I like that it’s an affordable option and honestly just something fun beauty wise to try while we’re all stuck at home socially distancing! I stopped doing anything to my brows about three years back and I am thankful for that for else they would have bothered me a lot more. And thirdly, be sure to regularly condition your brows with a brow oil or nourishing conditioner every few days to prevent them from drying out. The Ardell Brow Lamination Kit comes with everything you need for perfect brows: Brow Affix, Style Solution, Neutralizer, Treatment Oil, a Plastic Film Roll, one Spoolie, and three clear mini combs.

Using the clear mini comb, brush hair upward and continue to work into small sections throughout the brow. The process had a lot of steps and if you’re an anxious human like me freaking out about getting all the exact timing right is stressful! Our tester was a complete beginner in at-home beauty treatments of this level, only trusting themselves to wax or paint their nails and leaving everything else to the experts.

There was a hair removal-like smell from the first cream but no burning sensation or redness occurred, and it is also vegan. Depending on who you ask or what kit you go for, results are claimed to last anywhere from a few weeks to six months. Our tester, who had never tried any sort of brow treatment before other than the ocassional wax, now fully understands the appeal of the laminated brows and may well continue the up keep of the trend at home.

I wiped my brows down with micellar water, let fully dry, then applied a layer of my lip balm to the skin around my eyebrow to act as a barrier cream. This one was a little bit irritating when on, slightly burning our tester’s skin, so we had to remove all of the product after three minutes, and it did have the strongest smell. I think my esthetician wouldn’t allow me in their spa again if I tried to do this at home, buuut I’m still tempted 😉 It’s good to experiment and see what works for you.

It’s incredibly easy to use with none of the risks that come with the kits (just patch test to check you aren’t allergic) but of course, it doesn’t last more than a day and will wash off.