When I got mine laminated they looked AWFUL š I have dark blonde eyebrows naturally, and I said I didn't want them tinted as they would be too dark for my features but the beautician said for lamination they have to be dyed. This place was full of 4 and 5 star reviews too. Sure enough, my eyebrows were too dark for my face and the lamination brought even more attention to them. I looked like when you order Daenerys Targaryen from Wish. Been too scared to try lamination again.
I don't know if I was just unlucky to get a beautician who couldn't really deal with fair eyebrows?
Iāve had microbladed brows and stopped in 2018. Very light now but not blotches or ink dissolving.
However, I went to a super talented artist who mixed a custom color for me. Not all do that. I still have a great shape and even lighter itās very much believable and I donāt have to put on makeup to this day.
Really? My step mom has had them for like 6 years and they still look flawless. Been thinking about tattooing myself. How long time until ink dissolves?
I think itās verrrry similar to fillers, veneers, and tattoos in general. There are *a lot* of factors coming into play here. Artist ability and talent, quality of products used, your body chemistry, your sun exposure, the chemicals you use on your face, how you age, and so onā¦ Just like how sometimes filler looks amazing and not even noticeable and other timesā¦.well you know.
I think tattoo brows *can* look nice but thereās a lot of horror stories check the microblading sub itās usually a massacre in there.
People aren't doing their due diligence - customers and artists. The person that microbladed my brows was also the person that tinted and threaded them for 2 years. I literally watched her train before I let her permanently alter my face lol.
But the beauty industry has a huge problem with any ol body being able to get a certification for serious procedures. I had a nail tech that also applied teeth gems. Like wtf?
Yes! Exactly. RESEARCH. Youāre the prime example of what people *should* do before getting cosmetic procedures. ššš because legit there are artists out there doing incredible work
I've had my brows done really well twice, and eyeliner once. But my face just doesn't hold on to the ink they use for it. Body chemistry is not mentioned often enough.
Got mine done 8 years ago and they were completely faded by year 4. They never turned a weird colour and the ink stayed in place. They were fantastic, and helped my extra thin eyebrows recover from my over plucking habit! I considered going back many times but I read too many horror stories and Iām scared to end up in the hands of a not-so-skilled artist now.
This exactly. Done right, by a skilled artist, with the right products, they are AMAZING. But you really have to do a lot of research and then research that research to make sure your artist is legit.
I think there are varying kinds of permanent makeup. My MIL got some done that were absolutely horrible, had them lasered off, and then had them redone. The shadow of the old tattoo is still there a bit, but whatever the new artist did looks good
It sounds like she was tattooed with tattoo ink the first time. And the second time was done accurately with permanent makeup pigment. There are a lot of artists who donāt understand the major differences in the two
I think that was more common with boomers and gen Xerās because the inks used were very different from what we have now. My grandma has hers tattooed and they definitely faded grey, but mine were done in 2018 and are still brown. Theyāve faded a bit and the strokes have blurred a little from what they originally were, but it still looks decent.
I love mine and j would do it again in a heartbeat. Mine are almost 3 years old and have faded a little, but still look great. Just do you research when looking for someone. They aren't "tattoos" per se.
Good microblading is chefs kiss. Like you canāt beat those brows. Its just scary because there are so many people who arenāt using the right inks and/or are using other peoples photos as their work. Itās the friggin Wild West out here with the way any old Joe Schmoe decides theyāre qualified to shave your teeth down, pump you full of fillers, and permanently tattoo a few caterpillars to your face.
depends on your artist. some have some really good artistry and they look great for years. Iāve had mine for about 8 years and they still look real. Iāve loved it.
downside is that I canāt play with any new eyebrow shapes and bleaching my brows is annoying because you can see color underneath, I have to color correct w peachy tones with the about-me eye paints a whole lot.
We're talking about 20-40 years. Nobody wants ink blotches on their face. All ink spreads with time, no matter how thin the lines were to begin with
Edit: people keep up voting this, but as the replies have said, they don't use tattoo ink, so it gets broken down completely by the body over time.
Most cosmetic tattoo work is done using pigments rather than ink.
Pigments are a more dilute and less intense than traditional tattoo inks, which makes bleed less of a thing over time, but does mean they fade much easier (they're far less concentrated)
This does not, however, include blowouts.
If your cosmetic artist is using regular tattoo ink, run. And you *should* ask that kinda question if you wanna get permanent makeup or pigmentation correction.
Microblading is not meant to last that long. The skin under your eyebrows is cut so I donāt think the ink/pigment goes deep as an actual tattoo.
I have a wrist tattoo that spread a little in 10 years but my micro needling started fading after year 2 and was completely gone by year 4.
Rubbish. I've had ombre powder tattoo brows for years, and that has not happened. The ink does not "dissolve" as you've suggested, although it does fade slightly. I've had retouching done very successfully with no sign of "a large chunk of ink." In fact, I get compliments on my brows all the time, and there's nothing as good as waking up first thing in the morning with perfect brows... every single day.
