I have EXTREMELY thick eyebrow hair. Like each hair is two or three times thicker than the hair on my head. They also grow like crazy, are kind of long, and really coarse. They are lighter colored and I feel like they blend in with my eyelids and skin near my eyes. I get them waxed at my nail salon, but I don't think that they really look that great. Should I be coloring them in with a darker color? Should I change the shape? What is "in" with eyebrows?
So you can get an idea of what I mean when I say that they blend in with my eyes and lids:
My brows sound like yours, only they're very dark.
I'd go somewhere that is known for brows, and have them get you a good start on the shape. I think with prominent and high-maintenance brows you want to go somewhere that really, really knows brow shape.
Your eyebrows look like most eyebrows I see. The color doesn't need to be changed IMO.
Can you grow your eyebrows out a little and then have them done professionally? I find that mine always look best after I give the eyebrow person a fresh slate.
I recommend Anastasia brow powder for a little darkening, defining help. Google a quick tutorial to watch how to apply, it's super easy and I think it makes a big difference.
My brows sound like yours, only they're very dark.
I'd go somewhere that is known for brows, and have them get you a good start on the shape. I think with prominent and high-maintenance brows you want to go somewhere that really, really knows brow shape.
We must be twins. I was with rikki until she said they were light - mine are like almost black.
I go to lady trained by brow goddess anastasia. She is awesome, despite telling me how beautiful and jealous she is of my brows.
You have some great eyes! If you feel like they are too light, I think a little coloring would be okay, but I don't know that it's needed, more of a personal preference. If it were me, I'd use some powder to darken, only because I usually dye my hair quite dark. I think the shape if fine!
Post by iheartbanjos on Oct 9, 2012 22:03:46 GMT -5
They look good! I have some darker ones and some that are almost completely white. I use clear brow gel on them and I feel like that makes them look better and a little darker.
People still wax? In my area everyone threads. I found a significant improvement back in the day when I switched from waxing to threading.
In some areas there aren't all that many threading options.
In New York, there *are* tons of options but among the ones that are known as the very best, some are tweezing, some are waxing, and some are threading. So it isn't like the best options here are all threading. Threading works very well for my sensitive skin (it gets bumps from waxing) and the good threading places are cheaper than the good waxing or tweezing places (I pay like $20 instead of $50 for the fancy waxing places or $65 for the fancy tweezing places).
So at any rate, I don't think it is crazy even for those that are fanatical about brow maintenance to wax.
Color is fine. I also have very thick eyebrows - much more so than yours. I pluck with tweezers. I would suggest doing a bit more shaping by removing more from the underside arch.
Post by mrssavy42112 on Oct 10, 2012 8:13:14 GMT -5
I do threading also & prefer it. I feel that the result is much more clean. If you want to darken it a bit, I also think you could use a brow powder & just stipple it in lightly until you get to the shade that you like. I have dark brown hair, so I gently swipe an old mascara wand over my brows to set them & give a slighter darker tint.
Post by thedutchgirl on Oct 10, 2012 8:13:47 GMT -5
As my threader says, a thicker brow is a more youthful brow. I like the color. I might get them professionally shaped if you really wanted to make them perfect. I think they already look very nice. Your eyes are lovely.