I will admit it, I was not blessed with naturally full eyebrows. Mine have always been fine and sparse, which means filling them in has been part of my daily routine for years. After trying countless brow products, I decided to formulate my own long-wearing brow wax. I wanted something that would tint, shape, and hold my brows in place all day without feeling greasy or disappearing by lunchtime.
The result is this DIY Long-Wear Brow Wax. It has a rich, creamy texture that glides on smoothly, sets beautifully, and helps keep even the most stubborn brow hairs in place. Best of all, you can customize the shade to perfectly match your own brows by adjusting the cosmetic pigments.
This recipe uses ingredients commonly found in cosmetic formulation, including castor oil, stearic acid, and cetyl alcohol. Cera Bellina, iron oxides, and mica to create a professional-looking brow pomade that is surprisingly easy to make at home.
If you have ever wished for fuller-looking brows without spending a fortune on high-end makeup, this recipe is a fun project that delivers beautiful, natural-looking results.
See! I told you my eyebrows are almost non-existent! Here I am without a stitch of makeup on.
Here are my eyebrows after using my DIY Long Wear Brow Wax. Not only does it tint them a beautiful, rich brown, but it also tames them too.
My formula is very thick and waxy, and stays put all day long.
Add the following ingredients into a small glass beaker.......
3 grams Stearic Acid
2 grams Cera Bellina (use beeswax if needed)
2.5 grams Castor Oil
0.5 grams Cetyl Alcohol
Place the beaker into a few inches of simmering water until fully melted.
I have seen some DIY recipes that use only straight iron oxides like brown and/or black. I find this to be very boring, and the product does not offer much depth. I like to use a base iron oxide such as brown and add in some sericite mica and a few pretty mica blends. For my medium brown eye brow wax, I chose to use TKB Trading's Espresso, Moonstone Mica and Brown Oxide.
You will need 1 gram of brown oxide, 0.3 grams of Espresso blend, 0.2 grams of Moonstone Mica blend, and 0.2 grams of Sericite Mica. You will need to grind these together. I use this small grinder to fully grind the pigments.
See how beautiful this color grind turned out!
Once your wax mix is fully melted, turn off the heat but keep the beaker in the hot water.
Add your color grind into the melted wax.
Spend about 5 minutes to fully blend the pigment into the melted wax base. Make sure there are no clumps at the bottom.
I like to use a small glass pot with a lid to store the eyebrow wax in.
Carefully pour the hot wax into your container and allow to cool and harden at room temp.
I use a small flat brush to apply it to my eyebrows.
Here it is swatched on my wrist in natural light.
Super quick to apply and stays put all day long! For best results, clean your brush after each use.
Cheers!
Shannon
