Shu Uemura Brow Atelier
Filed Under (beauty, services) by rinnah on 08-02-2010
Tagged Under : 1utama, mid valley megamall, pavilion, shu uemura, sunway pyramid
I’ll have to admit that I was late to cotton on to the magic of transformation that a simple brow shaping can give your face. In fact, I think I only started taking my brow shape seriously after twenty-something. Heh. Mainly, my disregard to this area of my face was due to the fact that I simply didn’t know how to shape my brows well and partly because my mother was always reminding (nagging!) me not to over-tweeze my brows. So why bother, I used to think.
However, ever since I’ve discovered Shu Uemura’s Brow Atelier (a fancy name for their brow shaping services) I’ve never looked back. In about 10 – 15 minutes, any consultant at Shu Uemura’s counter can transform your shaggy, unkempt, overgrown brows into beautifully shaped and trimmed brows that frame your eyes and enhance your facial outlook. And you do know that the saying goes that “Eyes are the windows to the soul”, right?
Here’s a quick rundown on what happens when you get your brows done at Shu Uemura. (Note : There is no standard shaping technique overall as I’ve noticed that the items and technique used vary from consultant to consultant.) Usually, the consultant attending to you will :
~ Clean the equipment (blade, scissors, tweezer) using a cotton pad and make-up remover and wipe dry with tissue.
~ Assist you to remove any makeup residue if you have drawn or shaded in your brows.
~ Clip up your fringe (depending on your hairstyle).
~ Tweeze off most of the visible brow hairs that are growing out of the brow area.
~ Use a blade to shave off brow hairs into the desired brow shape.
~ Use a spoolie and scissors to trim longer brow hairs to achieve a neat look.
~ Repeat as necessary until you get perfect brows.
I’m not sure since I only get my brows done at the standalone outlets at either 1Utama or MidValley Megamall, but I would presume that the regular Shu counters at major department stores would also provide the same service.
Shu Uemura Brow Atelier
Available at all Shu Uemura outlets.
Cost : MYR30 for a total reshape or MYR20 for maintenance.
However, if you feel brave enough to go it alone and shape your brows yourself, Connie of Skindeco has a really good step-by-step guide here. Syen of So Loverly also has a mini discussion on whether to pluck, shave, thread or wax your brows into shape here.
Read other blogger reviews here :
Connie
Paris B
rinnah! i love the service at Sunway and I have never ever look back since! I only go to Sunway as I trust her most, never fail me since day 1
btw, RM20 is for brows which has already been maintained well and usually those very bushy type/ never been trimmed, RM35
rinnah : I don’t go to Sunway very often but good to know that there’s a reliable consultant there. Hmm, I was under the impression that its a flat rate, because I brought my friend to the standalone counter in Pavilion – and her brows are the type that’s never been trimmed before i.e. a lot of work to be done – and we were still charged MYR 20.
Do you get to decide what shape you want your eyebrows to be, or do they just shape it according to what will suit your face best? What if I go for it and end up not liking the end result? I’ve never gone for one of these things before, so I would like to find out more about it first.
rinnah : Hi Abby, most times the consultant will shape your brows according to what will suit your face best, following the Shu Uemura look of natural looking brows. If you know what type of brow shape you prefer, you can make your preference known at the start – like for me, I’ll normally ask them to make my brows a bit finer and less thick so as to balance out the tail-end of my brow. Hope this helps!