Eyebrow Mistake #1: Choosing the Wrong-Color Brow Pencil
If you have brown hair, you don’t necessarily want to use a brown eyebrow shadow/pencil. Buy a brow product that’s a shade or two lighter than your actual hair color. It looks more natural and less harsh that way. Another tip? If you have highlights, match the eyebrow shadow shade to the lighter strands for the most genuine-looking finish.
Eyebrow Mistake #2: Using a Magnifying Mirror
Magnifying mirrors are great for a precise makeup application, but when it comes to hair removal, not so much. Be an arm’s-length distance from the mirror and use as much natural light as possible when plucking your brows, “By viewing your brows too close up, you lose perspective on how much hair you’ve already taken off.”
Eyebrow Mistake #3: Plucking Before a Shower or Bath
It’s no secret that tweezing can hurt, but a steamy shower will open up the pores and soften the hair follicle so hairs can glide out easier. Bonus: This also helps limit redness and irritation. Tweeze after your bath instead and it’ll be (almost) painless.
Eyebrow Mistake #4: Tweezing Too Often
“Routinely tweezing the eyebrows every day can lead to some serious overplucking,” Instead, shape your brows every one to two weeks, depending on your rate of hair growth. By allowing them to grow in a bit, you’ll have more to work with and avoid going too thin.
Eyebrow Mistake #5: Applying Skin Care Products to the Brow Area
You wouldn’t slather face cream on your scalp, would you? Of course not! So there’s no reason to apply it to your brows either. “Avoid getting any lotions, gels, sunscreens, foundations, or moisturizers on or around the brow area,” They seep into the brows and prevent growth, or worse, cause the hairs to fall out.
Eyebrow Mistake #6: Making Brows Identical
When grooming your brows, don’t obsess over symmetry. Try to shape your eyebrows in a way that ensures they start and end at generally the same points. Keep in mind that your face isn’t perfectly symmetrical, so your brows may not be either (as the saying goes, eyebrows should be sisters, not twins).
Eyebrow Mistake #7: Plucking, Waxing, or Threading During Your Period
Most women are more sensitive during that time of the month, so hold off on grooming until after your period has ended to avoid an extra-painful hair-removal session.
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