Jan 25 2010
How to Eyebrows! Part 2
…continued from part 1
C. Eyebrow tinting/lightening.
note: Eyebrows are generally 1-2 shades darker than ones natural hair color, so be observant when coloring your hair to stay within those parameters so as not to look too artificial.
1. Lightening your brows can lighten the look of your face. To get a rough idea of how bleaching will look, take a light brown or taupe eyeshadow and rub it on your brows.
2. Darkening your brows can definitely add more definition to your face and eyes. to get a rough idea of how tinting them will look, gently sweep your mascara wand across the brow out towards the ear. Apply more if you want them darker. (this can also be a quick daily fix to enhancing your brows without the risk of chemicals near your eyes.)
Because of the potential damage to your vision, always have your eyebrows tinted/lightened by a professional.
D. Filling in your brows.
If your brows are sparse or spotty and you want to fill them in, there are several ways to do it.
1. take an angled eyeshadow brush and press just a bit of eye shadow to the brow. (medium or dark brown for brunettes. Taupe for blondes or redheads. Charcoal for silver or gray hair). Follow the direction of the brow and extend the brushed-on shadow to the edge of the eye.
2. Pat a tissue on top to blot up any excess.
note: If your brows are really thin, you can pencil them in slightly thicker, but it’s difficult to make this look natural.
3. Take an eye pencil under the brow and follow the brow line out to the edge of the eye. Use a powder sponge to press some powder on top, very gently, to soften the line. then use a brush to lightly fill it in with shadow.
So there you go! Good luck with your brows…. they really can make all the difference to a fresh face 
~maresah~
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Hey Maresah,
I left this same comment on the Part 1 Eyebrows post on Christa’s other blog, but since y’all are merging blogs, I thought I would just leave the same comment on this one as well.
Oh, my goodness, I pull at my eyebrows, too, especially when I am thinking or nervous/tense! O.k., whew- I thought that I was the only “strange” person that did that. Thanks for the tips!
My question for you, Maresah, is that since I have REALLY long eyebrow hairs, how can I trim them without making them look like I took a pair of garden shears and just hacked away? Normally, I wouldn’t mind them-even though they ARE hard to groom and stay in place, but since I have long eyelashes, sometimes (okay, this sounds really weird, but its true!) my lashes pull down stray eyebrow hairs and make them stick out like crazy. What can I do?
Thanks so much for your time and expertise!
~Amy
I use a comb to brush the hairs on my eyebrows up and then trim them with a pair of cuticle scissors.
hey amy! i’m glad you decided to comment again: ) about the lengthy eyebrows, i would suggest that when you trim them, try to keep from getting them too short (that is usually how they end up looking whacked by gardening shears) then, after they are trimmed, sweep a bit of mascara over them to keep them in place. (i recommend using a clear mascara if yours is too dark).
hope that helps a little!
~maresah~
Oh, thank you both so much! You both have been such a tremendous help!
I can’t wait to try your advice!