Eyebrow Designer 21

Eyebrow designer has been my go to spot ever since I moved here from Florida. For the longest time, I had tried so different recommended places to get my eyebrows done. Everywhere I went, they continued messing up the shape of my brows so I ended up having to grow them out for a few months. I then took the chance of stopping into Eyebrow Designer 21 and got my eyebrows done by Guriya. She does an excellent job every time and listens to exactly what I needed done. Not to mention, her sweet and friendly personality and customer service is amazing! My eyebrows look great! Everyone always compliments me and asks me where I get mine done and I tell them Eyebrow Designer 21! All the other ladies that work there are wonderful as well, as I’ve had mine done by a few others when Guriya is out. Overall, I would highly recommend this place for any kind of threading.

This place is extremely inconsistent.
I had gone a few times and the ladies were so-​so, nothing wrong but definitely nothing to write home about either. I was usually satisfied with my brows, but as months went on, I found that sometimes I would see that they were uneven or one arch would be slightly higher or sharper than the other.
I brought my friend to get her brows done, probably on the worst customer service day that I’ve ever experienced at this place. They were fairly busy after we got sat, and I guess the pressure of a growing line caused them to be careless and rush through our threading. They were done in about three minutes, and all I could feel was RIPPP!
I got tons of pimples from where they had haphazardly threaded in their rush to get to the next customer, all for average looking brows.
Since then, I haven’t been back.
If you’re looking for a great place to get threaded, try Indus Boutique in Fairfax. It’s a quaint little shop, but they do a hell of a good job for half the price.

The person doing my eyebrows wouldn’t stop talking to her coworker while she was doing my eyebrows and her spit landed on my face. To make things worse, my eyebrows are completely uneven (one is skinnier and more arched than the other).

Explaining how you want your eyebrows is pointless, so don’t even bother.
They will continually blab in a foreign language paying little to no attention while doing your eyebrows. Women were extremely rude and never smiled at me once.
Their couch is just nasty and dirty.
Just go to perfect eyebrows one level below (by Lord and Taylor), way way way better experience.

Not great and the service feels downright hostile. I got my whole face threaded and immediately broke out all over my face for the next few days! Although my skin was hair-​free, it honestly looked like I had gotten jabbed all over my face. I am not a newbie to threading and I know when someone is doing a sloppy job. I told the woman who threaded my face that I have sensitive skin but she didn’t seem to care at all.

After coming here for about a year, I recently tried a new shop in the mall that I actually like a lot better. This threading shop is decent for eyebrows but it is sadly no longer my go-​to shop.
The consistency of how my eyebrows turn out each time I go has turned me away from this shop. This shop is okay, but personally I wouldn’t recommend this shop to my friends.

If I could give this place a 0 star I would. Worst experience ever from someone who had gotten her eyebrows threaded for years… My eyebrows are so uneven and look worse than if I let them grow out for months. I will never ever go back here — I’d rather shave my eyebrows completely off … BEWARE …

I wish Unilocal could create two separate ratings: one for the actual service and one for customer service.
In this case, customer service is 1 star. Like the other Unilocalers, I was treated to this woman babbling non-​stop in her language while she mercilessly ripped my eyebrows out of their roots. She had absolutely no empathy for the fact that I am a coward, and that the pain is hard for me to deal with. And then when it was over she commanded «UP UP UP!» like she was a drill sergeant.
On actual service, I give it three stars. My eyebrows do always end up looking good.
I hate having to tip these rude people, but I fear if I don’t, the next time they might suddenly forget I asked for a trim, and instead, rip off my entire eyebrow!

The ladies there are a little rude. I find for beat results make sure you know exactly what you want before hand. Take pictures from a magazine or have a picture saved on your phone to show them. Each lady has their own style so this help to make sure you are clear on your vision. Other than that they do a great job and looks better than when you do wax.
They also say they NEVER have enough change to break cash so be mindful since they try to push taking their tip out of what change they say they can actually give you.

I’ve been to this place twice and will never return again:
First visit: the lady was talking with her co-​worker the entire time she was working on me. She never asked me how i wanted my eyebrows (shape or cleaning), she just went for it and made them too thin because she was running her mouth the whole time. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Second visit: Again, the lady helping me (different from my first visit) was talking to her co-​worker in their language. when you’re working on someones face and eyebrows and you’re that close to them, please do not keep talking. It’s rude and there’s a possibility of your spit flying into their face. While I was there, another lady came to get her eyebrows done also, she was done in less than 2 minutes. NOT KIDDING! Her eyebrows were done in 2 minutes and she was upset that the lady did it so fast.
I’m not from India but I speak their language so I understood that the two employees were saying mean and bad things about their customer. They were upset that their customer complained about the lack of time and attention given to her eyebrows.
Their customer service and friendliness is zero. I will never return and I’ve told my family and friends about it so they can save their time and money.
Please take your money elsewhere! These people clearly don’t care about their customers.

