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Brows mapped to your face, not a trend.

Precision shaping, tint, and lamination by Brenda Alvarado, an Ulta-trained brow artist. Every appointment starts with a full mapping, so you see the shape before a single hair moves.

DM @bladedbybrenda with your name and the service you want. Replies usually same day.

BULB ARCH TAIL MAPPED BEFORE SHAPED
Bulb · Arch · Tail, measured to you

Service menu

Shaping, tint, and lamination

Every service below includes a full brow mapping and a mirror check of the plan before any wax touches skin.

Signature

The Full Arch: Lamination + Shape + Tint

$105

The complete brow. Lamination for fullness, tint for depth, mapping and shaping for structure. Includes an aftercare kit and your next appointment held before you leave.

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The artist

Brenda Alvarado

Trained on thousands of faces. Brenda built her craft behind the Ulta brow bar, where every face shape, hair type, and grow-out situation walks in the door and there is no hiding a bad arch.

Now she works by appointment, one client at a time. That means the mapping is never rushed, the room is sanitized in front of you, and your brows get the time a walk-in bar can never give them.

Hablamos español.

  • Ulta trained
  • By appointment only
  • Chicago

The work

Before and after, no filters

Fresh results and healed results, posted as they happen.

Coming soon

Microblading, done right

Hair-stroke brows that wake up done. Brenda is preparing a fully licensed Chicago studio for permanent makeup, because your face deserves nothing less than an inspected, registered room.

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Your appointment

What to expect

Map

Brenda measures your bulb, arch, and tail points against your bone structure and draws the plan in pencil. You approve it in the mirror first.

Shape

Wax, tweeze, tint, or laminate, with fresh single-use tools and sanitizing you can watch. Nothing is rushed.

Keep

You leave with aftercare instructions, a grow-out plan, and your next date held so the shape never falls apart between visits.

Deposits. A small deposit confirms your booking and is applied to your service.

Patch tests. First-time tint and lamination clients need a quick patch test 24 to 48 hours ahead. DM to arrange it.

Running late? Message as soon as you know. After 15 minutes the appointment may need to be rebooked so the next client starts on time.

Booking

Your brows know the way.

Send a DM with your name, the service you want, and a photo of your brows as they are today. Brenda will confirm your time and deposit.

DM @bladedbybrenda
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