Lets start with my eyebrow history. I actually only started plucking them a year a go and then I started going to Superdrug to get them threaded. Oh how that hurts! I was always left unimpressed by the customer service and threading left my eyes streaming which is pretty embarrassing. Plus the shape wasn't very good and if I was going to embarrass myself I at least wanted to have good brows at the end.
It was when I was chatting to some lovely Benebabes at the Leeds Launch of Fine One One that I realised Benefit really know there thing when it comes to brows. So it didn't take much convincing for me to pay my local Benefit a visit for some much needed eyebrow tlc. It costs £11.50 for a brow arch which is twice as much as Superdrug but you get what you pay for.
I made an appointment in advance as the service is very popular so they get booked up. When I arrived they were running perfectly on time and I was sat down to fill in a little form. I was recommended to get a tint and brow arch, which is a wax, but as that comes to a pricey £18 I went for just the waxing. So the actually waxing process was pretty much painless and over very fast. There was a slight stinging but not anything like threading. My forehead was left as red as a tomato but that was quickly sorted out with some concealer. Then my brows were filled in with some Brow Zing and I was good to go. It only took around 10 to 15 minutes in total! The Benebabe that did my eyebrow was lovely and I have found this with lots of Benefit counters.
Below you can see the sorry state of eyebrows before and the difference afterwards.
Filled In:
Au Natural:
I am very happy with the end result. It's hard to see what a mess they were before but you can see how lifted and more arched they look. I have already booked an appointment with the same woman for a months time and I will be treating myself to a tint too. I really recommend trying out Benefit Brow Bar if you haven't already.
Have you tried the brow bar? Where do you get your brows done?
Wow, that sounds great! I always struggle with my eyebrows because they are quite sparse. They have a similar shape to yours before the waxing and I never knew you could actually make them have a arch, if they haven't had one naturally. That's cool - I think I will have them done some time soon, as well. :)
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I didn't expect to get such a good shape! It's definitely worth trying out then and you could properly benefit from a tint too x
DeleteI am going to have my eyebrows threaded at my local eyebrow counter, not in benefit but they definitely do not what they are talking about :D <3
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Hopefully they will be just as good then. I don't envy you though threading is not nice x
DeleteI've had my eyebrows waxed before, and it's so quick and you can get a great shape. Haven't had them done by benefit before though so maybe I should try it out?
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Thanks, I have a few tags to do all ready but I will definitely try and do that :) x
DeleteYour brows look amazing now! I think I'm going to try this out soon (: x
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It's worth giving it a go for sure x
Deletethey look so good, I had no idea Benefit did brow waxing! They did an amazing job too love how defined they made the arches look x
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Neither did I until recently. I never expected my eyebrows to look so good!x
DeleteThey look really nice. I prefer waxing to threading too, threading was too painful for me and I was bleeding afterwards as well! xoxo.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know it could make you bleed! Yeah it isn't very pleasant especially in the middle of Superdrug with people staring x
DeleteThis kind of makes me want to get my brows done, I've never ever had a professional wax, pluck or thread, and yours look amazing. Serious brow envy!
ReplyDeleteReally? The unprofessionals can do an amazing job but I'm jealous of people that can shape well at home x
DeleteWow they look fab! I pluck my own but it takes forever and although I have a shape in mind, all I can manage is a general tidy up of my natural shape. Useless, haha. Did you get this done in Manchester?
ReplyDeleteGetting the shape is sooo difficult! Yep I got it done in the Boots one so I could get points haha x
DeleteWow, what a difference! They look great! My brows are super sparse (definitely over-plucked when I was younger), so always looking for tips to make them look better. Anastasia Brow Powder is my favourite :)
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I really want to try that powder but its a bit pricey x
DeleteHello! Ahh they look great. I just pluck mine but find it takes forever and I get really irritated with myself! DO they do this at every benefit stand. I only have a small one in my local boots, and have never noticed this advertised. xx
ReplyDeleteSorry for such a late reply! They don't do it at every counter but its worth asking where your nearest one is x
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