Go big on brows
AS SEEN EVERYWHERE…
IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, A STRONG BROW RIGHT NOW JUST PUTS THE FINISH ON A FAB FACE WITH BEAUTIFUL SKIN AND ALMOST REQUIRES NO OTHER MAKE-UP. I’M NOT TALKING “DRAWN-ON INSTAGRAM BROW”, BUT A GROOMED, SUITS-YOU-BUT-NEVER-OVERDONE, BROW.
BRUSH UP ON BROWS TAKE ONE SUPER MAGNIFYING MIRROR, SAYS I, AND LISTEN TO BROW QUEEN SHAVATA SINGH. HER GREATEST TIP? “AVOID BROW TRENDS! JUST HAVE THE BEST BROWS FOR YOU, AS THIS WILL ENSURE YOU LOOK YOUR BEST.” BROWS THIN WITH AGE, SO SHE ALWAYS RECOMMENDS A TINT. “IT’S THE BEST ANTI-AGEING TIP I’VE BEEN GIVEN, AS IT CAN REALLY HELP MAKE THE BROWS APPEAR THICKER AND FULLER.”
“SEE A BROW PRO,” SAYS SHAVATA. “NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DIFFERENCE PROFESSIONALLY GROOMED AND SHAPED BROWS MAKE. INEXPENSIVE AND DONE IN MINUTES, I RECOMMEND EVERYONE SEES A PRO, EVEN IF IT’S JUST THE
ONCE, TO CREATE THE PERFECT ARCH BY COMBINING THREADING, TWEEZING AND WAXING. THEN YOU CAN KEEP IT UP AT HOME YOURSELF. THE TRICK IS TO THEN PLUCK ANY NEW STRAY HAIRS ON A DAILY BASIS WHILE THEY’RE SHORT, TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT NEW SHAPE, MAKING IT EASIER TO TELL WHICH SHOULD STAY AND WHICH NEED TO GO.”
JUST A FEW BROW RULES…
IF YOU HAVE THINNING BROWS, DON’T PLUCK. GO TO A PRO, AS THE HAIRS MAY NOT GROW BACK.
NEVER PLUCK ABOVE YOUR ARCH. IF YOU’VE MADE A MISTAKE, DON’T
TRY TO CORRECT IT. THE CYCLE OF HAIR GROWTH IS ABOUT 8-13 WEEKS, SO BE PATIENT AND LET THE HAIRS GROW BACK.
EYEBROWS ARE “SISTERS, NOT TWINS”. DON’T TRY TO MAKE BROWS IDENTICAL: YOU WILL END UP PLUCKING THEM
AWAY TO NOTHING.
HOT TIP COVER UP WHITE HAIRS. “BROW SHADOW IS BEST AS IT WILL COLOUR THE HAIR AND THE SKIN, TO ACCENTUATE THE SHAPE MORE,” SAYS SHAVATA. OPT
FOR ONE SHADE DARKER THAN YOUR HAIR COLOUR TO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF FULLER BROWS. APPLY USING SOFT, SWEEPING UPWARDS MOVEMENTS FOR MORE OF A ‘LIFT’.” FAVE BROW TOOLS RIGHT NOW
INCLUDE Blink Browbar
Brow Build, £19, BRUSH-ON COLOUR THAT’S NOT TOO
HEAVY; Shavata Brow Perfector, £24, A PALETTE OF THREE SHADES YOU CAN MIX TO CREATE THE PERFECT COLOUR FOR YOU; THE NEW ANGLED
Chanel Stylo
Sourcils
Waterproof
Defining Longwear r Eyebrow Pencil,
£30, THAT’S FIRM ENOUGH,
WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF COLOURS TO FILL AND
SHAPE PERFECTLY. >>