You may have an arsenal of brow pencils and powders and a Pinterest board devoted to the arches of Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid. But I feel that anyone could use a extra few tips to get gorgeous brows. There are so many different tools like gels, waxes and powders, which naturally that means there’s a lot of technique and know-how required to get your brows to do exactly what you want them to.
Ultimately you want that bold, yet natural-looking arch of your dreams. Threading, waxing and tweezing are still necessary to maintain, I usually get mine threaded every two-three weeks. But don’t overpluck! A few stray hairs are not noticeable to anyone else except to you. Step away from those mirrors and follow these easy tips to your most gorgeous brows below.
Here are the 5 Best Tips for Gorgeous Brows
1. Try a growth serum
Yes, they do work. There are products that can speed up the hair-growth process if you have sparse eyebrows from over tweezing as a teen or just want even fuller brows. Using a growth serum every day while your brows grow will help them come in fuller and faster. You can maintain the growth by using it two or three times a week, but that’s not even really necessary. Simply apply the product wherever you want the hair to grow, whether you have patches, an ultra-skinny tail or just want more overall fullness. The key is to use the serum diligently for two months to see results.
BBROWBAR Nourishing Brow Oil
2. Use a highlighting pencil
Since the key to fuller brows is actually growing more hairs, you’ll need a product that covers the new hair growth until it blends in with your actual arches. This would be a highlighting pencil. Find one in a matte formula that has the undertones of your natural skin color and add it to your routine.
Pink undertones = a pink pencil
Yellow undertones = yellow pencil
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Duality comes in three shades and not only covers new hair growth, but works to help define your arch, too. To apply, draw a line under your brow, following the shape of the arch that you are hoping to achieve, and use your finger to gently blend from inner corner to outer.
3. Figure out your eyebrow colours
People with darker hair should make their brows one to two shades lighter than their hair color and those with lighter locks should aim for brows that are a shade or two darker.
4. Pencil vs. Powder
Use one or both! Rule of thumb, powders will give you a softer effect. For those looking for serious arch help, opt for a pencil instead.
When choosing a pencil, find one that isn’t too soft, but definitely isn’t dragging because it’s so hard. You want it to be malleable enough to blend, but strong enough to stay in place. For powders, get dual colors so that you can mix them into the correct shade. Try Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo, which comes in 11 shades or the Guerlain Brow Kit which is also easier for travel.
Guerlain Brow Kit
Estee Lauder Brow Now Brow Defining Pencil
5. Use a brow gel
To really get into those sparse areas and coat every single brow hair, apply the gel from brow tail to front in a backwards motion. Then from the front to tail in an upwards motion. This coats the back of every follicle, giving your brows more volume and definition. Then, brush your brows up from inner corner to the tip. I also wipe the brush with a tissue first to remove excess product. I do this to avoid getting any product on my skin.
NYX Control Freak Eyebrow Gel
I’ve never hear of a brow growth serum. I’d be interested in trying something like that!
I had no idea grow serum existed for eyebrows! I have really light eyebrows, I think I need to give that a try
Interesting. I don’t do anything to my eyebrows except brush them so they’re not wacky after I wake up.
For starers, great name 😉
I love this post, I’m always commenting on how much I love her eyebrows. Mine are so thin which I hate…I had no idea that there was eyebrow serum so I may have to give that a try!
haha thanks! you too 🙂
ya the serum helps regrow some hairs back, definitely worth a try!
Loving this post I have big brows and I love them !!!!
🙂 yeah!
My eyebrows are naturally pretty full so when I try to fill them in I start looking crazy really fast. I do have a tinted brow gel that I apply one layer of to keep my curly brows in place!
i would skip that step and just focus on the gel instead or a highlighter!
I never know the name of this style of brow! Good tips.
I love it when I learn something new! I am pretty low maintenance when it comes to my eye brows – I shape them and that’s it – but I know I could do more. Thanks!
no probs! day to day i don’t bother either for work, but definitely step up my game on the weekends.
I love my highlighting pencil! It really does work wonders.
yay!
I know most will gasp… I go 4-6 months between waxing my brows. I know! When you’re blonde you can get away with it.
lucky! wish that was my case, but being half italian and half scottish that is out of the question haha
Awesome tips! I’m waiting for my order for brow gel. I’m excited to see what I can do with these brows! lol
yay!
For my brows, I use MAC’s wooden pencil because it seems “just right” as far as strength goes. I have almost-black hair and use their Dark Brunette color + Brun eyeshadow and my mom (an MUA) always says they look too dark, however when I used their regular brunette pencil I hated it because my eyebrows are legit black and are very coarse and straight so I always have to overline my arch (damn you 2006-2010 Cherish, why did you overpluck?!). However, i have been practicing using just the eyeshadow on the inner corners and noticed that has helped with making them look more “natural”.
GREAT tips!
oooo i’ll have to try out their pencil! love hearing what others use 🙂
thanks!
Oh I have never heard of growth serum! I am going to have to cheap that out! Does it affect other hair??
maybe? i’ve also heard that rapid lash for eyelashes can also be used on eyebrows too and latisse too!
Awesome tips! I’m one of those girls who don’t like the over done brow look. Natural eyebrows are the best! Cara’s are prefect for her!
such a hassle to keep them so maintained!
Going to switch to a powder instead of a pencil. Learn something new everyday.
yay!
Hi Leslie 🙂
Great share as I did not realize how to do this! Thanks so much for sharing ! I learned something new today!! Appreciate it!
thanks joan! glad to hear 🙂
Huh. I have really dark hair, but I had no idea that I was meant to go a shade or two lighter than my hair colour. This changes everything – thanks!
ya logic is so different, but it does work!