i used to pay my beautician (she's a free lance from home) 12 bucks to get my brows done...but i've been doing it pretty much myself now for a few months since i dont have the time to go to her..
I do them myself...stencils are a must for me. I use them once every few months to get the right shape then tweeze in between. I use Chantecaille's eyebrow pencil in ashe blonde....it is the best I have tried so far, and I have tried a lot.
You have to be cursed with bushy, long, dark black eyebrows like mine to understand why some of us need help. I tend to overpluck mine and I never get them symmetrical. I get so focused on the hairs I am plucking that I don't step back to look at the big picture and it is almost always a disaster! It hard to see the forest from the trees when you are zeroed in on plucking.
I never realized how popular threading is. It seems to be way cheaper than waxing too. I may have to try it. Does anyone have a recommendation in the northern california (Sacramento) area or in the LA area?