How To Fill in Your Eyebrows

  • February 1, 2010
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Defined brows help frame your face. Follow these simple steps to create a finished look.

You Will Need

  • Tweezers or wax
  • A mascara wand
  • A soft eyebrow pencil
  • An angled eye makeup brush
  • Eyebrow powder
  • A fine-tooth comb
  • Eye makeup remover (optional)
How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Pluck and comb

Step 1: Pluck and comb

Pluck or wax your eyebrows to the shape you want, and then comb them out with a mascara wand. Identify any bare spots.

How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Pencil in eyebrows

Step 2: Pencil in eyebrows

Stroke your brows lightly with a soft pencil that is a shade or two lighter than the hair. Add more strokes to thinner areas, and follow the direction of growth.

If your pencil is hard, warm the tip with your fingertips to soften it.

How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Brush on powder

Step 3: Brush on powder

Dip the brush into the powder. Following the line of your brow, lightly brush the powder in short strokes onto the brow. The powder will stick to the pencil.

Brush off stray flecks of powder with your fingertips, or use eye makeup remover to get rid of all traces.

How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Blend in color

Step 4: Blend in color

Carefully and lightly blend the brow color into your brow, so that you do not see any obvious powder or lines.

How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Brush

Step 5: Brush

Groom your eyebrows with a fine-tooth comb or a clean mascara brush.

How To Fill in Your Eyebrows: Set eyebrows

Step 6: Set eyebrows

Fix your eyebrows in place by spraying a small amount of hair spray onto your finger and running it over your brows or with a small amount of alcohol-free hair gel.

Did you know? Full eyebrows were so fashionable in 18th century Western Europe that some upper-class women affixed mouse hide to their foreheads.

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