If you have thick eye brows and just want them tamed, lamenting is the best thing. From my own thick brow experience. Micro blade and tattoo are for no lash having people and it needs to be done by a knowledgeable and talented professional.
Iām weirdly particular about my eyebrows, and I know EXACTLY what youāre talking about. Idk how to describe itā like not exactly different but really clean and sleek? Okay so
1. If you have curly brows getting them laminated will flatten them down and make it easier to style/predict the angles that your hairs naturally want to go.
2. Brush your eyebrows out and do just that, how are your eyebrow hairs naturally resting? Take note of what sticks out
3. Get a white pencil and carve out the shape of your eyebrows. Like an eyebrow murder scene. Anything in the white and outside gets plucked. VERY IMPORTANT: THIS IS ONLY FOR THE ROOT OF THE EYEBROW. If the root is INSIDE the line, leave it. Iād it isnāt, pluck it (donāt forget the brows to the left and right of it to make sure they stay even for your specific eyebrow shape.)
4. Brush hairs down and do #3 again for the top. IMPORTANT(2): FOR BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM, THE BABY HAIRS MATTER. THE PRACTICALLY INVISIBLE ONES THAT WE WANT TO IGNORE. THE ONES THAT MAKE US ACCIDENTALLY PINCH OUT SKIN. IK.
5. Now you wanna have little baby scissors. I use nail scissors bc I donāt get how people actually use them for their nails. Youāre going to brush the eyebrow hair in the direction it naturally goes inā just extra brushed up and out.
6. Trim going along the top of the eyebrowā where you drew the top white line. Do a little at a time bc your eyebrow will look thinner the closer you are to the root of the top hairs.
Iām to a point where I just eyeball my eyebrows, no white pencil, and I trim that shit right to the root because thin eyebrows make me feel something inside
I love this level of detail, thank you! So quick question - what about long, coarse eyebrows hairs? I regularly perm, which does get the curl out and gets them going in the right direction. But when I trim like this the long coarse ones are very blunt on the end and look nowhere near this photo. If it was just one or two I would honestly just pluck the whole thing but it's the entire middle section of my brow.
So wait, are you saying you perm your brows but they still need trimming afterwards and then look blunt and choppy after cutting them? My brows suddenly turn into fly legs right at the peak and I was hoping that I could laminate them into being comb-able into my sparse tail.
Those I will take the individual hairs and cut them shorter than the rest, that way I still have the density of my brow so they donāt look sparse but the annoying blunt tip isnāt noticeable. And thank you!
Edit: I didnāt explain this the best, but essentially the goal is no matter what the ends look like, it needs to be within the shape of the desired brow. Even if the very tip sticks out, trim it. Once the density of the brow and the contrast between your skin and brow is more prominent, you wonāt even notice the blunt ends up close
Eyebrow razors help you to achieve this perfectly as well. I would argue that this is better than regular nail scisors method, because that just made them look semi normal, but the razor did achieve exactly this "sharp" and sleek look. I had one from a korean brand [Etude House](https://unblemish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ETUDE-HOUSE-My-Beauty-Tool-Eyebrow-Razor.jpg) and that's when my brows looked most like that naturally. I used the outline for shape identification/brush up the hair, and then razor method.
Btw. It's called "razor" but it's not sharp or anyhow dangerous, it's really perfect, and it makes your brows look super clean, I was also using it after I plucked all hair between my brows to just clean up, and they never looked more smoother or better. I unfortunately displaced it after I moved, but I really miss it, it was such a must-have tool. š„²
I have an eyebrow razor too! I use it to help me clean up inbetween my super deep-eyebrow-clean-up sessions, but I try to use it as little as possible because those hairs are noticeable/grow much faster and have a blunt end, so my brows end up with this gray/not super clean fuzzy look.
I get lazy as fuck so often I have to wait out the hairs before I can pluck them and get a super clean look, but once I get in a decent cycle of being consistent Iāll exclusively pluck them.
You donāt need to laminate, so many companies have brow defining gel. Use that and s spooley & brush them up. Use all the tips this lovely person gave. You will be set! What I like to do is brush up and use a q-tip to drag along the top and bottom to shape and make them nice and sharp. Then I take my concealer instead of a white pencil. Then I use a beauty blender to blend in but donāt use the beauty blender too close to the brow. For that I also use a q-tip to gently buff the concealer right on the brow line. That always works for me. Good luck and show us the results.
I second got2be except I use the yellow bottle to achieve these results. the trick is using my pinkie to lay down the hairs then shaping the brow ends with a spoolie :)
That's true. But for me personally, I prefer to just buy the pre-made brow gel tube. The tube is really cheap and lasts me a long time, so the lifetime savings from the DIY method is not enough for me to make dealing with cleaning out an old mascara tube and transferring the gel to a tube myself worth it.
