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Eyebrows help to ground your facial structure and enhance overall visual balance.
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Brows really are the essential for framing the face, so its essential to get that part right.
Brow Pencils
Looking to create your base structure?
Spickard advises opting for a brow penciltheyre often wax-based, making them beginner-friendly since mistakes are easily blended.
Generally, a pencil is a bit more soft than a pen.
I like using it to draw softer hair-like strokes, adds Bremer.
Its helpful for delicate detailing work to create the look of a real eyebrow, says Spickard.
Glossiers Brow Flick boasts a semi-sheer pigment for a natural hair-like finish.
Meanwhile, Benefits triple fine-tipped pen works great for creating multiple hair strokes at once on sparse brows.
Still on the fence about brow pencils versus pens?
Urban Decays dual-ended tool offers both options in one product.
you’ve got the option to achieve many different looks with brow gel.
you might really comb them up and cheat a fuller brow even if you have quite thin eyebrows.
On the topic of cheating a fuller, thicker browtheres a gel for that, too.
He recommends removing any excess product again before filling in sparse areas.
you’ve got the option to even go swimming while wearing a pomade, adds Bremer.
On the topic of more modern formulas, Merit and Surratt offer pomade options that brush on like gels.
Celebrity hairstylist Angela Calisti loves Ardells brow tint for a drugstore option.
Celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose says Ryes brow tint is his go-to.
This is so easy to use and looks so natural.
You only need a few coats to darken and define the brows.
Meanwhile, celebrity aesthetician and makeup artist Erica Marie Gatt prefers Maybellines peel-off tint for quick and waterproof results.
Cilrofelr also offers a similar peel-off option.
