Magic wand

Don’t get too close to the mirror when plucking your brows … the result could be too big a gap between them, making you look perpetually cross. From about 30cm away you won’t lose that all-important perspective. And while you are at it, consider this as the solution to any other brow worries: Benefit’s Gimme Brow+ ($ 45). An update on the hugely popular original, Gimme Brow+ (the plus sign is the clue) is a magical wand that thickens brows, brushes them up, erases any gaps and sets them. The secret is a tinted gel-like formula filled with tiny fibres that helps darken and fill in brows.

Why buy? Gimme Brow+ makes it possible to have full brows without looking like you’ve drawn them on with a Sharpie.