Waxing Girl Studio

Up until three years ago, I never touched my eyebrows with anything more than an occasional tweeze to get rid of a few strays trying to create a unibrow on my face. But while getting my hair done, I was offered a  brow wax and shaping while my hair was all foiled up. I went for it and I'm glad I did.

I now understand what defined eyebrows can really do for a face. I didn't keep up on it with professional help and just tried to do my best at home. But again, they have gotten a bit wild!

I received an email from Waxing Girl Studio's owner who had found my blog and wondered if I was interested in checking her place out. I had been struggling to keep my unruly brows in the same shape and was needing to spend time penciling them in every day. If I didn't, I look like I don't have brows (see examples below) The hair on my head is now a natural dark brown (although I do dye it to add more red to it), but the brows, arm and leg hairs are still much lighter.

Where are my brows? 

Another example - looks like I'm brow-less! 

Pamela, the owner of Waxing Girl Studio, and I exchanged a few emails back and forth and I scheduled an appointment for brow shaping and a discussion of tinting them, though I was really nervous about that part.

Waxing Girl Studio is a brand new establishment in Hartland. The studio has two private waxing rooms in addition to the cute retail area. When I stopped in, she had officially only been open for six days but said things were going really well for her already!

Before opening Waxing Girl, Pamela and her husband had an antique shop and when Pamela decided she wanted to open this studio, she brought some of her best antique finds with her to make the shop one of a kind.

Check out this register! 

Love the chandelier!

So a bit more about my appointment, Pamela took me into the waxing room and laid me down flat on a massage table. She cleaned the brow area first and then asked me about tinting my brows. I said to go light on the color and it took all of like 10 seconds to dye them. And I am a big fan of how they turned out. Eyebrow coloring doesn't last as long as hair dye because eyebrows fall out quickly.

Then she shaped my brows. I don't mind my brows size on my face, but I just wanted them to be even and get rid of any randoms. Pamela is such a pro and knew exactly what to do for me. In about three minutes, she had my brows back to what a normal person should have.

She then rubbed cold stones on my brows to help with the redness and some Witch Hazel oil. She was going to put on Vitamin C, but I am allergic, so we just did the oil instead. And then she applied some powder to also cover any redness. I have to say this was the most calming experience for this Nervous Nelly and I will definitely go to her in the future for shaping and tinting.

Here is the direct aftermath of the brows and I am really liking them.

 One week later

 Still loving them.

From the website:

Pamela Reinemann Cosmetologist, and CIDESCO trained Esthetician. Pamela has been working in the esthetics field since 1999 and has been a cosmetologist since 1990 in California and since 1999 in Wisconsin.

From further discussion with her at the shop, waxing is something that Pamela truly enjoys and considers herself an excellent 'Brazillian waxer.' Personally I don't think I'm ready to go there, but I know of other friends that have had that done and it can be hard to find someone that does it well. So I will recommend her to all of you for any of your waxing needs. She provides to both female and male clientele. 

Waxing Girl Studio provided me the services free of charge. Although it was free, the review is my own honest opinion of the experience. 

Waukesha's A-List Winners

WISN puts on a voting contest each year to find what the consumers consider to be the best of the best for area businesses. Sure it's not scientific but it is great to win this award or be a runner up because that means that those consumers that do vote, care. Over 132,000 votes were tallied and verified before the winners were announced today.

I want to congratulate all the businesses that were mentioned as a Winner, Runner Up or Finalist. I use these results to help me try out some new restaurants and shops because I know I won't be disappointed. Here are Waukesha's winners.

WINNERS

Best Day Spa Winner - Signature Salon & Spa - Also Winner 2012, 2009, 2008, & 2007 and Runner Up 2011 & 2010!

Best Women's Accessories Winner - Bangles & Bags - Winner 2012 & 2011

Best Chinese Food Winner - Golden Gate - Winner every year since 2007

Best Caterer Winner - Ellen Zilli's Catering/Zilli Hospitality Group - Winner 2011, Runner Up 2012, Finalist 2010, 2009, 2008 & 2007

Best Liquor, Beer & Wine Shop Winner - Discount Liquor Waukesha - Winner 2012, 2011 & 2009, Runner Up 2010 (Milwaukee location was Runner Up in 2013 & 2012!)

