“Eyebrows are your most powerful accessory,” proclaims Anastasia Soare, tweezer guru to celebrities including Madonna, Oprah and Debra Messing.
She’s right. For women of all ages, brow grooming–essential to maintain clean, perfectly arched brows–has morphed into a beauty ritual on par with the bimonthly manicure.
As I was blessed with a Frida Kahlo-style unibrow, I have sampled almost every brow master and/or do-it-yourself product in these United States. Whether you prefer waxing or plucking, you can clean up your act at these outstanding brow-taming services:
Philip B Studio Salon
110 E. Delaware Pl., 312-337-6411
Nicole Jacobs, makeup artist and brow groomer extraordinaire, plucks and “layers” overgrown brows to perfection. I love that she will perform an emergency trim if needed.
Salon 1800
1011 W. Armitage Ave., 773-929-6010
This red-hot Lincoln Park salon offers exceptional tweezing and waxing.
Urban She
1 E. Oak St., 312-988-9299
Get groomed like the stars with Alessandra Rosa (she trained with Anastasia), who will whip overgrown (and overtweezed) brows into perfection.
Natasha Style & Cut
2759 W Devon Ave., 773-761-2274
At Natasha’s, the technique of choice is threading, an ancient method of hair removal involving swishing thread across the brows. Threading is about $10 a session and can last up to six weeks!
Ayala Maquillage
65 E. Oak St., 312-943-4555
Diane Ayala is a self-proclaimed brow master whose appointment book reads like a who’s who of Chicago’s Gold Coast.
Anastasia brow kit
For those die-hard do-it-yourselfers, Anastasia has created the perfect kit containing a brow brush, tweezers and stencils to achieve killer arches. $65, Nordstrom.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Kris Karnopp (kkarnopp@tribune.com)
