perfect brows
precious Brow Planning System

Last week Tuesday I had the pleasure of getting Planed. What is that you ask? Beauty entrepreneur Christi Harris, the doyenne of cosmetic DIY, and founder of Beaute Playgrounds in Dallas and Houston, demonstrated what has to be one of the best ways to tame and maintain perfect brows—without waxing, plucking, or threading. Yes, you heard correctly. No pain for this stylish gain. The Christi Harris Precision Brown Planing System is a eyebrow kit that instantly turns you into a brow expert. The kit comes with a Planer, an angled razor shaper, three brushes (Contour, Designer and Definer in one; and a Refiner and Diffuser in the other); a Color Blend Trio that when combined will work on all shades, including mocha girls like me; Adda Brow, a crème for filling out sparse brows; and Diffusing Powder Duo that blends all efforts into natural perfection. Sounds like a lot to do, right?. In actuality, the steps take no more than five minutes to give you stellar results—and you truly get a big bang for your buck. Two out of the three brushes offer double duty. I fell in love with the Diffuser, which removes excess brow powder, and due to its fan-shaped bristles, provides goof-proof shadow application. The Designer, an angled brush tip, helps you to create the correct shape, while the Definer, a short angled stiff brush, allows you to stipple, not draw, on color. The Trio and Powder Duo can double as neutral shadows. And the Planer, due to its angled shape allows you to remove and contour brow hairs (on top and underneath brow bone) without any pain to create and maintain a perfect arch. Finally, the kit comes enclosed in a lovely gold and black designed case complete with mirror that begs you to ask, Now who really is the flyest of them all? $59.99, available at Christharrisbrows.com.—Marcia Cole