BROW ENVY! Beautiful Brows at Any Age

As we age, especially during perimenopause and menopause, many of us notice our eyebrows becoming sparser, lighter, or more uneven. Years of tweezing or waxing can play a role, but hormones also have a powerful effect. If your brows are looking a little lacklustre lately, don’t worry, there are plenty of ways to restore definition and fullness.

Understanding Why Brows Thin

Reduced hormone levels (like prostaglandin) slow down brow growth.

Grey or lighter hairs appear as natural pigment fades.

Thinner, finer brows are a common sign of ageing.

Encouraging Brow Regrowth

Eyebrow hair regrows in cycles, which slow over time. A full cycle can take up to 8 weeks or more with age.

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I have suggested some amazing Brow Serums below but if money is a factor invest in Fushi Organic Castor oil, its been proven to have wonderful results including speeding up growth and thickness of the brow hair apply to brows before bed.

Fushi Castor Oil £9.95 from Amazon

Brow Serums can aid in stimulating hair growth and with the trend for full natural brows we need growth and fullness. They contain peptides like Biotin and panthenol which stimulate brow hair growth.

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Mavala Double Brow £19 from Mavala.com produces rapid results you should see improvement in 14 days with this deeply nourishing product.

‘“Glow for growth serum “is another amazing product. This UK manufactured product is vegan and encourages thicker and fuller brows £30 from Boots.

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Taming and Defining Your Eyebrows

Learn how to shape your eyebrows with tweezers in my video for Netmums below.

Grey, coarse hairs are normal with age. Grey brow hair can become wiry and curly making brows difficult to tame into a good shape, even normal brows need looking after with regular grooming, plucking and trimming. If necessary keep your brows tidy and defined with these tools:

Essential Tools for Eyebrows

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Rubis Professional Tweezers are amazing and make plucking so much easier for anyone anxious about plucking from £20 from Amazon

Braun have a mini facial hair remover £ 16.99 Boots or Amazon, which you can just pop in your bag. It is better to pluck , but if its really not your thing this is amazing for a quick tidy up: shaving is fine and no it doesn’t make hair grow back thicker and coarser but it will grow back quicker than plucking or waxing.

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Pro Advice:

Consider a professional wax shape and Tint in a salon. It not usually more than £15 in most salons. At home waxing is an option but can be a disaster if you are not competent !

Choose a brow tint one shade darker than your hair colour for natural contrast.

Brow Tinting Made Easy

If you fancy having a go yourself, give it a try. You will soon get the hang of it. If you are needing some colour and definition there are plenty of brow tinting kits out there.

Avoid dark harsh colours unless you have really dark brows naturally. Use soft browns and dark blondes if you are fair and medium if you have medium skin and are a brunette .

Eylure London’s dybrow is an affordable tint kit but very good, available in Boots, Superdrug and Amazon around £8

Use a professional kit for longer lasting results, like Salon System lash and brow tint kit £25

Front of a brown and white Eylure London Dybrow Twin Pack box. Text highlights dark brown permanent brow tint, dual cream formula, lasts up to 6 weeks, under 15 min use, up to 24 applications. Includes 2x 5ml tubes of activator and color cream.

A box of Salon System Lash Tint Starter Kit, featuring a close-up image of a woman

Handy tip ! If the brows are a bit too dark to start with washing them with Head and Shoulders shampoo or a dash of Fairy liquid this will lighten them quicker.

Brow Pencils & Powders

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E L F Instant waterproof Brow Pencil shapes and defines with a brush one end. There are lots of shades to choose from £4 elfcosmetics.co.uk

Aldi’s Lacura Glamour Wand Highlighter is great for under the brow highlighting to really make the eyebrows pop £3.99 Aldi

Rimmel ‘Londons Brow this way’ powder gives a softer defined brow, apply with a small brush for natural results £4.38 Amazon, Boots, Superdrug.

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Glossy, Healthy-Looking Brows

Full, shiny brows are a sign of youth. Products can really enhance your look, shape and volume.

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Byellie Brow Shape Wax & Comb – £15.99 from byellie.co.uk – simply dip in the brush to the wax and brush through brow hair and set to your desired shape

Advanced Brow Solutions

For thinning or hormone-related brow loss, you could consider injectables like Chroma PhilArt.Hair This treatment is an injectable for around the brow area and scalp. It revitalises hair follicles to promote elasticity and accelerate growth. It is available in clinics around the UK.

Shows improvement after three sessions

Some clinics are now offering brow transplants. Sounds amazing but with a price tag of around £8000 it may break the bank!

Sue Moxley

Sue Moxley is one of the UK's leading beauty experts. Starting her career as a photographic model, she worked her way around the world. This later led to her becoming a makeup artist on Photographic Shoots and TV Commercials and making up some of the worlds top celebrities.

Sue later became the Beauty Editor of the Sun Newspaper and launched her makeup brand “Famous” into Superdrug Stores Nationwide. She has presented several TV makeover shows and appeared on television as a beauty expert and regularly contributed to Netmums and The Huffington Post. Sue’s latest products “Pro Tools“ are available on her website and Amazon.

Sue progressed into Aesthetics and has clinics in Essex and Norfolk. Having always had a passion for anything Anti Ageing, she specialises in Anti Ageing Treatments and also in natural skincare treatments.

After negotiating a difficult menopause, she added Menopause Expert to her qualifications! Sue also offers Advice and Treatment at her sister clinic together with Dr Aamer Khan.

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