How To: Fill in Your Eyebrows

If you told me this was a trivial activity to write an instructional about I wouldn’t disagree with you. Nevertheless, I can neither deny that it’s something some people wonder about nor say it doesn’t matter to me. Since I have very sparse eyebrows I like to shape and fill mine in to best frame my face and taste! Oftentimes my friends, acquaintances and sometimes strangers seem intrigued by the…aesthetic of my eyebrows. I know! So without further ado, here are the steps of how I groom, shape and fill in my eyebrows.

Step One: PREP

The best clean eyebrow to work with should be already groomed in whichever way that is preferable to you. I get my eyebrows threaded professionally and like for them to lean at a slight arch which they already follow. Everyone’s eyebrows are a different shape so a good tip is to follow the natural arch and shape of your own. 

Step 2: COVER-UP

When your brows aren’t at their best clean state, a popular option you can explore is to tweeze those hairs that stand out. If you don’t want to deal with the meticulousness of tweezing or the pain, don’t worry! A cool way to refine any stray hairs is by using concealer to cover them up! Take any brush or applicator and dab a skin-colored concealer onto the stray hairs. Pat and blend the formula in and your eyebrows will look freshly groomed.

Step 3: FILL-IN

My favorite part. To choose the right color for your eyebrows a general rule is for light haired folks to choose a color 2 shades darker than your hair and for dark haired people to choose a color that is 2 shades lighter. Using an angled makeup brush and your choice of eyebrow pomeade, powder, or any eyeshadow, apply the makeup onto your brow. Start at the angled point in your eyebrow and work your way outwards. Then move inwards to fill in the sparser inner area. Fill in the unfilled areas of what is left. Make sure to flick the brush with swift and short motions rather than dragging it out to replicate the image of hairs on your eyebrows.

Step 4: CLEAN-UP

I follow this step only when I’m sporting a heavier makeup look. You can choose to always or never follow it but if you are looking for a more dramatic and sharper look to your brows I’d recommend it (Keep in mind that if you chose to cover your stray hairs with concealer as directed in Step 2, this step might just be too much product). Take any applicator and outline your brow with a skin-toned or lighter shade of concealer. Blend the product out and your eyebrow will pop out. 

Hope this was helpful/enjoyable :)