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How to Fill in Eyebrows

ByCordelia

How to Fill in Eyebrows

Today I’ve got a how to fill in eyebrows tutorial. This is how I’m currently filling in my brows for a full natural brow shape. I feel like this gives full brows. I take you through filling in my brows in real time, no speeding up any part of the process. I’m using the Eugenia Weston method to fill in my brows.

The products I used are

  • Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencils in Granite and Medium Brown
  • Anastasia Brow Wiz in Granite and Medium Brown

Medium Brown (aka Medium Ash) – medium cool brown
Granite – dark cool ashy brown

I use Medium Brown for the inner brow and Granite for the outer brow. I also end up using Granite to fill in my scar and sometimes for more definition along the lower brow. I feel like neutral to cool brow colors look better on me than warm. Warm tends to look orange.

How to Fill in Eyebrows

A – inner corner of brows. I have sprouts at the very front of my brows that I just leave alone. Measure from your inner corner.
B – outer tip of brows. Go off the outer corner of your nostril.
C – high point of brows. Go off the outer iris of the eye.
D – lower side of brows. Go off the opposite eye’s inner corner to under your brow’s high point at C. This line should be very precise.

Brows

How to Fill in Eyebrows

Urban Decay Sabbath Look

Wearing Life's Entropy Supernova Lipstick

Pravana Vivids - teal blues, pinks and purples

Above you can see that I’ve been filling in my brows this way for a while. I feel like this looks more natural than when I use Nyx Eyebrow Gel or Anastasia Dip Brow. (See all of the Nyx Eyebrow Gels here) I do love the Nyx but it’s better for when I want a seriously strong brow.

Other brow products for more natural looking brows

  • Tarte Amazonian Clay Waterproof Brow Pencil – I have Rich Brown
  • Paula’s Choice Brow Cream Duo (press sample)
  • Silk Naturals Brow Cream
  • Anastasia Beverly Hills Tinted Brow Gel – I have Granite
  • Anastasia Beverly Hills Mini Duo Angled / Spoolie Brush
  • Senna Cosmetics Sketch-A-Brow

I’m still not completely satisfied with my method, but I feel like I can typically do this pretty fast if I need to and often I’ll just stick with using Granite. I do feel like it looks more natural if I mix Granite and Medium Brown.

Do you prefer fuller natural looking brows, strong statement brows, skinny brows or something else? What products do you use to fill in your eyebrows?

Let me know below!

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Cordelia Frost is the creative force behind Phyrra, a treasure trove for cruelty-free indie and goth makeup enthusiasts. She's the author of the game-changing 'Hooded Eyes Makeup Manual' a must-read for hooded eyes makeup.

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56 Comments

  1. What is the pink lipstick you are wearing in the first photo? That whole look is amazing on you.

  10. Thanks so much I needed this! I really like my brows to look really clean and natural. I really never used to use any products on my brows because my brows grow in really fast so I never wanted to accentuate them! But recently I realized something was missing from the looks I wanted to achieve and then I realized it was brows! So I really want definition as long as it’s natural. Right now I am using a mix of shades from the Etude palette, and they match well-I just didn’t know where to fill so this really helps. I do really want to try the Anastasia Dipbrow and the NYX brow gels. I don’t like superbold brows for myself but I think on some people it really works for their look. Love your brows especially in the MELT look!

      1. Just ordered the Dipbrow Pomade from Anastasia! I was browsing on Ulta and I saw that NYX came out with Tinted Brow Mascara! I thought you might be interested in that:) By the way, speaking of Anastasia- I saw the new Matte Liquid Lipsticks from Anastasia on your Instagram, I need to try!

  11. I still struggle with this – especially getting an arch. I bought Eugenia’s brow brush which I love, and her stencils, which I should probably use more often.

    1. Oh! I didn’t know she has those products, I need to check them out! where can you buy them?

      1. I bought mine at The Makeup Show, but I know she carries the brush on her website, Senna Cosmetics. Pretty sure I saw the stencils there, too. The brush is $20, but worth every penny to me.

        1. Ok great thanks! Yeah it’s definitely worth the price when you get a great brush! I took Phyrra’s suggestion and bought the Makeup Geek Face Buffing Brush, it’s amazing. I use it to apply the COVER FX Pressed Mineral Foundation. 🙂 I would really need stencils, because I’m not good at seeing where I need to go lol.

  18. Great tutorial. I have the opposite problem where mine are Groucho Marx thick with long hairs so I don’t really need to fill them in, but shaping is always an issue. I have yet to find a professional who will shape them, but leave them thick; they always want to give me 90s style pencil thin brows. I have to ask though, do you trim yours?

  19. I like fuller, natural brows. I usually use bellapierra brow powder in Marona or Ginger Blonde (which is actually a brunette color with a hint of red). Sometimes I use bellapierre eyebrow liner in Cocoa Brown, Just For Redheads Dream Brow Stick in GingerAuburn, or Just For Redheads Retractable Brow Line in Auburn.

      1. It’s a nice brand for hard to find red shades. The Harry Potter movies used their stuff.

  21. This is helpful! I still struggle with getting my eyebrows to look good, particularly with the ends, it’s tricky getting them to match the other brow and not look shaky. Also that lip color in the last pic is GORGEOUS omg

  23. great tutorial. I have bangs so you can hardly see my brows which makes me lazy about doing them

    1. If you have bangs that hide your brows, I wouldn’t fill them in either! Not necessary because the bangs are framing your eyes 🙂

  24. Ooh, thanks! I need help with this, I’ll definitely use this tutorial to practice. My eyebrows are naturally really thin (and light, I’m blonde), so all I do is just pluck the occasional straggler hairs. I use Urban Decay’s brow box in Honey Pot (I use the lighter, warm shade). I like it because it comes with shaping wax, kind of like pomade for your eyebrows.

  25. GREAT tutorial. Thank you for not doing instagram brows ;). This is a post I have on my to do list as well. I also love tour eye shadow in the first photo.

    1. Thank you so much Kim! That means a lot to me coming from you 🙂 I am not really an IG brow fan. I want natural / full looking brows and this is the best I’ve achieved so far. Eugenia Weston’s tips for how to measure / fill in work so well!

  26. Thanks for the tutorial! I just got my eyebrows waxed & tinted because I’m so bad at filling in my eyebrows. Can I ask why you don’t like to get your brows waxed or threaded?

    1. Actually, I love waxing for hair, BUT, Eugenia Weston said it’s bad for the eyes, so she says to pluck only. I’ve been unable to find anyone in Tampa to shape my eyes who just plucks. They all want to use wax or threading. I’ve never tried threading, so I don’t know if it’s actually just like plucking but a different method, or if it’s bad for the eye area too.

      1. Thanks for replying! 🙂 I doubt I could find anyone here in Montana who would do just plucking, LOL! I actually don’t even think there’s anyone here who does threading. haha! 😀

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