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If like us, you fell into the over-plucking trap when you hit your 14th birthday, you may now stare into the mirror, wishing you hadn’t have been so impulsive.

We put a lot of trust into the technician looking after our brows when we book in for a wax, but what if it goes wrong? We turn to celebrity brow specialist, Sania Vucetaj, to discover her tips for getting the best brows of our life.

Keep your brows product free!

Try to avoid getting any lotions, gels, moisturisers or...

Full, bold eyebrows have been on-trend for a while now, and thanks to full-browed-beauty Cara Delevingne, it doesn't look like it will be going anywhere anytime soon.

Thankfully for those of us not naturally blessed with big brows there are plenty of products and treatments out there designed to boost our brows. But which one should you try? Take a look below for some pros and cons...

Tinting

Eyebrow tinting involves dyeing your eyebrows to make them look more defined.

Pros: This is...

Thanks to the Internet, there are video tutorials and how-to blogs to do almost anything - and that includes beauty treatments. With all of this information at our fingertips, it's easier than ever to go down the DIY route... but that doesn't always mean you should.

Here we look at some different beauty treatments and when you should see a professional versus when you can do it yourself.

Eyebrow shaping

When to DIY: Keeping your brows tidy and getting rid of stray hairs is totally fine...

Threading is a hair removal technique that has been practised for thousands of years in the Middle East and South Asia. In recent years it has become more and more popular in Europe and the West.

The technique uses thread to remove hair from the eyebrow, upper lip and bikini line. The thread is created from cotton that is twisted on itself, and the technique pulls the hair from the root.

This allows for precise hair removal, giving your brows a professional looking finish. Umbreen Sheikh,...

A beautiful set of brows is on everyone's wish list right now, and in 2015 the bold and defined look is sticking around.

For those of you with naturally strong, bushy brows, this may be music to your ears (who wants to spend every morning tweezing anyway?). But for those of you lacking in the brow department, it may seem uninspiring.

Unfortunately, not everyone is blessed with beautiful brows, and everyday hazards such as over-plucking and illness can cause brow hair to fall out and...

Even if it's true, being told "You look tired" can feel like a dig - especially if you've spent ages trying to hide those giveaway under eye circles!

While there may be countless reasons why you look more tired than usual - such as one too many late nights, a stressful project or dehydration - there are several easy ways to fake looking great and conceal tiredness instantly.

We share some of our favourites below:

Make a splash

Splashing your face with ice-cold water may be one of...

We answer the most asked beauty questions last year.

Where would we be without Google? Providing instant answers with a single click of a button, it's no wonder we go to the Internet with our beauty woes.

Apparently - we're not alone, we found the following list of the most Googled beauty questions of 2014 over at Red magazine and thought we'd answer them for you:

1. How do I get rid of my acne?

There are several things you can try to help clear acne, including dietary changes,...

Been a little overenthusiastic with the tweezers in the past? Don't worry - we have some tips to help promote re-growth for fuller brows.

We recently blogged about a new product that mimics the appearance of eyebrow hair to give you fuller looking brows, but how can you go about actually re-growing your eyebrow hair after over-tweezing?

The key is to nourish from the inside, give nature a helping hand and above all, be patient.

1. Put the tweezers down

We all know how tempting it is...

We take a closer look at a new product that claims to give you 'eyebrows in a bottle'.

As most of us are now well aware, thicker, fuller eyebrows are all the rage at the moment. This may be great news for those with naturally bushy brows, but what about those of us who used to be a little over-enthusiastic with the tweezers?

Thankfully, there are plenty of products to help you fake it, from eyebrow pencils to powders. The latest creation to help fake the appearance of thicker brows is a...