It is recommended that brow shaping should be done by a professional. However, maintaining that shape can easily be done at home. There is little to no need to visit a spa, salon or brow bar every two weeks, which is how often the brows should be maintained.Measure the brows
In order to maintain that immaculate shape a professional gave you, you have to keep the perimeters clear. The face is symmetrical and has a certain symbiosis. The nose, inner corner of the eye, and eyebrow share the same alignment. So, using the nostril as a guideline, use a ruler or any straight tool to measure along the nostril, up to the inner corner of the eye, by the brow.
And that’s where the brow hairs should begin.
Using the tip of the nose, and looking straight ahead, tilt your instrument towards the iris. That is where the arch of the brow should be at its highest peak.
Glide your tool against the outer corner of the nostril, passing through the outer corners of the eye -that’s where the brow should end.
For the perfect balance, align the bottom of the end of the brow with the bottom of the beginning of the brow…one shouldn’t be lower than the other.
There are different techniques for well-groomed brows. The recommended method is tweezing, because it gives the best results; target individual hairs at a time. It leaves little to no room for errors. The fact of the matter is, it can be painful, or intimidating for those who are afraid to handle a tweezer, and some of you have refrained from the process as a result.
It’s imperative that when you’re tweezing, you hold the skin taut, applying pressure to the area you’re tweezing while opening the pores to get a precise hold on the hair follicle. It’s important to uproot hair in the direction it grows. Also, numbing the brow with ice helps. It’s an ambidextrous job. Don’t just grab and pull with one hand…ouch!
Threading can be just as painful, and shouldn’t be done on yourself. It takes an enhanced level of skills to be able to do that on your own. Don’t try this at home.
Waxing isn’t as painful as tweezing and threading because it’s swift and easy. Waxing, threading, and tweezing, produce the more lasting effects, because it removes the hair follicle, giving it a longer time for regrowth. Some are allergic to the wax used for eyebrow waxing, or are sensitive to it. It’s advisable that you use a powder such as ‘baby powder’ or translucent powders before applying wax to prevent any skin irritations.
Depilatory creams are effective in hair removal, but only use those designed for face and not body. They can burn the skin and cause scarring. Choose depilatory creams specifically for eyebrows.
Shaving the eyebrows are the least painful but the most damaging to skin. Grazing the skin with a sharp razor is never a good idea, and overtime causes severe skin irritation. Regrowth occurs faster after shaving, but not thicker.
It may appear and feel thicker due to the sharp cut stubble that sprouts, but it’s the same hair. Shaving is the best method to use if you’re not too sure about the shape you’d want, or hope to change the shape later. It also gives a sharp brow shape, but that’s a faux pas, since it looks too obvious. Unless you want to look fake, avoid razor sharp lines on the brows.

Brow Filling
There is a fool proof technique of filling in brows. Some like to highlight the brows with concealer or foundation or highlighting pens. Highlighting brows is unnecessary. It’s too obvious, transparent, and excessive. It’s so last year…in the past where it should be.
The highlighting technique actually stems from an old clean up technique to deliver a more polished look. The concealer or product shade should actually match the skin tone of the brow, and not be lighter, to give the illusion of a well-manicured brow. Makeup always looks best when it’s lacking evidence. It should always be well blended.
The trick is to use colours in sync with your natural shade as well as to draw according to your natural shape.
Apply your darker brow colour on the tail of the brow (the arch and outer tip). From the inner corners apply a lighter shade, and blend it into the darker colour.
The tail of the brow needs the most product, so place emphasis on that are when filling in brows. Clean up any areas with a small precision concealer brush, apply product above and under the arch of the brow, nowhere else. Blend it outward away from the brow, and voila, perfect brows!
Keep those brows on fleek!