Coming form the fashion industry in NYC, I've worked with some of the top make-up artists around. So when I needed my make-up done for a fund-raiser I was attending, I went to Lena. Upon arrival, we discussed the look I was looking for. I told her I wanted dramatic smoky eyes and away to work she went. She has a passion for what she does and it comes through in her work. I received so many compliments that evening on my make-up I wish I had only had found a great hair-stylists to go with my face! If you need her for your wedding or special event she is the go-to person for me. I highly recommend her. read more

Lena's Fab Brows - Me & Michael Emerson of "Lost" - Makeup Artists Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I moved from NYC to Hawaii Kai two years ago. I had a top eyebrow specialist who has been featured in magazines and works in a chic NYC salon (Sex and the City movie filmed there!). She was the best and charged $75 for an eyebrow wax! That's NYC for ya. So, when I moved here I never thought I would find a replacement for my NYC lady. Boy was I wrong! I met Lena back in February of this year. I was going to a wedding which was to be televised on a popular reality show that films here on Oahu. I wanted to look my best so I looked up eyebrow wax on Yelp. There I saw the many positive reviews for Lena's Fab Brows. I took a chance and made an appointment for brow and makeup. All of you were right! Lena is Fab! Not only is she friendly and puts you at ease, she is an expert at what she does. I was very satisfied with my brows and delighted with my makeup. Plus, she is way more affordable than my lady back in NYC. I have been going to Lena for my brows ever since. Plus, I love her new spot in town. There is parking and it's easy to find. If you want fab brows...Lena is the best! read more

I saw online that Lena had a $20 brow wax special and I texted her immediately to schedule an appointment. My brows were extremely overgrown and bushy. I wore my eyeglasses one day and my boyfriend thought I was wearing a fake mustache & eyebrow set. Okay, it wasn't that bad, but I'm Samoan and I have an aunty who seriously needs to get her beard trimmed. Sorry aunty, but someone needs to speak up and tell you the truth. You have a beard. Back to Lena, I drove into the parking lot which is adjacent to the building she's located in, and paid $1 for an hour of parking. I ended up bringing my 17 month old baby with me because my boyfriend wasn't able to make it home in time to watch her. Lena is super cool so I knew she wouldn't mind. That and she didn't have a choice because the baby was already with me. In all fairness my baby is ridiculously cute and her smiling face will automatically make anyone's day 2000% better. I should be charging a fee to have people look at her. (Help, she is holding me at gunpoint and making me write this portion of the review.) If you've never been to Lena's, she has a chair inside the Reneaux Medi Spa on Kamakee Street. It's on the second floor above Bamboo Sky and Lin's Snacks. It's hidden but swanky, so in a way, visiting her is like going on a mini-vacay. I put my baby on my lap and held her while I reclined backwards. Lena and I chatted about our kids and caught up while she artfully waxed, trimmed and plucked my eyebrows. She did a super job and I couldn't be happier! No puffiness and I swear to the Lord above I look five pounds thinner now that my eyebrows aren't as thick. Okay so maybe this is all just in my head, but I don't give a damn. My opinion of myself is really all that matters in the end anyway. That and my boyfriend who agrees that my newly waxed eyebrows only improve my already hypnotic stare. I personally think he's just grateful that I don't have a beard like my aunty. Yelp 365 Challenge: #234/365 (The Unibrow Issue) read more

I'd read reviews of this fab brow lady on here and everyone was raving, so trusting the ladies on here, I went to her. She is NOT as great and fabulous as people have reviewed. I'm sure that there are a lot of 'friends' vs honest clients reviews on here. I wear my brows well groomed, but not DRAWN in. Which is what I explained to her. Like another reviewer said, I should have gotten my clue when I noticed how she wears her own brows. I did get a little nervous at that point but decided that I should not judge her skills based on her taste and to give her a chance to give me what I had asked for. Nope. I ended up with super skinny brows that gave me a perpetually surprised look. That also cost me way too much. Not only that, but because my eyebrows were so overplucked/waxed that the growing out phase was hideous! read more

Got my brows and my lip done before my wedding. I disagree with Kristen C (5/30/10) review... "regarding she didnt know what she was doing". She ripped both my eyebrows and upper lip. She obviously KNEW she did a piss poor job because she was nice enough to recommend that I buy neosporine with lidocaine. Gee thanks. Ladies if you have delicate skin and/or an important event DO NOT GO HERE. read more

