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*Overview of the best according to the editors of Healthy Food Near Me. About selection criteria. This material is subjective, is not an advertisement and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.
Before proceeding with the choice of eyebrow products, you need to find out what options for this type of cosmetics generally exist, how they differ. Classification of pencils for correcting the appearance of brow arches:
Color. The range of shades of specialized eyebrow products is extensive. It presents both light and dark shades, there is black, red and many others.
Rod hardness. There are cosmetic products with hard, medium hard and soft rods.
Composition. It may contain synthetic and natural substances in different proportions.
Release form. The product can be produced in the form of a pencil familiar to us in a wooden or plastic shell. Or in the form of a mechanical pencil, the lead of which is twisted, the lead of such a product does not need to be sharpened. There are also pencils in sticks, they are distinguished by a thick stylus.
Resistance dyes on the hair and skin underneath. A pencil can be classic (ordinary, not resistant) or resistant to external factors – moisture, hand touches, etc.
Slate texture. There are ordinary eyebrow pencils, reminiscent of stationery, there are gel ones, called liners and looking like eyeliner. There are also so-called powder options on sale, the stylus of which feels like eye shadow to the touch. Or pencils, on the tips of which there are small applicators that allow you to blend the pigments.
Functionality. There are ordinary eyebrow pencils with lead at one end, there are pencils with leads of different colors at both ends. In the latter case, the difference in shades is 1 or 2 tones.
Optional Accessories. Eyebrow tool can be equipped with a brush for combing eyelashes, a sharpener built into the cap. There are also models with special wide flat triangular tips that allow you to accurately apply strokes to create the effect of fuller eyebrows.
Consider how to choose an eyebrow pencil, depending on different criteria.
The choice of eyebrow pencil according to the degree of softness of the stylus
A pencil, like any other cosmetic product, should be convenient and effective. And an important role in this is played by the degree of hardness of its lead. It is possible to check this characteristic only in a “ground” cosmetics store (not in MI) by testing a sample on the back or inside of the wrist. Kayal is an exception to this rule. This is a kind of cosmetic pencil, which a priori has a soft core. But it is not recommended to adjust the eyebrows with a kayal, as it is intended for drawing arrows and eyeliner for the lash line.
What is bad about a very soft lead:
With it, it is almost impossible to draw distinct and even thinner lines. You can not perform a neat stroke and correct the contours of the arcs.
Strokes drawn with a soft pencil look heavy and dense, so the eyebrows do not look natural.
The pencil should color the skin, but if it has a soft shaft, it will “cut” the hairs, crumble against them and remain on the eyebrows, not on the skin.
The soft and oily lead creates a coating that lubricates when touched on the brow ridges. If you touch this area by accident, you may not even notice that the paint is smeared, and the appearance looks ridiculous.
A lead that is too soft often breaks, which reduces the operating time of the cosmetic product and increases financial costs.
What is wrong with a pencil with a very hard lead:
The tip of such a product scratches, injures the skin and turns the procedure of applying makeup into torture. Red marks remain at the site of scratches, an infection can penetrate microdamages, inflammation and acne can occur in the eyebrow area.
A hard lead makes it difficult to apply paint to the brow area. Especially if you need not just to outline the eyebrows along the contour or emphasize the lower edge, but to shade the entire area of hair growth. Accordingly, the time required to spend on a high-quality and beautiful make-up increases.
It turns out that the best, most convenient and safest option is a pencil with a medium-hard rod. It is not difficult to identify such a product. You need to take a sample for testing and draw a lead over the skin, for example, on the inside of the wrist. If even with a slight pressure the line turns out to be saturated, but not greasy, clear and thin enough, if it lends itself well to shading with a finger, if there is no discomfort, the skin does not turn red, then the pencil is suitable for eyebrow correction.
We focus on the composition of the stylus
The composition of cosmetics is an important aspect that should be taken into account by everyone who cares about their health, beauty and youth. What is the danger of using cheap pencils based on synthetic components:
The likelihood of developing an allergic reaction increases.
Eyebrow hairs can begin to fall out, thin out, become brittle, fade, lose their shine.
Not only hair shafts, but also bulbs can be negatively affected. In this case, the growth of new elements will slow down or stop.
The skin may also be affected, the likelihood of peeling, redness, and acne in the area of the brow arches increases.
A sample of an eyeliner in terms of the naturalness of the composition is kajal. As a rule, it is produced according to old recipes, it contains substances of natural origin. But, as already mentioned, kayal is rarely used for eyebrow correction, as it is very soft and oily.
What components can be present in the composition of a good, high-quality product:
Natural dyes, pigments derived from plant material, minerals, etc. These ingredients cannot harm fabrics, unlike synthetic dyes, which can cause allergies.
Astringent and fixing elements – beeswax, paraffin, silicone. The first option is preferable, since wax is a natural substance. Such ingredients ensure the durability of the make-up and prevent the shedding of pigments from the brow arches during the day.
