Gallery

• View larger: A beautician holding a loop of cotton thread ready to shape a brow

  One length of cotton, twisted into a loop. That is the whole tool.

• View larger: Close-up of a shaped eyebrow and eye showing natural skin texture

  A shape that follows the bone rather than a template.

• View larger: Lifted and tinted lashes with a groomed brow above

  A lift and tint together, and no mascara on the lashes.

• View larger: Macro photograph of curled dark eyelashes

  Close enough to count them.

• View larger: A technician applying individual eyelash extensions with tweezers

  One extension to one natural lash. It takes about two hours.

• View larger: Two pairs of tweezers isolating a lash during an extension appointment

  Isolating a single lash before the extension goes on.

• View larger: A fan brush applying cleansing product during a facial

  The double cleanse, which is where every facial actually starts.

• View larger: A treatment mask being brushed onto the jaw and neck

  Mask on, and about ten minutes to yourself.

• View larger: A hand decorated with a freehand henna design

  Drawn freehand. The colour keeps deepening for two days afterwards.

• View larger: Warm wax being stirred in a heated pot with a wooden spatula

  Wax at working temperature, checked before it goes anywhere near skin.

• View larger: A beautician's hands working closely on a client's lash line

  Most of this job happens within six inches of someone's face.

• View larger: Black and white macro photograph of an eye, lashes and brow

  The only black and white photograph on this site.

These photographs illustrate the treatments. They are not pictures of our own clients’ work or of the salon itself, and we would rather say so than let you assume otherwise. Real photos of the salon are coming, and in the meantime the most current work is on Instagram at @thethreadingplaceandskincare.