EYEBROWS ARE TERRIBLE

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I pluck my eyebrows and sometimes get threading/plucking/trim for £3-£5.

Would like eyebrows to look better as gaps/hair brittle and hairs grow long/shape not perfect.

Don't like them too dark as don't want to look like I have two slugs on forehead😂

I'm not good at this perfect eyebrow look everyone seems to have.

Any tips for better brows that isn't going to cost a fortune?

What's "a fortune"? £3-£5 is cheap, I would say... I mean, I'd expect a rubbish job for that.

I would suggest an initial investment with a decent person - which might be £25-£30 - for a tint & shape. That will give you a starting point & you can keep the shape as much as possible with plucking.

During lockdown I then maintained my brows with Refectocil tint, Trim the length with eyebrow scissors (cheap from Amazon) - spoolie to brush them up, and trim anything above the top, and pluck to keep the shape. Then make up - I have a few but tend to go for a tinted gel.

Loads of Youtube vids, the trimming is probably the most challenging bit...

If you're only spending £3 on getting them done I suspect that may be why they look terrible

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I get mine dyed and shaped every month for about £15. It is worth every penny!

Threading for £3-5 is perfectly normal for areas with lots of that sort of shop, the price does get driven down. But it's also not a full HD brow experience!

Personally, I have too much rather than not enough in the way of eyebrow, so I tint mine and then go and get them threaded to tidy them up.

If they were very sparse, I'd consider using a growth serum or similar, or microblading if that didn't work. Tinting can make a big difference (and is really easy and cheap do at home).

I know 3-5 pounds is very cheap. I wasnt saying that was a fortune.

What does micro blading involve during procedure and upkeep?

To get the perfect brow look involves removing most of the outer third and using pencil/powder to draw it on at a more flattering angle..!!!

So I don't think it's the plucking or whatever that's the issue, if you're not using powder or pencil then ofc they'll look less than ideal.

I've just had mine microbladed, £250 but that includes a top up in 6 weeks, I had no tails left due to over plucking, I'm pretty impressed tbh.
It certainly wasn't painless but it was bearable

@Campervangirl do you have before and after photos?

I agree worth pp that microblading. Mine cost £175 and I'm very happy with the result.

Ooh no I haven't, I didn't even think about photos

£175 for straight eyebrows??? I can't even list how many things I could do with that money.

Just posted this in another thread so I’m repeating it here….. I got a colourless mascara by Revolution in a beauty advent calendar. Cheap as chips! Would never have occurred to me to buy one in a million years but I love it for grooming my eyebrows. Absolute game changer! It grooms the hairs in the direction you want them in and holds them there.

I’ve got really patchy eyebrows which they disappear into nothing when they’re threaded/plucked, so I dye them with Just for Men beard dye. Really cheap, easy and the pack lasts forever.

Just used my clear mascara and it’s actually by Collection not Revolution, so even cheaper!

look up soap brows videos on YouTube - all you need is a clean mascara wand/eyebrow brush and a bar of clear soap, beats any eyebrow gel I’ve tried and coats pennies. Then a cheap eyebrow pencil to fill in any gaps x

HD brows Brow sculpt - I had this done last week, basically a perm for your eyebrows, straightens them & gives you a really good shape, includes a tint!