Best Gift Shop Winner - The Front Porch 

 

RUNNERS UP

Best Women's Boutique Runner Up - Bangles & Bags - Winner 2011

Best German Runner Up - Weissgerber's Gasthaus - Winner 2012 & 2011, Runner Up 2008 & 2007, Finalist 2010 & 2009

Best Fish Fry Runner Up - Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub (Read More)

Best Sandwich Shop Runner Up - Rochester Deli (Read More)

Best Tattoo & Piercing Runner Up - Waukesha Tattoo Company & Galleria Edge - Winner 2011 & 2010, Runner Up 2012

Best Caterer Runner Up - Chef Jack's Catering - Winner 2012, 2010 & 2009, Runner Up 2011, 2008 & 2007

Best Venue Runner Up - Coast/Zilli Restaurant Group - Runner Up 2011, Finalist 2012

Best Videographer Runner Up - J.C. Designs - Winner 2012 & 2011

Best DJ Runner Up - DJ Flacko

Best Pet Photography Runner Up - All Ears Pet Photography - Finalist 2012 & 2011

Best Musical Instruments Runner Up - White House of Music - Winner 2011, Runner Up 2012, 2010, 2009 & 2007, Finalist 2008

Best Comics Runner Up - Neptune Comics - Winner 2011 & 2010, Runner Up 2012, 2009, 2008 & 2007

Best Desserts Runner Up - Allo! Chocolat - Winner 2011 & 2009, Runner Up 2010, Finalist 2012 (Read More)


FINALISTS 

Best Women's Accessories Finalist - Charming Charlies - Finalist 2012

Best Barbeque Finalist - Pat's Rib Place - Finalist 2012 & 2011

Best Mexican Finalist - La Estacion - Finalist 2012, 2011, 2009 & 2008 (Read More)


Best Tapas Finalist - Generations at 5 Points - Winner 2009, Runner Up 2012, 2011 & 2010 (Read More)


Best Coffee Shop Finalist - The Steaming Cup - Finalist 2012, 2011 & 2009

Best Coffee Shop Finalist - Cafe de Arts Roastery - Runner Up 2012, Finalist 2011, 2010 & 2009 (Read More)


Best Beauty Supply Finalist - Senorita's Beauty Boutique

Best Barbershop Finalist - Men's Hair House

Best Sporting Goods Finalist - Velocity Moto & Snow

Best Dance Studio Finalist - Liberty Dance Center - Winner 2011 & 2010, Runner up 2012, Finalist 2009

Best Boot Camp Finalist - Body by Design

Best Personal Trainers Finalist - Body by Design

Best Yoga Studio Finalist - Reaching Treetops Yoga

Best Family Law Finalist - Walden, Schuster & Valkyes S.C. - Finalist 2012

Best Art Gallery Finalist - River's End Gallery - Finalist - 2012, 2011 & 2010

Best Art Gallery Finalist - The Potter's Shop - Finalist 2009

Best Theatre Group Finalist - Waukesha Civic Theatre - Winner 2009, Runner Up 2011, Finalist 2012 & 2010

Best Local Band Finalist - The Itch

Best Local Band Finalist - Higbee Higbee Band

Best Live Music Venue Finalist - Nice Ash - Runner Up 2011, Finalist 2012


Best Pet Boarding Finalist - Camp Bow Wow - Winner 2011, Runner Up 2012, Finalist 2010

Best Animal Shelter Finalist - HAWS - Runner Up 2011 & 2009, Finalist 2012, 2010 & 2008

Best Custom Framing Finalist - Gallery I

Best Antiques Finalist - Waukesha Antique Mall - Winner 2009 & 2008, Runner Up 2012 & 2011

Best Gift Shop Finalist - Plowshare Gifts - Finalist 2012 & 2011 (Read More)

Best Desserts Finalist - Orange Leaf

Best Desserts Finalist - Divino Gelato - Runner Up 2008, Finalist 2012, 2010 & 2009 (Read More)

Best Wedding Planner Finalist - Timeless Events - Winner 2012, Runner Up 2011, Finalist 2010

Best Flowers Finalist - Flowers by Cammy - Winner 2012, 2010 & 2007, Runner Up 2009, Finalist 2008

Best Flowers Finalist - Adorn - A Touch of Zilli

Congratulations again to all of you and now I have a lot of getting out there and visiting to do. There are so many of you that I haven't had the opportunity to enjoy yet - Happy 2014 - here I come :)