Eyebrow Tutorial [PART 1] - Faded Eyebrow

IN THE PICTURE:

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade - Auburn
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz - Soft Brown 
• Selphy Slide Eyebrow Pencil - Light Brown
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted Brow Gel - Brunette
• NYX HD concealer - 04 Beige

I have decided to divide this brow tutorial into 2 parts. 

For Part 1, using crayon/wax-type pencils. For Part 2, using cream-type brow products.

Today's tutorial is done by using the crayon-type / wax-type eyebrow pencil. I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Soft Brown. ANY EYEBROW PENCIL THAT IS PIGMENTED AND CREAMY WILL WORK. You dont have to go out and buy the Anastasia's that's USD $21 because i promise, any wax-type eyebrow pencil that is pigmented and slightly creamy will give you the same end results.

I have other alternatives that I've personally tried and tested before i got my hands on the Anastasia Brow Wiz and they work just as great, costed me less money and are easily available in Singapore(for my local readers).  It is not about the product I use but rather, it is the technique of filling in my brows, that i've learnt from the MUAs during my modeling gig, that changed my brow game forever. 

ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS YOU CAN USE:

1. MAC Eye Brows Crayon around SGD $30

2. SELPHY Slide eyebrow pencil - Bought at Venus Drugstore SGD $19.90

3. Rhomlon Eyebrow Pencil - Bought at Ta Qiang/ Sinma around SGD $2-4

4. Face Shop Eyebrow Pencil - SGD $7.90

Important - to note: If you'd like to brighten up and liven up the overall appearance of your face, chose the colour of the eyebrow pencil one tone lighter than the colour of your hair. If not, get the colour that matches the colour of your hair exactly.

Step 1: In order to have the faded eyebrow look, i made the front of my brows have slightly lesser eyebrow hairs. This isn't noticeable even when i don't fill in my brows but just as long as i know i have made the front have lesser hair, is enough for me. So dont go crazy over-plucking the front of your brows. I know how easy it is to over-pluck eyebrows so even after plucking 3 eyebrow hairs at the front of your brows and you don't see a difference, it's okay, stop there. That is good enough. Dont go crazy and pluck off more.  If you are not confident with plucking your own brows, have them professionally done. You can achieve this by visiting salons and have your eyebrows threaded. 

If you have naturally full brows, the end result may not be as obvious but nonetheless, you'll still end up with beautiful groomed brows. Just work with what you have and work with what you're comfortable with.

Step 2:  I cut the front of my eyebrow hairs according to the height i want my eyebrows to be.

Step 3: Using the spoolie side of the brow pencil, comb up all the eyebrow hairs and position the hairs to the direction that you want the eyebrow to take shape. I comb upwards at the front of the brows, upwards but sideways in the middle and downwards but sideways at the tail.  

Step 4: Using the pencil, underline the bottom of the brow first. I draw from 3/4 of the way in. Curve upwards, following the natural arc of the brow. Stop as you reach the starting point of the tail.

Step 5: Mimicking the technique used for the bottom line, draw a line at the top of your eyebrows 3/4 of the way in. Ensure line is evenly parallel to the bottom. Follow the natural arc and round out the curve of the highest arc.

Step 6: From the bottom line, extend out to form the tail.

Step 7: From the top line, connect the line to meet the end point of the bottom tail.

Step 8: Color in the spaces in between the two lines you've made. Concentrate more pigment at the tail and using light strokes at the centre. The front of the brows still have no product at all at this point

Step 9: Using the spoolie side, comb through the hairs from the middle to the tail and distribute the colours evenly.

Step 10: Very lightly, use the spoolie and comb the front of the brows upwards.

Step 11: Use a tinted brow gel and comb through the middle and the tail of the brow hairs into place.

Step 12: Whatever is left on the wand of the tinted brow gel, comb the front of the brow upwards lightly

Step 13: Using a concealer, underline the entire bottom eye brow. Concentrate more at the arch till the tail.

Step 14: Apply concealer at the top of the brows at midpoint. Ideally, right at the highest point down to the tail

Step 15: Blend out the concealer.

Voila. There you have it, the perfect "faded" eyebrow.