Benefit Brow Bar Review (Chadstone Myer)

My brows for the past three months have been SHOCKING! They got completely butchered by a woman who worked at one of the threading bars that have been popping up in Australian shopping centres the last couple of years. I love threading and I love the results but unfortunately if you have a bad threader it can totally ruin the experience. So, I have been growing them out for the past three months and I've been on the lookout for a good brow artist!

I decided to give Benefit's Brow Bar a go. I've tried a 'walk in' appointment three times but they were all booked up. So if you want an appointment, call in advance. You may be left disappointed if you don't. Allocated appointment times I think are 15 minutes but mine took 20 (most likely because I had never been before). Before they begin you have to sign an agreement and also disclose if you use benzoyl peroxide and roaccutane. Turns out they won't wax you if you do, they will instead tweeze. I thought this was interesting and a credit to Benefit.

I went to the Chadstone Myer store and thought my beauty therapist was beautiful! Really took an interest in what I had to say and talked me through the whole process. She recommended me getting a tint so that the colour in the start of my brow continued to the end. The dye stayed on for a few minutes and whilst it was applied well and consistently, I found the colour to be a bit wrong for my red hair. There wasn't a "red" or a "auburn" option so next time I won't be getting the light brow tint that I received. However, if you have blonde or brunette hair I think you would like the tint. Tinted brows are easy maintenance if you don't like filling in your brows. If you like filling in your brows though you may as well skip out on the tint. Apparently Benefit's tint lasts for 2 weeks.

[iPhone pic!] Tint applied and the right (your right, but actually my left eye!) waxed.

She then mapped my brows and we established that one brow had a higher arch than the other and both are a little short near my nose. Waxing then took place. It wasn't painless but it wasn't the most painful wax I've ever had. I think this is because they used cloth to take the wax off which was really nice. She then tweezed any remaining hairs and lightly filled my brows in with the Instant Brow Pencil.

I paid $37 total for a brow wax and a brow tint. It's $27 for just a wax which is what I'll be getting in 4 weeks time. The brow tint I wasn't happy with as it did not suit my hair colour at all. Not a fan unfortunately and I won't be getting it ever again. I will however be back for a brow wax. 

Finished, with glasses. Taken one hour after completion at night.

I'm really glad that I waited on posting this review. A few days after my tint I noticed that the colour had actually darkened from the photos above. Basically, they looked awful!! I had strangers telling me that "if you paid someone to do that to your brows, don't ever let them get at you ever again". Even my father said I looked ridiculous. Now, I've had tints before but NEVER this dark. Obviously there are some lighting issues in the photos above and below. My hair in real life is lighter than the one above and darker in the one below. However the brow colour in the bottom photo is very accurate.

Three days after wax & tint

I got in touch with the area manager to organise a refund on the tint. I was most unhappy with the final result of the tint. However, I loved and highly recommend the wax. The tint didn't work on me because of my colouring. The area manager did not give me a refund but instead was willing to give me a complimentary brow wax which I really did appreciate. I'll definitely be back, I think I've found my forever brow home!