If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s when someone screws up my eyebrows. As I have stated plenty of times before, your eyebrows are the most important feature on your face. They are the frame of your canvas aka your face. So if your brows are off, then so is the rest of your canvas.

Before I knew any better, I would go to anyone to wax my brows (which were mostly the local nail salon). I didn’t realize the art and skill of waxing, that is until I visited a brow expert. I needed my brows waxed badly, so instead of waiting until I got home, I decided to get them done in the city right after work. Unlike the nail salons, the place required an appointment, thought it was stupid at the time, but made the appointment anyway. Once I got there, they introduced me to the brow expert. She asked me how I wanted my brows and showed me different pictures to give me examples. After I made my selection, she waxed and plucked away. She placed a wet cloth over my brows to reduce the redness and a few minutes colored them in. I was really impressed. There weren’t too thin, weren’t too thick, weren’t too arched, weren’t too round, and they actually were evened out. The fee was $15, $7 more then what I would pay regularly, but it was worth every penny.

Even since then, I vowed never to return to the nail salons for a brow fix. Last week though I made an exception. I was in a rush, and didn’t have time to run to my expert, so I went to a nail salon that was close by. I explained to the lady that I didn’t want my brows too thin, I just wanted a “clean up”. She said ok and went waxing and plucking away. After she was done, she gave me the mirror to look over my brows. I made a quick glance, tipped her and left out. It wasn’t until I got home later that day and realized how horrid my brows where. They were completely uneven. One was long and arched and the other was short and rounded. I was completely enraged. I mean, covering up a blemish or pimple is easy but fixing mismatched brows is an extremely difficult task…nothing but time, can fix that. Now I have this hard look, with the super thin mismatched brows.

So let my nightmare be a lesson, go to an expert!!! Anybody can wax eyebrows, but do they actually do a good job? Sure, paying $8 is a great bargain, but is it worth having crazy brows?

If you’re in the DC area, here are some recommendations for brow experts:

D’Brows
5332 Georgia Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20011
202-232-7677
www.dbrows.com

Fusion Day Spa
1705 L Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036-5401
(202) 223-8182

Norbert Hair Designer
1050 Connecticut Ave NW # 21
Washington, DC 20036-5377
(202) 466-2111