I think filling in my eyebrows is my favorite step in my makeup routine. I’m curious, though, what is your favorite step? Let me know down below. Now, on the topic of eyebrows, I wanted to share my eyebrow tutorial and method I’ve been using to fill in my brows for years. I love drawing in fake hair-like strokes to fill them.
To do this, I have a little bit of brush prep in the process. I like to get my brush super sharp to be able to draw on the thin fake brow hairs. I’ve included a video here going over the whole brush prep process and how I fill in my brows.
Prepping my brush
I don’t think you need a specific angled brush for this application. I would suggest that the process would be easier if you use a thinner angled brush. The brush I used in today’s tutorial is actually the Maven Beauty Angled Eyeliner Brush*. It’s very thin and precise, which allows me to prepare it in a way to get super thin lines.
To prep the brush, I first grab either hairspray or a hair gel. The gel I enjoy using is the Schwarzkopf Got2b Glued gel; this one holds really well. I apply a bit of this to each side of the brush bristles, then I pinch the bristles until sharp with my fingers. Then wait for the gel to dry. You may have to do this a few times until the brush hairs are well-coated in the gel. Or even repeat the step a second time if you don’t get the precise sharp edge after it dries.
I’ve noticed this has happened for me on thicker angled brushes. So once you let the brush bristles dry, you should have a precise edge on the brush.
Product
Now that our brush is ready, I really enjoy using the Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade for this. For today’s look, I used the shade granite. You’ll want to find a brow shade that best matches your hair color or best matches the look you are going for.
Sometimes, when I wanted a lighter brow, I’ll also use the shade ash brown. Which isn’t a perfect match but it’s pretty close. The dip brow comes in a nice variety of different shades to choose from.
I like to scoop a little out of the container with my brush and place it on the inside of my pointer finger. Then closing the container to keep the product from drying. I’ll then dip into the product with the brush on my finger putting product on the tip of the bristles. I then pinch the bristles again between my fingers, ensuring the bristles are sharp once again.
Filling in the Brows
To begin filling in the brows, I like starting on the top. Brushing the brow hairs downwards to better see the sparse areas. I used the brow brush from this Real Techniques eye brush set*.
I then like to use a light hand and draw on little hair-like strokes following the same direction of the natural hair growth. The front of the brow for me grows straight up and the rest of my brows tend to angle towards the tail, so I turn my brush as needed.
As I’m drawing the fake hair-like strokes, I like to make sure I leave a little bit of a gap between the lines so that a little skin can show through. I don’t like filling in the top too much; I just like to perfect the top edges.
Next, moving on to the front bottom portion of the brows, brushing the brow hairs upwards. Then gently combing across the top to neaten the hairs. I like to be able to see the top shape so I can better shape the rest of the eyebrow.
Front of the Brows
Again following the angle of the natural brow hair growth, I’m angling my brush as needed and using upward motions to draw thin fake brow hairs where needed. On the front of your brow, this area is naturally a little less dense on me, so I like to use a lighter hand filling in this area, however, it may be different for everyone.
So here I’ll draw light upwards strokes creating soft hair strokes to make the brows look a tad fuller here. After you’ve filled in the front portion of the brows and start making your way towards the tail you can start creating your desired shape.
I tend to try and follow my natural brow shape but you can really create any shape and change the arch of your brow as desired. When everything is filled up to the tail I then turn my brush again and keep turning it to follow the inside curve of the tail. Once I’ve done this portion, I’ll then fill in the top portion of the tail, bringing it to a point.
Final Touches
Now that the edges of the brows are filled, I like to brush through my brows one last time and fill in any sparse areas in the center. Now, this next step I only do on occasion depending on the look I’m going for, and that is cleaning up the bottom edge with concealer for that freshly waxed sharp look.
I love using the Elf small smudge brush for this, and I’ll use a concealer or my foundation to do so. Before going straight into the application of the concealer, I’ll apply a little bit to the back of my hand first so the product doesn’t go on super heavy. Then, I’ll just softly sharpen the bottom line, and with what’s left on the brush, I’ll sometimes clean up the top edge as needed.
Brow Gel
As a final step, I’ll add a little bit of gel. For today’s brow video, I tapped a little bit of the Got2b glued gel onto my brows, and that completes the look.
There are tons of different brow products and eyebrow makeup to use in order to fill in the brows. I also have eyebrow tutorial about how you can use eyeshadow to fill in your brows linked here if you wanna check that out.
I’d love to film a eyebrow pencil eyebrow tutorial next. Your favorite product all comes down to personal preference and the desired look you are going for. What is your favorite brow product? Thank you for watching today’s eyebrow tutorial!
