Eyebrows! Are you more like Bert or Ernie

I  am a little obsessed with eyebrows. I believe they can make or break your look. Not all of us are blessed with thick brows to play with, I know I am not. My eyebrows start and finish in the wrong spots, are sparse and patchy. I naturally have daggy brows.

The best advice I can give you is to find a professional, a beautician or brow specialist that can look at your face and brows and create the best and most flattering brows for you.

I think Bert stole Ernie's eyebrows

I went straight to the top and convinced Katrina Beckett and Michelle from Lash Me to talk to me. Katrina is a Lash and brow guru with salons in North Lakes, Paddington, New Farm and St Kilda. As well as talking eyebrows, they are going to groom my brows.

The trend these days are for brows to be thicker and more naturally groomed, defined but not heavy handed. You want to find the best shape for your brows while keeping their natural appearance. This is the most flattering and make you look younger. Eyebrows that are too thin, nike ticked or over plucked looked dated and ageing.

Brow waxing - How often? This really depends on each person because their needs are different. If your hair is darker, thicker hair or fast growing you may need to visit every two weeks initially but if you have sparse, slow growing hair you could go as long as 4 - 6 weeks. I usually go for 4 - 8 weeks because my hair is thin and grows slowly and I pull out the odd obvious stray. Do not pull out strays if you are unsure. Michelle said that one hair can make all the difference.

Also, make sure your beautician is using the correct wax. You want a nice soft wax for sensitive areas like your face. I have been to beauticians who use the wrong wax and they have still successfully removed strays but taken my skin with them. When this scabs over you are looking significantly worse for a little while.

Gentle hands, Michelle had fingers like little butterfly kisses. There was no pain and I could have fallen asleep if I wasn't there to pick her brain. She said that it is important to keep the skin taunt and that reduces pain and also keeps your skin attached.

At home, Use a eyebrow pencil or shadow to fill in the gaps, make sure you have the right colour and use little strokes. Pluck the odd stray if you must but be prepared for the wrath of your eyebrow specialist if you mess up.

Before

My eyebrows are uneven, spare, patchy

After

Neat, shaped, trimmed and tinted

This photo is taken immediately after my makeover. The tinting will fade a little and the redness reduce and I will be left with gorgeous, perfectly shaped, youth creating brows.


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Great Celebrity brows Camilla Belle

Jennifer Aniston

Bad Celebrity brows - Fergie

Pamela Anderson

Miss Piggy

Hiiiiii-yaa!! Maybe she is always angry because she doesn't have eyebrows. I would be.

The Importance of Eyebrows

It's important that we don't underestimate the importance of our eyebrows. Their original functions were to keep moisture out of our eyes and help communicate emotions. Before Botox they were able to express anger, surprise, deep thought and more.

Eyebrows are a picture frame for the eyes. Well maintained eyebrows make a huge difference to your appearance. Well maintained, doesn't mean the life plucked out of them, it means, neatened, shaped and tinted (if necessary).

Someone close to me had an appointment to see Darryl at Body Bliss for an eyebrow reconstruction and was kind enough to let me tag along. Darryl has many years experience with eyebrows and you can tell. There is a reason she is called the "Brow Doctor".

Before

After

Now for some examples of people taking their brows into their own hands. If you think you may have problem brows, don't give up hope. There are still things you can do to get back on track. Give the Brow Doctor a call on 3283 3368.

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