I’ve written before about my love of eyebrow maintenance — generally I like getting my eyebrows threaded, but I’ve tried a lot of things. I haven’t been in, uh, a while (thanks, 2020!), and it felt like maybe I could use something a bit more than my irregular plucking. So I ordered these eyebrow stencils from Amazon.
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A few notes: I had bought stencils years ago from one of the major eyebrow beauty brands (similar to these), but you were supposed to hold them up. I bought these newer ones from Amazon because I liked that you had both brows in a single stencil that’s held flush to your head with a super-sexy elastic band — think Mask of Zorro but for your eyebrows. (The product page weirdly looks like they’re single-eyebrow cards you hold up; the customer pictures are true to what I received.) Still, I was a bit surprised when it arrived — there are 24 stencils in here, so give yourself a good 20 minutes at least to figure out which one you like for your face.
{related: how to dye your eyebrows with Just for Men}
I probably could have Googled or YouTubed how to do this, but I kind of winged it — I decided to wear the stencil I thought would be best, then brushed eyeshadow onto my brows using the stencil. Then, I removed the stencil and got to work. (I intentionally grabbed a blue eyeshadow because that would be different than my brown/blonde eyebrow hairs, so I could tell what was stencil and what was me. I also grabbed eyeshadow because I figured it would easily come off when I washed my face. (Blue eyebrows! All the cool kids are doing it.))
{related: is microblading worth it? (from guest poster, Adina J. of Blue Collar Red Lipstick)}
It definitely helped me do a bit more shaping, but it also helped me to see what was a “good” eyebrow shape and how my own eyebrows were lacking. I’ve adjusted my routine when I use eyebrow pencil or eyebrow creme in two ways as a result — I extend the pencil on the outside, past where my actual eyebrows stop. I also pay more attention to the inside, closer to my nose, where my own eyebrow hairs are present but sparse. (These two reasons are probably why I don’t feel like it’s worth my time to dye my eyebrows with Just for Men, and why I might be interested in microblading in the future.)
{related: here’s Kate’s Browvo! review and April’s RapidBrow review}
Readers, what is your favorite way to maintain your eyebrows, either at home or out and about?
The eyebrow stencils are $11.99 at Amazon. (WHOA: apparently stencils are common enough that both Cosmopolitan and Byrdie have done roundups of them! I still like mine, at least based on the descriptions, because of the 24 stencils plus the elastic band to help you strap ’em on.)
Psst: Here are all of my latest favorite makeup picks:
As of 2021, my every day makeup is pretty boring — curled eyelashes + concealer + blush (Nars Orgasm) + powder, with a different lipstick and eyeliner depending on my mood. If I’m feeling extra fancy I’ll add mascara, highlighter, and/or do my brows with this cream and this brush (here’s my review). (I also add eye shadows in the “extra” days but it’s a huge variety, maybe 25 or so different ones.)
Some favorite lipsticks include Clinique (Graped Up & Voluminous Violet), NARS lipstick (Damage), Fenty (Goji Gang), NARS gloss (Orgasm, Fast Lane), Clinique (Black Honey). I use this NYX lipliner (Natural) for almost all of them.
Favorite eyeliners include Chanel (Espresso), Urban Decay (Sabbath, Smoke), Clinique (Intense Chocolate & Plum), and this NYX liquid one.
Workwear Sales of Note (as of 1-15-21)
- Nordstrom – Designer clearance up to 70% off
- Neiman Marcus – Up to 75% off: major sales, including on suits and cashmere!
- The Fold – Lots of items on sale!
- Brooks Brothers – 40% off
- J.Crew Factory – 40-60% off everything; extra 60% off clearance
- Ann Taylor – 50% off 3+ full-price items, 40% off 1-2 full-price items; extra 50-70% off sale styles;
- Loft – Up to 60% off almost everything; 30% off Lou & Grey; 60% off sale styles
- Lands’ End – 40% off full-price styles
- Banana Republic – Up to 50% off select styles; extra 60% off sale styles
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