Vitamin complexes, consisting mainly of nutrients of groups B, C, A, E, are substances that contribute to the nutrition and healing of tissues.
Oils derived from vegetable raw materials are nourishing, softening ingredients that restore the skin and strengthen hairs, stimulate their growth.
Lanolin or panthenol – softens hairs and skin, makes hair more manageable, gives a healthy shine.
Cosmetics contain many natural and synthetic ingredients. And you can not be sure that neither one nor the other will cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, before buying cosmetics, it is recommended to test it on a small area of skin on the arm. When conducting a lead stiffness test, observe the skin reaction for 15-20 minutes. If there are no symptoms of hypersensitivity, then, whatever the composition, it will at least not cause you an allergic reaction.
Choosing an eyebrow product by color
The choice of the color of the stylus of the product must be taken as responsibly as possible. If the cosmetic product gives the brow arches too light a shade, they will look faded. If the color of the arches becomes too dark or bright, they will stand out too much on the face, which will look unnatural. The wrong eyebrow pencil color is the first step to disharmony in the image. So how do you choose the right color? First, you need to forget about your own taste and preferences. If you want black brows, but you yourself are blonde or fair-haired, you need to use common sense and consider more suitable options. The rule for choosing the color of an eyebrow product is based on the color of the hair on the head, and also partly on the color of the eyelashes:
The pencil should give the hair a shade that is 1-2 tones darker than the hair. The rule applies to women with light curls – blondes, fair-haired.
The pencil should give the brow arches a shade 1 tone lighter than the hair. The rule applies to women with chestnut or red hair.
The pencil should give the hairs a tone that completely matches the shade of the hair. The rule applies to women with very dark, black hair, for burning brunettes.
The pencil should give the hairs a color that is 1 or 2 tones lighter than the painted eyelashes. The rule is recommended to be followed by everyone as much as possible.
When choosing a pencil according to the color of your hair, start from the actual shade of the hair on your head. If you like to change the image and often recolor your hair, you need to have in your arsenal the appropriate cosmetics to correct the color of the brow arches. The choice of a pencil is slightly more difficult if a woman has a lot of gray hair on her head. In this case, you can start with light brown shades and experiment, choosing the right option, evaluating how harmonious the overall look looks. And if the eyebrows themselves turn gray, the pencil will not help. First you need to color them in a suitable shade depending on the color of the hair, using henna, basma or resistant chemical paint, and then select a pencil for visual correction of the color, shape, density and other characteristics of the eyebrows.
Another small but important aspect of choosing a brow product is the nature of the undertone. It can be warm like yellow or cold like blue. Naturally, the pencil itself is neither blue nor yellow, but its color contains and is dominated by tones of a certain color spectrum. In pencils with a warm undertone, on the contrary, warm notes predominate, in products with a cold undertone, cold ones. Why is it necessary to take into account the undertone of the color of a cosmetic product? Again – for the overall harmonization of the image, so that the eyebrows do not create the impression of foreign objects on the face. Colors with warm undertones go well with naturally dark or tanned skin and dark eyes. Colors with a cool undertone are in harmony with light, porcelain, marble or greyish-olive skin, ashy blond on the head and light blue or light gray irises.
Choosing an eyebrow pencil with additional properties
Consider what other characteristics of a pencil for the correction of eyebrow arches can become an argument in favor of choosing one or another cosmetic product:
Resistant to water, moisture, sweat. Such cosmetic make-up products are a real salvation for athletes, for girls who lead an active lifestyle, who visit the pool or sauna. You can not worry about the safety of makeup during the day, even in emergency situations. The pigments of this cosmetic product are quite difficult to wash off, they are not smeared even during a night’s sleep. For make-up remover, you need to use micellar water or another preparation for persistent cosmetics.
The presence of wax or other fixing components in the composition. Such pencils are suitable for owners of thick and naughty eyebrows with hairs that strive to wrap themselves in different directions. Wax will help fix all the elements in the right position for the whole day.
Powder pencil is the embodiment of naturalness and nude makeup. Suitable for those who prefer to only slightly emphasize and deepen the natural color of the eyebrows, making them visually thicker.
The gel lead tool is designed to draw clear lines with the effect of a tattoo or a continuous sketch of the brow arches like microblading. Suitable for forming any graphic forms, in order to focus on luxurious eyebrows and create a dramatic make-up.
And of course, one cannot but pay attention to eyebrow pencils that perform some additional functions. The presence of a brush on the second end of the body will allow you to quickly lay the hairs of the eyebrows. With an applicator built into the pencil, you can blend anywhere, anytime. A very useful accessory is a sharpener in a cap, because you can be sure that in any situation the tip of the lead will remain perfectly sharp.
Attention! This material is subjective, is not an advertisement and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.