5 pro tips for achieving your best brows ever

Almost everyone has a brow horror story whether it involves over-plucking in your teens or a bad experience with some very hot wax. But now, the beauty biz has cornered the brow market and

it’s easier than ever to fake it till you make it. Celebrities including Cara Delevingne, Lucy Hale, Lily Collins and Demi Lovato have made bushy brows cool again. But just because thick

eyebrows are back, doesn’t mean you should pass up on brow grooming. Keeping your arches in tip-top shape takes work. So we turned to one of N.Y.C.’s most well-known brow experts, Umbreen

Sheikh, founder of N.Y.C.’s Wink Brow Bar, to get her best tips. AVOID WAX In my opinion, threading is best for your brows, not waxing. I see a lot of people make a mistake with waxing. You

shouldn’t be stripping your skin so close to the eyebrow with wax. It can make your skin soften earlier, and make your skin wrinkle sooner. https://www.instagram.com/p/BIq8hn-A4sK/ BRUSH OUT

YOUR BROWS I don’t know why people don’t do this. Just brushing your brows changes the shape and stimulates growth. There’s [nothing] more stimulating than brushing your brows. RELATED

PHOTOS: UPDATED! BEAUTY BRANDS THAT GIVE BACK PUT DOWN THE TWEEZERS I know the ’90s are back in style, but I have a feeling we’re never going back to the ’90s brows. That was that time when

we did it and we thinned [them] out, but never again. I think everyone learned their lesson. MAINTAIN YOUR APPOINTMENTS You should be going to a brow bar to get threading done with the same

frequency. Depending on the cycle of your hair growth, make a standing appointment for every two to three weeks. That’s ideal. I think regular threading stimulates blood vessels around your

eyebrow areas as well, so it keeps it healthy. But also, don’t do anything in between when your home because then you’re creating different cycles of hair growth. It only takes about seven

minutes to get threading done — not long. DON’T HAVE BROW ENVY 99% of people who want brows want them full. They don’t want them thinned. They want this kind of natural, defined look. But

it’s not about getting Cara [Delevingne]’s brows. You have to create your own brow story. There are so many techniques and products that can get you to where you want. That’s exactly why we

tagged our entire brand with, “We thread your story.” WHAT DO YOU DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYEBROWS? TELL US IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.