It's all About The Brows

Resident Beauty expert Genevieve spoke to eyebrow queen Shavata Singh, of Shavata Brows, to get all our questions answered.

Known for her ‘Shavata-arch’, she firmly believes that the perfect brow shape can give you a non-surgical facelift in under 15 minutes! ‘Eyebrows should silently compliment a face’ says Shavata who launched her first stand-alone studio in Harrods in 2004 and to this day is on a mission to educate women in the power of their brows.

How to tweezer your own brows successfully

In good natural daylight, take a magnifying mirror – (we recommend a 15x) and sharp tweezers. Pluck a couple of hairs at a time under the brow shape and then look at the ‘bigger picture’ in a normal mirror. Doing the brows slowly and simultaneously you’re more likely to get them even – and by regular checking in a normal mirror you won’t overpluck.

If you make a mistake DON’T try and correct it – let it grow out until you can go and see a professional.

15 x Mirror from Amazon from £11.99

Shavata Slanted Tweezers £25 shavata.co.uk or Tweezerman from £15

How to trim your brows:

DON’T use curved scissors -they’ll give you an uneven finish. Use a small eyebrow comb – brush the hairs up and trim the just the long ones. Then brush them down – and trim the loose hairs. Use tiny little snips rather than a long sweeping motion.

Shavata Brow Scissors £9 shavata.co.uk

What to do about fine or thinning brows

Shavata’s recommends her Brow and Lash Strengthener. It is a cold pressed, British and organic caster oil - the purest form you can buy. It’s a prevention not a cure, as you can’t bring back lost hairs, however, this will strengthen the follicle and the root so that hairs grow thicker and stronger.

Shavata Brow and Lash Strengthener £22 shavata.co.uk

Temporary grey fixes

Don’t pluck them out. Trim them down if you don’t want to see them. For daily temporary coverage, use Shavata Brows Day Long Brow Tint. The ridged applicator is designed so that it will only colour the hairs – not your skin.

Shavata Day Long Brow Tint £19. shavata.co.uk

How to colour your brows

Before applying your dye, use Vaseline on your skin around the brows to help create your perfect shape. Target just the grey hairs first. Leave for a few minutes before coating the rest of your brows. This ensures an even colour. Apply tint with a brush against the hair so that it’s just the hairs that grab onto the colour and not the skin. Don’t leave the product on too long – you are better off having to do it twice than end up with a colour that is too dark.

Always do a patch test before you use a dye. Apply a small amount behind the ear and leave it for 24 hours so that you know you’re not going to get a reaction.

How to draw in the perfect brows

If you’re using a pencil, make sure it’s really sharp. Hold your arch up, and draw in the hairs with light strokes under the shape of your arch for definition. If you need to darken or colour, use a brow shadow. A pencil colours the skin and fills gaps, and the shadow colours the hair. Use a slanted brush to apply the shadow – and don’t forget less is always more. Finish with a brow tamer to hold the brows in place.

Shavata Defining Pencil – she recommends Dusk £18 shavata.co.uk

Shavata Brow Perfector £25 shavata.co.uk

Shavata The Ultimate 3-in-1 Brush £22 shavata.co.uk

This article first appeared on MPoweredwomen.net