I came here with a group of friends bc we were trying to up our eyebrow game.
The cost is 10 dollars for eyebrows not including tip.
Before deciding on an eyebrow artist, I made sure to wait a little beforehand to scope out their work on other people.
The person I went to looks very young around 18, she’s skinny, and petite, and definitely understands how to cater to what you want.
I would ONLY go to her, I wouldn’t come here and just get anyone, bc one of the ladies here that did my friends eyebrows made them too thin, despite her saying that she wanted to leave them thick.
It hurts a little but it’s tolerable !

Cheap prices. Normally fairly empty. They did a great job with my eyebrows. I noticed the woman seemed to be in a hurry. But in the end my eyebrows looked fantastic. The service was friendly. I would go back

Ducked in here after I couldn’t find my usual post-​haircut place.
Ladies were more brisk than friendly. Threader asked me to have a seat, one other question, and then to each other. Another woman walked in and was talking very loudly and intrusively but other than that it was empty.
After doing my brows, threader asked «and your mustache?» WHAAAA!!! I’m Asian, even if I was a dude, there’s not a lot of facial hair I could grow. But I’M A WOMAN, so even those rare times when I do need to get the upper lip taken care of (including this time it has been 3 total in my life), WE CALL IT «UPPER LIP». I definitely kept this in the story bank.
Completely off-​guard, I said sure.
$ 20 including tax and tip and my brows looked very good. My poor upper lip looked very red. But the few hairs I was planning to pluck at home were gone. With my pride.
Later that evening the redness subsided and thankfully no break out or anything from the irritation.

Not the worst– definitely not the best, but for $ 10– it wasn’t a regret. The eyebrow threader did more of a ‘clean up job’ rather than any shaping on my brows. The positive is that the treatment is quick! We are talking in and out (bill paid and everything) in 5 mins. The staff was not exactly inviting or kind– very cut and dry.
If you are a first timer at threading, I would not recommend coming here. If you are in a hurry and also need to pick up a cute dress at the mall– this may be your place.

I was pleasantly surprised.
I was DESPERATE for an eyebrow threading and have only had it done in NYC (for cheap cheap cheap at this place I just love…), so I was very nervous. Alas, there I was at Tysons and just had to risk it. I debated back and forth but everytime I caught my face in a store mirror — OUCH — I was reminded that I just couldn’t turn down the opportunity, though I risked ending up with mis-​shapen eyebrows…
Luckily at the last minute I saw a sign that basically said «you don’t have to do this embarrassing thing here in front of mall-goers…if you are not lazy just walk on over to our regular store front near Lord and Taylor» — YES!
So I feel really lucky since when I was on the couch waiting, I realized I was sitting next to a regular. She told me who she liked and she was willing to wait, so I waited too. SO GLAD I DID. I wish I remembered the threader’s name (started with an S). I saw 3 of her clients and they all looked great. I knew I chose wisely. So worth the wait! She took her time and they came out great.
On the flip side, while I was waiting, I kept an eye out on other clients with other threaders. I was NOT impressed. Granted they may have asked for that look, but some were too straight or too thin or uneven. Me no likey. And I remember one threader in particular was taking soooooo long. Omg. My threader finished 3 people in the time she took to finish one. I definitely stayed away from her. Maybe she was new/​nervous.
So if you’ve never been and want to get eyebrows done, it may be worth just waiting 5 – 15 minutes and seeing which threader’s work you prefer. If you are getting other parts of your face done, likely does not matter. Regardless of your service, it’s not as cheap as NYC, but I’ve learned that no place is in the DC metro area! Obviously if I didn’t have who I had I would have rated this place lower, however it is very clean bright big and modern which is very inviting. I wish I took pix because it is not the same place I see in the photos attached to this place’s reviews. One more thing: you can place tip on credit card too — bonus!
Pricing at time of this writing: Eyebrows $ 10

This place has 2.5 stars?! Ur kidding me! What do people expect from them for 10 bucks?! Within Tyson’s mall. For real?!
Ok, the tiny woman who did my eyebrows was less than thorough and was more intent on blabbering on the phone the entire time I was there, but the other Nepalese girl was amazing! Super quick and thorough with my wax, efficient and patient at the same time.
I could see her getting exasperated at the tiny woman on the phone (who seemed to be a new apprentice) but she kept her cool.
They get SUPER busy on weekend, prepare to wait. cuz they rarely ever have more than 2 people working the store.

This was my first time stopping here in July 2012 on a Sunday late afternoon.
$ 10 for eyebrows thread (as of July 2012)
Fast, quick, but sometime is painful (probably because i’m not used to it?)
This is not a «friendly» or «chatty» service — it’s more of in and out.
I view it’s more as «express» eyebrows threading service.
I made a mistake by not speak up because at the beginning of the service, they never ask me what I want — so I didn’t say anything and assumed she can see my previous outline and just follow it but she sort of did the wrong arch for me. It didn’t come out bad, it’s fine, but it feel a bit weird at the start. (this was my fault for not saying anything at the start or at the end, because it was close to closing time, and I saw they clean up).
I like this place over other Eyebrow Threading vendors in Tyson Corner because it’s a bit more privacy. It’s in an actual store and not in the middle and open mall, where everyone can walk by and can see you. I tried it before, it felt a bit uncomfortable for me to be in the middle out in the open especially during the crowded «rush hours» time.
Would I come back? YES, especially since it’s cheap, but this time I will probably speak up and say what I want.
Would I recommend this place? YES.

