Beauty

[AngelPuppy1]

Hoping one of the many beauty savvy people here can give me some tips as to how to solve my current brow problem!

I have been getting my brows tweaked a bit and then tinted.  They look much better, since they are getting more sparse and lighter.

However, the last couple times I went to the brow place, I noticed that my one brow turned out quite a bit darker than the other!  Not a good look!  I told the girl there and she did make it look better by using a pencil after she tinted them.  However, this is not what I want.  I am going there to get them tinted to look even, so I don't have to use pencil, etc. to get them that way.  I have told her that I have attempted to use a vast array of brow products and am just challenged and make them look worse.

The issue is:  Over the last few months my one brow has gotten much thinner than the other and is much, much lighter than the other one!  The other brow has a good bit more hair and is a good bit darker, but has some white or lighter hairs through it.  

I am thinking perhaps I should just forget about getting them tinted and just try to use some kind of color myself to try and get them both to look sort of even.

I bought this kit which has a stamper with powder and a lot of stencils so you can pick one which is closest to your shape.  The kit I got is called "Eyebrow Stamp and Eyebrow Stencil Kit - iMethod Beauty".  I am fair with light salt and pepper hair and blue/green eyes, so I don't want my brows to be really dark.  So, I bought the Blonde shade.  This looks pretty good on the one brow which is the most sparse and light but looks horrible on the darker/mixed brow!  

Am I going to have to go darker in order to get the two to pretty much match?  

Leave it to me to have 2 mismatched brows!! As if doing my brows is not difficult enough for me!

I appreciate any advice!  Thank you! 

[wagirl]

@AngelPuppy1 ---am wondering if the tint on the lighter brow should be darker to match  and nothing put on the dark brow ? Is that something that makes sense? You would think that this person would have more of an idea as to what to do---I have issues with my brows too after chemo--brows and lashes are wonky at best for me. You can add to the light brow with a pencil or powder  to fill it in to match and only touch up the darker one, there is a learning curve to doing brows too. Have to say, this would drive me crazy too!!

[AngelPuppy1]

@wagirl 

The darker brow is not that dark but is noticeable darker that the other one which is practically nonexistant in color!  If I attempt to put a bit of darker on the spots on the darker brow which have white or kind of empty spots, using the lighter product I got for the lighter brow, it looks horrendous!  If I use a darker product on the lighter brow --- it's like --- BOING!  It is driving me nuts!  I know --- there are so many more important problems but this is just one of those things -- ya know?  The girl, as I said, got them looking even after she tinted them and then by using a pencil.  But I tried that and it looked terrible when I did it!  She told me -- it's easy.  Well, for her it's easy because she does it all day long and was trained!  

[wagirl]

@AngelPuppy1 ---you need to go to another place then---I am sure there is an answer--- but I KNOW how brows can affect your image of yourself, I had none for 5 months so I looked like a ghost---dark eyes and no brows or lashes, no hair on my head and very pale skin due to the chemo---made me look way sicker than I was. Maybe get a few brow pencils in different shades and practice----there is a learning curve, maybe forget about tinting.  I got amazingly  proficient at doing my brows but did practice alot----now 10 years later, got all my hair back but one brow is weird and my lashes are awful---and yes it may not be the worse thing but dang it---drives me crazy

[PINKdogWOOD]

I wouldn't tint my own brows for much fear that something would go awry.

If I were you, maybe it's either time to stop getting your brows tinted and/or leave this person behind who's been doing your brows. Sounds like she's lost her touch.  Then again, maybe it's time to just stop.

The product I use on my brows that are sparse on the tail end with very few greys in the mix mostly seems to be the left rather than the right, I use a product I found here $16 out the door, called Full Brow 3-in-One. It lays down color and fibers to cover and fill in. It's THE BEST procudt I've ever found and I've tried LOTS that I've found and can't get anymore. I don't need too much of it, covers the grey perfectly, stays on all day.

You may want to nix the tinting and do you own brows, one a little heavier than the other to even out the color now.

[Dusty1]

@AngelPuppy1 It is frustrating & brows do make a big difference. They are right on your face!

I use Just For Men Beard & Mustache Dye. My brows are getting some grey in them & this makes it so much easier. 

I use Light Brown, which is as dark as I would want to go since my hair is grey now. 

I didn't see the Blonde color choice at the store, but I see it on the web site. I would go with that if it was available.

Anyway, for your issue I would get the Blonde or Light Brown. Do both & see how they look.

If one still looks lighter, do a 2nd application of the color on just that brow. Or buy a box of the next darker color & add just a touch to the first mix to darken it a bit. 

You can customize your color so that it works for each brow.

My favorite brow pencil is Mac Eye Brow Styler in Fling-Light taupe ash blonde. It's very thin & applies easily. I go across the top of my eye brow & get the line I want there first.

Then I go back & fill in sparse areas. 

I brush through them so they don't look drawn on.

I hope you get great advice here. You can also ask on Makeupalley Makeup Board. They are very helpful.

Good luck!

[brmmom]

I use Just for Men control GX. It's a shampoo/conditioner but it is great for eyebrows and it's very inexpensive and comes in all shades. No mixing and it really lasts. I don't need to use eye pencil or anything anymore. Here's how I use it...first I dab a cotton swab with a tiny amount of Vaseline and go around my brows to keep dye off my skin. Next I slightly dampen a child size toothbrush with water and brush my brows then squeeze a tiny amount of the shampoo onto brush and apply to brows. Leave on 3 to 5 minutes then wash off. That's all there is to it. Try it I, think you'll be very pleased. 

[Dusty1]

@brmmom I didn't know about this! I am going to try it.

Thanks for posting.

[Jk9]

@brmmom I am not familiar with the product either and have been using the other tint.  Will give the shampoo a go and see what happens.  Tinting really helps the sparse brows I have. 

[AngelPuppy1]

@wagirl 

Yes, it is not the most serious issue in the world, but our brows are right there -- front and center!  It just makes me feel very self-conscious!  It wouldn't be so bad if they were both just pale and not hardly there -- at least they'd be even!  But having one really light and the other darker and more full --- yikes -- it's strange!  I need to find a solution.  I have decided I'm not doing any more tinting for a while to try and see if I can figure it out myself!