We all have different shapes, sizes, colors, and textures of brows—which means they can vary greatly, giving a distinct personality to a face. You'll need to follow the instructions that come with your kit very carefully (since every kit is a little bit different), but generally, you'll paint the dye across your clean, dry eyebrow, in the direction of your hair growth, covering any area you would normally cover with a brow gel or pencil.

Note that there are eyebrow tints designed with sensitive skin in mind, and we have included such products in our list below. It’s always better to end up with something you want to darken rather than something you have to bleach out. The skin around the eyebrows is thin and, therefore, may be more vulnerable to irritation and infections.Just be careful to keep the Vaseline from getting onto your actual brow hairs, since as mentioned, this could interfere with the tint working correctly. Wilson echoes these sentiments, noting that "any time you are dealing with chemicals like that around the eyes it poses a concern. It's certainly much more challenging to achieve professional-level definition while maintaining a natural color at home. Schwarzkopf Brow Tint Light Brown 5-1 is a permanent eyebrow dye which offers long-lasting natural-looking results that last up to 4 weeks.

Conditioning Developer Ingredients: Water (Aqua, Eau), Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Xantham Gum DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate. It’s a look she prefers, because “by nature, your brows are supposed to be darker than your hair,” and the cooler your shade, the darker your brows can be. For those en route to finding their ideal hair and brow color combination, discovering the right match can be tricky. The manufacturer will recommend a processing time, but keep in mind that stubborn greys may require up to 10 minutes.While there are certain Instagram eyebrow trends from the last few years that some of us hope to never see again, there’s one that’s stuck around for a while, which, quite frankly, we're not mad at. Also, I wish there was a color lighter than natural black which came out too dark, and browns usually have red undertones that don't flatter my skin color.

Welcome to the magic of eyebrow tinting, where a few minutes with an at-home tinting kit and some detailed instructions will give you semi-permanently dyed brows that can last anywhere from one day to three weeks. Whether you just need a teensy bit more color to define your arches and tail, or you want to go from barely there brows to darker and more defined brows, welcome to your eyebrow tinting kit. Once you’ve settled on a shade, New York City colorist Aura Friedman, whose clients include everyone from Carolyn Murphy to Caroline Polachek and Sky Ferreira, says the only rule for dyeing your eyebrows is to match warm tones with warm tones, cool with cool.Bodt seconds the notion that anyone with dark eyebrows may want to proceed with caution because the process could turn them orange, and adds that she doesn't recommend lightening for anyone with sensitive skin. However magical the results, this brow treatment is considerably daunting, as a poor tint job can be pretty difficult to conceal.

She loves lightening treatments on women with “mousy brown” hair but notes that such treatments may not be the best solution for natural redheads.Apply a barrier of Vaseline or another petroleum jelly product to the skin around your brows to avoid staining. If [a client's hair is] dark, to avoid any brassiness I only leave the bleach on for a little bit to lighten the hairs down a level or so. But I don't know until then if I want to add color back into it,” says Evans, who agrees that the process is a lot like lightening the hair on your head: "If you really want to change your hair color, they’re using bleach [first], and then [putting] something over it to warm it up or tone it down, depending on how it comes out. I keep the bleach on for even] longer if I want to put a tint over what I’ve already lightened to achieve another shade. Sure, a lightened brow can change your look, but it also opens up an entirely new world of makeup options.