Amy Jean Brow Agency: Henna brows, lash lift review

It’s signature salon is at the Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast and it has an A-list fan base that includes Delta Goodrem, Naomi Campbell and Dannii Minogue. Here’s our verdict on Amy Jean Brow Agency and its latest must-try treatments.

We are well past saying that brows are having a moment, because it’s been near on a decade and a well defined, full brow is still atop the list of beauty must-haves for most women.

The lasting trend has led to the burgeoning of salons dedicated solely to brow beautification and among them is Amy Jean Brow Agency.

With its signature salon at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast and its sixth salon opened last month in Byron Bay, Amy Jean’s brow sculpting, eyelash enhancement and cosmetic tattooing has a loyal A-list fan base that includes Delta Goodrem, Mel B, Naomi Campbell and Dannii Minogue.

Brisbane News beauty writer Emma Schafer dropped in to see what all the fuss was about.

What: Henna brows ($75) and keratin lash elevate ($130), 90 minutes

Where: Amy Jean Brow Agency, 5/27 James St, Fortitude Valley. Open Tue-Sun.

THE LOWDOWN: I’m booked in for my treatment at the James St salon in Fortitude Valley with Queensland director, Monique Deveney, who heads up the teams in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Byron Bay. She greets me in the uber-sleek foyer and I’m quickly settled in to begin the brow sculpting. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot going for me in the brow department and I’ve managed in the past with a mere monthly tweeze of my naturally thin brows to keep things in check.

Monique Deveney, Queensland director for Amy Jean Brow Agency.

Monique tells me the henna brow treatment — based on a natural plant pigment from the Hina Tree — is a perfect one for those like me who would like a little more fullness. The all-natural treatment is painted on to stain the skin, not just the hair as a tint would. This means Monique can slightly overdraw my brows — once they’ve been tweezed and waxed — to create a soft arch where there wasn’t one before. I’m told the results should last two to four weeks.

That done, Monique moves on to my lashes that will get a lift, tint and a hit of nourishing keratin to keep them healthy and strong.

A peek inside the luxe treatment room of Amy Jean Brow Agency, Fortitude Valley.

To get the kewpie doll curl, Monique essentially puts miniature hair-rollers to my upper lashes. The small silicone moulds sit over my closed lids quite comfortably and my lashes are adhered and are left for about 20 minutes to set. Then the tint is applied, the mould removed and I’m allowed to open up and check out the results.

BEST BIT: I’d heard rave reviews of the henna brows but it was hands down the keratin lash elevate that I would return for. I was asked three times in the afternoon following this treatment if I’d had lash extensions and I didn’t even have a lick of mascara on. I’m now a week post-treatment and, with the help of a take-home daily use keratin treatment that is included in the price, my newly-lifted lashes are still going strong.

VERDICT: For those with sensitive skin, the vegan-friendly, all natural henna brow treatment is a winner. My results were subtle, and I am still filling a little with a liner, but this is likely because I was a brow treatment first-timer and Monique didn’t want to startle me by straying too far from my natural look. The keratin lash elevate is phenomenal for the eye-opening curl it gives and I recommend it particularly to anyone with stubbornly straight lashes.

Stassi Shroeder shows off her Keratin lash elevate courtesy of Amy Jean Brown Agency.

EXTRA POINTS: For the heady scent of French Vanille — one of two signature fragrances used in candles at Amy Jean salons — that fills the salon and instantly relaxes anyone with a slightly nervous approach to sharp objects near their eyes.