My Ultimate Brow Product List
Welcome to my ultimate guide to brow products, where I dive headfirst into the transformative power of eyebrows in enhancing your features. Eyebrows are more than just hair; they are pivotal in framing the face, accentuating the eyes, and contributing to our overall facial symmetry. Over the decades, eyebrow shapes have evolved, reflecting broader beauty trends (the good, the bad and the ugly!), from the thin arches of the early 90s to the bold, natural, fluffy brows of today. It was Anastasia Beverly Hills that pioneered the brow revolution, introducing fabulous products and tools that brought brows into the spotlight. Following closely, Benefit Cosmetics further cemented the importance of brow grooming with their products that have been tailored for every brow shape and style.
In this blog, I’m exploring my UBPs… otherwise known as my Ultimate Brow Products… to bring you the very best of brows.
Brow Pencils
Eyebrow pencils will forever be my trusty sidekick for sculpting the ultimate brow game. This makeup marvel arrives sleek and slender, armed with a finely pointed tip designed for masterful precision. Brow pencils are great for tackling sparse spots, pump up the volume for lusher brows, and iron out any asymmetrical quirks. IMO, the best brow pencils are the ones with thin micro tips. Not too micro mind you as I find they tend to snap under the slightest pressure. These are my favourites tried and tested by me over the years.
Brow Gel
Gone are the days of having to use hairspray to freeze those brows in place, yes really. There is now a market filled with fantastic brow gel formulations. Here are my faves.
Brow Powder Sets
Powders are great if you like a soft definition. What I would say though is that most matte eyeshadows will do the trick if set in place with a gel. However, most brow powder palettes come in a duo of a powder and a wax so that you can custom blend the shades to create more dimension.
Brow Pomades
The first pomades found their origin in the 19th century, when they were first used for hair styling and were generally made out of pug fat. Brows are obviously hair so it made complete sense for them to also be used on eyebrows too. Formulations have thankfully improved with time and now there are some fantastic pomades on the market.
Brow Tips
Always clean your brows before filling them in. I guarantee that some of your skincare or/and makeup will have got into them even if you can’t see it. Just use a cotton bud with a little makeup remover on it and go back and forth through the hair. Clean hair will mean your brow products will work the way they are supposed to and you won’t be left with any white residue.
Map Your Brows
Tweezing
I always go and have my brows waxed professionally if I can. I mean the experts know best right? If you do need to tweeze a few pesky strays always pull the hair out in the direction it grows. Tweezing against it could snap the hair rather than pulling it from the root meaning that you will be left with an annoying black dot of hair or, even worse, an ingrown hair. Ps: In terms of tweezers, nothing beats a pair of Tweezerman’s.
Anastasia Soare once said: “I think an eyebrow can change the way you feel. It changes everything about your confidence” and I cannot agree more. When my own brows are on point, I feel unstoppable, so I really do practice what I preach.
They say that your eyes are the windows to your soul… so surely those windows deserve some great looking curtains!
Here’s to beaut brows!
Love,
Lisa