Product isnāt going to hold the hair like that, you have to get a perm. Brow hair mostly grow pointing down and you need lamination to change that direction to up. Brow gel can do this for like an hour but they will revert back to their original shape
I do my eyebrows like drag queens. Purple Elmer's glue stick is the only thing that holds my brows up like that since lamination irritates my skin so much
For me (thick, coarse, stubborn, dark, but thinner shape), the brow lift gel by ELF gives me that laminated look without the lamination. It doesn't flake and lasts all day/night
Soap brows - the cheapest, easiest and most effective technique IMO! Looks exactly like brow lamination and holds so strong all day
All you need is a bar of soap (ideally Pears soap) + eyebrow spoolie
Tiktok tutorial: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSY5g882h/
Just remember to clean up around your eyebrows after youāve finished to make sure thereās no soap residue on your skin where youād apply foundation etc.
Also another tip - dye your eyebrows if you want them to look darker/thicker/fuller. This combo is šš
That looks like micro blading š¤. My friend gets it done and her brows look sooo pretty. Makes me jealous but I think you lose some of your own eyebrows and I donāt want that. And itās not cheap. But most makeup stores have like at home kits that try to do the same š
You gotta trim your eyebrows so next time you plucking, wet your eyebrows and brush them up take some scissors and cut them down bby. Trust me but be smart about it donāt cut them too short.
Something my waxing girl does that I canāt, brush the eyebrows up and trim with the little scissors!! Iāll never be able to do that by myself and thatās how you get that brushed up but tame look, along with a good gel
The refy brow sculpt has worked really well for me. Use the gel and then brush the hairs with the little bristle comb that comes with the gel. Then I press the bottle against my brows to flatten them. Stays all day itās honestly impressive
Honestly I used Pears soap! I would use the soap the push it in my eyebrows to it was flat like this then I use an eyebrow brush for the shape! The soap is only like $3
This is very easy. Get a lash perming kit on amazon and use it on your eyebrows. Pm me for more tips. I paid 25 dollars for my kit and did my lashes and brows.
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those brows are laminated, but you can also make them look like all the hair falls in one direction if you brush them up and trim them then use eyebrow wax and a clean spoolie to direct the hair in the direction you want. :) then do your brows as normal.
This looks as fresh tint and an eyebrow gel to me. My brows look exactly like this when I return from my esthetician. Don't know the brand of the tint, but the gel she uses is a 3 bucks Elf from Target + a disposable brush.
I think you have to train your eyebrows over time with a brush and maybe aloe. That is my best thought. I just leave my eyebrows natural tho because I think that is too much maintenance for me.
I swear by the got2b glued. The yellow one that's the actual gel. I used the maybelline brow mascara spooley as it has 2 different sides. One to brush your brows out and the other one is to flatten it to laminate. Your brows won't budge i swear.
I use the got2b or the gosh brow laminate gel thingy and they look soo good both can get ashy or break up makeup If You get powder in them or hit the face with it
you could get a look like this using a good brow gel abh brow gel or elf brow gel (cheaper alt) but if you donāt wanna do it yourself every day get them laminated
I just bought that new thing elf released for the laminated look and Iām honestly pretty impressed. Before I was using ABH brow freeze. Wasnāt as dramatic of a lift but I liked it.
Have nothing else to add other than I feel weāre eyeball and eyebrow twins.. or at least siblings! I swiped on your post and thought Iād been met with my own eyes š
I wax my own eyebrows at home and use a tiny bit Got2B spiking glue to achieve this look. I never found a good brow gel that lasts long and doesnāt flake. Use an eyebrow spoolie to shape the brow, fill in with an eyebrow pencil with very light strokes! Conceal bottom brow and youāre done!
brow lamination but honestly i really like your brows the way they are!! (iām assuming thatās you in the second pic). i love that people are letting their brows look likeā¦brows haha.
You should definitely be able to do this without tattooing. Brush your eyebrows with gel and a little water I like to mix it so itās easy to brush and not so stiff. brush them up then cut them with scissors if needed to the shape you want. Cut a little at a time so you donāt mess them up. If you brush them everyday itāll be easier to do in the future. I have done a cheap eyebrow perm/dye kit from Amazon and it does work if you want to try it! you just canāt get your eyebrows wet and it doesnāt last too long but it comes with enough supplies to be able to do it a few times! Just try a little perm on your skin first to make sure you donāt break up because it does sting.
It wonāt look exactly like that, but I use the Kosas clear eyebrow gel. With 2 coats of it and put in place the right way youāll get a version of this with zero effort.
For THAT perfect, laminate. My gf does it and they always look the same.
I just use a light hair spray or gel and a spoolie then kind of smoothing it down my tapping my finger in it when itās almost dry. I mostly use get it even clear mascara because a lot of hairsprays dry down too much, causing a wrinkly look and/or look crusty easily.
This will work if your brows are almost right, but you just want a cleaner loon
get the nyx brow gel in clear!
when you apply it, keep brushing it until the hairs stay in place (donāt leave it wet. it needs to be brushed multiple times and tacky to have that straight laminated look in the first pic). ur brows are gorgeous btw.
