Today is a slightly different post! There is a whole lot at the moment about eyebrows - the bushy Cara Delevinge look is mostly definitely in leaving people like me who are victims of years of over plucking with some catching up to do!
I realised over a year ago now just how much of a toll my eyebrows had taken when I started looking through some photos and realised that in most of them my eyebrows were barely visible! At first I went out and bought various eyebrow pencils to try and fill them in but pretty soon realised that this would never solve the underlying problem.
I have been plucking my eyebrows for at least 7-8 years and it really shows - they are sparse and patchy in places where I have been overly keen with the tweezers. Also as I find plucking my right eyebrow easier than plucking my left my right is considerably worse than the left as it has taken much more of the brunt of my tweezing obsession.
So in July last year (2012) I set out on a mission to try and regrow at least some of my eyebrows. Naively I thought this would be much easier than it turned out, at the time I figured I would just leave them for 2-4 months then get them professionally shaped - problem solved?! No chance. Nearly a year later and there hasn't been much progress.
As you can see from the photos nearly a year later and they don't look great. They are still sparse and patchy. I much prefer the shape of my left eyebrow as it has a much more defined arch something than even with lots of filling in is still hard to achieve on the right!
So I, like a lot of others at the moment, have resorted to drastic measures. The natural route wasn't working so after a bit of research I purchased the RapidBrow Eyebrow Enhancing Serum.
This product claims:
Formula helps healthier I looking eyebrows by transforming weak, sparse and uneven eyebrows. Helps to restore and repair the appearance of eyebrows in 60 days using it's special formula.
What I think:
I am always skeptical about these sorts of products but having drawn a blank trying myself thought it was worth a go. I have only used it for about a week so far so am not currently going to comment on it's claims and whether or not I think it actually works - keep checking back for updates! What I will say is that firstly it's not that great to apply - you are meant to apply it twice a day but I struggle in the morning as I don't want to put it on with my make up as I don't want the brush clogged with old make up! The brush also is pretty scratchy and I feel it's not really the best brush to apply product to your eyebrows with!
The only thing I have noticed in the week or so I have been using it is that I have been getting spots and blemishes around both of my eyebrows where I have been applying the product. They aren't huge or really severe but I thought it was a really strange reaction!
The only other thing to currently note is the price, it costs £37 for a 3ml tube which is a ridiculous amount of money. I justified it to myself that I had already been trying for a year without much success and so this was the only other option really available though I must confess I didn't (and probably would't) have paid full price for this! I bought it from lookfantastic when they had a site wide discount automatically applied and then managed to find another discount code which took the price down to about £26 (I do love a good discount!).
I will keep updates on how this is progressing to see if it has been worth the money and a year of my life!
Claire
Disclaimer: I purchased this product with my own money and I am not affiliated with any brands or companies mentioned. Links are for reference only and I am not affiliated to any companies linked.
http://www.boots.com/en/RapidBrow-Eyebrow-Enhancing-Serum_1252036/
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