IF you’ve ever wanted fluffy, laminated brows but have steered clear because of the price, you can actually do them yourself for just £20 per year.
An in-salon brow lamination appointment costs an average of £40 in Scotland, and you need them re-done every six weeks.
Laura Pearson has ditched salons when it comes to caring for her brows[/caption]
The beauty expert does her own brow lamination at home[/caption]
This amounts to a whopping £347 per year.
There’s much better things to be spending that much money on, so do them yourself at home – it will set you back just £20 per year.
When you’re going to save that much money by doing it DIY, it’s
a no brainer, right?!
The Covid pandemic, as bad as it was, still came with some benefits.
One of those was that I learnt how to do much of my beauty maintenance at home myself.
There is no need to go to a salon for brow lamination, as it’s the exact same science as a lash lift – you are perming your hair to sit in a certain position.
For brow lamination, this is pointing vertically upwards, instead of naturally horizontal.
What you need is a £20 lash lift kit from Amazon and half an hour of your time.
That one kit will last you a whole year if you re-do them every six weeks.
I’ve been doing this since lockdown, and I get daily compliments on my brows.
It’s an easy process to do it yourself and all you need is your lash lift kit, some cling film, micellar water, cotton pads and a brow brush.
You can then either tint them, use a tinted brow gel, or leave
them their natural colour.
Here’s my simple six-step guide to achieving salon-worthy brows at home…
Step 1
Use the glue in the lash lift kit to coat your lashes, then brush them upwards with your brow brush so that they are stuck firmly in place pointing vertically upwards.
Step 2
Using the No.1 Perm bottle in your lash lift kit, apply a layer of the cream over your brows, then cover your brows with cling film for 10 minutes.
The £20 Amazon kit saves Laura around £320 a year[/caption]
Laura shared her DIY brown lamination tips[/caption]
Step 3
Remove the cling film and use a dry cotton pad to remove any excess cream.
Wipe in an upwards direction so as not to disturb the direction of the hairs.
Step 4
Using the No.2 Fixation bottle in your lash lift kit, apply a layer of the cream over your brows, then cover your brows with cling film for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Remove the cling film and use a damp cotton pad soaked in micellar water to remove any excess cream.
You should give them a good rub in all directions to make sure they are completely clean.
Step 6
Use a clean brow brush to brush your brow hairs up. You’ll be amazed at how they now naturally sit upright without the need for any brow gel.
Apply some of the oil in your lash lift kit to your brows to re-nourish them as the kit is very drying on the hairs.
Beauty maintenance costs a lot of money, especially if you do the whole lot – hair, nails, brows, lashes. And don’t get me started on how much time every month I can spend in salons!
With the current cost of living, any savings are very welcome. Try laminating your own brows at home and pop the £327 you’ve saved away for Christmas. Win-win!
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