Eyebrows have gone through different shapes and styles over the decades. However, nowadays they have acquired a special role, perhaps because we are increasingly aware of their importance when defining facial features. An appropriate eyebrow design can enhance the features, open the look and provide a rejuvenating effect without having to resort to major changes in makeup.
Beyond finding the shape that best suits each person, choosing the right tone is essential to achieve a natural and flattering result, in harmony with hair and skin color. But, when gray hair begins to appear and we decide to leave dyes behind to show off white or gray hair, it is also important in this transition to adapt the eyebrow makeup to accompany the change in hair color and maintain the harmony of the face. Figuring out how to do it can make all the difference.
Furthermore, gray hair not only appears in the hair, but also in the eyebrows, and here, choosing the right tone to apply makeup becomes a fundamental step. However, finding the color that best suits the new needs of the face is not always so simple, especially if we are looking for a natural finish that harmonizes with the hair and skin without hardening the features.
If you leave gray hair you should choose these shades
When you make the decision to transition towards gray hair, you must also keep in mind that the color of your eyebrows has to go in harmony. Something very common is seeing lighter hair and eyebrows that are too dark in contrast to the new hair color. That's why the eyebrow pencil you always used may no longer look as good on you.
Makeup artist Raquel Linde, makeup expert and Marketing Manager of Oh! My Hair, has explained that the tones “cool browns, taupes or soft chestnuts tend to work better than very warm or reddish tones, which can look unnatural.” This happens because gray or white hair no longer looks warm, which is why cold tones are the best option.
The famous makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury agrees along the same lines: “Brows with cool tones, such as taupe or ash brown, can be more flattering than those with warmer tones,” she explains on her website.
“As we age, most of us need more warmth in our face. So, if you start graying at a young age, adding a touch of warmth to your eyebrows will also help give your face more life,” eyebrow makeup artist Stevi Christine told the North American edition of 'InStyle'.
Malaga makeup artist Álvaro Sámchez comments that “one or two shades darker than the current hair” works well on the eyebrow. To accompany gray or white hair, it is advisable to opt for cold and neutral tones, such as taupe or greige, which help define the eyebrows without creating excessive contrast with the hair. On the other hand, it is advisable to avoid black and browns that are too warm, as they can harden the expression and generate unflattering reddish nuances when contrasting with gray hair. “If you are in the middle of a transition, it is better to choose the tone thinking about where your hair is going than to stay stuck in the one you are leaving behind,” says Sámchez.
The mistake you should avoid with your eyebrows
If something hardens the features, and the finish is very unflattering and unnatural, it is very dark and compact eyebrows. Those eyebrows that seem to look blocky, with a very marked shape and super dark, are far from looking natural and pretty.
Sometimes, observing the first gray hair on the eyebrows is more intended to hide than accompany and this is where the error lies. “The most important thing is not to try to cover them with products that are too dark or dense,” says Raquel Linde. Makeup artist and eyebrow expert Sara Bonnet agrees: “Another very common mistake is trying to cover them with colors that are too dark. Many times that hardens the expression,” she told Glamor Spain.
Sometimes, in this attempt to cover gray hair, we can make the mistake of looking for very dark tones instead of taking into account the new needs of both the eyebrows and the hair. But choosing the wrong tone is not the only mistake, since not preserving the real texture of the eyebrows is quite common and the result is not flattering at all.
“It also ages a lot to draw a very compact eyebrow, without texture, as if it were a block of color,” warns the expert. Oh! My Hair. Precisely for this reason, professionals usually work on eyebrows with the hair-by-hair technique, to fill in and shape them in the most realistic way possible. Combing and filling where necessary always has a more natural and attractive effect.
To prevent the result from being compact, there are products that are of great help. Colored gels, ultra-thin pencils or specific products are some of them because “they allow you to fill in only where it is needed, without creating an artificial eyebrow,” says Linde. Drawing fine hairs is not so difficult if you use ultra-fine pencils or markers that practically fill in the gaps, creating hairs effortlessly. And for gray hair, colored gels are great allies because at the same time as you comb they cover the white hairs.
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