Silly me! More brow stuff I forgot in my last post!

I can’t believe that after rabbiting on about how I care for my brows, I forgot to include a brow product that lives in my handbag! Silly blogger! Actually, it’s more kit than product, and everyone should carry one at all times.

Meet the Tweezerman Mini Brow Rescue Kit. This tiny little plastic case slips into pockets, handbags, desk drawers and superhero tool belts. It contains mini slant tweezers, brow mousse, brow highlighter and a spiral brow brush.

I think everyone knows that Tweezerman are the bees knees when it comes to tweezers, and this little kit is no different. The cute pink tweezers do a bang up job of catching all the little strays in between shapings – high five, tweezers. Take a well deserved long weekend and sit out the rest of this post.

The mini size of the kit means you can throw it in your suitcase and not have to worry about any other brow prods when you’re travelling. Something to brush the brows into place? Check. The brush helps you make sure everything is well groomed (and also works if you want to use hair spray like I mentioned previously). Something to set the brows in place? Check. The mousse keeps hair in place without becoming crusty. Something to make the brows pop? Check. The mini highlighter is a great alternative when you’re strapped for space and don’t want to carry a full sized Benefit High Brow.

The only thing this kit is missing is a mirror, but it’s a great space saver and you should stash these all over the place so you always have good brows.

Price: $49.95
From: Selected David Jones stores, http://www.i-glamour.com/ and some salons and pharmacies (only the goods ones though...)
Why you need it: Perfect brows, no matter where you are

Product was supplied to me for consideration

In the bathroom: my brow maintenance

I get a lot of compliments and comments on my eyebrows (does that sound vain? It’s more a statement of fact than a brag) so I thought I would metaphorically take you inside my bathroom to show you the sorts of prods I use to maintain these slugs.

I have them shaped regularly by the uber-talented Melisa Silvestro at Fifty Four Park. As a kid they were big and bushy, and then over the years got gradually thinner and thinner (silly!). I’m trying to reverse that damage now and get them back to a thick and healthy shape, but occasionally they need a helping hand.

To cover the few little spots around the edges where the hair has been a bit slow coming back in, I use Benefit Instant Brow brow pencil (now available in ‘deep’, for those ladies with really dark brown/black brows – holla at me, asian girls). I set them in place using either Covergirl clear mascara or hairspray on an old cleaned mascara brush; thrifty. To highlight the shape of the brows I use a quick swipe of Benefit High Brow underneath. High Brow is a lovely, creamy light pinkish pencil that adds an extra dimension to the face and makes the brows pop, which I totally love. Good eyebrows frame your face and make the rest of your features look good. Kind of like a backup dancer who works their ass off to make the lead singer look good (Kevin Federline is the exception to this rule).

My top tips for brows are 1 – Always have them professionally shaped. Even if your brows are in reasonable shape, having them done every few months by a pro can totally transform them. Promise! 2 – Make sure they are the right colour for you. My brow girl recommends either a couple of shades lighter or darker than your hair colour. Matchy matchy can look drab, and stark contrasts like dark brows and blonde hair are best left to high fashion. Always seek a professional before changing your brow colour – there are a million things that can go wrong. 3 – Make sure your waxer uses good quality wax. I had a wax once at a cheap-o salon that will remain nameless (coughLeah’sWaxworkscough) and they used the cheap’n’nasty strip wax (leg wax) on my face. MY FACE! My brows and eyes swelled up like a balloon, which was not a pretty sight. I shudder just thinking about it. 4 – Don’t ever put real slugs on your face. Unattractive.

Benefit Instant Brow pencil
Price: $39
From: Benefit

Benefit High Brow highlighter
Price: $39
From: Benefit
Why you need them: Perfectly groomed brows can make you look younger. Need I say more?