Thicker Brows for Fall

by Valerie Gladstone — September 14, 2007

Just when you have your eyebrows nicely thin and shapely, fashion mavens start recommending that they should be thicker. Change is never bad as long as it suits you and at least brows can grow in or be made to look thicker without too much trouble. It's good to remember that they add definition to your face, but also keep in mind that there's a fine line between a Brooke Shields-type arch and heavy brows that simply look messy. When playing up your brows, keep the rest of your face simple and fresh, with bare eyes, defined lashes, and a moist, natural lip.

There are now a host of products to help amateurs give the illusion of a fuller brow:

• Bare Escentuals A List Brows Kit ($45 at www.sephora.com) contains brown color, a highlighter, brow gel, tweezers, and an angled brush as well as instructions
• Lorac's Take a Brow Kit ($22 at www.sephora.com) includes two powder brow colors, a clear wax, and a mini-angle brush
• To help truly sparse brows, Anastasia recently came out with a brow-enhancing serum called Nu Brow ($35 at www.sephora.com), which is selling like crazy

Tools

• Benefit's Hard Angle Brush ($14 at www.sephora.com)
• Sephora's Professional Angle Brush #22 ($18 at www.sephora.com)
• Powders are usually better to use than pencils but if your eyebrows are balanced in color and shape, you won't need either

Professional Help

Benefit opened a brow bar at its counter in Bloomingdale's in New York and at Sephora shops. Check in your area.