Question for the girls: eyebrows...henna??

[KrazeeStacee]

Okay so I just got some eyebrows. I let my pathetic excuse for eyebrows grow in for a few weeks and then went to a salon to get them reshaped/waxed/etc. She said that since I'd been a plucking maniac, there's a few gaps that would look a little silly so she suggested this stuff she called "henna", which she applied.

I said "the stuff you decorate your hands with?" she said "sorta, but that stuff turns orange and we don't want that, this we'll be able to match the shade"

So she applies it, it's black like a sharpie marker - then she just wipes them a few times until she gets the right shade and supposedly this stuff lasts about 5 days. It looks SO much better than a pencil. I asked her if I could just get this stuff at any beauty supply store, she said yeah. But now I can't find it! I can't even find anything on the internet about it...just stuff that doesn't pertain to this.

Anyone have any idea? Do you use something similar? It's basically just like a temporary eyebrow dye I guess.

And for reference, in case you didn't see the pic post:





And if you don't remember, this is how horrible they were before (pardon the awful picture, it was my "before" picture when I was getting my hair cut, only pic I could find with natural eyebrows)

[Nimrod's Son]

i used to work with a chick who shaved her eyebrows and then got eyebrow tattoos

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

i used to work with a chick who shaved her eyebrows and then got eyebrow tattoos

Get out of here, ho. I was asking the women.

And I'm not getting eyebrow tattoos. I just want some color.

[ammy]

what about an eyebrow tint kit?

[mirrar]

i butcher my eyebrows so i can't really judge, but i hate when goth chicks shave them off and draw them back on all triangular and weird. that henna stuff looks okay.

[redbull]

[Helena Handbasket]

Your brows look really nice.

Carmindy says you should use the stuff that you use with a brush.

[DeviousJ]

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

i used to work with a chick who shaved her eyebrows and then got eyebrow tattoos

[Sylvia Woods]

There was this girl, Jamie the Teenage Witch, she had draw on eyebrows and this kid licked his thumbs wiped them off. Don't go down that road

[Helena Handbasket]

Did anyone see the crazy bitch on Intervention last night? Worst. Eyebrows. Ever.

I'm going to make a thread about that now.

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally Posted by DeviousJ

close but no. they were more angular but like a normal brow. although there were blueish. seems to be something popular with the filipino culture here

and lee, the *first* google image result for eyebrow tattoo? for shame.

[mirrar]

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

and lee, the *first* google image result for eyebrow tattoo? for shame.

it's a really good one though.

[DeviousJ]

Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

close but no. they were more angular but like a normal brow. although there were blueish. seems to be something popular with the filipino culture here

and lee, the *first* google image result for eyebrow tattoo? for shame.

It's the first result for a reason. Because it's awesome

[DeviousJ]

Originally Posted by mirrar

it's a really good one though.

I like how the writing looks like it's from a 50s diner

[Sylvia Woods]

http://randomwiki.pbwiki.com/f/batman.gif
even the batman was self conscious about his natural brows

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by ammy

what about an eyebrow tint kit?

I saw that come up when I searched through Sally's eyebrow junk. I have no idea what it is, how it works, or how easy it is to apply. I can obviously look those things up but do you have any experience with them? Is that basically like what I'm talking about? (Color that you can match and lasts for 5-7 days?)

[ammy]

i dunno, i have too much eyebrow

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by mirrar

i butcher my eyebrows so i can't really judge, but i hate when goth chicks shave them off and draw them back on all triangular and weird. that henna stuff looks okay.

Originally Posted by Sylvia Woods

There was this girl, Jamie the Teenage Witch, she had draw on eyebrows and this kid licked his thumbs wiped them off. Don't go down that road

Yeah don't worry guys, I'm not going there. The whole reason I want this dye stuff is because I really suck at making my eyebrows even, even when I'm plucking/shaping them. So I just want this stuff so I don't have to try to go over them with a pencil everyday, save myself the hassle and be able to have eyebrows without having any makeup on.

..last night I was amazed and kept looking in the mirror going "I still have eyebrows!"

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by ammy

i dunno, i have too much eyebrow

We can trade

Well I'll look that stuff up and see what I can find out, that might be just as good. Thankya

[ammy]

don't use a pencil, use a powder, they have stuff specifically for eyebrows, it clings to the hairs to darken them.

safer than any type of henna or tinting anyway, you're not really supposed to do that, you could go BLIND

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by Helena Handbasket

Your brows look really nice.

Carmindy says you should use the stuff that you use with a brush.

Thanks.

What stuff with a brush? This stuff you apply with a brush too, as you would the tint as well I'd assume. Unless you mean powder, in which case I don't think I'd want to do that because it would just wash off.

[BlueStar]

I think the eyebrow tint kits are just dye for your eyebrows. So, it'll make your brows darker, but it won't fill in the gaps. And you can use any hair dye for that - you don't need to specifically get an eyebrow tint kit. (However, the particular eyebrow tint kit referenced here could be different from what I have seen before.) I have never heard of this henna stuff.

[ammy]

this stuff says it's water resistant and will even stay on in the rain. http://www.eyebrowz.com/Browpowder.htm

[ammy]

this goes on with a wand, but appears to be a wet-to-dry powder type thing, not permenant http://www.make-upusa.com/makeup/browtint.htm

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by ammy

don't use a pencil, use a powder, they have stuff specifically for eyebrows, it clings to the hairs to darken them.

safer than any type of henna or tinting anyway, you're not really supposed to do that, you could go BLIND

I know I know, but this is so much easier. If I can't find anything I'll probably just try to find a cheap powder and see if that works out for me. I used to use a little bit of eyeshadow and a pencil, but pencils look stupid.

I might go back to the salon next time and just ask her if I can pay her for some of the stuff since I can't find it. The salon is right next to a Sally's too so I don't know why Sally's wouldn't have it...I assume that's where they get most if not all of their products.

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by ammy

this stuff says it's water resistant and will even stay on in the rain. http://www.eyebrowz.com/Browpowder.htm

Huh. This stuff looks like it might be worth it, for $5 I'd try it out.

I'd assume I'd probably want medium brown.

Cool thanks

[ammy]

is this it?
http://www.purebeauty.jp/item/henna/henna_eyebrow.html

uhhh translate it here http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by BlueStar

I think the eyebrow tint kits are just dye for your eyebrows. So, it'll make your brows darker, but it won't fill in the gaps. And you can use any hair dye for that - you don't need to specifically get an eyebrow tint kit. (However, the particular eyebrow tint kit referenced here could be different from what I have seen before.) I have never heard of this henna stuff.

Yeah this stuff actually dyes the skin too - but fades...obviously fading on the skin sooner than the hair.

[KrazeeStacee]

Originally Posted by ammy

is this it?
http://www.purebeauty.jp/item/henna/henna_eyebrow.html

uhhh translate it here http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

Yeah that's gotta be it! I had my eyes closed for the process, obviously, so I didn't get to see what she was applying it with but I think it was a brush, not like liquid eyeliner like it is there but that's Henna Eyebrow, so that's gotta be it or at least the same maker.

Hm.

BTW you're awesome ammy thanks for helping me out here.

[ammy]

it's japanese though, could be a bad translation of a name r something. i can't find it anywhere else...