My eyebrows are the bane of my makeup-loving existence. Maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. But they definitely fall into the category of ‘hardest to achieve makeup perfection’. I know they say ‘eyebrows should be sisters, and not twins’, but my eyebrows don’t even look like they come from the same planet, never mind family.
The main way I’ve solved this problem is the side fringe. I’m a big advocate of the side fringe. Side fringes are bloody brilliant. My fringe is heavy, and it swoops to what I refer to as the ‘problem corner’ of my face. The side with the eyebrow who has grown an extra appendage, and the site of most of my hormonal/pizza induced breakouts. A side fringe is the ultimate weapon when it comes to disguising a multitude of sins. Unless the sins are on your chin. A side fringe can’t help you there.
But sometimes, you want to wear your hair up, or your fringe doesn’t quite behave itself, and your eyebrows are out there, exposed for every human you encounter to see. In that case, there’s a small army of products I’ve collected up to battle the brow issues, and at least make my brows look like they could be distant cousins, four or five times removed.
The easiest option here is the Along Came Betty Br-wow Kit, a product I’ve raved about quite a bit here. This little compact contains a wax, two brow powders, and a highlight shade, and is pretty straightforward, although I do find that powders are probably the least natural way to fill in these bad boys. I take a little of the powder on an angled brush and brush it through my brows, concentrating on any sparse areas, and then use the wax on what I will call the ‘brow tails’ (i.e. the outer ends of the brows), to hold them in place since they tend to be a little disobedient. Highlight underneath if I need it and done. Simples.
Something that took a little more practice, but is definitely worth the patience is the Soap and Glory Archery. It’s got a taupe toned (I have the shade Brownie Points) pencil on one end, which is slightly waxy so it holds all in place, and a felt tip end, with a sheer ink that is perfect for drawing in hairs where you don’t have any. I use the pen end to fill in sparse areas, and then the pencil to add definition, and it works a dream.
My current go to and probably my favourite of the lot is the Anastasia DipBrow Pomade, also probably the weirdest of the bunch. This is essentially a gel liner for your eyebrows. I take a little of this (and I mean a tiny bit) on a small angled brush and fill in my brows. Do it right and it looks like you’ve got naturally defined brows, and they will stay in place all day with ease.
As far as setting gels go, I love the Maybelline Brow Drama, which weirdly, I use in the shade dark blonde. This just holds your brow hairs in place all day without looking crunchy or white.
Other essentials include the Nanshy Angled Detailer Brush, my favourite for any kind of brow maintenance, and a good spoolie. I like the ones from & Other Stories, because they have a super long handle, and they’re only £2. And of course a good pair of tweezers (I use the Tweezerman ones)!
How do you look after your brows?