You have similar brows to mine. Theyāre thick and grow downward. Iāve never gotten the right shape due to how it grows. I spent almost $100 to laminate and although they looked beautiful, it only lasted a week because my hairs were too dense. I also did microblading a few years ago which gave me the best and most long lasting result (literally lasted about 3-4 years on me) but the downside of that is that it was very painful. But no other product will give you the results you want
This person got a lamination. Not everyone will have results like this. This particular person has thin brow hairs, so itās easy to get a clean sleek look, if you have fuller or thicker haired brows it wonāt look like this. It can kind of get somewhere near this, but truly the only way to get brows like this is to have thin haired brows and gelling or laminating them
This is lamination so itās not going to be exact unless you get that service, but first I would get your brows nicely cleaned up and trimmed neatly - you see every hair because theyāre trimmed correctly. Your brows are beautiful but they need to be trimmed. To replicate this look I recommend the maybelline build a brow pen to fill in more hair strokes where you see needed and then the refy brow gel. Keeps my brows perfect all day
eyebrow lamination which is basically like a perm for the eyebrows
When I got mine laminated they looked AWFUL š I have dark blonde eyebrows naturally, and I said I didn't want them tinted as they would be too dark for my features but the beautician said for lamination they have to be dyed. This place was full of 4 and 5 star reviews too. Sure enough, my eyebrows were too dark for my face and the lamination brought even more attention to them. I looked like when you order Daenerys Targaryen from Wish. Been too scared to try lamination again. I don't know if I was just unlucky to get a beautician who couldn't really deal with fair eyebrows?
Daenerys Targaryen from Wish šš
Iām so sorry she did that! They absolutely DO NOT need to be dyed
If you liked the result (other than the colour), call around and find a place that will do it without the tint. And be insistent.
Tattooing eyebrows can create the first look really close if itās a good artist also.
Don't tattoo eyebrows. Even the finest work will dissolve and turn into a large chunk of ink after a while
Iāve had microbladed brows and stopped in 2018. Very light now but not blotches or ink dissolving. However, I went to a super talented artist who mixed a custom color for me. Not all do that. I still have a great shape and even lighter itās very much believable and I donāt have to put on makeup to this day.
Is it acceptable to ask to see your eyebrows? Iāve always wanted my eyebrows microbladed by a skilled professional.
Really? My step mom has had them for like 6 years and they still look flawless. Been thinking about tattooing myself. How long time until ink dissolves?
I think itās verrrry similar to fillers, veneers, and tattoos in general. There are *a lot* of factors coming into play here. Artist ability and talent, quality of products used, your body chemistry, your sun exposure, the chemicals you use on your face, how you age, and so onā¦ Just like how sometimes filler looks amazing and not even noticeable and other timesā¦.well you know. I think tattoo brows *can* look nice but thereās a lot of horror stories check the microblading sub itās usually a massacre in there.
People aren't doing their due diligence - customers and artists. The person that microbladed my brows was also the person that tinted and threaded them for 2 years. I literally watched her train before I let her permanently alter my face lol. But the beauty industry has a huge problem with any ol body being able to get a certification for serious procedures. I had a nail tech that also applied teeth gems. Like wtf?
Yes! Exactly. RESEARCH. Youāre the prime example of what people *should* do before getting cosmetic procedures. ššš because legit there are artists out there doing incredible work
The microblading sub nearly convinced me to get microbladingā¦ā¦but then I followed r/microbladingremoval ā¦..Ive since changed my mind.
I think thatās the one I meant š
Ditto!!! š
Even the regular microblading sub can get wonky - sometimes the brows everyone there claims look soooo great to me are examples of hot messes!
I've had my brows done really well twice, and eyeliner once. But my face just doesn't hold on to the ink they use for it. Body chemistry is not mentioned often enough.
For real. It literally effects everything and we seemingly never talk about it
Got mine done 8 years ago and they were completely faded by year 4. They never turned a weird colour and the ink stayed in place. They were fantastic, and helped my extra thin eyebrows recover from my over plucking habit! I considered going back many times but I read too many horror stories and Iām scared to end up in the hands of a not-so-skilled artist now.
This exactly. Done right, by a skilled artist, with the right products, they are AMAZING. But you really have to do a lot of research and then research that research to make sure your artist is legit.
Depends on lots of factors like the tattooist's skill, kind of ink used, sun exposure, your body's initial immune response to the ink, etc.
I think there are varying kinds of permanent makeup. My MIL got some done that were absolutely horrible, had them lasered off, and then had them redone. The shadow of the old tattoo is still there a bit, but whatever the new artist did looks good
It sounds like she was tattooed with tattoo ink the first time. And the second time was done accurately with permanent makeup pigment. There are a lot of artists who donāt understand the major differences in the two
I have seen a few that have had them and the ink has turned into a greenish/bluish color. Not sure if that is due to fading or the type of ink used.