My mother says I have an unusual obsession with eyebrows. I disagree, but I will say I'm terribly jealous of women who just walk around with beautiful brows. My poor daughter was born with her father's bushy "Mumfur" brows that border on a unibrow. With prom just around the corner she asked me to fix it for her. I had a better idea... Lena's reputation preceeds her so I could think of no one else to deal with the brow mess then her. A day after I first spoke to her, we were in her station and the magic began. Lena stood over my daughter and like an artist painting on a canvas, she waxed and tweezed and reassessed in between. A little more here, a little more there, some brushing and some snipping and VOILA! Ze artiste iss done! My daughter, who is usually unimpressed with everything, says to me, "I look like a girl!" Lena made subtle arches where there was no trace of them before...and best of all, she actually has two separate and distinct eyebrows! Just how God had intended...I hope. I am sure this is not something I could have done on my own. Lena is the expert and once again, I am jealous. My brows are permanently fixed on my face and though I'm content with them, I wonder what magic she would have created on me if I had gone to see Lena first. read more

Lena does wonders with eyebrows. I've taken a few guys to her and after they get their eyebrows waxed, they are like strutting peacocks (no lie!). It's really something to see how much of an impact eyebrows can make on a person's confidence and appeal. I've gotten my eyebrows done by her twice and each time.... WOW. read more

Let me start off by saying I love Lena. I look like a Korean god descended to earth to fulfill the world with love. But on the other hand, being Korean, I hate to wait. My rule is if someone books an appointment for a certain time with the exception of five minutes give and take, I expect my time to be "my" time. This review is being written at 10:30, my appointment was for 10:15. I even came early as a courtesy. Thirty minutes to wait to get a brow wax done is too long. You lose credibility and it's thirty minutes of my time where I could have gone to Starbucks or Jamba Juice. Sadly, I may need to add Lena on my patiently wait list. She knows how to live up to her name; Lena's "FAB" brows. It's natural, I don't look fake like those Asian girls with a millimeter pencil drawn in eyebrow, or the earth loving gals where "au naturel" is a given. My consultation lasted not even 20 seconds, and the wax and plucking came up! It was so painful, but in a metro-sexualized society and more importantly in my line of work I need to look good for whomever I meet and whenever they want to meet me. And thank goodness I don't look angry! It looks natural and am VERY pleased with the results. Just a heads up, if you're paying by credit card, add your tip amount onto the service amount as she completes credit card transactions via the phone. read more

I cheated on Lena once and went to Waxing Co. Needless to say, I will NEVER cheat on her again. My experience with Waxing Co. was not a pleasant one. I came out of there with thin brows and looked like a "porn star." I waited a good 1.5 months (patience is truly a virtue) so that I could grow my brows out. I did not hesitate to pay the $25+tip to see Lena so she could sculpt my brows into utter perfection. To all YELP-ers... I've read several reviews stating that $25 is too much to spend to get your brows done. Maintaining beauty comes with a price and its truly worth spending it at Lena's Fab Brows. read more

Lena really listens to you and is so great at doing brows! I have been to so many places here in Hawaii that doesn't listen to what you want. I have asked numerous times for my brows to look as natural as possible and I don't like them too thin. I have even showed pictures of what I wanted and no brow place has ever done it right until I came here. She did exactly want I asked for and makes you feel at ease. I would recommend Lena for your brows! She will do a fabulous job and knows how to shape your brows to your face! Thank you:) read more

I have been going to Lena for over 2 years and I absolutely love her and her services! She is a really good make up artist that understands each woman's unique beauty. I give Lena 5 stars because as yelp says, she IS as good as it gets! I usually get my brows done once a month from her and when she is done waxing, I feel like a new woman! As for makeup, I have been a model for a photo shoot and she has been absolutely amazing! She is very detailed oriented and always wants you to look your best. I recommend Lena to any woman who wants to look and feel beautiful weather it be for a girls night or for your big day! read more

When I moved out of California to Hawaii, I was afraid for countless reasons. One of my reasons, that I must say goes top on the list, was to find someone who could do my eyebrows just as good as the girl who has been shaping my eyebrow for ages back home.. After some trial and errors, i finally found someone who could shape my eyebrows just as good... but even better! Been going to her for a little over a year now and she always does an amazing job. I actually went a stray one day (for emergency sake) and ended up walking out with super arched, thin, eyebrows. SO HATED IT! (I won't mention the business *cough* PA-UHH *cough* BRRROWN) A month later I went back to Lena and she surprisingly worked with what I had and brought my eyebrows back to normal! WOOHOO!! Now I don't look like a wanna-be chola. Love the new location she's in! If you're ever in town and are in need of brow wax, go to Lena. Trust me! read more

