TODAY’S WOMEN are crazily obsessed with their kilay (eyebrows) more than anything! Yes it sounds weird generalized, but it’s true. Gone are the days when women go out with their eyebrows, every single ladies are now trying their very best to achieve the so-called #KilayGoals. But why are we so devoted in perfecting those arches above our eyes?  Let’s share my “Kilay Story” and everything about achieving your own eyebrow goals! 

 

The answer is very simple. Our eyebrows define our look. Imagine your boyfriend wants you to meet his parents how would you feel if those eyebrows look like rugged? No one can go out with nothing on her face except for the properly groomed kilay, and still look pretty. On the other hand, for me I believe no one would look pretty with a perfectly painted face but messy eyebrows. That’s why “Kilay is Life” kind of funny, but true! It is the first thing that a lady should be able to learn in Basic Makeup before applying foundation and eyeshadow. Everything will follow after achieving a perfect eyebrow makeup. 

Those who have knew me since elementary up to college wouldn’t be so surprised with this story for sure, as well as the pictures that you’ll be seeing as you scroll down later. I don’t have a lot of hair. I believe I got that trait from my father, because he doesn’t have much hair on his armpits and like me. I don’t have hairs on my armpit (Thank God) LOL.  and just a few on my legs and arms (but I still shave them…that’ll be a different story). And so, we can conclude that facial hairs are same as our body hair---YES, that’s right. And so I deal with bald eyebrows since birth, wasn’t an issue for me before, not until I started working after high school. My co-workers told me : “Beh,pansin ko lang, wala ka palang kilay! *giggles*” ( I just noticed, you don’t have eyebrows!). Then 3 of them laughed . I didn’t care at all. In my mind, I was just embarrassed telling myself that I shouldn’t take it seriously. I just let it pass and continued selling our customers then and so I came home and look at the mirror, thinking maybe I should fix this. Then came the day when I found myself shaping my arches with a brown eyebrow pencil I borrowed from Mama. I put on makeup that one sunny day because I have an interview as a Sales promoter at SM. From then on, I wear makeup, particularly eyebrow makeup. I don’t do much on lipstick and other foundations. 
The picture below was taken 4 to 5 years ago when I started trimming my messy eyebrow (which made it look more invisible haha!) 

 Before, I thought keeping it thinly lined (my eyebrows) was okay...*face palm* But at least, several years after, I was able to pull it off! Hello to new thicker and more defined  carvie eyebrows. Hahaha! I feel like ive graduated a degree with my perfect eyebrows. I thought I’m doing it right before, but today as I look at the pictures, I can’t help but laugh!!! I looked horrible before! Yikes! That super thin lines above my eyes made me look like a earthy being *hahaha* I wonder why my co-workers before don’t react about them…or I guess they were talking about me behind their backs! *suspicious look*. I honestly don’t know if it’s really a great idea bringing back these memories of ugliness! But I hope I’ll somehow inspire you to seek improvement, rather than laugh at them privately.
 There are tons of products out in the market that promises the best solution for your kilay problems. Some can be so expensive, while some are just below a hundred peso. I’m no professional, but my experience will prove that I have something to say on this “kilay-thing”. First and foremost, the perfect tools are of great importance in slaying the goal. I will recommend the stuff that I’ve used for a long time already, because I believe they are very effective, especially for beginners. No-no to expensive products lovelies! But also, never settle for cheap and low-quality items which may do more harm than good.

In the beginning, I started with an eyebrow pencil from ever bilena, and then moved to a brow nichido from  (which I borrowed from Mama). But then finally, through years of kilay drawing, I discovered these items which already become part of my daily eyebrow makeup routine. I bet your kilay obsession needs to have on the go packed.

 Achieving your “kilay goals” will take a lot of patience and practice. At first attempt you may fail to meet your target looks, but after sometime, you’ll surely achieve that fleek eyebrows you’ve always wanted. What am I trying to say? Simple, aside from having the right products, you must also have the skill to apply them correctly. If you already have those thick and beautifully eyebrows, congratulations! you’re one of the blessed. Now all you need to do is to clean it up a bit and make it look more flawless and more defined. But as for those with (almost) eyebrows, it will be a great challenge to create a perfect set. 

Well they say it’s easier to work on a thin rather than on a thick eyebrow, because you can totally draw the desired thickness and shape, but for me it’s a big no. The more hairs you have on your arches, the more natural it will look like with eyebrow makeup on. But of course for the ladies with the same case as mine, I’ll share the tricks here. And the secrets are: (1 Know how to draw the perfect arch and (2) Imitate the little hairs on it.
 You must first know how to draw the perfect arch. And the most fool-proof technique in finding your perfect arch is by doing these steps using a blending brush. (1) Hold it against the side of your nose to determine where your brow begins; (2) Tilt it diagonally (still testing on the side of your nose) to determine the highest point your arch; and (3) Move the brush to the tip of your lips to determine where the brow should end. Viola! Fleek eyebrows!.

 

   Read more on the articles here (https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a19928615/eyebrows/) 8 Weird Things You Never Knew About Your Eyebrows.By Natasha Burton for Daily Makeover

 

So thank you reading my story.  It’s true that we should embrace what was given to us naturally (since birth), but it won’t hurt if you’ll try to improve on what you have knowing that it’ll make you more confident to face the world. And in the end, my advice would be: “Just keep trying new things”. Let it improve your look feel that confidence you always wanted.