Eyebrows can make or break a look. Just look at last summer, when Rihanna debuted nineties-thin brows on the cover of British Vogue and everybody panicked, myself included. I've spent all this time growing out my brows to be their natural, full, gorgeous selves—and now thin is in? Thankfully, that trend didn't really take off, and Brooke Shields–inspired eyebrows have stuck around.
For the most part, I leave my brows alone. I'll run a tinted gel through them and brush the hairs into place but generally don't touch pigmented products like waxes, pencils, or powders. (I'm terrified of looking like I Sharpied my brows on.) That said, when our beauty director brought me the Laneige Eyebrow Cushion from a recent trip to Korea, I was intrigued. K-beauty is so advanced that even brow products come in packaging and formats I've never tried before. The Laneige Eyebrow Cushion, for example, houses the brow product in a cushion sponge inside the compact—just like you'd see in a cushion foundation. It also comes with a double-sided applicator that includes an angled brush on one end and a tiny spoolie on the other.
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Still, I was worried my brows would look painted on—until I tried it. The end result was full and defined. The cushion keeps you from using too much product, resulting in a very natural finish; it also allows for the formula to be watery and lightweight, like watercolors, so it's impossible for the tint to get too clumpy or crunchy.
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