Eyebrow mascara
Brow mascara is a gel texture with a rich pigment that colors the hairs on the eyebrows and simultaneously fixes them. Today, this decorative product is especially popular because it allows to achieve the effect of natural well-groomed eyebrows, to give them shape and to lay unruly hairs. Brow mascara in its appearance resembles a classic product for eyelashes: contained in a package-tube, it has a moderately liquid consistency and a brush for applying and distributing the product. However, the compositions cannot interchange with each other: mascara for eyebrows has a lighter gel texture and a less saturated content of pigments.
What is better - shadow, pencil, mascara?
Mascara is used when it is necessary to lay eyebrows, give them shape, create additional volume and color the hairs. By the way, the product can be pigmented and transparent. In the latter case, it will be possible to lay the hairs without additional staining. Eyebrow mascara is good if the girl or woman has her own fluffy eyebrows, then the product will be really appropriate and will allow to emphasize the natural shape and lay hairs.
Use mascara is recommended:
- To create an extra brow density. When dyeing hairs, the latter become more voluminous;
- For laying naughty hairs: it fixes them in a given direction and does not allow them to stick out in different directions;
- The product allows you to create an image in the make-up, for example, sloppy, if you comb the hairs up and feminine, if you lay them along the growth line a little to the side;
- Mascara dyes hairs, so it is useful for girls with light eyebrows;
- May be a separate product for styling eyebrows or with a pencil or shadow, additionally fixing the pigment on the skin;
- Components of mascara for eyebrows care for hairs due to the content in the composition of plant extracts.
Mascara well captures the natural shape of the eyebrows, but not always this product allows you to create a complete makeup. Then shadows or pencil come to the exit - the main assistants in creating the shape of eyebrows. These two products are used for:
- Drawings of missing parts of the eyebrow;
- Contouring;
- Filling the space between the hairs;
- Filing unsuccessful tattooing or microblading.
With your own bushy eyebrows, the use of one ink will be enough: it will favorably emphasize the eyebrows, set them in the right direction and will not allow them to hang around. If natural eyebrows do not have an abundance of hairs or have an irregular shape, it is advisable to use shadows or a pencil to create a lost shape and fix the result with special ink. Make up your eyebrows with pencil or shadows you need to use mascara, the latter will consolidate the result and make vzgod more naturally due to the underlining of hairs.
Ink allows you to create a natural image and is used in everyday life to give the look expressiveness. It can be used during the restoration of natural eyebrows, for this it is better to choose a transparent gel texture.
Kinds
Eyebrow mascara is a pigmented gel wrapped in a tuba pack. Any correct formula of the product is always gel, which allows you to simultaneously dye the hairs and fix the result.
Colored
Colorless
Mascara without pigments in the composition is used to fix the hairs, for example, after creating their shape with the help of shadows or a pencil.A transparent gel formula often contains a complex of caring ingredients (vitamins, oils) and can be applied even overnight.
How to choose?
Sculpting mascara is an excellent alternative to shadows and pencil. When choosing it, it is necessary to take into account the natural tint of the eyebrows and select the composition in accordance with this color. To get a decent decorative tool will help a few tips from experienced experts:
- Pick a shade means as close as possible to the natural color (or the one in which you dye your hair). If it is difficult or difficult to determine the exact shade of its shade, choose a lighter one. The dark pigment can be an untidy spot and generally look out of place with dark hairs and whitish interfacial space;
- A regular manufacturer produces 2-3 or more shades of sculpturing mascara; professional brands may have more colors;
- There are shades for blondes, brunettes and brown-haired women, which allows you to choose the most suitable tone;
- Pay attention to the brush: the most comfortable is a round brush with villus, the shape of the brush is convenient in its own way - it is also round, but has fibers of different lengths. Choose the shape of the brush based on the natural thickness of the eyebrows, the most optimal choice for thin ones will be exactly round;
- Give preference to a reputable manufacturer;
- Before buying, use a tester and apply a little money on the hairs. So you can appreciate how well it fixes the eyebrows and whether it suits you;
- Assess the consistency of the composition - it should be moderately liquid, without lumps and an unpleasant odor;
- Pay attention to the shelf life of the product and always choose fresh products;
- There is a huge difference in the body for eyelashes and eyebrows, it is not necessary to use one product for processing different areas;
- Brown mascara is the most common shade, so it is worth giving preference to this shade and proceed solely from its saturation;
- Black - the prerogative of brunettes and girls with black hair. Still, it is worth replacing the coal-black shade with cold brown, since natural eyebrows are now in fashion 1 tone lighter than the natural hair color;
- For everyday use and sensitive eye area, choose a classic resistant texture, for a special occasion (photo shoot, wedding, leisure) you can stop the attention on waterproof.
