if they're able to do a 24-hour patch test for you to see if you develop any reactions to the dye.The sleek salon DryBy, on 37 Mortimer Street, is tucked away from the frenzy of Oxford Street shoppers. Peredo says brow tinting is safe for the most part, but it's helpful to test a small patch test in another area such as behind the ear. ![]() It's not uncommon for people to have a reaction to dye in general."ĭr. ![]() "If someone is going to have an allergic reaction anywhere on their body, this is the first area it will happen. "The skin around the eye is thin and the most sensitive area on your body," she explains. "However, as someone who formulates on the clean end, I would hesitate to tint my eyebrows often."Īnother thing: The dyes used in eyebrow tinting are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says Dr. The low concentrations of them in eyebrow tints aren't enough to cause alarm, she assures us. ![]() That said, studies are showing that the irritation that may come from some of these ingredients is dose-specific. A few such ingredients include resorcinol, toulene, ethanoline, and some formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. ![]()
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