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4 Game-Changing Makeup Hacks for Fuller Eyebrows After 40 That Can Transform Your Look

July 9, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
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Eyebrows the are tidy, full, and natural are an instant game changer when it comes to your look. They immediately help you look more polished and will frame the face in a way that may make you feel like you don’t even need makeup to look ready to get out the door. If you are searching for easy hacks for better-looking brows at home, without having to spend a fortune to get them professionally groomed every few weeks, we’ve got you covered. Here are four eyebrow hacks to keep in mind that can make yours look fabulous.

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Ignore the Golden Ratio (Sometimes)

 


You may have come across the “golden ratio” rule of brows online. It goes a little something like this: align the start of your brows with the inner corner of your eye, the arch should be at a 45-degree angle from the outer edge of your iris, and the end should align diagonally from your nostril to the outer corner of your eye.

 


This sounds like great advice to use as a reference when cleaning up your brows at home, but it’s not designed to be the final say on all-things brows. Your own brows may be thinning and require more bulk, in which case you needn’t rush to remove hairs from the start of your brows so that they align perfectly with your inner eye corner. One tip not to throw out here is that emphasizing the tails of brows with a pencil can make them look thicker and more youthful.

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Keep Your Brows Tamed With Setting Spray

 


If you’ve found that using a heavier gel on brows makes them feel and look sticky, there’s another way to groom them into place: with setting spray. Spritz a spoolie with setting spray and brush it through your brows, brushing them up and to the sides if you wish. This will provide a light hold without weighing your brows down.

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Light, Feathery Pencil Strokes Look More Natural

 


You may be tempted to coat sparse areas of your brows with the thickest brow makeup you can fine to cover it up — don’t do that. Using a pencil in a shade that is one to two shades lighter than your brow color is a more natural way of applying brow makeup. Apply this pencil with small upward strokes that mimic hair and brush through with a spoolie at the end.

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Highlight Your Brow Bone

 

Don’t just stop at your brows — the brow bone can be highlighted to open up the entire eye area and help make your brows appear higher. Apply a liquid highlighter directly above your eyebrow arch and blend it in well for a pop of shine and to illuminate your eyes.

Author:

Lisa Fogarty is a lifestyle writer and reporter based in New York who covers health, wellness, relationships, sex, beauty, and parenting.

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