Karen Kubeck Makeup & Skincare Salon

Love, love, love her! Makeup artist extraordinaire. I discovered Karen on Unilocal last February. She is delightful & her salon is light and airy.
Karen has waxed my eyebrows with fantastic results and she also did my makeup for a red carpet event. Whenever someone sees a photo of me from that event, they just rave about how great I look.
Conveniently, located just a few steps off Wilshire.

Karen is the MVP of our shoot! We’re shooting a new series and this is day five, I have looked amazing every single day– she’s the makeup artist. She also did an amazing job with my brows and taught me how to hide facial lines. She has an amazing personality and is a joy on set– always willing to go above and beyond. Highly recommended for any future productions!

When I first met Karen she changed my eyebrow shape within minutes. I was shocked because my dream has always been to have perfect brows. I went back to her for a make-​up lesson today because she just really knows how to do clean natural looking make up. Not only did she match color to my face where for once in my life I’m not orange, but in the sun my skin literally looks flawless! She gave me a personalized make up chart and spent hours with me perfecting my look to be natural. She showed me exactly how to carefully fill in my brows which look amazing by the way! I highly recommend Karen. She is a really nice person, and really knows her stuff! Plus she gives you tips that you can’t learn from all those youtube girls who look like painted blowup dolls. I’ve already been told today that I look like i’m glowing and that I look younger. ha! It’s crazy because I haven’t heard that in a long long time! The routine she gave me is so easy and I got some of her products there because she has the best ones. She made me a detailed list of the other ones to get and now I am ready to make her proud! Thanks Karen! She is simply the best!

She harmed my sensitive skin with microdermabrasion and over tweezed my brows.
I had no brows when she was done!
So uncomfortable at her home with no A/​C and constant right wing ramblings.

Karen did my make up for a «Dia de los Muertos» event and the results looked amazing and held up the entire evening. One of my best friends did not recognize me in the pictures! She also sent me off with extra color and a brush to do touch ups during the evening which kept my (black) lips in top form (and I always «eat» my lipstick so this was quite the accomplishment. So glad I found her here.

I just took Karens eyebrow shaping class at Selective Esthetics in Camarillo. What an eye opener. Literally.
She is excellent at the art of eyebrow shaping. I learned so much from her class. She took the worry out of waxing the brows. Her technique is priceless.
Her class was well worth my time and money. Thank you, Karen

I found Karen about 15 years ago. She does my eyebrows, has done makeup for special events and Halloween (amazing!), and facials. She is the BEST!
It’s like going to a friends house every 2 weeks. We catch up, chatting and laughing and have a great time while she works away.
Karen is quick and extremely good at her craft. I highly recommend her. :)

I’m so happy that I found Karen on Unilocal.I have had these silly little bumps on my forehead for atleast 6 months. I have tried everything, including exfoliating, picking on them myself, microdermabrasion and many facials that cost 3X as much! Nothing worked. I just wanted a flat forehead with no little bumps.
I went to see Karen for a facial. She was very nice. She listened to my concern and tried to help. My face was a little red after, but guess what? No more bumps!!! After a few days, my skin is finally flat again. I’m so happy. Thank you, Karen!!!

I went to Karen to have milia removed as part of a facial before getting headshots, and she was great – especially since most of the milia were by my eyes. She was careful and thorough. And she even attended to some pressure points during the facial, which was soooo relaxing!

I agree with everything everyone has said. Karen is LA’s best kept secret! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED, She is a seasoned make up artist who has worked with countless celebrities. she has many many services, super professional, funny, caring and talented. I’d give her 10 stars if I could.

I am over a decade late in writing this review, but better later than never, right? :)
I first saw Karen right before prom, when she did a flawless job on my make-​up, and I have been coming to her since. Over the years I have received numerous treatments from her, from waxing to massages to facials, and more. I always leave her salon feeling beautiful and cared for. She pours her soul into everything she does, and is a perfectionist at all times. I have never received a facial that compares to Karen’s, and I have also never experienced someone as down-​to-​earth and pleasant to talk to in the salon setting. If you want your eyebrows to be better than ever, or your face to glow like never before, come to this amazingly wonderful person and professional!

I found Karen through Unilocal and I’m so glad I did. My brows were in rough shape and Karen did an amazing job! She was so sweet and knowledgable and explained everything she was doing so that I would know how to maintain them in the future. It was also so fast and painless– not that waxing your brows typically kills, but it made it even more enjoyable that it didn’t hurt at all! I’ll definitely be back!

