Browhaus

The place: Semi-private treatment rooms with a raw street theme. Think dental chair-like treatment beds separated by steel cage walls.
The staff: Well-trained and not very chatty—a plus for some clients.
How they do it: This is threading, not waxing. Your brows are first cleaned with makeup remover, antiseptic solution and baby powder. The technician uses regular thread, one end in her mouth and a coiled end held at the perfect angle over your brow.
Our take: It doesn’t hurt all that much, just a bit of stinging, and the results are satisfying. There’s no makeup service when you’re done but for B1,000 you can also have your brows dyed to match your hair color, and it really does make a big difference.
Price: B450 for classic threading and B600 if you also want it tweezed.
3/F, Siam Discovery, 02-658-0344. www.browhaus.com. Open daily 10am-9pm

BareHare Wax Salon

The place: A princess style space, painted in white and pale purple, with two tiny private waxing rooms.
The staff: Anastasia’s ex-staff with four years of experience and fully-trained in 3D brow tattooing.
How they do it: The technician designs the brow shape then draws them onto your face with makeup, using angles that suit your face. Hairs outside the lines are then waxed off before finishing touches are made with scissors and tweezers.
Our take: The wax job is super quick, though the technician takes a while finishing things up afterwards with tweezers and make up.
Price: B700 for normal brow shaping and B6,900 for permanent 3D brow tattooing.
Ekamai Shopping Mall, Ekkamai Soi 10, 081-100-7971. www.facebook.com/barehare. Open Wed-Mon noon-9pm

Benefit Brow Bar

The place: A typical girly cosmetic booth surrounded by other beauty brands in a mall with absolutely no privacy. Unlike other waxing bars, here you’ll have to sit on a stool for almost an hour, so expect some back pain after.
The staff: Well-trained in both facial waxing and makeup. Informative but not too chatty.
How they do it: After cleaning the brows, the technician draws lines with a makeup pencil to shape perfect angles. Then four areas around each brow are waxed, and tidied up with tweezers, scissors and makeup.
Our take: They are makeup experts so you can have your whole face beautified with their full range of cosmetics. This is probably the best pick if you’re doing it before your big date.
M/F, Siam Paragon, 02-690-1000. www.facebook.com/benefitcosmeticsthailand. Open daily 10am-10pm

Khoobsurat

The place: A plain old local salon. Think fluorescent white light and lakhon playing in the background.
The staff: They do everything from hair cuts to body waxing and have all been trained on threading by their Indian boss.
How they do it: After cleaning your brows with cotton, one technician stretches out your brow while the other threads. They then tidy up with scissors and an eyebrow pencil.
Our take: Very bare-bones, but efficient and fuss-free. We were done in less than five minutes. It hurts a little with just a touch of redness for an hour or so afterwards. This is probably the winner for price, time and value, although, the neatness might not be quite as precise as you’d get from some super-fancy brow bars.
Price: B70 for eyebrow threading.
G/F, Sukhumvit Plaza, close to Sukhumvit Soi 12, 081-338-6051, 02-252-5353. Open Mon-Sat 10am-7pm

Reveal Wax Salon

The place: A homey spa with private waxing rooms.
The staff: On our last visit, our beautician was a bit hesitant during the waxing, but very friendly and chatty during the whole process.
How they do it: It’s a similar procedure as to when you’re using hot wax on your legs. The staff follows no fixed template—she simply follows her instinct.
Our take: This might not be the best place for a brow wax since body waxing is their specialty. We liked the brow shape we ended up with, but there was some skin irritation afterwards.
Price: B540 for women and B650 for men.
Thong Lor Soi 13, 02-712-8209. www.revealwaxsalon.com. Open Tue-Sun 10:30am-8:30pm

Still curious about how Anastasia compares to the traditional thread method, see our review here.