Regardless of your brow situation, you can clean them up in a way that makes them appear natural by filling them in using specific techniques, tools, and colors.

But these techniques aren’t limited to fixing brow mishaps. If you already have a great shape and you’re looking to enhance your look, several strokes of color can bring out your eyes. Light brows tend to disappear, especially when wearing a full face of makeup, so they can be more defined with some color. You can easily take care of light and sparse areas with pencil, powder, or mousse.

Brush Eyebrows First

Before filling in your brows, use a brow brush or spoolie to brush your brows upwards. Although primarily used as a mascara applicator, a spoolie brush can work here too. Its spiraled bristles can shape brows and blend in eyebrow filler. After you fill in your brows, you can brush them upward again to blend in the color and shape any unruly hairs.

Choose a Color

If you have dark hair, pick a color that is a shade or two lighter than the natural color of your brows. On the other hand, if you have light hair and are deepening your brows, you can opt for a tone that’s a half to one shade darker.

Select the Right Tools and Products

Beginners can try the popular Japonesque Eyebrow Kit which has all the tools you need to define your eyebrows. If purchasing products individually, consider whether an eyebrow powder, pencil, or mousse would best fit you and your brows. When you’re just getting started, it will take some time to learn which tools work best for your brows and how to use the product correctly for the best results:

• If you’re using a powder, get a stiff angled brush. The stiff bristles of the brush are great for control when putting the product on and defining your eyebrow shape. Apply the powder in angles by following the way your hair is growing.
• Those choosing a pencil will find that they’re great for filling in sparse spots. Work their magic by lightly holding the pencil and drawing hair strokes in the sparse areas. You can also use a stiff angled brush or an eyebrow brush here to soften the lines as needed.
• When opting for a mousse, you can cover gray brows, instantly deepen hair color, and provide some holding power. Simply stroke on your brows like you put mascara on your lashes—just avoid putting multiple coats on your brows.

Apply Products Carefully

Ensure you have a mirror. Whichever method you choose, use a light hand and stray away from using too much product. Don’t press on the skin hard, either. It’s always easier to add color than it is to remove it. This kind of fine-tuning will help you to manage your product so that you don’t over-do it by accident. As you’re working on your brows, stand back and look at them from a distance in the mirror. This will help you see if they’re appearing visually balanced and natural.

If you find that the color you chose is too dark or the wrong tone, it will look like you painted on fake eyebrows. Don’t be afraid to ask your salesperson for testers. It’s hard to tell how the product will look on you and your brow hair by simply glancing at the tube or color printed on the package.

Shape Your Eyebrows

When it comes to shaping your eyebrows for a natural (rather than dramatic) look, consider what would best complement your face shape. The main thing you want to do is create some shape by using small hair-like strokes. Make sure that the front of your brows aren’t squared off or appear too harsh. You also don’t want to overextend the tail end of your eyebrow, which can draw your face down. Finally, for a natural look, avoid an arch that is too pointy or over-exaggerated and instead focus on a simple and smooth curve.

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The trend has changed now. Men applying makeup is a piece of common knowledge. When done right, makeup can help enhance your features. It can help in bringing out the best of your facial features. We are not just talking about foundation, liner and all, but a basic and simple application that every man can follow.

Trim the facial hair

Face cleaning

Apply moisturizer

Next up is concealer

Choose the right foundation

Use ace powder

Something for the lips

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There’s something about defined, magnified lips that manages to pull an entire look together. And while dangerous cupping tutorials and injection stories have certainly made the rounds on the internet, there’s a 100 percent safe way to create the look up plump lips: With makeup.

It’s easy to create the appearance of larger lips, you’ll just need lip liner, a lip color, concealer, and highlight. The key to this look is contrast and definition, making dark areas darker and lighter areas even lighter, without compromising the sharp, clean lines that separate your lips from the rest of your skin. Don’t worry, because it’s way easier than it.

Step One: Outline Your Lips With a Skin Tone Lip Liner

The first step is all about creating a crisp outline to frame your lips, using a smooth lip pencil. “Use a shade that’s just deeper than the shade of your lips,” Matin says. “I’m filling in the contours of the lips, not all the way around, coloring in the outsides by basically shading it. I’m leaving the inside almost clean.” You may choose to slightly exceed the line where your lips meet your skin in order to create the appearance of larger lips.

Step Two: Fill in Your Lips With a Light Lip Color

Just like we accentuated the darker outline of the lips in step one, now we’ll be accentuating the lighter center of the lips (where your top and bottom lips meet). “The lighter the color lipstick you use, the plumper the lip look. Darker lipsticks make your lips look smaller, while lighter lipsticks make them poutier.” You can use a lip stain, lipstick, a lip tint, or a lip crayon for this step, whichever formula works best for you.

Step Three: Apply Lip Gloss to the Center of Your Lips

Focusing on the center line where top and bottom lips meet, apply a high-shine lip gloss. Opt for a shade that’s two or three shades lighter than the lip liner you chose. This contrast helps create the optical illusion of plump lips.

Step Four: Define Your Outer Lip Line With Concealer

“Just use a touch of [concealer] in the corner of the lips to really sharpen the corners,” Matin says. Essentially, you’re tracing outside of the line you created with lip liner in step one using concealer to create even more contrast and definition—the key to a 3-D, pouty lip. As a finishing touch, you can also add a dusting of highlight to the Cupid’s bow.

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