Botanica Skin & Brow Studio

Botanica Skin & Brow Studio is a skin care and brow studio serving the Albuquerque area. Its brow services include shaping, threading, waxing, brow and lash tinting, brow henna and brow lamination. It also offers lash lifts and facial hair removal. The studio also provides facials and skin treatments such as microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, Gua Sha, microcurrent and Rhonda Allison peels. Their site notes that brow tinting and lamination are not offered as semi-permanent fills or as a substitute for permanent makeup. Anyone unsure about lamination can ask for a phone or in-person consultation.

Owner Kristin Near started out as a makeup artist and esthetician while at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis in 2002. The site describes her as a certified Rhonda Allison Master Esthetician with 20 years in the field. Lead esthetician Faith Romero trained at Paul Mitchell the School and focuses on lash lifts, lamination and tinting. Clients can request appointments online or by phone. A credit card is needed to book online, and the studio asks for 48 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule.