February 22, 2006

Brow Wow

Brow Expert Landy Dean

Remember that ruby red lipstick your old roommate always wore (and then wore off) on first dates?

You tried it on, hoping to channel Marilyn Monroe — but ended up looking more like James Monroe in drag.

But you learned an important lesson: Beauty is best when customized. And no one understands that like Landy Dean, the eyebrow expert known for tweezing brows into the arch that best suits your face.

This is no careless sweep of the waxing wand. First, he sits you down and asks you all about yourself (and your brows). It’s only after you spill it (2 a.m. drunken plucking, ill-advised home-bleaching to match your highlights) that he gets to work creating the perfect shape, one hair at a time.

Surprisingly, it hurts a lot less than your average wax-and-yank routine. And it allows him to tailor the brow shape down to the last follicle.

Because, come on, you found your own perfect red years ago.

One that doesn’t raise eyebrows.

Edris Salon, 430 West 14th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, suite 303 (212-989-6800 or edrissalon.com).