You’ve heard me say enough times that I simply can’t be bothered with high-maintenance eyebrows; to be quite honest, I don’t even like the look of high-maintenance, perfectly-shaped eyebrows. Not on myself, at least. So I’ll be damned if I’m going to spend half an hour getting them right in the magnifying mirror, surrounded by brow powders and tweezers and waxes and a sense of dire foreboding.
But there is something to be said, quite definitely, for a spot of quick grooming – brushing unruly eyebrow hairs into shape can lift the whole eye area. Plucking out a few stray fronds, here and there, can shave years off, especially if the shape of your brows pull your eye shape downwards or makes you look sad. Plucking is a whole other ballgame, and I’m not going into it here – drastic reshapes should only be administered by the true professionals, in my opinion, and there are few of them about! (I trust a couple of seasoned makeup artists, that’s about it. Not helpful, I know, but I’ll endeavour to put together a list of contacts, if anyone’s interested.) I’ve been sidetracked! A spot of quick grooming, yes – works wonders. I like to use a clear brow gel, even on an “off” day, just to get the hairs moving in a more positive direction, but if I’m doing anything at all with eyeshadow then I like to darken my brows very slightly and make them a bit fuller, and the plethora of new tinted...