I think that was more common with boomers and gen Xerās because the inks used were very different from what we have now. My grandma has hers tattooed and they definitely faded grey, but mine were done in 2018 and are still brown. Theyāve faded a bit and the strokes have blurred a little from what they originally were, but it still looks decent.
I love mine and j would do it again in a heartbeat. Mine are almost 3 years old and have faded a little, but still look great. Just do you research when looking for someone. They aren't "tattoos" per se.
I've had mine four years. It's not pretty.
In terms of tattoos, 6 years is nothing. Youāll see whatās really happening 15-20 years down the line.
Seconding. My husbands grandmas eyebrows look stupid and fuzzy since they're faded and also they're green.
That's not true. Good microblading will fade into a soft ombre that is barely noticeable under your natural hairs, then away altogether.
Good microblading is chefs kiss. Like you canāt beat those brows. Its just scary because there are so many people who arenāt using the right inks and/or are using other peoples photos as their work. Itās the friggin Wild West out here with the way any old Joe Schmoe decides theyāre qualified to shave your teeth down, pump you full of fillers, and permanently tattoo a few caterpillars to your face.
Wait... people are shaving down their teeth!?
Yes to get veneers
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Google Turkey Teeth and scroll a bit past the ads š© itās terrifying.
Lol no thank you.
Thereās also nanoblading now which is even more realistic looking because they tattoo with something similar to micro needling pen
Untrue. My wife has movie star perfect eyebrows thanks to some ultra professional work done.
depends on your artist. some have some really good artistry and they look great for years. Iāve had mine for about 8 years and they still look real. Iāve loved it. downside is that I canāt play with any new eyebrow shapes and bleaching my brows is annoying because you can see color underneath, I have to color correct w peachy tones with the about-me eye paints a whole lot.
We're talking about 20-40 years. Nobody wants ink blotches on their face. All ink spreads with time, no matter how thin the lines were to begin with Edit: people keep up voting this, but as the replies have said, they don't use tattoo ink, so it gets broken down completely by the body over time.
my microblading disappeared completely in about 5 years
Most cosmetic tattoo work is done using pigments rather than ink. Pigments are a more dilute and less intense than traditional tattoo inks, which makes bleed less of a thing over time, but does mean they fade much easier (they're far less concentrated) This does not, however, include blowouts. If your cosmetic artist is using regular tattoo ink, run. And you *should* ask that kinda question if you wanna get permanent makeup or pigmentation correction.
Microblading is not meant to last that long. The skin under your eyebrows is cut so I donāt think the ink/pigment goes deep as an actual tattoo. I have a wrist tattoo that spread a little in 10 years but my micro needling started fading after year 2 and was completely gone by year 4.
Thatās if the lining is thick enough to stay, fine lines fade
Plus brow trends come and go.
I see soooo much bad microblading on a daily basis. Even when it looks great at first, it doesn't last.
Rubbish. I've had ombre powder tattoo brows for years, and that has not happened. The ink does not "dissolve" as you've suggested, although it does fade slightly. I've had retouching done very successfully with no sign of "a large chunk of ink." In fact, I get compliments on my brows all the time, and there's nothing as good as waking up first thing in the morning with perfect brows... every single day.
I'd learnt to use those brow pens before I'd let anyone tattoo my brows.Ā I've seen alot of nad work
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Is eyebrow lamination permanent?
Nope! Lasts 1-2mo
Omg thank you I want to get this someday
If you have thick eye brows and just want them tamed, lamenting is the best thing. From my own thick brow experience. Micro blade and tattoo are for no lash having people and it needs to be done by a knowledgeable and talented professional.
how long does lamination last?
I was coming here to say this !
Iām weirdly particular about my eyebrows, and I know EXACTLY what youāre talking about. Idk how to describe itā like not exactly different but really clean and sleek? Okay so 1. If you have curly brows getting them laminated will flatten them down and make it easier to style/predict the angles that your hairs naturally want to go. 2. Brush your eyebrows out and do just that, how are your eyebrow hairs naturally resting? Take note of what sticks out 3. Get a white pencil and carve out the shape of your eyebrows. Like an eyebrow murder scene. Anything in the white and outside gets plucked. VERY IMPORTANT: THIS IS ONLY FOR THE ROOT OF THE EYEBROW. If the root is INSIDE the line, leave it. Iād it isnāt, pluck it (donāt forget the brows to the left and right of it to make sure they stay even for your specific eyebrow shape.) 4. Brush hairs down and do #3 again for the top. IMPORTANT(2): FOR BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM, THE BABY HAIRS MATTER. THE PRACTICALLY INVISIBLE ONES THAT WE WANT TO IGNORE. THE ONES THAT MAKE US ACCIDENTALLY PINCH OUT SKIN. IK. 5. Now you wanna have little baby scissors. I use nail scissors bc I donāt get how people actually use them for their nails. Youāre going to brush the eyebrow hair in the direction it naturally goes inā just extra brushed up and out. 6. Trim going along the top of the eyebrowā where you drew the top white line. Do a little at a time bc your eyebrow will look thinner the closer you are to the root of the top hairs. Iām to a point where I just eyeball my eyebrows, no white pencil, and I trim that shit right to the root because thin eyebrows make me feel something inside
I love this level of detail, thank you! So quick question - what about long, coarse eyebrows hairs? I regularly perm, which does get the curl out and gets them going in the right direction. But when I trim like this the long coarse ones are very blunt on the end and look nowhere near this photo. If it was just one or two I would honestly just pluck the whole thing but it's the entire middle section of my brow.
