With a lot of models and celebrities rocking a fuller brow, it’s no surprise that a bolder thicker brow is in style. Whether you love the look or think it makes a gal look like Groucho Marx, there’s no denying that eyebrows are an essential fashion accessory.

Well defined, well-groomed brows frame your face, make your eyes look larger and give you instant polish.  Fabulous After 40 celebrity make-up artist Sana Young has these tips for how to beef up and beautify your brows, even if it’s just a little.

1) Oil Your Brows

As we age, our brows become lighter, thinner, and dull, losing their shape and thickness. Olive oil can help stimulate growth. Just dip a cotton swab into some lukewarm olive oil and massage it over your brow area. It’s best to do this every night. If you’re all out of olive oil, you can substitute with Castor oil or Vaseline, as they speed up hair growth as well.

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There are some days I look in the mirror, and my eyebrows look like they are fading away. So I go to my make-up drawer, pull out the eyebrow pencil, fill in my brows, and instantly I look perkier and a whole lot younger.

If you’ve got the same problem, I suggest you take a closer look at your eyebrows.

Eyebrows are important. They frame your eyes ( the same way a picture frame accentuates a painting) and give your face a natural lift.

The problem is the age we age; many of us find our eyebrows get a lighter, a lot thinner, and even turn gray.   Years of waxing, threading and tweezing away those little hairs also make our once full,  nicely arched brows lose their shape. Continue reading “Help for Your Disappearing Eyebrows”