I have naturally very thin and sparse eyebrows. Basically, I only have a few odd hairs from the middle to the outer edges. My brows are dark blonde in colour. This is not the result of overplucking; they’ve always been like this.
The problem is, that I’m terrible at applying eyebrow products. I’ve used all kinds of pencils, gels, markers and pomades, but the result is always unnatural.
My latest purchases were Charlotte Tilbury’s Brow Lift pencil and Legendary Brows gel. Legendary Brows looks OKish on the inner edges, but I don’t have enough hairs on the outer edges for it to work. I’ve tried to ‘extend’ my brows to the outer edges with Brow Lift, but the result is unnatural and looks like a crayon drawing, even when trying to apply the product gently or applying tiny strokes that mimic hairs.
I would love some tips on how to make it better. Or is my only hope getting semi-permanent makeup? I prefer a natural look, and don’t want them too ‘done’. But at the same time, I feel that my brows are too thin in their natural state, and I would benefit from a bit more colour and shape. Thanks!
Honestly sounds like you’re a good candidate for permanent cosmetics. Or microblading, which I believe is the same thing. They don’t go as deep into the skin as tattoos do, so I believe the process is reapplication every 2-3 years.
Otherwise, I’d suggest getting a very fine brush and water activated eyeliner to use to basically paint on your brows.
Honestly, have you tried using growth serums? They can help with growing out your eyebrows a bit, though you have to be careful not to overuse them. Growth serums are mostly for lashes but you can find some for eyebrows, as well.
I’ve always thought they are for regrowing hair and wouldn’t help me because there have never been hairs?
Hi! This would take a bit of artistry, but I use the Glossier brow pen and if you draw little vertical lines towards the front of your eyebrows and more diagonal as you get to the outer half (basically following the direction of your natural hairs) it looks like natural individual hairs. I have thicker eyebrows with holes throughout and I find that this just makes it look like I have brow in those areas as well without them looking filled in!
I do this too with the Nyx brow tint pen - View it more as a painting than makeup because as you said, it takes some artistry! With enough practice though this looks really good and natural.
@ OP I have weak eyebrows too and it’s in my post history if you wanna have a look, after all my trial and error this is what I do: Take a medium coloured brow powder and that kind of darkens everything up/fills the holes then I top that with the brow pen, which gives a really natural look if you apply them like individual hairs
Which brow powder do you use?
I only use powder brow by Benefit and a good slanted firm brush. My brows are very sparse too. Once I put my foundation on I use a sponge to blend into the brow area and that little bit of dampness holds the brow powder. My brows make my “look” I’ve noticed I can go without eye makeup, without blush and without lip product but foundation and brow powder are a must. The pencils are too waxy, they look drawn on, and I haven’t been successful with markers. I find the powder looks natural.
Just letting you know you’re not alone. We took some pics over Thanksgiving and I was HORRIFIED to see my left eyebrow looked just…terrible in pics. Very 90s crayon and thin from me trying to fill it in. I started applying my Benefit Precisely, My Brow in a different way - really trying to do short, diagonal lines as opposed to the longer, more straight lines that I was doing. I also got ELF Wow Gel in Dark Brown and go over with that. It SEEMS like it looks better than it did but I guess I won’t know until I take some more pictures, lol. It is just so frustrating esp because I have dark brows that just don’t look right, ever.