Eyebrows?

ADqtPiMel · #1 08-19-2006, 12:33 PM

Ladies, I have an eyebrow problem. I have wavy hair - which means I also have wavy eyebrows, and they grow all over the place. I am super anal about my eyebrows looking nice and neat, but it is pretty much impossible with what I've been given.

So in short, I went a little crazy with the plucking. They are nice and neat now, but they're also nearly non-existant and I sort of look like an alien. Any suggestions for how to grow them out without looking awful in the process? Is there any way to sort of plump them up with a pencil or something? Help!

PM_Mama00 · #2 08-19-2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ADqtPiMel

Ladies, I have an eyebrow problem. I have wavy hair - which means I also have wavy eyebrows, and they grow all over the place. I am super anal about my eyebrows looking nice and neat, but it is pretty much impossible with what I've been given.

So in short, I went a little crazy with the plucking. They are nice and neat now, but they're also nearly non-existant and I sort of look like an alien. Any suggestions for how to grow them out without looking awful in the process? Is there any way to sort of plump them up with a pencil or something? Help!

Mine are arched pretty well, but they are pretty light in color. Sometimes I use an eyeliner brush to sorta darken them. I hate pencils cuz they sometimes end up looking fake. You could try that.

SoCalGirl · #3 08-19-2006, 01:30 PM

You can use brow gel or clear mascara to keep them under control.

valkyrie · #4 08-19-2006, 01:42 PM

The Natural Brow Shaper here (scroll down a bit) is the shit. I've never used it to make my eyebrows more "plump," but I think it might work. I seriously love this -- although I always use an eyebrow brush to blend it after applying, so it's more subtle.

adpiucf · #5 08-19-2006, 10:32 PM

I have wavy brows too and I was so happy when the plucked-to-hell look was in style-- looking back, it was a bit scary looking... pencil them in until they grow back and then keep them in line with a brow gel-- or you can spray a little hairspray/apply a fine amt of vaseline to a brow brush and keep them in place.

AOIIalum · #6 08-20-2006, 07:31 AM

Bare Minerals has a great brow kit with powder, brush and gel. Try Sephora or QVC (believe it or not).

LouisaMay · #7 08-22-2006, 01:57 PM

I could use some help in the eyebrow department as well. My brows are on the fuller side, and I keep them tame with twizzers. However, I've been wearing my hair differently, and my brows seems oddly...um...noticeable. I'm really afraid to get waxed because I have VERY sensitive skin. I had a facial once, and my skin burned for days. Any ideas?

valkyrie · #8 08-22-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LouisaMay

I could use some help in the eyebrow department as well. My brows are on the fuller side, and I keep them tame with twizzers. However, I've been wearing my hair differently, and my brows seems oddly...um...noticeable. I'm really afraid to get waxed because I have VERY sensitive skin. I had a facial once, and my skin burned for days. Any ideas?

Eh, just tweeze them more, but be careful, LOL -- maybe do a little at a time? When I went from dark to light hair last time, I noticed the same thing and just made my eyebrows, well, smaller.

I had my eyebrows waxed once and HATED IT. HATED.

HBADPi · #9 08-22-2006, 06:57 PM

Do you trim them? Getting them to shorter lengths could help prevent the wavy look. That along with clear mascara should do the trick...

ADqtPiMel · #10 08-22-2006, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HBADPi

Do you trim them? Getting them to shorter lengths could help prevent the wavy look. That along with clear mascara should do the trick...

I don't have enough to trim

I ended up buying a little eyebrow kit from Sephora - hope it helps.

absoluteZChi · #11 08-24-2006, 12:35 AM

mine are a a little hard to work with at times....I always feel one arch looks better or higher than the other. I get mine threaded....I've done the wax thing and didn't like the pain, plus it didn't last very long. With the threading...its a little uncomfortable under the brow, but it lasts much longer IMO.

LouisaMay · #12 08-24-2006, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

Eh, just tweeze them more, but be careful, LOL -- maybe do a little at a time? When I went from dark to light hair last time, I noticed the same thing and just made my eyebrows, well, smaller.

I had my eyebrows waxed once and HATED IT. HATED.

Thanks for the tip. I figured that waxing was not for me.

KillarneyRose · #13 08-24-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

I had my eyebrows waxed once and HATED IT. HATED.

I waxed my own eyebrows at home a couple of years ago. BIG mistake. I accidently took off the outer part of the brows and ended up looking like Mr. Spock.

\ / (they looked something like this for about two months. Bizarre)

KatieKate1244 · #14 08-24-2006, 12:23 PM

I take the lazy way out and shave mine. I was graced with my dad's bushy eyebrows, and plucking hurts too much and I can't find a good person to wax them, so I just get those little eyebrow razors from Wal-Mart and do 'em myself. I do have to do it about once a week, but it takes all of 30 seconds.

LouisaMay · #15 08-25-2006, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Also, to whoever said they had a bad reaction to a facial and avoid waxing - have you tried going to an Aveda salon? If you tell them that you've had a bad reaction, they have a special wax they use that works GREAT - I barely get any redness or puffyness at all.

Yeah...that was me. I've never heard of an Aveda salon in this area, but I'll look around. Thanks!