Browhaus Brow Resurrection Review

This post was posted originally on 16th December 2011. I just went a few days ago for a touch up and thought I would update everyone on how it went. Scroll down to the bottom for the updates if you have read this post before.


I had a little free time a week ago and I went to Browhaus to thread my eye brows and upper lip. I had quite a good first time experience at Browhaus (you can read about it here) and so I bought a package and have been going there to get my brows done regularly.

I'm very easily swayed into buying packages and things. I have absolutely no control at all. I was yet again sweet talked into doing the Brow Resurrection service. For your information I paid SGD$800 for it. You know the whole spiel about how it is the end of the year and there is a special promotion price yadda yadda well this girl fell for it hook line and sinker and I paid for it and made an appointment to come in on Friday to get it done.

I waited till after my Capella trip because it is quite important that after the brow resurrection treatment my brows do not get wet which means no swimming. 

So what is a Brow Resurrection? To put it simply, it is a semi permanent eye brow embroidery that is said to last between 1 to 1.5 years.

Why did I decide to do this? Well, my brows are kinda uneven and sparse. 

See what I mean

Until now, I have yet to master how to draw my brows well. I would like groomed eye brows all the time. Besides I wanted to find out what was it like.

Today was The Day. I took some pictures of before just so you, dear readers can see the difference. The things I do for the sake of research! (Just kidding!)

The above are the before shots. I had my brows threaded just a week before so they still look neat and tidy. I'm not sure if you notice, my brows and slightly uneven. One is a tad higher than the other. My brows do not have tails either, I have to draw them in.

The whole thing took me one and a half hour. The first part was to have the therapist  J draw my eye brows to a shape which I was satisfied with. Then a numbing cream was spread all over my brows and we had to wait for about 20 minutes before we began. During the 20 minutes, J mixed the dye which matched my eye brows and I had another lady read out an indemnity form to me. Do I have epilepsy, heart conditions etc. I was a little worried. I clarified that the procedure was not painful and I asked why was it necessary. Well basically I got the standard issue reply about how they needed to protect themselves in case there was a problem. Naturally being the dutiful customer I signed without any questions. If DH was there I probably get a good scolding.

After 20 minutes J wiped off the cream and started work. I am relieved to say I felt no pain, it was more of an uncomfortable scraping sensation towards the end of each brow session. Perhaps by then my brows were a little sore and I felt the scraping a little more than the beginning. 

J used a tool which he dipped in the dye and made very fine lines to mimic that of eye brow hairs.  He was constantly checking to see if my brows were symmetrical and whether the dye was too light or too dark. When it was done he applied some lotion and there was a slight stinging. My brows did feel sore but I'm glad that after about an hour they did not feel sore any more. 

Am I happy with it? I'm not sure, I'm not totally bursting with delight. I guess it takes getting used to. My brows do look more defined now. I wonder if I look fierce. Do I? I'm not happy that this totally emphasized the fact that one brow starts a little lower than the other. I will probably need a little make up magic to conceal it. I wonder if DH will notice and say anything about it.

I realise I haven't finish spending yet though. I was told I needed some after care products to ensure that my brows will be at their best. Sigh! This cute packaging containing the Build and Fix product cost me another SGD$160.

My after care means no prolonged contact with water for at least 1 week. I have to take extra care when I wash my face. No skincare or make up around the brow region. No swimming, facials, steam baths, saunas or exposing them to the sun for the next two weeks.

I will keep updating on how everything  goes. I am up for a tune up session within 3 months. So until then I will hold off my ratings.

I keep looking at the mirror! Sheesh!


Day 1

My brows don't hurt unless I touch it. Last night I touched my brows while sleeping, I woke up almost immediately because it hurt. I finding it a pain to wash my face without getting my brows wet. After the second time I was like what the heck I'll wash my face like normal. I just added more Fix onto my brows before washing. DH doesn't like it at all. Not that he noticed until I pointed it out to him. Sigh! I'm kinda regretting it now.

Day 4

My brows do not hurt any more but they do itch a little sometimes. I'm still getting use to my brows. I'm getting mixed reviews from friends and family. My mom likes them but another colleague says that they could be longer and lower. Hm...I can't wait for them to fade more and become more natural.

Day 14
I celebrated my two weeks by having a relaxing facial mask! By Day 6, I could see scabbing appearing on my brows. I resisted the temptation of peeling them off and let them fall off by themselves. Everything looks clean by Day 10. I also used less of the products that were given to me, I'm not sure whether it will affect the tint.


Here are my brows not drawn on Day 14.

Day -1

Day 1

Day 14

Day -1

Day 1

Day 14

At this moment, I don't feel that my brows look much better than when I normally draw my brows to justify the amount I paid for it. I'm going to wait till it is time for a tune up and after to see if there is an improvement.


10 March 2012


It has been almost 3 months and I have finally gone for my Brow Resurrection touch up. I would have gone two weeks earlier but a bad cough prevented me from going. Just to recap, I took the picture below just before going for my touch up. I did not fill in by brows, I went au naturel. Please note that I did a brow threading session three weeks ago so my brows still look quite tidy.

When I went in for the touch up, I told J my therapist that the last time round I notice that my brows were slightly uneven. One was slightly higher up than the other. So when J drew my brows he told that my brow were not symmetrical and showed me that my brow hairs grew differently. (Am I making sense?) The drawn brows look quite okay so I gave him the okay to do the actual procedure. This time I was more sensitive to the pain, it hurt more that the last time not sure why. So J gave me more numbing cream and after that it was much more bearable. So this is the end result.

Have I mentioned how pushy the counter staff can be? Anyway they were trying to persuade me to get another BR package early because it is a good price. I can hold it for a few years and use it when it fades. I put my foot down and said no. I will want to see how this BR fares in the coming months. I do another update in about two to three months time for you to see the difference.