Mapping and shape
45 minYour face is measured, the plan is drawn on in white pencil, and hair comes out only outside the lines. The visit for a first-time client.
Consultation firstDeposit to book
Book: Mapping and shapeBrow bar · Ankeny
Brows drawn to your face, then shaped.
One artist, one quiet room. Every visit starts with a map of where your brows begin, arch and end, so nothing comes out that you haven't seen on the plan.
How mapping works
Four steps, about an hour
Every first visit follows the same order. Your measurements go on a card, so each visit after starts where the last one ended.
- About 10 min
Measure
A ruler and a fine string find where each brow should begin, where it should arch and where it should end, set against your nose, your eye and your cheekbone.
- About 20 min
Shape
The plan goes on in white pencil. Hair comes out only outside the lines, with tweezers or cotton thread, and you see the map before anything is taken.
- About 15 min, if you choose it
Tint
A tint matched to your hair, for the brows that need one. A patch test comes first for a first tint.
- About 10 min
Finish
A last brush through both brows, a look from the front and the side, and your measurements written on your card.
Design stages
From a first line to a finished brow
A visit in five frames: the string, the pencil, the tint, the set and the last brush.
Sample photos.
The menu
Mapping first, then the work
Every visit is timed, and a deposit holds your time for each service that takes one.
Mapping and shape
Measured, drawn, then shaped to the plan.
Mapping, shape and tint
60 minThe same visit with a tint matched to your hair, brushed on after the shape. A patch test comes first for a first tint.
Patch test firstDeposit to bookBook: Mapping, shape and tintShape refresh
30 minA return visit that follows the measurements already on your card. Clients come back every four to six weeks.
Returning clientsDeposit to bookBook: Shape refresh
Tint and lamination
Color and set, for brows that want more.
Brow tint
20 minA tint matched to your hair and brushed through the brows, on its own or between shapes.
Patch test firstDeposit to bookBook: Brow tintBrow lamination
60 minBrow hairs brushed upward and set in place, then shaped to your map.
Patch test firstDeposit to bookBook: Brow laminationLamination and tint
75 minLamination followed by a tint, for brows that need a little more depth.
Patch test firstDeposit to bookBook: Lamination and tint
Prices come from the service you choose and the time it takes. They show on the booking page when you pick a service.
Your artist
One artist, one room, one pencil.
I'm Kathi Beckwith. No two faces are alike, so no two brows should be either. I measure before I shape, I show you the plan before I start, and I'll say so plainly when the right answer is to leave a brow alone.
Kathi Beckwith
Brow artist and owner
Clients
Slow, and worth it
“She spent the first ten minutes measuring and explaining. I could see the lines before anything came off, and that's what I'd been missing.”
Lorna P.
“A quiet room and no rush. She turned me to the light and showed me both sides before we moved on to the next step.”
Dana S.
“I came in after years of doing my own. She drew the plan first and talked me out of two things I'd asked for.”
Marcy H.
Sample reviews.
Visit
By appointment, Tuesday to Saturday
The studio is on Main Street in Ankeny, with parking in the lot behind the building.
- MondayMonTodayClosed
- TuesdayTueToday10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- WednesdayWedToday10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- ThursdayThuToday10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- FridayFriToday10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- SaturdaySatToday9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
- SundaySunTodayClosed
Appointments only; no walk-ins.
Book
Choose your time
Pick a service and a time on the booking page. A deposit holds the visit and goes toward your service. New clients, bring your brows exactly as they are.