Comment by Tallgirl on September 26, 2011 at 6:28pm

I know it sounds weird, but whenever I leave my eyebrow powder on overnight, I notice I lose even MORE hairs in my right brow. Hm. Maybe it is the irritation? The ingredients?

Cl*nique has some new thin-stroke eyebrow pencils in metal tubes, but I continue to use their powder so it won't melt in this hot weather.

Comment by Rodeli on September 26, 2011 at 11:22pm

Hi Lili--great job on the benefit concert by the way. Regarding the eyebrows, I had mine and my eyelashes through most of my life even with the hair loss on my head and other parts of my body. However, once I got to be perimenopausal, that is when they started falling out too. I doubt mine will grow back at this stage, so I am learning to be creative with using makeup to "hide" the fact they are gone. I went to an Ulta or Ultra store in my area and spoke with one of the consultants there about suggestions after reading from so many that gel/powder combo works better than pencils. She recommended a product called BROWzings (I think that is what it says--I don't have my reading glasses on). Anyway it is a gel/powder mix and comes in different shades. The thing to keep in mind is that it darkens up as you pit it in depending on how much you put on so don't worry if it seems lighter at first. The one thing the consultant said was that the instructions say to put on the gel first (brushes are included) and then put the powder over it. She told me to dip the brush in the gel first and then dip in the powder and then start drawing it on. I find it works so much better than pencils and seems to stay on and not smear as easily. I feel like I have better control. With pencils I seemed to be always making one eyebrow higher than the other to a point it was more obvious--not so much with BROWzings. It is a little on the expensive side, but lasts a long time. I rarely ever use pencil anymore and I think the BROWzings are more natural looking. Good luck!

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