I've been to see Lena once. I was able to text her about setting up an appointment and she was very accomodating and very quick with responding to my texts so that was great. It took me a while to find her because although I knew the address, I didn't know that she rented out a spot in the cosmetic spa place. She did a pretty good job with my brows but I haven't gone back nor do I really intend to because it was pretty pricey for just brows. Normally I do brows and lips for around that price at other places. But the main reason why I don't really care to go back is because she seemed a little rushed and she spent the whole time talking story with the person who rents the spot next to hers. I found that a little rude and would much prefer her either to concentrate more on me or maybe make small talk with me. I don't mean to come across as selfish or what not but I figure if I'm paying someone for a service, then it SHOULD be all about me, or mostly about me if anything. It's weird though because everyone else seems to say she was super nice (which she was if not a bit distant) and professional. It may have been because I'm young and appear to be even younger than I am -___- or maybe it was just an off day for her but that's just how I felt during my experience. read more

Goodbye Chewbacca, hello Princess Leia! Lena really is fab! Lena saw me on time, listened to a few small requests about my eyebrow shape and did her magic. Many waxers, brow specialists, etc. seem to always take off too much from my brows. lena listened to my request to keep them thicker/more natural looking and I thank her for doing exactly that. Lena was cool to talk with and before I knew it, she had turned me from wolf-woman to just plain woman! read more

Thanks again fellow yelpers! Not only have I found my hairdresser for life, but also my esthetician! All of you were right about her: she's great at what she does, sociable, and made me feel comfortable. Funny story today: had my appt. with her and kinda got lost looking for the place. Hint: don't pass the Shell Station - you've gone too far! After finally finding the place, I had no cash; forgot my checkbook. Walked around the corner (1 min walk) to inquire the nearest ATM. Store owner sent me to a gas station (3 min fast paced NYC walk) that DIDN'T have an ATM. That gas station then sent me to the 7-11 (another 3 min fast paced NYC walk). Finally speed walked back (7 min trek) to finally get my waxing done. That's all I wanted - pretty brows and hairless lips. What a way to end the day! Sorry Lena for the inconvenience! For those who know me, I am very particular with my dentist, hairdresser, and waxer. Definitely recommend her! No hair left behind!! Checkout her website for more details. read more

I just moved to Oahu and needed my eyebrows done. After reading all the good reviews of Lena, I decided to go there. Luckily, she was running a 1/2 off for first time customers, so instead of the $35 regular price, I got it for $18! I normally get my brows threaded because when I'd get it waxed they take off too much hair and never shaped it very nicely. So I was a little skeptical. However, she did such a wonderful job! My brows were so overgrown and nasty, and she made them look fabulous!! (no pun intended!!) She shaped them perfectly. She also didn't leave any stray hairs behind (which has happened to me a lot). To be honest, that was the BEST brow job I've ever had. She is pricey though. I'm still debating whether I want to spend $25 for the next upkeep...if only she'd charge $18 every single time!!! read more

Lena is very professional and skilled! I've got long-haired eyebrows, and I can definitely feel the difference when she trims, waxes, and tweezes. She also doesn't give me too much of a dramatic shaping, which is good since I'm fine with the way my eyebrows curve. (I look at people who have line-thin eyebrows that look like they're tweezed to death, their beautiful shaping is gone. Please don't do it.) She offers monthly deals once in awhile, and she's forgiving that I don't go back for a touch-up on time. I hope she isn't mad, times are hard and money is tight. Nevertheless, a good investment! read more

Brows are the most integral part of a woman's face. It frames the face offsetting key features. I LOVE getting my brows done and when I saw that Lena had a March special I practically jumped towards the phone. Lena is very friendly her shop is near Ward Centers in a small spa on the second floor of a store called I think Bamboo Sky. I tell you, she is heaven sent from above. I had my eye brows waxed at Paul Mitchells in Waikele and I don't know but the wax really hurt I think it was too hot or something and also they took tooo much hair off making my brows way to skinny. But Lena she took my eyebrows to a whole new level. She was very gentle and was fast! My eyebrows were so beautiful I got so many compliments hehehe. My eyebrows aren't as thick as I wish them to be so right after waxing I put on some eyebrow powder and wooowee!!! I swear I think I cried a little inside they were soo well...FABULOUS!! hehehe I would go to her twice a month but me on my college budget can't afford the $35 then $25 maint. So I guess I'll hopefully go every once a month because jeez..I love doing my eyebrows its the perfect pick-me-up. =]] read more

