I’m well aware that I’m never going to win best in show for my brows. The fluffy bits that stick up at the front and seem to never want to be groomed, the slightly too long wiry quality they have, how if unplucked they would quite happily spread over my whole face monobrow styleé. It’s a trait I inherit from my Hairy McClarey father. When we’re out and about we often joke of him walking into one of those threading pop-ups in the shopping centre and watching the horror on the faces of the people who work there. One day, one day. But you gotta work with what you’ve got and these tools, tamers and shapers are the best of the brow bunch…
First you’ve got to cull. Now I’ve gone the whole hog many a time and ended up with the dreaded one hair brow, so I’m always a little more on the over-cautious side when it comes to plucking now; but the Tweezermans are seriously amazing, pricey but an investment. I’ve turned my whole family onto these sharper than sharp pinpoint precision bad boys. Next up, shading. I have dabbled with pencils in the past, but I always find I end up doodling an eyebrow up onto my forehead, so I stick with powders these days. MAC Espresso eyeshadow is an old faithful that has been brushing on brows for years, however a more recent addition – the Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in Medium Ash/Medium Brown* is also a good match for my dark hairs. Then you’ve got to set them. I used the MUA £1 cheapie clear mascara for years to do this job, but if you fancy something a little more sophisticated and a little less crusty (nice) then the Anastasia Clear Brow Gel* keeps everything in check without making your brows looks like a teenage boys Brylcreem-ed up doo’.
So three little steps that take a total of about three minutes each morning keep me from going outside and scaring people with my werewolf resemblance. And maybe next time I’m out and about with my Dad we may just drop into that threading shop…
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