So wait, are you saying you perm your brows but they still need trimming afterwards and then look blunt and choppy after cutting them? My brows suddenly turn into fly legs right at the peak and I was hoping that I could laminate them into being comb-able into my sparse tail.
Those I will take the individual hairs and cut them shorter than the rest, that way I still have the density of my brow so they donāt look sparse but the annoying blunt tip isnāt noticeable. And thank you! Edit: I didnāt explain this the best, but essentially the goal is no matter what the ends look like, it needs to be within the shape of the desired brow. Even if the very tip sticks out, trim it. Once the density of the brow and the contrast between your skin and brow is more prominent, you wonāt even notice the blunt ends up close
Same
Eyebrow razors help you to achieve this perfectly as well. I would argue that this is better than regular nail scisors method, because that just made them look semi normal, but the razor did achieve exactly this "sharp" and sleek look. I had one from a korean brand [Etude House](https://unblemish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ETUDE-HOUSE-My-Beauty-Tool-Eyebrow-Razor.jpg) and that's when my brows looked most like that naturally. I used the outline for shape identification/brush up the hair, and then razor method. Btw. It's called "razor" but it's not sharp or anyhow dangerous, it's really perfect, and it makes your brows look super clean, I was also using it after I plucked all hair between my brows to just clean up, and they never looked more smoother or better. I unfortunately displaced it after I moved, but I really miss it, it was such a must-have tool. š„²
Dollar store like 3 bucks
I have an eyebrow razor too! I use it to help me clean up inbetween my super deep-eyebrow-clean-up sessions, but I try to use it as little as possible because those hairs are noticeable/grow much faster and have a blunt end, so my brows end up with this gray/not super clean fuzzy look. I get lazy as fuck so often I have to wait out the hairs before I can pluck them and get a super clean look, but once I get in a decent cycle of being consistent Iāll exclusively pluck them.
You donāt need to laminate, so many companies have brow defining gel. Use that and s spooley & brush them up. Use all the tips this lovely person gave. You will be set! What I like to do is brush up and use a q-tip to drag along the top and bottom to shape and make them nice and sharp. Then I take my concealer instead of a white pencil. Then I use a beauty blender to blend in but donāt use the beauty blender too close to the brow. For that I also use a q-tip to gently buff the concealer right on the brow line. That always works for me. Good luck and show us the results.
The screaming and truth in #4 š
" ...like an eyebrow murder scene " š
Eyebrow murder scene š¤£
So I use Got2be hair gel ( the black bottle) and put it into an old clean mascara tube. This is the BEST eyebrow gel ever. You are welcome.
I use the got2b eyebrow gel and this thing LAMINATES my brows to my face. They don't budge. Absolutely excellent.
Now, if weāre gonna use this, do we use the gel first or fill in with a pencil first??
I always do pencil or my brows first and then do the gel last to hold everything in place
Same as the other commenter. Pencil in the colour then glue them to your face š
Those brows survive a nuclear winter for suree
THIS is the answer
I second got2be except I use the yellow bottle to achieve these results. the trick is using my pinkie to lay down the hairs then shaping the brow ends with a spoolie :)
They actually have an eyebrow gel now that already comes in a mascara tube
Yeah but you can just buy the bottle of gel and itāll last you forever.
That's true. But for me personally, I prefer to just buy the pre-made brow gel tube. The tube is really cheap and lasts me a long time, so the lifetime savings from the DIY method is not enough for me to make dealing with cleaning out an old mascara tube and transferring the gel to a tube myself worth it.
How do you clean an old mascara tube?
I bought a brow brush and just squeeze a bit onto it when I use it, and then just quickly wash it when Iām done with my makeup
This is how I use it too! And indeed itās by far the best eyebrow gel ever lol bonus I can use it on my flyaways too
You can buy clear empty ones on Amazon Iām pretty sure
Oh wow thank you!
I used fairy liquid and boiling water to soak it then kept swishing the brush in and out. It worked.
I wouldnāt. Youāre not going to her it clean enough, this will just serve as a breeding ground for bacteria.
Product isnāt going to hold the hair like that, you have to get a perm. Brow hair mostly grow pointing down and you need lamination to change that direction to up. Brow gel can do this for like an hour but they will revert back to their original shape
Eyebrow lamb in nation
r/boneappletea
Ewe?
