Korean Model Shares Genius Brow Pencil Trick for Making Pigment Stick
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You're filling in your arches with a brow pencil, but wait, the pigment isn't sticking to your skin. No matter what you do, it's like it somehow dried out. O'won, a model based in Seoul, South Korea, faced the same predicament and assumed he was just using a cheap product. However, in a video he recently posted on his YouTube channel, he shared a genius tip that will make any pencil glide on easily.
Makeup artist Sujin Park from Seoul's Kowon salon once told him how to avoid such a problem. Before picking up your favorite pencil, press translucent powder onto your brow area with a sponge. (O'won and Park's pick is Chanel Poudre Lumière Glacée, but any translucent powder will do, even these drugstore picks.)
As O'won explains in his video around the 6:15 mark, your brow area can get tacky from all the products you slathered on before getting to your makeup routine: moisturizer, sunscreen, foundation. "If you draw on wet pigskin with a [crayon], what would it be like?" he asked, painting an interesting picture. "It will not be really showing."
New York City-based Yuui Vision backs O'won's tip, adding, "The point of the powder is to take out moisture from the brow hair. Moisturizer might prevent you from smooth brow application."
For peak pencil performance, make sure the powder is pressed between your brow hairs, she adds. To do so, Vision suggests sponging it on starting from the tails of your brows and moving inward. The powder will be more evenly distributed onto your skin if you go in the opposite direction your hair grows. Then brush off the excess powder and let it sit for a bit before drawing on your pencil.
If you're following your pencil application with a brow gel, Vision recommends skipping the powder and wiping your brows with a tissue because the combination of gel and powder can become gooey.
Either way, you'll notice drawing on your brow pencil (O'won's favorite is the Kiss Me Heavy Rotation Eyebrow Pencil in 08) will be much more effortless and effective.
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