I Tried At-Home Eyebrow Lamination For Feathery, Fuller-Looking Brows

I found this Eyelash Perm Kit (£16) on Amazon that had good reviews. A word of warning, though: before you even put this near your brows, make sure to do a patch test first. This is very important to ensure that the solution won't cause an adverse reaction on your skin, especially as you're using it so close to your eyes. If you're someone with very sensitive eyes, I would absolutely not recommend trying this at home.

The other things you will need apart from the kit are:

• Micellar water and cotton rounds to clean brows (mine are reusable)
• Vaseline, or some other type of ointment to use as a barrier cream around the brows — I used my favourite lip balm, Lucas' Papaw Ointment (£7)
• A spoolie brush
• Brow tint and activator if you wish to tint your brows
• 4 pieces of cling film

I started by removing any product residue left behind on both my brow hairs or on the skin underneath by using my reusable cotton soaked in micellar water. Once clean and fully dry, I added a thin layer of the Lucas Papaw ointment around the perimeter of my brows to protect the skin from the perming solution. Next, I combed my brows up into the shape I wanted using the spoolie brush.

Next, I painted the lash adhesive in the kit onto my brows to give them more of a feathered effect and waited for the glue to dry. I spent some time on this step, as whatever your brows look like during this step will be their final shape after the lamination process.

Once the glue set, I applied the perm solution to both brows. The instructions in the box were brief, only mentioning to leave the product on for 8-12 minutes (I left it on for the full 12). Because there wasn't much detail in the directions, I borrowed a trick from some of the YouTube videos I watched, including covering your brows with cling film (apparently they also do this at in-clinic brow lamination appointments). I then repeated the exact same process but with the second bottle in the kit called "Fixation."

If you want to tint your brows, this is when you'd do it. I like using the Julienne Eyelash and Brow Tint (£5) that I found on Amazon. Again, here's another instance where you want to do a patch test to make sure the ingredients in the formula don't irritate your skin.

After cleaning away all of the residue left on my brows from the lamination process, I then followed the tint instructions in the kit, leaving the dye on for 15 minutes.

When I was done tinting, I applied the nourishing solution that comes with the perm kit. This is a step you need to do whether you choose to tint your brows or not as the perm solution is quite drying, and this will help both your brow hairs and skin to stay moisturised.

Just like with a lash lift, the most important thing to do after your treatment is to avoid getting your brows wet for 24 to 48 hours — and this includes going into a sauna, steam room, or pool, or getting sweaty at the gym. To ensure your brow hairs stay soft and hydrated, use a nourishing brow oil and brush them daily, says Gushchina, who offers clients organic Usma Oil at the salon but says that any oil will do. Camilleri seconds that point: "Brows need to be moisturised every day with a good oil or they can look frazzled."

The first couple of weeks, my eyebrows looked perfect. From the second week, on, I noticed the hairs weren't "stuck" in place like they were initially, but after brushing them up with a spoolie, they stayed put much easier through the day. The fluffed-up shape didn't last for 6-8 weeks, but keep in mind I have quite unruly brows, and someone with thinner brow hairs may experience different results.

This is the second time I've tried at-home brow lamination and have been happy with the results both times. However, I have to admit I'd be curious to see if having it done in a salon by a professional would have a different effect, as their products are probably stronger and therefore longer lasting.

And while doing this at home works for me, it's definitely not for everyone (as I said, professionals would not recommend trying this at home). For most people, I would definitely recommend going to one of the salons that offer the treatment professionally. Keep in mind the people that do this in a salon have been doing so for years and are brow specialists that know what suits your face shape and brows.