Nilofar Abbasi of Afghan Makeup Artist reigns supreme in SA’s best brow bar competition

Eyebrow maintenance is serious business in SA and we’ve found the state’s best brow bars – but only one can come out on top. See the full list of winners.

Despite juggling a global pandemic and four kids, Nilofar Abbasi of Afghan Makeup Artist, says there is no time like the present to chase your dreams.

“For the last two years I has always been my dream to start my own classes, talking everything brows,” Mrs Abbasi said.

“From March those wishing to learn about brows can come along to the studio and I can share my knowledge with them.”

Afghan Makeup Artist Nilofar Abbasi in her Brow Bar at Tennyson. Picture: Michael Marschall

In one of our most competitive ‘Best Of’ competitions, more than 25 per cent of voters crowned Afghan Makeup Artist the best in the business.

Despite taking out the title in 2020, Mrs Abbasi said she was grateful as ever to her loyal clientele.

“I love my job,” she said.

“Ever since I started in 2014 I have just kept going and I have never given up.

“Over the course of the last two years we have just grown so much we need a new space, which we have found in Tennyson.

“My clients mean the world to me and they are amazing to have around - we just keep building things up and up.”