Hello! You might have noticed we talk about brows a lot on this blog! And while it’s my personal opinion that not everyone has to (or should) do their brows a certain way, a huge problem for beginners is getting a look that is much more bold and unnatural looking than intended. So today, I’m going to do an easy tutorial on how to get natural looking filled in brows without using a lot of products or spending a lot of time. Let’s begin!
Tools You’ll Need:
- Brow powder or eyeshadow in the color of your brows
- An angled brush
Steps
- Possibly the #`1 most important step is to choose a brow color that works for you. If you’re unsure what color to use, be on the safe side and pick a color that’s a little lighter than what you think you need. If you don’t have a lot of red in your hair. Use something a bit cooler in tone as well. I’m using Primal from the second Naked Basics palette.
- Dip your brush in your chosen eyeshadow/brow powder. If it’s high quality, you shouldn’t need a lot. Start wherever your brows are in most need of being filled in. For me, that means mid brow
- Use short brush strokes (this will mimic the line of hair) to fill in the sparsest areas. Then with whatever is left on your brush, fill in the areas that don’t need it as much to make sure your look is even. For me, this means in filling in the part of my eyebrow closest to my nose last.
And that’s it! Hope you enjoyed. Do you have any tips or tricks for filling in your eyebrows? Let me know in the comments below!
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Great tips! Looks sooo natural! 🙂
Thanks!
Great post V, eyebrows are always something of an obstacle for me – it’s getting the colour just right, too dark and it’s a nightmare!! Yours look fantastic 🙂 X
Thanks so much, Karen. I hope this helps. I still mess up the shade sometimes, when I try something new. I hate when the color looks perfect in doors and you go outside and it looks so completely harsh
YES!!!! That has been such a weird issue for me – i’m sooo glad I’m not the only one who’s experienced this V lol Sticking to a good few shades lighter and it seems to be working okay-ish though I think I need to invest in a really good eye brow kit 🙂 You’re so welcome & yes it was really helpful ❤ x
Great post as usual, and I’m sooooo glad that you talked about using eyeshadow. There are ZILLIONS of neutral eyeshadow shades out there, while actual brow products usually only come in a few shades (and those shades are almost never quite right for me). And your technique really rocks! I’ll bet this is going to be really helpful for a lot of people.
Thanks! I love using eyeshadow anyway, because with all the neutral palettes I have, if one shade doesn’t work I just try another in the palette and don’t have to run out to buy a whole new brow product.
Thanks for these tips! Brow filling can make such a difference to the overall look, and I reckon it’s more important when wearing makeup wearing specs.
So true
This is exactly how I do my brows. I’ve tried everything, and powder is pretty much the only thing I can pull off without too many mistakes.
Same. No matter how many times I try using a pencil, the result is always cringe worthy
Have you tried the wax? Other bloggers make it look great, but I have yet to get past epic fail.
Haha, nooo. I always see bloggers make things look so easy, but not when I attempt it. Now that I’ve found something that works, I’m sticking to it!
Great tip V! Definitely loving the wide selection of colors on the palette 🙂 xo~ Lena
Thanks Lena!
Great alternative to the power brow.
Thanks 🙂
Another great post with helpful tips! I love the shape of your brows and how natural they look. I much prefer using powder to pencil, wax, gel, anything!
Thanks so much! I find that other women can really get away with bold super shaped eyebrows, but it’s just not for me
I’m exactly the same – strong brows aren’t for my features at all!
Great post! Defined brows make the face 🙂 I’m obsessed with Benefit’s Instant Brow Pencil, but I should give powder a try sometime too.
I recommend it for a soft look. Brow pencils tend to look a bit harsh when I use them so I’m a little biased
I never would have thought to use my Naked 2 Basics palette for my brows. I am going to try this! Thank you for sharing! 🙂 Such a helpful post! xo
Thank you! Let me know how it works
I will! 🙂
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I absolutely LOVE the idea of using the Naked 2 palette. I have this palette, too. Will be doing this!! Thanks for your great tips! XOXO
Thanks Kristin! Hope it turns out well 🙂
i love how some eyeshadows can be doubled as eyebrow powder! i think it looks wayyy more natural than pencils!
I can’t master pencils at all!
I’ll try to practice with my darker brown matte eyeshadows. I hardly use them on my lids anyway. I need to work on my filling skills. :p
Good luck! 🙂
I have been to nervous to try filling in my brows because they are black! With the contrast between super pale skin and super dark hair I don’t think anything will look right.
That’s a tough one. I’m pretty pale most of the year and my hair is a very dark brown. I know a lot of times when I filled in my brows before using this technique, it used to look pretty odd. It might help to use a slightly lighter color than black or hey, not fill them in at all if you don’t need it!
I love a natural brow so thanks for posting this. You won’t ever catch me with those awful squared fake looking brows! It is just not a good look unless on a runway.
Haha, thanks!
must-have knowledge for filling brows. the one makeup I don’t leave the house without! great post
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I do it exactly the same way! 🙂
Yay 🙂
I always stare at Tease in my Naked2 and wonder if I could use THAT…
It’s a little purpley right?
Yeah…. Taupey and purpley…
If you want to, try it on your day off to see if you like it 🙂
haha, on my day off – do you know what? I’ll do that! 🙂
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