Hello Kitty fans ALERT!!
I have been wanting to have my eyebrows re-embroidered for the longest time after the old embroidery faded off & I was glad when Hair Republic contacted me for this collaboration. The blogger bff, Vivienne, went along to try out their eyelash extension.
Some of you may ask why do I want to get my eyebrows “tattooed” when I can draw them pretty fine myself.
Reasons being:
- Eyebrow embroidery saves me plenty of time
- I can now head to work with a bare face since the only thing that bothers me is the lack of eyebrows (some days, a quick touch of eyeliner & mascara completes the look!)
- I go to sleep, wake up & exercise looking effortlessly natural & good
I ain’t a Hello Kitty fan at all but Hair Republic certainly made me feel welcomed!
A cosy, brightly lit shop with 3 beds for brows/lashes & 2 chairs for hair extensions (not pictured). Everything in the shop is Hello Kitty related, including the ceiling!
I laid down on the bed indulging in my weird girly moments while MinMin drew my eyebrows before the final customization.
I was seriously contemplating the Korean brows since it will occupy more space on my face so that my forehead hopefully looks less prominent & goes better with the no-makeup look….. but MinMin remarked that the Korean brows trend will not last forever and I thought since I have such harshly-angled jaws & bones, I shall go for this arched brows!
I might request to have it modified to the koreanish one when I go back for the free touch-up session if I change my mind! Hehe!
Numbing cream before the actual works!
MinMin uses manual strokes and I must say that she has good wrist & handskills! I was wondering why the 2D embroidery became a 3D one! 😀
One side done in less than 15 minutes!
Some people worry about having overly-harsh brows for the first week after getting embroidery done. Well, all I gotta say is ENDURE & apply the gel cream given diligently so that they heal fast & well!
I’ve gotten questions like: “Why you do your eyebrows until so thick?”, “why so dark?” & “why so archy??”
Well, my answers are:
- They make me look old/ah lian (and probably almost everyone else too); makes my big forehead looks even bigger like ET.
- It won’t be as dark a week later after the skin drops off; it gotta match my hair color no?
- I explained it above. Everyone has a shape that suits them; there is no fixed template.
I also applied my bSoul Hydra-Comfort Face Cream on my brows and I noticed my brows healed faster! The scabs were all gone by the 6th day!
Prices
Eyebrow Embroidery: $150 ($135 when you quote ‘Herine’!)
Eyelash Extension: $50 ($45 when you quote ‘Herine’!)
Or check out their Facebook page for special promotions! Hair Republic is located at:
City Plaza, 810 Geylang Road #02-47 Singapore 409286
Tel: 67450560
Operating Hours : 11.00am – 9.00pm (Mon – Sun)
*Closed on Alternate Sundays
[…] it was Herine who introduced Hair Republic to me. (Her review is here. Check it out for a scary looking eyebrow embroidery video complete with sound.) They contacted her […]
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