Since 2007 when Keeping Up with the Kardashians first aired, I have been obsessed with full, beautiful eyebrows. Kim K and her thick Armenian brows quickly became something I idolized, despite being blonde. Then, Cara Delevingne hit the scene, and my blonde-hair-bushy-brow dreams were realized! Well, except that my eyebrows don’t grow the way Cara’s do. So, perhaps needless to say, I went through many (MANY) years of eyebrow failures, first using brown eyeshadow to shift my shade and then transitioning to pencils that were much too dark for my face. During the pandemic, with lots of extra Instagram scrolling time on my hands, I discovered the Australian model-turned-beauty-mogul, Jess Hunt, and Refy Beauty revolutionized my life.

I adore Jess for her shapely physique, her carefully curated Instagram grid, and her chic, simple style (she even made our Best of Coachella list!). But beyond her natural good looks, it’s her method for shaping her eyebrows that has become truly iconic. She has some abundant brows to work with (if only we could all be so lucky), and she brushes them up and out to maximize their fullness. This technique has become an LA staple, and you can get yours permanently set in this direction by what is now known as lamination. The Honey Pot Lounge and Asia Salon are favorites of celebs and locals alike, and influencers like Catherine McBroom have given lamination their stamp of approval. This, however, can cost $150 a session and last about a month. So, while I deeply desired this more permanent result, I found myself searching for a more sustainable solution.