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Less Is More… Or Is It? The Return of Thin Eyebrows

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<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Boy Brow” era has come to an end&comma; and the thin-brow rebellion is just beginning&period; It’s safe to say that Pamela Anderson’s nineties brows walked so that Gabbriette’s could run—but is it worth it&quest; Eyebrows are often referred to as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the garden of the face” because they require significant commitment&period; They take time to grow&comma; need regular maintenance&comma; and are something many of us take pride in&period; The thought of ditching the brows you’ve built brick by brick can feel intimidating and daunting&period; Luckily&comma; hair grows back&comma; and you have me &lpar;a survivor of brow blindness&rpar; to guide you through joining the thin brow movement&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">I’ve had light hair my entire life&comma; and I used to feel insecure about how faint my eyebrows were because it often looked like I didn’t have any&period; As I got older and my hair darkened&comma; I craved fuller brows&period; Then&comma; on one fateful day in 2023&comma; I was floored<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">by a photo on Gabbriette’s Instagram &lpar;this happens fairly often&rpar; showcasing her razor-thin brows&period; I shut my phone off&comma; grabbed my favorite tweezers&comma; said a humble prayer to my makeup mirror&comma; and took the plunge&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;15902" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-15902" style&equals;"width&colon; 356px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;" wp-image-15902" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;Screen-Shot-2025-03-19-at-9&period;27&period;05-PM&period;png" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"356" height&equals;"352" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-15902" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Image via Pinterest<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The best advice I can give when carving your new brows is to start with a clean face&comma; prepped with skincare&period; Begin by tweezing &lpar;with a CLEAN tweezer&rpar; any stray hairs you normally would to achieve your natural shape in its simplest form&comma; it will give you a better idea of your brow structure rather than diving in blindly&period; I personally found it easier to start tweezing underneath the brow first&comma; as it’s much easier to achieve an even look this way rather than starting from the top &lpar;we want our brows to be sisters&comma; not living in different area codes&rpar;&period; I also recommend taking baby steps toward thinner brows &lpar;think of it as a test drive&rpar;&period; You can always tweeze more&comma; but you can’t put the hair back&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Adjusting to the new look took a second&comma; but it didn’t take long for me to fall in love with it&period; Reflecting on my old brows&comma; I realized how much they covered<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">my<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">face&period; I had always thought of my hair as my security blanket&comma; but it turns out my eyebrows were too&period; The only downside&quest; The new responsibility of tweezing them every few days to keep them intact&comma; which can be time-consuming and tedious&period; Nonetheless&comma; I don’t see myself going back to the boy<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">brow anytime soon&comma; and I can’t wait to see you try this look&comma; too&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine; <&excl;-- WP Biographia v4&period;0&period;0 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-biographia-container-top" style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;FFEAA8&semi; border-top&colon; 4px solid &num;000000&semi;"><div class&equals;"wp-biographia-pic" style&equals;"height&colon;100px&semi; width&colon;100px&semi;"><img alt&equals;'' src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;secure&period;gravatar&period;com&sol;avatar&sol;7e0bd9c80cf2197368a7a60141ed2073a31c8ee770c8f607405884316d2e9751&quest;s&equals;100&&num;038&semi;d&equals;wp&lowbar;user&lowbar;avatar&&num;038&semi;r&equals;g' srcset&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;secure&period;gravatar&period;com&sol;avatar&sol;7e0bd9c80cf2197368a7a60141ed2073a31c8ee770c8f607405884316d2e9751&quest;s&equals;200&&num;038&semi;d&equals;wp&lowbar;user&lowbar;avatar&&num;038&semi;r&equals;g 2x' class&equals;'wp-biographia-avatar avatar-100 photo' height&equals;'100' width&equals;'100' &sol;><&sol;div><div class&equals;"wp-biographia-text"><h3>About <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tulanemagazine&period;com&sol;author&sol;hmaranotulane-edu&sol;" title&equals;" "> <&sol;a><&sol;h3><p><&sol;p><div class&equals;"wp-biographia-links"><small><ul class&equals;"wp-biographia-list wp-biographia-list-text"><li><a href&equals;"mailto&colon;h&&num;109&semi;&&num;97&semi;r&&num;97&semi;n&&num;111&semi;&&num;64&semi;&&num;116&semi;ulan&&num;101&semi;&&num;46&semi;edu" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" title&equals;"Send Mail" class&equals;"wp-biographia-link-text">Mail<&sol;a><&sol;li> &vert; 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