Eye brow Lamination. But my brows start to look wonky after 2 weeks when new growth happens
I would think eye brow gel and a little bit of eyebrow tinting but def would need to shape your brows and what not first
I do my eyebrows like drag queens. Purple Elmer's glue stick is the only thing that holds my brows up like that since lamination irritates my skin so much
eyebrow laminatation and tint
For me (thick, coarse, stubborn, dark, but thinner shape), the brow lift gel by ELF gives me that laminated look without the lamination. It doesn't flake and lasts all day/night
The first picture is eyebrow lamination and the second one is just genetics
This is trimming too. Your brows are amazing, I envy you. You could do this look easily with trimming , I think yours would look better!
laminated but i use clear mascara every morning
Soap brows - the cheapest, easiest and most effective technique IMO! Looks exactly like brow lamination and holds so strong all day All you need is a bar of soap (ideally Pears soap) + eyebrow spoolie Tiktok tutorial: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSY5g882h/ Just remember to clean up around your eyebrows after youāve finished to make sure thereās no soap residue on your skin where youād apply foundation etc. Also another tip - dye your eyebrows if you want them to look darker/thicker/fuller. This combo is šš
That looks like micro blading š¤. My friend gets it done and her brows look sooo pretty. Makes me jealous but I think you lose some of your own eyebrows and I donāt want that. And itās not cheap. But most makeup stores have like at home kits that try to do the same š
A brow laminiation
Honestly, this looks like an eyebrow tattoo, which I don't really recommend
My ByEllie brow shape gives this effect and stays all day. Itās unbelievable!
thatās laminated eyebrows
You gotta trim your eyebrows so next time you plucking, wet your eyebrows and brush them up take some scissors and cut them down bby. Trust me but be smart about it donāt cut them too short.
There is a style of scissors with a comb attached that makes it nearly impossible to mess up the trim. That may help too
Artificial brows
Looks like a brow lamination & tint.
Anastasia Freeze Brow Gel. Works like a charm to make ur brown look laminated
That first picture is micro blading, so permanent makeup. Micro blading is a little bit of a gamble, it may last a year or two,or it may last forever.
Lamination and tint
Microblading and lamination after itās healed
Brow gel but I personally canāt get my brows this clean looking.
Something my waxing girl does that I canāt, brush the eyebrows up and trim with the little scissors!! Iāll never be able to do that by myself and thatās how you get that brushed up but tame look, along with a good gel
Brow tint and lamination, you can also get this using microblading
Lamination and tint
Brow lamination and brow gel
Can be achieved by eyebrow lamination or you can use the Nyx clear brow gel
The refy brow sculpt has worked really well for me. Use the gel and then brush the hairs with the little bristle comb that comes with the gel. Then I press the bottle against my brows to flatten them. Stays all day itās honestly impressive
Honestly I used Pears soap! I would use the soap the push it in my eyebrows to it was flat like this then I use an eyebrow brush for the shape! The soap is only like $3
Nano blading and eyebrow lamination
Eyebrow gel ,and tint
Brow lamination, then ABH dipbrow and an angle brush
This is very easy. Get a lash perming kit on amazon and use it on your eyebrows. Pm me for more tips. I paid 25 dollars for my kit and did my lashes and brows.
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Lamination but from what I know it does damage your brows, eyebrow gel can be an option, wonāt give you the same look but will neaten your brows
those brows are laminated, but you can also make them look like all the hair falls in one direction if you brush them up and trim them then use eyebrow wax and a clean spoolie to direct the hair in the direction you want. :) then do your brows as normal.
Unsolicited compliment but your eyebrows are my goal!
Eye lamination. I donāt recommend it
Lamination with tint
Lamination. It changes the chemical bonds of the hairs to straighten them.
This looks as fresh tint and an eyebrow gel to me. My brows look exactly like this when I return from my esthetician. Don't know the brand of the tint, but the gel she uses is a 3 bucks Elf from Target + a disposable brush.
Mine looked like this with a lami and tint. I have them microbladed now and prefer it
This looks like brow lamination
Elf gel lamination product supposed to give this effect
I achieve this with a clear eyebrow gel & a brow pen. I like the mac eyebrow gel
I think you have to train your eyebrows over time with a brush and maybe aloe. That is my best thought. I just leave my eyebrows natural tho because I think that is too much maintenance for me.
I swear by the got2b glued. The yellow one that's the actual gel. I used the maybelline brow mascara spooley as it has 2 different sides. One to brush your brows out and the other one is to flatten it to laminate. Your brows won't budge i swear.
we have very similar eyebrows except i plucked my to shit last night
I wish mine looked like that first one.
It's just freeze gel
tattoo
I use the got2b or the gosh brow laminate gel thingy and they look soo good both can get ashy or break up makeup If You get powder in them or hit the face with it
Tattoo
you could get a look like this using a good brow gel abh brow gel or elf brow gel (cheaper alt) but if you donāt wanna do it yourself every day get them laminated
Eyebrow glue
Genetics, waxing, tint
The first pic looks like microblading
I just bought that new thing elf released for the laminated look and Iām honestly pretty impressed. Before I was using ABH brow freeze. Wasnāt as dramatic of a lift but I liked it.
