10 brow powders for soft and natural Korean brows

Plus, tips from a professional makeup artist on how best to use this eyebrow styling product

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If you love the soft, natural yet defined brows that Korean celebrities sport, eyebrow powders are the way to achieve them. Unlike eyebrow pencils and pomades, eyebrow powders give a less harsh, more ethereal look, and one that isn't as saturated. "Powders do not contain wax to hold your eyebrows in place, but they are great for filling in the empty gaps between hairs," says Nur Shireen, a freelance makeup artist of seven years.

"Brow powders can be used on their own or to set a brow pomade. This helps with defining the colour and increasing the longevity of the pomade. Alternatively, you can gel or wax your brows first and add in the brow powder afterwards to give your brows a natural tint. Finally, neaten up the brow shape with a concealer to erase any untidy lines and use a brow gel or wax to fix the brows."

Shireen has more tips for those dipping their toes into brow powders. For one, use a small angled brush to "draw" quick lines in between existing hairs to fake thicker brows. The angled brush also helps to create a crisp outline for your brow shape. Moreover, choose brow powders that are not too dark. If you have bleached hair, you can opt for a light brown powder to match your hair. If you have dark hair, go for dark brown instead of black.

Ready to get onboard brow powders? Here are 10 awesome brow powders to check out.

Benefit Cosmetics Brow Zing Pro Palette, $68, from Sephora

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One cannot talk about brow products without mentioning Benefit Cosmetics. This brow palette is available in two shade options - Light-Medium and Medium-Deep - each with four powders and three waxes to create any brow look and colour you would like. It is the ultimate gift for anyone who loves doing their brows or is a professional makeup artist.

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Kate Tokyo Designing Eyebrow 3D Set, $20.50, from Watsons

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Kate Tokyo has three brow powder colour options - Light Brown, