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RockStarMartini · 18/03/2025 18:49
I can’t afford expensive treatments but the amount I’ve spent on pencils/powders/serums/god knows what else I probably could have. Is there anything that actually works, lasts and looks natural without breaking the bank?
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WhatterySquash · 18/03/2025 18:53
Just joining your thread to see the answers OP! I seriously need help in this area. I try to use brow pencil/mascara etc and it seems like my brows are still barely there so I keep going and then one second later I've created giant fake-looking slug eyebrows 
I need a wonder product!
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Hoydenish · 18/03/2025 18:55
You do know that thyroid issues can cause sparseness of eyebrows, yes?
Worth checking.
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WhatterySquash · 18/03/2025 18:57
Mine's been checked recently so not that, and I've always had faint eyebrows but thanks Hoydenish as I didn't know that.
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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 18/03/2025 18:59
When I consistantly use serum ( Revitabrow) it improves mine but it's an ongoing treatment .
I dye what hair is there , it gets on the skin too ( till it washes off there ) I think they look okay ( better than they usually are anyway )
I did consider having tattoo brows (brilliant tattoo artist near us ) but I read so many things , like they fade a funny colour .
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StMarie4me · 18/03/2025 19:06
Transfers! I love them. Have virtually no eyebrows due to fibromyalgia and menopause but I love the transfers. Cheap and effective. Last me a week with a little top up g
from a liquid eyebrow pencil.
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alloutofcareunits · 18/03/2025 19:09
WhatterySquash · 18/03/2025 18:53
Just joining your thread to see the answers OP! I seriously need help in this area. I try to use brow pencil/mascara etc and it seems like my brows are still barely there so I keep going and then one second later I've created giant fake-looking slug eyebrows I need a wonder product!
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beadystar · 18/03/2025 19:26
Iglow brow serum really does work. I have sparse brows and they grew back. You have to keep using it, and it's pricey, but a proper product.
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RaspberryArcadia · 18/03/2025 19:36
I know some people rave about the eyebrow stamps you can buy on Amazon etc but others say they are awful. I must admit I am tempted to try as my pencilling on is never consistent!
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TinselAngel · 18/03/2025 20:20
StMarie4me · 18/03/2025 19:06
Transfers! I love them. Have virtually no eyebrows due to fibromyalgia and menopause but I love the transfers. Cheap and effective. Last me a week with a little top up g
from a liquid eyebrow pencil.
https://amzn.eu/d/8JmzWam?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
How do you clean them off if you don’t like them?
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RockStarMartini · 18/03/2025 21:55
I don’t think it’s a health thing, just the result of 80s/90s over plucking 🙄😩
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StMarie4me · 18/03/2025 22:07
@TinselAngelmicellar water works well. They take a little practice but clean skin, wet them thoroughly once in place, peel off backing. Just like a temporary tattoo. Game changer for me!
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RockStarMartini · 19/03/2025 07:29
I’m intrigued by these transfers, surely they can’t look natural. I’d love to see a real photo not just the Amazon ones if anyone doesn’t mind sharing.
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Cactiiii · 19/03/2025 07:31
Whatever you do DO NOT MICROBLADE!!
they ALL fade to grey/green eventually.
If you’re lucky enough not to have had yellow used in your ink you can pay to have them lasered off. If not - you’re stuck with them FOREVER!!
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ForeverTipsy · 19/03/2025 07:59
I tried pomades in the past, but for a year or so have been using this:
I use a little angled brush to paint the pencil on (it's really soft) and comb through using the mascara wand end of the brush (bought separately).
I only use the gel end of the wand when I'm doing a full face of makeup when going out on a weekend, as although I buy the light brown it's still quite dark (I'm fair ish). It's buildable, so versatile IMO. I usually end up wiping some off with a cotton bud as the liquid can be too much (I wipe excess off on a tissue).
But yeah, the soft pencil end is great for every day, and using the double-ended mini angled brush, it takes me about 60 seconds to do every morning.
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SwayingInTime · 19/03/2025 09:29
Cactiiii · 19/03/2025 07:31
Whatever you do DO NOT MICROBLADE!!
they ALL fade to grey/green eventually.
If you’re lucky enough not to have had yellow used in your ink you can pay to have them lasered off. If not - you’re stuck with them FOREVER!!
Is this the same for the powder brow techniques?
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Tryonemoretime · 19/03/2025 09:29
Following for advice (and a miracle....)
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Chuchoter · 19/03/2025 09:45
Do not get any kind of semi permanent tattoo as they will find to either a greedy get or even worse a rusty orange.
Tutorial here for drawing them on
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JustLikeThatBluebird · 19/03/2025 09:49
I really like Benefit's Gimme Brow pencil. It takes a bit more effort than their Goof Proof pencil (which I use most days) but gives a much better look overall and does help make brows look a bit fuller.
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FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 19/03/2025 09:54
I had mine microbladed and they’re awful. I hate them.
I am currently trying minoxidil, but it’ll take months for any results. Search on TikTok, there are a lot of posts about it.
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RockStarMartini · 19/03/2025 10:04
Oh that's worrying about microblading - I know lots of people who have it but I am a bit scared of anything permanent.
The best product I've found so far is Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Brows - it gives a natural look as the brush is so small but it doesnt last as long as they claim.
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RoachFish · 19/03/2025 10:53
RockStarMartini · 19/03/2025 10:04
Oh that's worrying about microblading - I know lots of people who have it but I am a bit scared of anything permanent.
The best product I've found so far is Charlotte Tilbury Legendary Brows - it gives a natural look as the brush is so small but it doesnt last as long as they claim.
The ink tends to bleed out and you just end up with a grey smudgy look. The individual strokes disappear. These aren't my brows but this is generally the effect after a few years or so. I would never get mine tattooed, it'd rather just dye them.
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RoachFish · 19/03/2025 10:55
Sorry, photo didn't attach.
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ExtraDecluttering · 19/03/2025 11:04
Mine were non-existent and it was impossible to do anything decent manually every day as you couldn't see where they were supposed to be and they would end up wonky, so I did have powder brow tattoo done, it has faded a bit 5 years later but still a natural colour and I just paint hairstrokes on with felt tip eyebrow pen every morning covered by a little dark powder and I'm happy with them.
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lucindalucinsa · 19/03/2025 11:05
I had a long fringe cut into my hair. Works a treat!
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Cactiiii · 19/03/2025 11:43
SwayingInTime · 19/03/2025 09:29
Is this the same for the powder brow techniques?
Cactiiii · 19/03/2025 07:31
Whatever you do DO NOT MICROBLADE!!
they ALL fade to grey/green eventually.
If you’re lucky enough not to have had yellow used in your ink you can pay to have them lasered off. If not - you’re stuck with them FOREVER!!
Afraid so!
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