If the eyes are the mirror of the soul, then eyebrows are your reflection of self-awareness.
It's 2015 and there's no excuse for having Nike shaped brows, or, God forbid, unibrows. This isn't about what others will think of you, or for the opposite sex- well kept brows should be a part of one's hygiene.

Well now that we've covered the 'well-kept' brows, it's time we move on to 'perfect-woman-crush' brows.
I'm so happy that big 'n' bold brows are back in fashion- I was sick of the thin trend and all the girls plucking everything out just so they could draw new ones... That just makes no sense. 
But after looking at recent pics of my friends and girls/women from all over, all I can do is quote my favorite meme- yaaasss girl, yaaaasss!
The thing is, we gotta work with what we have. And nowadays we work to make it look both natural but bold and groomed. If you've been blessed with natural thick brows then good for you, but girls with light hair or thinner brows need to work it up a bit (but just a bit!).
Here's my train of thoughts considering eyebrow maintenance- 

1. Know your face and know your way around beauty centers

Not all faces suite all types and shapes of brows. There is an universal way of plucking, but if you're unsure in your tweezing expertise, save yourself from a possible disaster and go to a salon (ask your friends for recommendations and never go to an unknown place). I've had luck, the first girl to do my brows never plucked too much, but the girl who does them now works wonders. Truth is, I have a dark facial hair and it's a pain to get rid of it, and you have to visit the salon as much as you can yidda yadda... But on the positive side, it does leave you with good brows, so it's a blessing in a way.

2. Know your colors

There's an unwritten rule that no one, not even black-haired girls, can wear full black brows. I don't even know when the trend started, but a lot of girls (and for some reasons most of those dye their hair blond) tend to make black Nike shapes... But why?? 
Take a look at Kim Kardashian, Megan Fox or any black-haired celebrity- they're all very careful when it comes to darker tones. 
The thing is, the darker your facial hair gets, the more you have to work it to achieve a natural look. Darker hair is more visible and tends to seem more fake than lighter tones. If you google the girls I mentioned, you'll see how their dark brows were just filled a bit at the end and are untouched at the base/beginning. That creates the seemingly natural, but well defined look. As for girls with sparse brows and light hair- keep your natural color but learn the right technique rather than look like you've been playing with markers.

2. Set your goals

Ever since discovering Janice Joostema on IG, I was done. Like, literally done. If I'd ever have a girl crush it'd probably be Janice. With great style and great looks, this girl rocks the most amazing brows. Although her hair and facial hair are far more darker than mine, I tend to achieve this shape and fullness. 
So set your goals girl!

 

4. Patience

It takes 64 days for eyebrows to fully recover. So if you've screwed up something while plucking before, they won't grow back over night. It seems easy to have full or big brows- just let them grow, right?
Wrong. It's hard to have grown brows but at the same time have them also neat and orderly. And there are times you look like an unplucked chicken but that's all the part of the wait- you have to let them grow, then pluck and style, then repeat again. Your facial hair need to get used to a certain shape for it to grow in.

5. Right products

This doesn't have to be that hard. There are dozens of products nowadays, from plucking, shading, styling etc.
I think everyone should invest in an eyebrow brush- I use an old brush I got as a gift, but it really doesn't matter what brand you use since they are all more or less the same. 
The first thing you should do is to keep in mind to do the brows after applying powder- first brush off the access with the fuzzy part of the brush and then style them. The rest is really up to you, but if you plan on filling, I would really suggest MAC-Brows pen (middle-right, the markings on the pen got smudged off from usage). It's actually really light and you can layer it for definition, also stays in the whole day. For darker brows, I use Estee Lauder Double Wear pen in coffee, which is actually for the eyes, but I found it far more better for the brows (too smudgy for the eyes). Lastly, I recommend brow gel for everyone. I use Artdeco brown- but again, it's for darker brows. Lighter brows would go just perfectly fine with transparent. It gives a more defined and combed look, plus they stay put the whole day.