If you've tried – and failed – at plucking, threading, waxing, laminating, and tinting and just want an easier way to groom your eyebrows, allow us to introduce you to 'brow mapping,' the new craze that's sweeping TikTok.
Brow mapping is an eyebrow shaping technique that uses the structure of your facial features to ascertain the perfect shape for your eyebrows. By strategically focusing on key areas of your face, specifically the eyes, nose and cupids bow, you can achieve salon quality symmetry, and make sure your brows should start and end in the right place. And Tiktok,the home of viral beauty hacks, has just made it that much easier.
The 'Eyebrows' filter by @gracemchoi scans your face for 'the golden ratio', and draws symmetrical lines from centre of the top lip, through the pupil and up through the eyebrow to work out where your brow should arch, and also runs from the corner of the nose, past the corner of your eye for the ideal finishing point. Following straight up alongside your nose give you the start point, and if you make little dots with a brow pencil at each point, once the filter is off, you have the ideal framework to shape those brows.
Following your natural brow shape, connect the dots and brush through with a fibre gel for a 'fluffed up' effect and fill in any sparse areas with small brushstrokes with a fine-tipped pen applicator for the most natural results. And, if a fashionably skinny brow is your goal, use the same structure to guide your plucking, and use a softer pencil to join the dots for a less severe finish. Whoever said eyebrows had to be 'sisters and not twins'?
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The Best Eyebrow Products, As Approved by Team Grazia
1 of 7RevitaBrow Advanced, £70
With growth-boosting peptides and nourishing vitamins, this daily strengthening serum helps speed up growth and fill out sparse brows. An investment for fuller, thicker brows.
2 of 7Benefit Gimme Brow in 10 shades, £22.50
With a comprehensive shade range, the OG, budge-proof micro fibre gel boosts thickness and adds definition in seconds for the perfect brow.
3 of 7Max Factor Brow Revival Gel | Sweep-On Eyebrow Gel in 5 Shades, £8.99
Another brilliant gel option, fluff hairs up and out with this fine-tipped brush. The formula contains conditioning oils to nourish your brow hairs, too.
4 of 7Anastasia Beverly Hills, Brow Freeze Gel, £23
This Grazia award winner always comes out on top when it comes to setting brows. The slightly tacky, clear gel dries down to a supreme hold, meaning which ever way you shape your brows, they will be held into place for the rest of the day, guaranteed.
5 of 7Urban Decay Brow Blade in 9 shades, £20
One one side, an ink stain in a felt tip pen applicator (for expert definition). On the other, a waterproof pencil (for a softer finish). Smart.
6 of 7Glossier Brow Flick in 3 shades, £15
If felt tip pen applicators are your jam, this is a bona fide classic, loved by make-up artists worldwide. It takes a little while to get the knack for it but once you do, the brow world's your oyster.
7 of 7BBare Brow Balm, £24
A double whammy – this innovative brow balm can be used to achieve that laminated brow look (simply use with a spoolie and brush and buff brows into place) while conditioning and stimulating healthy brow growth. A future cult classic.
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