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In This Article
Choose the Right Tools
Clip Your Hair Back
Fill In Your Brows With a Pencil
Brush Your Brow Hairs Upward
Begin Trimming
Assess and Evaluate
Trim More and Tweeze, If Needed
Finish With Styling Gel
The Finished Look
Truth: Trimming eyebrows is probably one of our greatest fears in life—after all, the only thing worse than an over-tweezed eyebrow is an over-trimmed eyebrow. Even as beauty editors, weve inflicted one too many brow-related misdemeanors over the years to even consider doing it on our own—well, until now, that is.
Turns out, with the help of some expert A-list guidance, trimming our eyebrows is actually way easier than we ever thought possible—as we learned when we asked brow professional Kristie Streicher to give us a crash course, complete with nifty photos. (Add it to the list of grooming-related tasks weve just been overthinking all these years.)
Meet the Expert
Kristie Streicher is the creator of The Feathered Brow and co-owner of Striiike beauty studio in Los Angeles.
Scroll on to learn how to groom your eyebrows in eight simple steps.
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Choose the Right Tools
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As with anything beauty- or makeup-related, the tools you choose will make a big difference in your execution. Youll need scissors that are small and easy to use, as well as a spoolie brush with soft bristles. Try the Kristie Streicher The Essentials Eyebrow Grooming Kit ($225)—it comes with scissors that have lightly curved blades and a pointed tip perfect for precision trimming, a spoolie that allows you to brush through brow hairs easily, and a pair of chic, vanity-worthy tweezers.
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Clip Your Hair Back
Kristie Streicher for buuk.top
Clipping your hair back will allow you to see your brows without disruption (especially if you have bangs), minimizing the risk of over-trimming.
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Fill In Your Brows With a Pencil
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Streicher recommends filling in your brows with a pencil based on how you actually "wear" them before trimming. This helps you create a visual guide and avoid over-trimming. To do this, use short, feathery strokes to lightly shade the skin underneath your brow hair, making sure to go against the direction of hair growth to access underneath them. We like Make Up Forevers Aqua Resist Waterproof Eyebrow Definer Pencil ($24).
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Brush Your Brow Hairs Upward
Kristie Streicher for buuk.top
Start your brow-trimming process by first figuring out which brow hairs need to be trimmed. To do this, take a clean mascara wand (or a spoolie brush) and brush all your brow hairs upward, tails included.
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Begin Trimming
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Next, take your brow scissors (use a pair that is slightly slanted, which provides a superior angle) and trim the long hairs that stick out above the top of your brows hairline. Cut the hair where it starts to bend or curl, staggering the lengths for an even more natural look. Be careful not to trim them too short, as doing so can give the appearance of gaps in the brows.
Streicher says to avoid cutting the hairs straight across or all at once. Instead, use caution to only trim the longer hairs that protrude past the brow line, cutting one at a time.
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Assess and Evaluate
Kristie Streicher for buuk.top
After your initial run-through, its a good idea to move back from your mirror and assess. In many cases, you should likely stop here. (After all, we all know how easy it is to just keep going when it comes to brow maintenance).
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Trim More and Tweeze, If Needed
Kristie Streicher for buuk.top
If you find that your brows still look uneven, continue to brush the hairs up and trim any strays until they all align with your natural brow shape. When it comes to stray hairs, this would be the time to tweeze them. Normally, stray hairs sit beneath your brow shape. A word of caution: Be careful tweezing above the brow—youll find very few strays there, to begin with.
Always tweeze with a regular mirror versus a magnifying mirror (it could cause you to remove too many hairs). Also, tweeze in natural light so you dont go overboard.
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Finish With Styling Gel
Kristie Streicher for buuk.top
To keep brow hairs in place, Streicher says to finish with a styling gel, brushing the brow hairs up and out. Were fans of R+Co Magic Wand Brow Gel ($20) for its sturdy hold and conditioning, flake-free formula.
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The Finished Look
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Voilà! Perfectly trimmed brows ready for action.