We’ve got a solution for you: an eyebrow razor. No, it doesn’t involve repurposing your standard shaver. Rather, the targeted blade offers perfectly shaped, tamed brows (and smooth skin all over, while you’re at it). Here’s how to know if it’s right for you. No matter which you choose, each tool is able to shave those superficial hairs, and while the brows receive a lot of attention, you can also use these blades to target any area that requires a bit more precision—like the upper lip, jawline, even along the bikini line to clean up errant hairs. It’s quite similar to dermaplaning, although these at-home tools are only meant to lift unwanted hairs, not the entire top layer of skin (typically, estheticians will use surgical blades to dermaplane). In terms of who should use an eyebrow razor, brow expert Joey Healy explains the best candidate is someone who has a lot of vellus hairs (aka, that light, baby hair akin to peach fuzz). “Somebody who has a lot of that superficial hair on the forehead or at the temple, sometimes at the bridge of the nose,” he adds. But rest assured, the hairs will grow back—even if you (gasp) accidentally nick one of your arches. That’s because you’re shaving the hair at the superficial level rather than pulling it out of the follicle (as you would during a tweeze, wax, or thread). “You are not removing the hair follicle from the bulb,” says Healy. So if you got a little carried away with the razor, “It is the same as if you over-trimmed your brows—you can think of it that way.” And for what it’s worth, those hairs won’t grow back any darker or thicker than they were before. A common myth with shaving is that once you reach for the razor, you’ll sprout thicker hairs. This, says Healy, is simply an old wives’ tale: “[Shaving around the eyebrow] doesn’t change the texture or the amount of hair that comes back after the treatment,” he says. Finally, make sure you’re cleaning and disinfecting the razor after each shave. While the disposable razors are typically single-use, other options require some aftercare (usually a swipe of rubbing alcohol will do the trick).
