The directions are easy: warm it up in your hands, tear the strip in half (you only need one half at a time), apply it to the hair you wish to remove, smooth it down in the direction of the hair growth, then rip it in the reverse direction. It’s important to remember that using beard pencil alone is not the best decision, as the end results can look somewhat unnatural if you don’t combine it with a beard filling pen or keratin fibers. Pencil eyebrows don’t have to look fake, over-drawn or unflattering. With Charlotte’s magical, easy-to-use eyebrow pencils, you can effortlessly create a natural eyebrow look every day!

How long do the results last: As temporary fillers, you shouldn’t expect a beard filler to last long time in between applications. Typically 1-3 days is the absolute max, with the keratin fibers lasting for about a day and beard pencils up to three days. Along with the versatile design, we were equally impressed by the shade range. With 10 colors, including an often overlooked gray hue, we’re confident that most people would be able to find the perfect match. Though, we did notice that the lighter colors didn’t have the best pigment payoff. Shades like Honey Blonde and Taupe needed to be applied with extra pressure to get our desired end look. To avoid breakage and achieve a more precise look, consider a retractable pencil with a fine tip. "Big chunky pencils or ones that need to be sharpened can be inconsistent," Healy says. "It's easier to manipulate a pencil with a retractable tip." And, according to Professional makeup artist Kelli Anne Sewell, pencils with slanted tips offer more versatility (think: filling in and drawing on hairs) than slimmer counterparts. We particularly like Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer Triangular Brow Pencil for its slanted tip that is still precise enough to create hair like strokes as well as define the arches. It’s a special kind of hair and beard filling product made out of keratin protein fibers that tightly bond with your pre-existing beard hairs thanks to the static charge.For natural looking beard filling results, it’s recommended that you only use one or two kind of beard filler at a time, but with that being said some men do combine all three types of them together (the results are extremely good, but may end up looking kind of unnatural). Brows bring balance and proportion to the face and eyes,” said Bailey. “Brow shaping is the easiest thing anyone can do to ensure that their face looks polished, groomed and symmetrical.”

The most challenging part of DIY brow grooming is the trim, but a good trim job can change your entire look for the better. “Trimming is great for taking the length down in hairs that are very long and removing the weight of a brow that is very heavy or overgrown,” Von Freudenberg says.

4. trèStiQue Brow Definer Pencil

Anastasia Soare knows brows. Aside from being responsible for JLo's snatched eyebrows, she also is the mastermind behind her eponymous brand, Anastasia Beverly Hills. In our lab test, we tried two of the brand’s best-selling brow pencils, but the Brow Definer reigned supreme. Not only women are up to eyebrow grooming. Men also have the right to enhance their eyebrows to get a new look and style.

First, make sure you’re using the right formula. Pencils are the best option for beginners, since liquid eyeliners and gel formulas take a little more skill to wield. Since pencils are more malleable and softer than those, they’re easier to blend and apply. Boy de Chanel’s 3-in-1 Eye Pencil glides right onto lids, making it one of the easiest to apply. Before trying it on your eyes, you can play with the eyeliner by drawing lines on your hand to get used to the feel of it. For fresh pencils, this will also dull the tip a bit, so you don’t have to worry about scratching yourself. Make sure to comb your eyebrow upwards before anything else. This is the way to see which hair is longer in your eyebrows. Precision Tip ScissorsThere are some simple steps you can do while you are at home to get your eyebrow looking sharp. You don't want it out of control. Why Men Should Groom Their Eyebrows? If you know what a brow contouring pen is in women’s makeup, this is basically the same thing but for filling a man’s sparse beard. How the eyebrows look can really tell a lot about a person because they give an impression, either subliminal or literally,” added Von Freudenberg. “So a brow that is groomed right can make you look more confident, put together and more approachable.” What To Know About Men’s Eyebrow Grooming