brow tinting
Why would a brunette dye her brows?
When it comes to arches, I've always considered myself pretty low maintenance. I get my brows professionally shaped about once a year and keep up the tweezing myself the rest of the time. Because my hairs are naturally dark, I never thought I would need to dye them. That is, until I met makeup artist Karen Scott, who runs a boutique cosmetics studio at the Salon Republic in Los Angeles. After a quick tweeze and trim, Karen pulls out the brow dye (a special formula specific for brow hair) and that's when I take notice. Who knew that as a brunette, I would need to dye my brows darker?
Brows are just like the hairs on your head. "When you dye your brows, the pigment coats the hairs and makes them look thicker," explains Karen, who only darkens the inner corner and outer tail of my brows to add definition. The dye only takes a few seconds to work and as quickly as she's applied the formula, Karen is wiping it off. Now just a touch of brow gel is enough to give me a sculpted look, no pencil or filling in necessary. While the effect is subtle, it does help bring out my eyes. I would imagine that this service would be especially effective on lighter hair tones, which Karen recommends filling in with taupe pencil if you don't use dye. "Taupe is my go-to color for filling in all brows, from blonde to redhead and brunette. You just want to add a shadow to define the shape, and taupe looks the most natural," says Karen. At $30 total for the tweeze, trim, and dye job, Karen's brow package is very affordable. Who knows, I may even go back next month for a touch up, instead of next year.
What do you think Beauties? Would you try coloring your brows?
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Jan 27, 2013
Tanya B.
tinting should be done before tweezing, waxing etc...
Jun 14, 2011
Gabriela G.
Do I should do that? Mine are very dark naturally... :s
Jun 14, 2011
Althea N.
I would definitely dye mine if it would give me a fuller look! As long as it's gentle enough I'm for it!
Jun 13, 2011
Daisha H.
When I dyed my hair a lighter color my almost-black brows did not match, so I dyed them. Since I went lighter they looked thinner, but that was OK because I have thick brows anyway.
Jun 12, 2011
Trendy H.
Yes, I color mine. My hair is dyed chocolate brown and my natural brows are pretty light in a lot of places. The best dye I have found to do at home is 1000 hour. I actually just reviewed it here: http://trendyhousewife.com/2011/06/...
Jun 12, 2011
Rachael Y.
Im blonde and have been having my brows tinted for a few years. I just talked my best friend into having her brows tinted. She has brown hair but since we have been in the sun (recently) the outer corners have got lighter. She LOVES the way her brows frame her face now. She says that she will be doing this for now on.
Jun 12, 2011
Claudia V.
What if my eyebrow hair is already thick and black?
Jun 11, 2011
Casey G.
if it would make me look like the chick in your picture, then yes! hahahaa
Jun 11, 2011
Nils J.
Jun 11, 2011
Nancy-Lee C.
Yes, I always dye my brows when I colour my hair, even when my hair was black. It adds pigment to lighter strands and plumps up the ones I have. I left the dye on for 60 seconds and took it off - any longer and my skin would stain. I no longer dye them because I had them tattooed in October.
Jun 11, 2011
Aimee C.
I'm naturally a blonde, but since December I've been coloring my hair a medium brown copper. To make my color look a bit more natural I colored my brows as well. I always try to get close to whatever color I dye it.