Learn mascara simply because of the packaging tube and excellent brush, which has a round shape or shorter in length than the brush from the mascara. The texture of the product distinguishes the eyebrow product and has a less saturated and viscous composition. When applied, you can see that it covers only the hairs, gently falls on the skin when pressed hard and securely fixes the eyebrows, does not form lumps and does not stick together.
How to do it yourself?
Mascara can be made independently using one of the suggested recipes. First you need to prepare the following accessories: a container for mixing the components and a small stick, paddle or brush, a jar for storing the finished carcass, a brush from the old carcass.
Vegetable based
The following components will be required:
- 3-4 drops of almond oil or jojoba extract (shea, coconut, olive);
- 4 tablets of activated carbon or other pigment in a dry form (zinc oxide, for example);
- 5-6 drops of boiled water or purified liquid;
- A quarter teaspoon of potato starch.
Mix the components thoroughly together, pre-turning the tablets of activated carbon into powder. At first dry components are mixed, then liquid ones are added to them alternately. The finished composition is poured into the prepared container and tightly closed with a lid immediately after preparation and every time after use. It is recommended to give the finished carcass to brew for at least an hour, and then use it for dyeing eyebrows.
With wax
To create eyebrow mascara with wax, you will need the above components and a quarter of a tea leg of beeswax (in a bar). Solid wax must first be melted in a water bath and add a few drops of almond oil there. After the wax acquires a liquid consistency, you need to add a mixture of activated carbon and the remaining components.
The proper consistency of homemade carcass is thick and oily. Keep it in a tightly closed jar.
In the next video you can see how to make eyebrow dye at home.
How to use?
After the perfect mascara is already in the cosmetic bag, you should figure out how to dye the hair correctly:
- To begin, prepare the area - the skin should be cleansed and moisturized, in a word, prepared for applying make-up;
- Pre-browning is not necessary if you use mascara as a separate decorative product for shaping;
- Apply the composition with a brush from the base of the eyebrow, moving to its tip in one motion. To create additional volume, comb the hairs upwards, for simple styling - along the direction of growth of the heme saboque;
- After the mascara has dried, you can give the hair a direction with the same brush or separate, dry and clean. Make eyebrows in the usual direction;
- To make this area relevant, brush the hairs up at the base of the eyebrow, rest gently on its side;
- It is enough to put only one layer of ink;
- When used separately, you can gently press on the brush in order to put a little pigment on the skin. However, these movements should not be too strong to leave an ugly blot;
- When using mascara with eye shadows or a pencil, first degrease and powder eyebrows, create a contour and fill the hair between the hair with pigment, put a little carcass at the very end;
- Fiber brush allows you to apply the composition of a single movement, since the multi-layer will create a non-natural effect and lead to the formation of lumps on the hairs.
After using the mascara, you must give it time to dry, after which you can additionally brush your eyebrows with a dry brush. However, with too long capricious eyebrows, makeup artists do not recommend this, because this way you break the fixative structure.
Rating
Fixing gel "Billion Dollar Brows" has a colorless formula and perfectly fixes eyebrow makeup, giving a glossy finish. Suitable for hair care and stimulates their growth, because it contains in its composition a complex of caring components.
Gel Vivienne Sabo 'Fixateur' - the best budget purchase with excellent fixing qualities. In the line of the brand are transparent and brown gels with a thick wide brush (like a classic mascara).
Maybelline mascara "Brow Drama" - The most popular products in the mass market segment, it deserves special attention. This mascara is available in two shades - "dark brown" and "medium", has a round brush and has a moderately liquid gel-like texture. The composition fits well on the eyebrows, is distributed over the hairs in a uniform layer and creates the natural effect of fluffy eyebrows.
Essence "Make me brow" - budget mascara for fixing eyebrows and giving them a shade. The composition is so pigmented that allows you to paint the area between the hairs, creating a natural image. It perfectly keeps on skin and hairs during the day, easily removed by tonic and other water.
Reviews
Maybelline mascara "Brow Drama" - the leader among similar products according to women. It belongs to the category of inexpensive decorative cosmetics and has a small, but quite decent line of shades and serves about a year of regular use. Among the advantages of the pigmented gel can be noted its ability to perfectly fix the hairs and give them a light coloring effect, while it is quite possible to slightly toned the skin due to the strong pressing of the brush.It should be said separately about the round brush, which allows equally well paint over thick and thin eyebrows. Maybelline "Brow Drama" reviews are positive: women note the fluid texture of the product and its quick drying.
The budget manufacturer and product Divage "Brow Sculptor Gel Brown" has an impressive list of advantages. In addition to the low price per unit, you can note the possibility of sculpturing the eyebrow and creating a persistent makeup with just one tube. The brush of this mascara is large, wide, created for painting the bushy own hairs, however, after adjusting, you can also put very modest eyebrows.
In general, reviews of carcasses are good: it is recommended to use it separately for creating natural makeup and emphasizing the natural shape. The only disadvantage that women note is the manifestation of allergy to the components of the composition, provided that the woman suffers from this problem in life.