Love Karen! She is such an artist! I have been to numerous women for eyebrows and none of them have shaped my brows this well. Her establishment is clean and professional. Karen really takes her time with her clients (really!) which is nice to not feel like your being rushed. Karen is an amazing artist and a true gem!
Who knows?!? Excellent eyebrows may just change your life! ;)

I’ve been getting my brows done by Karen for over 10 years. I had just moved to LA from Boulder when I first met her and she took my granola brows and turned them into beautiful frames for my eyes.
Since then, I’ve referred all of my friends and even random people who ask about them to Karen. She’s encouraged my friends who over pluck to grow their brows back in and be patient. I have about half a dozen friends that have been going to her for years, too.
She also takes the time to teach you how to shape your own brows. I tell all my friends you need at least one visit with Karen, just to see how it’s done right. She’s a great make-​up artist, so she looks at your whole face when doing your eyebrows. Writing this review reminds me I need to go back in for a shape-​up.
I have also gone to Karen for facials, since I suffered from adult acne for a few years. She gives the best extractions, which is key for clearing up acne. She gets in there deep and even though I’ve been a little sore after, I haven’t had a more thorough facial than Karen. The extractions alone are worth it.
She’s done my make up a couple of times for big events, and it was flawless. She’s also very sweet and insightful.

Professionalism: Although Karen works out of her home, the space she designates for business is well-​equipped, clean, orderly, consistent, and comfortable. She has never cancelled or been late to any appointments thus far. Do call at least 3 days in advanced.
Service: A true artist, Karen Kubeck treats each face as a new canvas and she takes her work personal. She listens to her clients needs and fears, and translates their desires into a work of beauty. Stylistically, Karen takes a natural look approach.
GENTLE HANDS, and more patience than an amazing boyfriend – Karen works delicately and gives each session the time it deserves. She never has to ask you if the wax is too hot because she is always in touch with her equipment. Her special wizard techniques make each visit nearly painless.
The truth of the eyebrow matter is that you may never find anyone as extraordinary as Karen in this lifetime.
About Business: Karen Kubeck is the sole artist of her company and she takes each client very personal. Each visit is custom tailored to the needs of each individual. Is experience mutually exclusive from advancement? I think not! Although Karen has been in the industry for over three decades, she has stayed ahead of the evolution of beauty.
About Me: I have seen Karen since 2003. Because prices seemed high, I ventured to other beauticians. Two years ago, I have fully committed to Karen for all my waxing and facial needs because I have not met anyone more talented than Karen. Perhaps $ 20 seems steep for eyebrows but it is certainly worth more when Karen is doing it.

I recently took a class with Karen Kubeck, Aesthetics international Advanced Eyebrow Class. I have to say for all the outside education classes I have paid for so far in my beauty school career, she was well worth the money spent. I feel very confident going away with the knowledge she taught us on brow shaping, correct tweezing, waxing and dyeing. She is a very patient teacher with all the questions that were asked of her. I would love to go to a class taught by her anytime. I highly recommend taking any class offered by Karen!

I love working with Karen! She did a great job on my brows — she has earned her name as the brow whisperer. She worked with me and showed me how to best fill in the brows. She took the time to work with me so that she was sure I really liked my brows! It’s great to find such a highly skilled person at such a reasonable price.

Attentive, kind, genuine… there aren’t enough nice words to describe Karen. Her talents and expertise are evident in her work. I knew from the moment we spoke on the phone that she was going to be impressive. Her combination of professionalism and personable-​ness is a rare find. I had an excellent first experience and I am excited for our next appointment!

Karen’s attention to detail is unmatched… and yes… she is the eyebrow whisperer! I used her for my hair and makeup for my assistant and myself for a photo shoot for our website and she made us look natural but also beautiful and fresh.
She was so helpful and easy to work with and a total pleasure!

I’ve been going to Karen for many years! She does the BEST EYEBROWS in town. Not to mention how great she is as an ESTHETICIAN. Personally, I got tired of paying super high prices at a fancy salon for mediocre work. Karen’s prices are affordable and her work is top notch.
I literally lived in NYC for four months and refused to have anyone else do my eyebrows because she is that good!
Karen also does make-​up and is fantastic!