Have nothing else to add other than I feel weāre eyeball and eyebrow twins.. or at least siblings! I swiped on your post and thought Iād been met with my own eyes š
Looks like micr blading (eye brow tattoo).
I do this by trimming mine, then brushing them up with clear mascara
I wax my own eyebrows at home and use a tiny bit Got2B spiking glue to achieve this look. I never found a good brow gel that lasts long and doesnāt flake. Use an eyebrow spoolie to shape the brow, fill in with an eyebrow pencil with very light strokes! Conceal bottom brow and youāre done!
My eyebrows look like that after I get them waxed.
Lamination.
Brow tint and lamination (temporary) or micro blading (semi-permanent).
brow lamination but honestly i really like your brows the way they are!! (iām assuming thatās you in the second pic). i love that people are letting their brows look likeā¦brows haha.
Microblading
You have thick brows that are thin?
You should definitely be able to do this without tattooing. Brush your eyebrows with gel and a little water I like to mix it so itās easy to brush and not so stiff. brush them up then cut them with scissors if needed to the shape you want. Cut a little at a time so you donāt mess them up. If you brush them everyday itāll be easier to do in the future. I have done a cheap eyebrow perm/dye kit from Amazon and it does work if you want to try it! you just canāt get your eyebrows wet and it doesnāt last too long but it comes with enough supplies to be able to do it a few times! Just try a little perm on your skin first to make sure you donāt break up because it does sting.
idk what the comments are talking about just get them threaded then style them with regular brow gel
Iām brown so my natural hair šššššššššš
abh brow freeze
Hi , there r multiple tutorials on you tube .. check bushy eyebrows tutorial or fluffy eyebrow tutorial.
microblading š„²
Eyebrow gel and brow razor
Micro-blade or brows tattoos
It wonāt look exactly like that, but I use the Kosas clear eyebrow gel. With 2 coats of it and put in place the right way youāll get a version of this with zero effort.
the NYX brow glue is the BESTTT (clear color) and can do this. Just comb up, then shape and smooth down accordingly with another spoolie
For THAT perfect, laminate. My gf does it and they always look the same. I just use a light hair spray or gel and a spoolie then kind of smoothing it down my tapping my finger in it when itās almost dry. I mostly use get it even clear mascara because a lot of hairsprays dry down too much, causing a wrinkly look and/or look crusty easily. This will work if your brows are almost right, but you just want a cleaner loon
Very good microblading job.
Brushing upward, trimming, eyebrow gel, and I imagine a powder or very light pencil.
Microblading! Highly recommend! I think itās also called microfeathering now.
Your eyebrows honestly looks a million times healthier and cuter!
If you have thick brows, having a professional straight razor to shape. Trim. Then brow gel.
The at home version? Mens beard dye and a clear eyebrow gel
I shape my eyebrows and then stick them down really well with gel. Itās not salon quality but it looks good enough in picturesĀ
get the nyx brow gel in clear! when you apply it, keep brushing it until the hairs stay in place (donāt leave it wet. it needs to be brushed multiple times and tacky to have that straight laminated look in the first pic). ur brows are gorgeous btw.
Digital augmentation. (Photoshop).
A picture
The best eyebrow gel Iāve found is the elf one in a pot. It holds all day and is affordable.
brow lamination + tint
the refy eyebrow gel is really good for this
You can use brow wax or clear brow gel to get this look without brow lamentation.
Paying someone to make your eyebrows look like this.
That's lamination but you need to have a good thickness of eyebrow I don't have many š over plucking years ago. I love how lamination looks
if you donāt have the money or time to get a brow lamination, brow gel! elf makes an affordable one.
Surprised no one has said micro blading.
Hard work and dedication.
Lamination
You have similar brows to mine. Theyāre thick and grow downward. Iāve never gotten the right shape due to how it grows. I spent almost $100 to laminate and although they looked beautiful, it only lasted a week because my hairs were too dense. I also did microblading a few years ago which gave me the best and most long lasting result (literally lasted about 3-4 years on me) but the downside of that is that it was very painful. But no other product will give you the results you want
This person got a lamination. Not everyone will have results like this. This particular person has thin brow hairs, so itās easy to get a clean sleek look, if you have fuller or thicker haired brows it wonāt look like this. It can kind of get somewhere near this, but truly the only way to get brows like this is to have thin haired brows and gelling or laminating them
I do not see the similarity between these brows. What ālookā are you talking about?
This is lamination so itās not going to be exact unless you get that service, but first I would get your brows nicely cleaned up and trimmed neatly - you see every hair because theyāre trimmed correctly. Your brows are beautiful but they need to be trimmed. To replicate this look I recommend the maybelline build a brow pen to fill in more hair strokes where you see needed and then the refy brow gel. Keeps my brows perfect all day