Tweeze with Style: Betsey Johnson meets Tweezerman

Betsey Johnson and Tweezerman join forces to transform the perfect tweezer into a must-have brow tool fit for only the funnest, flirtiest gals!
This limited-edition series of slanted tweezers come adorned in Betsey's signature skull, rosebud and baby prints. Get yours at Sephora today.

Brow Essentials

I speak/write an awful lot about brows and cannot stress enough the value a well-groomed/shaped brow can add to your face; they frame and highlight the face. The face is the first thing people see; why distract them with an unruly/unkempt or misshaped brow?

Fear not! Here are some of my favorite tools to help keep your brows in order:

If you are trying to grow in sparse brows that have been waxed too much or tweezed to oblivion, try Ardell's Lash and Brow Growth Accelerator. Typically, I recommend an application twice a day (morning and evening) to help accelerate growth.

Admittedly, creating the perfect brow can sometimes be a task but with Ardell’s Brow Perfection Stencils it is much easier. They work well for those who need help shaping or recreating and those who don’t have much hair. Stencils come in Delicate, Elegant, Glamorous and Classic. Use the stencil that best matches your natural arch.
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To add precision and definition choose from either the Lorac Creamy Brow Pencil or the Benefit Brow Zings applied with MAC 208 Angled Brow Brush. The Lorac Creamy Brow Pencil is perfect multi-tasking tool. Brush and tame unruly hairs with one end and fill-in, shape and define your brows with the specially formulated textured pencil. The Benefit Cosmetics Brow Zings allows you to custom blend the perfect shade to create a natural look. Available in light, medium and deep. You can use the angled brush included in the it. However, I prefer to apply the powder using the MAC 208 Angled Brow Brush. It is the perfect width so it allows a more natural application of the powder. (Note: the brush included in Brow Zings is a bit thicker than preferred. The thicker the brush, the thicker and less-refined the application will be)

For the girl-on-the-go, the Tarte Cosmetics Toolbox Brow Know-How Eyebrow Kit is the perfect all-in-one mini toolkit. Contains brow pencil, wax, powder, gel, tweezers, stencils, mini-angled brush and a mirror. Kits are available in three different shades (light, medium, dark) to match pencil and powder to your hair color.

Anastasia's Clear Brow Gel is a necessity in my kit and the finishing touch. For quick grooming or after you have created the perfect brow, use the brow gel to keep hairs in place.

Brows to Die For

If you know me, you know how I feel about brows (and you've probably heard me say this a million times)...They are, dare I say, the most important feature on the face. They shape your face and can make or completely break your look.
Personally, I'm a fan of a fuller, well-groomed brow. Overall, they tend to look more natural.
Damone Roberts, "The Brow King" says "As a whole, the thicker the brow, the softer and prettier a woman can look. The thinner you go, the more severe and sinister you look. Thin eyebrows can make you look mean".

That brings me to the point of this post: Whether you went a little buck with your tweezers, you were butchered at the salon,

you don't have an understanding of what works well for you or maybe you were born with naturally thin brows, there are products out here to help.
While there are plenty of products that boast of facilitating or accelerating hair growth, you still need to practice patience!! Your brows will not grow back overnight so, hang in there.

Here are a few of the leading brow growth products on the market:

Ardell Brow and Lash growth Accelerator - $5+

The claim: works to repair weak eye lashes and restore thickness to thinning and over-tweezed or waxed eyebrows. The concentrated serum uses multi-proteins to increase growth as well as additional conditioners that work to soften dry, brittle eyelashes so that they are able to grow fuller, longer and thicker.



Damone Roberts' Brow Gain - $35
The claim: Brow Gain helps to create healthier looking, fuller eyebrows by stimulating the surrounding hair follicles. Generally, results will be seen about 6 to 8 weeks after use begins. Individual results may vary. Your face deserves the perfect frame. With The Eyebrow King’s Signature Brow Gain as the catalyst, that goal is within reach.


Peter Thomas Roth's Brows to Die For - $85

The claim: Thanks to a patent-pending ingredient (called prostaglandin analogue complex), brows look thicker and fuller with regular use. It is also chockfull of vitamins (B5, A, C, E) and aloe vera, which are also said to nourish hair in the area. With consistent, daily use, brows look more robust and ready for a little trim after a month.

If you have tried these or other brow growth products, feel free to post a comment about your experience. We'd love to hear about it!

Beauty Quote of the Day

Eyebrows are the single, most
important, underestimated feature on the face. They change everything. - Damone Roberts "The Brow King"

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