I walked in and told them I wanted a henna tattoo. The lady told me they didn’t offer them, but I pointed out the sign in their window saying they did. She said again that they didn’t, but the other lady who was working corrected her and told us that they did and to go ahead and follow the first lady into the back room. We did, and everything was going fine, until it came time to remove the henna.
The lady who did the tattoo straight up said «this still needs to dry for another half hour» and then immediately started wiping it off. It was smudging all over my stomach and I kind of flipped out. Why are you doing that! It’s not dry yet! She was making a giant mess! Large portions of it hadn’t been dry enough so the color hadn’t soaked in. Also, she’d switched cones half way through so it was 2 different colors and 2 different line thicknesses with no special rhyme or reason. I told her I wasn’t paying for that and she offered to fix it.
I decided to let her touch up the worst areas a little, and instead she came out with a tupperware and a toothpick and sort of half-​traced most of it with a third color of henna that gave me a raised burn. So now it’s thick, blurry, really really sloppy colored-​with-​a-​crayon looking, and you can still see the remnants of the first attempt under and around it. I thought she was going to do spot repairs on the worst parts, not make the whole thing into a bigger blur. I’m going to try to upload a picture so you can see how bad this was, and they still expected to get paid! I gave them something for their time (this took about 2 and a half hours total!) but I kind of regret being that magnanimous. If it’s still red and raised and tender when I go in for my next ultrasound a week from now, I don’t know what I’ll do.
I’m sooo glad I didn’t have them do my eyebrows. Neither of these women seem to have any idea at all what they’re doing! At least I can hide my bellybutton, I can’t imagine if I’d let them do anything to somewhere that shows.

One would think that a storefront threading place might be an improvement over the kiosks in the middle of the mall with other shoppers streaming by. I’m glad that I didn’t read the other glowing Unilocal reviews before trying this place, because I would’ve been extremely disappointed by their reviews and my actual experience. Maybe they had different people threading.
The store was empty except for two women chatting on a couch when I walked in, and asked about the price. In the window, there’s a large sign with prices but the original price for eyebrows had been crossed out, and I couldn’t figure out what the real price was. After, checking that it was $ 10, I sat down, and the woman asked me if I wanted upper lip and chin. No, thanks. She didn’t ask me how much I wanted removed: thin or medium. Also, she was short and brusque with her instructions. «Hair!» for move the hair away from your forehead, and «Stretch!» for spacing out the skin so she could thread the skin between my eyebrows and my eyes.
She was efficient, but also seemed like she was trying to get me out the door as fast as possible. At the end, she quickly wiped some cooling gel over my eyebrows, and walked over to the cash register without handing me a mirror to check my eyebrows. Maybe she didn’t want me to inspect too closely because when I got home, I saw that there were still some stray hairs she could’ve easily gotten if she had been more careful.
I paid in cash, and waited for my receipt. She told me, «No receipt, because you paid cash.» Um, you can tell that I’m waiting for a receipt, and instead of offering to give me a reciept, just tell me I’m not getting one?
Two stars because my eyebrows aren’t going to draw any strange looks, but three stars off for rough customer service. My preference in Tysons would be the kiosks where I thought my eyebrows were done prettier and the women gentler. Perhaps I went to this franchise on a bad day, but I don’t know if I’d be willing to try this place again.

I almost hate to tell people about this place, because I don’t want it to get too crowded, but on the other hand, it was so empty that I think they need more customers to stay in business!
My old hole in the wall eyebrow place in the back of an Indian jewelry store in Herndon has gotten way too popular, and I haven’t been able to get a same-​day appointment in several months, so I was on the verge of an eyebrow emergency. I was about to go to the very public and embarrassing eyebrow kiosk in Tyson’s Corner mall when I saw a sign for an actual threading salon (its own indoor shop not in a hall), so I thought I’d give it a try.
It was around 5 pm on a Sunday, which at my usual place would mean at least a 30 minute wait even if you had an appointment several days in advance, but there was no line at Eyebrow Designer 21, and I was helped within two minutes, as soon as the lady working there finished cashing out the previous customer. I’m always suspicious when a threading place isn’t crowded on a weekend, but I’m sure it’s just because this place is brand new and in an odd corner of the mall that doesn’t get much foot traffic.
Richi did my eyebrows, and she was VERY good. A common threading problem is that the threader may want to make your brows too skinny or harsh or in the current «style», but Richi was very good about listening to what I wanted and keeping my brows plump and natural-​looking. She took her time and also went back with tiny scissors and tweezers after she was done threading. While I was there, another customer came in and she called another threader in to work on the other person, so it seems like they’re well staffed.
The results were better than my usual place, and I think it would be just about impossible to beat the convenience of Tyson’s mall’s hours and location. They do all the usual threading services, and long story short, I was in and out within 10 minutes and got gorgeous eyebrows for a mere $ 10.
**UPDATE** I’ve been back to this place about 5 – 6 times now, never with an appointment, during weekends and weekdays after work. The results with Richi are consistently awesome, and I’ve never had to wait.