How to Grow out Eyebrows
Over-plucking can result in uneven, patchy eyebrows. Fuller eyebrows help to widen eyes for a more youthful appearance. Transform thin, highly arched commas into perfectly sculpted luscious, eyebrows faster with these tips.
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A well-shaped eyebrow is almost as good as an eye lift! Learn eyebrow shaping tips and techniques in these Howcast eyebrow tutorials.
You Will Need
- Tweezers
- Mirror
- Eyebrow pencil or powder
- Brow gel
- Light eye shadow
- Patience
- Eyebrow stencil kit (optional)
Steps
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Step 1
Stop tweezing
Stop tweezing immediately. Highly arched, thin brows can actually age a person, so put down the tweezers and back away. Study your face to see what brow contour works best with your features and aim for that shape.
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Eyebrow stencil kits -- available at beauty supply and retail stores -- come in a wide variety of shapes for perfectly sculpted brows.
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Step 2
Grow according to plan
Look into the mirror and observe the regrowth. There's no need to embrace a hairy unibrow while growing back your eyebrows. Pluck judiciously, allowing brows to fill in underneath the arch first.
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It can take six months for eyebrow hair to grow back.
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Step 3
Be patient
Be patient. Fill in sparse areas with an eyebrow pencil or a powder in a color similar to your natural brow shade. Apply the pencil or powder in light, swift strokes rather than in a continuous line. Hold unruly hairs in place with a light brow gel.
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Step 4
Hide brow stubble
Hide dark eyebrow stubble with eye shadow that is slightly lighter than your eyebrows' color. Apply it underneath the arch and blend it into the brow bone.
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Mexican artist Frida Kahlo famously included her hard-to-miss bushy unibrow in her self-portraits.
