If you have wild and bushy eyebrows or a thick and untamed unibrow, the best trick for reshaping your unruly strands is an at-home grooming session.
For the at-home beauty lover who needs a goof-proof method to pluck bushy brows, go ahead and cancel your bi-weekly eyebrow waxing appointment.
If you want to beef up your brows before your next selfie session, here’s how to shape your eyebrows like a pro, and build, fuller notice-me-brows that draw major attention to your eyes with just a few flicks of the wrist.
Things You’ll Need to Create Your Best Brows Ever:
- Spoolie brush
- Eyebrow comb
- Brow or nail scissors
- Pointy-tipped tweezers
- Eyebrow pencil
- Eyebrow powder or matte eyeshadow
- Eyebrow gel
How to Shape Your Eyebrows at Home:
One misplaced tweezing session, in between your brow grooming appointment, and you’ll have a 65-day waiting period before your strands grow back.
Or you’ll have to find a new brow growing product or eyebrow extensions to whip your brows in shape.
Using a few brow-shaping tools, however, you can create strong and classic, notice-me brows that are fierce, flattering and fantastic.
1. Comb or brush brows upward and into shape with a small spoolie brush or an eyebrow comb.
Trim and tweeze hairs that go outside of your combed brow shape with a pair of small nail or brow scissors and tweezers featuring a pointed tip.
2. Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in sparse brows.
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Accentuate the arch by creating short, feathery strokes with the pencil. Make sure you choose a color that complements your natural brows.
If you are a brunette, go one shade lighter than your hair; redheads look best with sable-hued pencils; while blonde and gray beauties shine in taupe-colored pencils.
3. Soften brows with an eyebrow powder or a matte eyeshadow.
Using a slanted eyeshadow brush, sweep the powder or shadow over your brows to deposit color into the fine strands.
Blend the brow pencil and powder together with your spoolie brush.
4. Tame unruly brow hairs with eyebrow gel.Â
To set your brows for all-day wear, swipe on a clear or tinted eyebrow gel.
Comb the gel upward, to set the eyebrow powder and pencil. Or use it alone to tame long or wayward hairs.
5. Don’t skip the highlighter.
One swipe of a light shade of color underneath the brows is like an instant brow lift without the Botox. Apply the highlighter to the brow bone as close to the hairline as possible.
How to Shape Eyebrows: Do’s and Don’ts
- If you do not have any eyebrow gel handy, mist an old toothbrush with hairspray. Brush the product on your brows for long-wearing hold and great staying power.
- Because penciled in eyebrows may look too harsh, use eyeshadow or an eyebrow powder to soften your brow look.
- If you have oily skin or want a budge-free makeup look for a special event, use an eyebrow marker to define your brows.
- If you are a brow-shaping virgin, it’s best to have a brow expert tweeze, thread, wax, or shape your overgrown strands into place.