So I needed someone to do Hair and Makeup for me for the Cherry Blossom Festival. I can do my own makeup yes, but it's different on stage, and I wanted to look my best. I first contacted my stylist, but she didn't do updos. Instantly my heart dropped, but then they recommend me to Lena! Wait...what? Lena of Lena's Fab Brows does make up and hair? Well yes and no. Yes she does makeup, and is once again "Fabulous" at that! She does work with hair stylist that do up dos as well. My hair stylist was Monae Watkins. Both of them at a team, what a dynamic duo! I gave them an idea of what kind of style I'd like, and left them to interpret! It was awesome! They worked with me at all kinds of hours for the 3 different days I needed their services. Overall, great team, and they can come to you! Call them should you need hair and makeup for proms, weddings, or pageants. They are so funny too! read more

I can't explain what happened, I've been touching up my own brows with the occasional wax for years, but somehow I lost my way. No matter what, my brows just didn't look... fashion. Lena fixed it in about 5 minutes. I seriously thought I had gotten jipped, and she just went straight to work to get me out of there, but when I saw my brows... Simple. but SO much better! I guess she just knows what to do to make you look polished and doesn't waste any time! She was also very friendly and nice, I look forward to my next appointment ! Park down by the seed shop and walk up the stairs and to your right into the spa, and there she is on the left of the desk ! read more

I can't say enough great things about Lena. She is a dream to work with. She's talented, very professional, super hip, fun and cool. I was worried about who I was going to get to do my wedding day make-up in Hawaii since I wouldn't have a lot of time to do any trials since I live in Seattle. Well, from the get go when I called Lena, she was easy to work with and returned calls and emails just about instantaneously from her crackberry. This for me is a big plus since my Treo is a natural extension of my arm and I'm never anywhere without it. When I finally met with her in person, it was like we were old friends and she did an amazing job to make me look natural and pretty without being overly done. It was exactly what I wanted for my big day and I looked great from day to evening. If I lived on Oahu, I would be a regular for her waxing services. Take it from me, I'm VERY picky about eyebrows and she knows how to do them right. read more

Lena is absolutely wonderful! Before going to Lena, I've been going to another lady for years - but I hated her customer service, but I kept going to her because she lived so close. Until one day I just had enough. So I took to twitter and yelp and many people recommended Lena - so after growing my eyebrows out (scary!), I booked an appointment. She is very friendly and I loved how she made me feel conformable. She took her time, making sure my eyebrows were perfect and the end result was amazing! My eyebrows looked way better and framed my face well. I loved loved it! Before going out with friends, I fill in my brows and set it with a clear gel (I use clear mascara); and my brows look amazing! I got compliments! :) I am definitely going to be a regular! Thank you Lena! read more

Lena was amazing, she came to my hotel to do my make-up for my wedding & I was so nervous because I had never meet her; but 1 minute in the room & she was just like talking to your best friend. Also, she did such an outstanding job on my face that no one back home could believe it was even me in the wedding picture's. If you have an reservations about choosing her: DON'T!!! You will be sorry for choosing anyone else. Now I just need her to come to KY! read more

Confession: I have caterpillar-like brows that cocoon themselves wherever they deem fit. Needless to say -- not exactly fun. I've had wax jobs where too much was taken off (aside from serious trekkies, most -- myself included -- would rather pass on the vulcan effect) as well as the other end of the spectrum, too little (uh thanks for tweezing those two hairs off. Do you charge for each?). Lena found a balance between the two: natural yet polished. My appointment was on time and with the groupon I used, her service was a steal! I'm not a chatty person Her site is a bit tricky to find since she operates out of the spa on the second floor and her name isn't on the building directory. Yelp came in handy of course, so luckily I read up on reviews who schooled my likely-to-otherwise-be-lost self. I will definitely return when my own brow-taming efforts are not enough (so, yeah, probably soon). read more

I was a little apprehensive first about going to get my brows done by someone I'd never met before and just 4 weeks before my wedding date. But I had no choice because we had just moved to O'ahu and I had no idea where to go. So I scheduled an appointment after reading all these wonderful reviews on yelp... I am SO GLAD I made that appointment. Lena is AWESOME, from the get-go she was super friendly which I love and she made my brows look PHENOMENAL which is pretty amazing considering I went there with pretty unbalanced crooked eyebrows (from a previous negative experience at a Nordstrom Anastasia station). I feel like I have a new face now, what a difference brows make! I HIGHLY recommend Lena, her price is very reasonable and well worth it considering what a fabulous job she does. I will not be going elsewhere for my brow waxes. read more

