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If you’ve got curly brows, you’re probably familiar with the pros and cons of having them.
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If your brows are curly, you likely have more hair to work with.
“The brow can also appear to shrink in width because the hairs are bending and clumping together.”
How you groom your curly brows is a matter of personal preference.
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You may choose not to touch them at all.
In addition to creating an overall more polished appearance, grooming your brows also helps open up your eyes.
Brows frame your face, give it structure, and affect how your makeup looks.
In general, finessing them makes a big difference.
One thing youdon’twant to do before you get going is slather your brow hairs in product.
Get to grooming:
“Trim your brows before tweezing anything,” says Vucetaj.
You don’t want to take away important hairs that will create gaps."
Both options have a precision tip and easy-to-control handle.
“Trim upwards like a staircase towards the arch and stop there,” Vucetaj adds.
Just be sure to cut only thetipsof the curls off.
“Look in the mirror and lightly lift your brow arch,” says Vucetaj.
“Lift a little higher, then a little lower until you find your desired arch.
Basically, how high or low you lift will determine the arch you will get.
Then, take the pencil to outline the top of your brows.”
This acts as a visual guide to help keep you from tweezing and trimming too much.
Anyone with curly brows knows that a gel is key to keeping the hairs in place.
Sacks says to go for theBBB London Clear Brow Glossor theRose Inc Brow Renew Clean Clear Eyebrow-Growth Gel.
Both do double duty in keeping brows in place while moisturizing them.
“Holes are something that curly brows reveal more easily.”
Instead of a pencil, Sacks uses a brow powder to fill in any gaps.
We like theSigma Beauty Color + Shape Brow Powder Duowhich comes with two shades of soft-finish brow powder.
This lets you custom mix the shade to best match your brows.
Gently pat on a bit of the powder where you need it, using short strokes.
Then, blend with an angled brush like theTarte Big Ego Fill Service Brow Brush Spoolieto camouflage any holes.
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Tweezing can be done in between as needed to keep things tidy.
“[They] should always be twins, unless there’s a scar,” she says.
“When we were children, our brows, for most people, were symmetrical.
Mistakes by technicians or ourselves have made them different.”
), but make a run at get them as close as possible.
Just one more reminder on trimming: “Start with less until you are confident to tidy up more.
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The trend right now is super feathery, so it’s a great time to start slow.
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