To make the face more expressive, to draw attention to the eyes - all this is allowed by well-groomed, suitable eyebrows. But even if nature did not reward them, transformation is possible with the help of modern cosmetics. Read more about these tools and the rules for their use - in the article.
Characteristic
Eyebrow products are many cosmetic products whose functions are to give hair color, and eyebrow shape. In addition, special cosmetics can serve for fixing eyebrows, their treatment and recovery. She attaches to the hairs volume, chic.
Cosmetics can have many options for release forms, textures.
Kinds
Depending on the purpose, 2 types of eyebrow cosmetics are distinguished:
- caring;
- decorative.
The first provide care for the eyebrows. As a rule, these are various compounds that stimulate growth, soften and strengthen the hairs. Similar products are available in the form of oil, essence, serum. Many decorative compositions also contain caring components. However, their concentration is lower than in the care products. The latter also does not affect the appearance of the eyebrows in any way, they do not give an instant transformation.
Caring agents can also include special formulations and foams. They are used before dyeing to reveal the scales of the hairs and thereby provide better penetration of the pigment. Decorative products are a large group of products that change the appearance and shade of hairs immediately after using the product. Perhaps the most famous is pencil.
Cosmetic pencil allows you to make the color of the eyebrows more pronounced, fill the voids between the hairs.Modern products have a soft creamy core that provides the most natural application. In addition, for naturalness, experts recommend drawing with a pencil not a solid eyebrow line, but short strokes that mimic hairs. According to many professionals and ordinary users, for a more natural effect, the choice should be made in favor of shadows or powder. They also allow you to make the shade more vivid, fill the "bald spots."
As a rule, the shade of powder is chosen to match the natural color of the eyebrows or the color of the roots of the hair on the head. The powder can be either color or colorless. The first in its action is similar to eyebrow shadows, the second helps to smooth hairs, remove greasy shine in this area. Cushon is very similar to powder. As a rule, cushions are found in Korean cosmetics.
The tool is optimal for thin eyebrows, because it is applied with a wide brush applicator.
Pencil option can be called felt-tip pen. With its help, you can draw a shape, give color to the edge and draw “bald spots”. As a rule, a felt-tip pen has a softer texture, it is easier to use it than a pencil.
Not so long ago appeared eyebrow mascara. However, she quickly gained popularity. Outwardly resembles a tube of mascara. Inside the tube is a colored gel. By applying mascara with a brush, it is possible to give the eyebrows a suitable shape, fill the space between the hairs, and also provide them with a more saturated color. There are 2 in 1 products, where on one side of the product there is a tube with mascara for eyebrows, on the other - a transparent gel-fixer. It helps to consolidate the result.
There is also lipstick. The tool is sometimes called liquid shadows. It resembles lipstick in its consistency, which thickens each hair, colors it, due to which the eyebrows look more voluminous and expressive. Of the additional functions - fixing eyebrows. For tough, curly and naughty hairs should be purchased wax or gel. They help to "delay" the hairs in a given form. Cosmetics do not spread, can be used as a standalone product or on top of shadows.
In order to give shade to eyebrows for a long time, you can use a tint. Tint looks like lipstick or pencil and, unlike paint, is cleaner and easier to apply. Tint provides the right tone for several days, can be used in combination with wax or eyebrow gel. Before applying the product the hairs must be combed, giving the eyebrows a suitable shape.
There is also waterproof cosmetics (usually mascara, lipstick, gel).
Brand Overview
You can highlight a number of popular brands of eyebrow cosmetics.
NYX Professional Makeup
This is a professional cosmetics, in the line of which there is an eyebrow pencil Eyebrow Powder Pencil. Its use will create natural makeup. Easy to apply and thanks to the built-in brush, you can easily comb the eyebrows and evenly distribute the pigment through the hairs.
L'oreal paris
The famous cosmetic brand offers the eyebrow liner Brow Artist Micro Tattoo Liner. Popularity due a wide palette of funds, as well as the presence of a trident applicator. Thanks to this, it is possible to color the eyebrows in the hair technique for the most natural effect.
Maybelline ny
Another well-known brand, whose products can be easily found in most departments of cosmetics. The manufacturer produces Brow Drama mascara, which colors the hairs, gives them volume and fixes in the right direction. For light and rare eyebrows, the brand's lineup also has Brow Drama Pomade stick lipstick. The manufacturer took care of a wide palette of colors, each of which looks natural. It contains oils and vitamin E, so you can talk about the caring effect of the stick.
For more consistent staining, the manufacturer offers a tint. Tattoo brow, which ensures the preservation of staining results up to one and a half weeks. Apply the product carefully, since it is rubbed off the skin with great difficulty. For connoisseurs of natural makeup, as well as in the absence of obvious problems with the shape of the eyebrows, we can distinguish Light Shadow Brow Artist Genius Kit. The tool is a palette that allows you to create a natural make-up and soft color transitions. Shadows give the effect of spraying, hold well on the eyebrows, can be applied dry or wet.
Other brands
A large number of cosmetics are offered by Sakura Bando. The line includes an eyebrow pencil, powder, tint. If we talk about professional cosmetics, we should mention Bespecial brand. The brand's line-up includes sweets, eye shadow palettes, pencils, fixatives and care products. The latter include micellar water, silicone make-up removers, hair growth oil, soothing eyebrow gel applied after correction.
Similar products can be found in the line of professional cosmetics Kodi Professional - these are shadows, sweets, pencils. Easy to use kits.
Which is better to choose?
In order to answer this question, you need to understand the purpose for which eyebrow cosmetics will be used. For example, to draw a shape, a soft pencil in tone with the eyebrows or a half-tone lighter is suitable. You need to draw a line without pressure, moving from the nose to the bend of the eyebrow, and then from the bend to the tips. If in some areas there are not enough hairs, you need to draw them using shadows, a cushion or lipstick. Even an inexperienced user can handle the use of these tools. Professionals can fill in “bald spots” with a pencil and felt-tip pen, drawing lines that imitate natural hairs.
If you need to darken the hairs in several tones, it is better to use mascara for eyebrows rather than shadows or lipstick. It will give a more pronounced effect and bright color. The final step in eyebrow shaping will be the use of a gel-fixer. If you use lipstick or mascara for eyebrows, you can do without it, because these products already contain a fixative.
If you are looking for a universal remedy, take a look at sweets. According to professionals, the product replaces a pencil, shadow and fixative. However, applying the product requires some skill. To avoid excess funds on the eyebrows and too bright color, you should first test the fondant on the back of the hand. This will remove excess cosmetics from the brush (if the product is applied with it), determine its intensity.
When choosing eyebrow cosmetics should focus on the type of skin. For oily and combination skin, it is better to purchase dry products - a pencil with a not too soft contour and wax in the composition, shadow, cushion. But from more fatty products - mascara, lipstick and creamy products - it is better to refuse. There is a high probability that they will spread, making the image sloppy. For owners of dry and normal skin, any means are suitable.
The next criterion for choosing a remedy is its shade. Brunettes are recommended to dye eyebrows in color, which is 3 shades lighter than hair roots. Blondes, in contrast, are one that is 3 shades darker than the root zone of the hair on the head. Mascara, lipstick, felt-tip pen give a darker and more pronounced color. If you are afraid to make the eyebrows too bright, it is better to use shadows. The hue intensity in this case will depend on the number of applied shadow layers.
If we talk about care products, then the most effective are those in which oils are present - burdock, castor, peach, and vitamin E. These ingredients strengthen hairs, act on hair follicles, awakening and activating them.
In the next video you will find an overview of budget eyebrow cosmetics.