Recommended? Yes! After the initial shaping of my eyebrows years and years ago, I've never had them done professionally. Instead I always went through the process of cleaning them up every couple of days myself. It was always one of those "I'll get it done later by someone" to-dos. Then I saw the groupon for Lena's Fab Brows and the great Yelp reviews. I couldn't resist, and I'm happy for my weak willpower now. Lena is amazing. Quick and efficient. I swear I could've fell asleep it was so painless. And when she had me look in the mirror...it was a defining moment of how could I have possibly let myself do what Lena does so much fabulously better? For parking, I just parked in the corner of the Nordstrom Rack and Office Depot then walked over towards the building with Phuket Thai. Go into the building (doors are usually closed) and walk up the stairs and turn right. After walking into the spa where she is based from, turn left and there Lena awaits. read more

Lena is seriously so good! Truly an artist. Sent her a quick text, and within minutes, had my appointment in last month. Now i'm getting ready to go in again :) Asked for natural, thick brows with just a clean up and she did just that. So glad that she was fast, so my eyebrows didn't get irritated! Was literally out in 15 minutes. Another place I go to (same cost) takes 30 minutes... my eyebrows always get irritated for a couple days after visits from them :/ Efficiency + promptness = A+ for me! read more

I made an appointment with Lena after she had waxed my brows at a Yelp event a couple of months ago. She did a great job then, so I had planned to book her again. Took me a little while to make a follow-up appointment but I finally did and am very pleased with the results. I have blonde hair, so I can kinda get away without waxing for a while but when I do I am reminded how much more "polished" I look! I look forward to visiting Lena regularly! read more

Having just moved here from Seattle, I had been apprehensive to let anyone touch my brows since I had a fabulous waxer in Seattle. Previously, the only people that have touched my brows have been Anastasia trained so I was excited to see they had a counter here in Nordstrom's. After leaving a message and getting a call back, they said they could see me in 1.5 months...um NO! I figured I'd give yelp a try and see what I could find. Lena had great reviews so I figured what the hay. Lena was very fast to respond and was able to squeeze me in first thing in the morning. She did an AMAZING job and is super nice!!! I had some friends visiting and they even commented on my 'perfect arches.' THANKS LENA! I will definitely be back :) read more

Okay, first let me say I am in no way a foo foo girl. I don't go out to clubs, I'm in the military, and I hardly ever wear makeup. And I'm incredibly cheap. Which is why when this deal came up in groupon to have my eyebrows done by a *real* professional for only $17, I was stoked. I too had a bad experience with eye brows. I self-plucked in high school, and only years later in college did I realize one brow was totally uneven. How could people let me live like this?! To fix this, I went to a 'professional' at a nail salon (I know, I know, hardly professional when you pay $15 and they hardly speak english) off and on. Sometimes they did a good job, sometimes not. So here was a chance to have a real expert do it, I jumped on it. And boy am I sure glad I did! Even though I was an awful client that was 5 minutes late, she totally showed grace. She did an AMAZING job people. Seriously. It didn't even hurt. A little bit of wax, some lotion, some tweezing, some snipping, and voila, I loved loved my eyebrows. LOVE them. To the point I might actually pay full price to have them done again. I was going to give 4 stars, but I realized that was unfair. She is extremely good, and she should be allowed to charge how much she is worth. Thank you Lena, you've shown me some things are worth paying for the professionals to do! read more

I'm originally from Hawaii but now live in California - I needed to find someone to wax my brows for my wedding in Hawaii and I was so happy and relieved to find Lena! I checked out her web site and read her reviews on Yelp, so I decided to give her a try back in April - she was as great as everyone says - so I booked her for my wedding in June. She's professional and definitely a perfectionist - she's great at what she does and she's got a fun personality. Mahalo, Lena! I'll be in touch if I'm in town and need my brows done ;-) read more

She did a great job cleaning up my brows! She was gentle with the wax and thorough with her tweezers in clean up. I didn't have to wait for my appointment either. read more

LOVE Lena. She did my wedding makeup, and it looked FAB. I had a trial with another lady and she was so old fashioned...I was so worried.... But Lena did a splendid job! She is very careful, but quick!! I wish she can do my face everyday. haha. read more