I have been here multiple times. Tucked away in the Brisbane Arcade (the entrance is between The…read moreBody Shop and Collete), up a flight of stairs on the left, a couple of doors down and on the right is a walk-in threading salon, that also offers other beauty services. I have had my eyebrows threaded, my upper lip and chin waxed here and at the Kelvin Grove salon.
The Indian ladies are polite and friendly and do a great job, no missed hairs, too thin or lopsided brows, always perfect with a great arch.
I prefer threading for the eyebrows as it gives a more precise and clean appearance. However if you wish to remove the hair from your upper lip and chin and are pain sensitive I would recommend waxing instead of threading.
The prices are $12 for eyebrows, $7 for upper lip and $7 for chin (threading), a bargain compared to other waxing places. I choose to not opt for the after care cream they apply as it can make me break out a little bit more than I usually do when getting hair removed. You can apply some foundation and/or concealer to minimize any redness before you leave for the salon.
This place only gets 4 stars because they do a 30 second massage and the WinkBar does one longer: 1-2 minutes (though its almost triple the price).
They are open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 7 pm and have a website with prices listed.
p.s The wax has a pleasant strawberry sent and remember to tell the ladies if you are sensitive heat (when applying the wax).
Avoid wearing
Moisturiser on your face and/or hand lotion:
With threading you need to hold your eyelid closed with one hand and with your other hand pull flat and taunt the skin above your eyebrow up towards your forehead while they thread your eyebrows with the cotton. If your getting your eyebrows threaded (especially on a hot day) and you are wearing moisturiser, your fingers can keep slipping making this task annoying and more painful (holding skin flat and taunt minimizes hair removal pain), if you get sweaty hands/fingers regularly just apply some talcum powder to them before you go to the salon.
Heavy eye make-up and mascara
When holding the eye lid flat it can smudge and/or smear your eye makeup and/or make your eyes water. I generally prefer to go sans eye makeup to avoid having to clean it up after however if you forget they can supply you with cotton buds to clean underneath, just remember to bring concealer to reapply under your eyes.
Eyebrow makeup
As embarrassing as your might think your eyebrows look without makeup, they don't really clean off your eyebrow makeup properly before they start waxing, they just rub a cotton ball over them once. If you have makeup hiding or distorting the shape of your actual brows your eyebrows may not turn out how they would've if the lady could see your natural brows. If you can't bear to go out in public without your eyebrows on bring makeup wipes in your handbag and give your eyebrows a quick wipe once your in the salon.
Low cut tops and short/medium skirts
If for whatever reason you would prefer the ladies to not see down your top when your lying back in the chair, avoid wearing a medium to low cut top. Also the mirrors are full length mirrors so I would recommended wearing pants or a long skirt to avoid showing off your undies.
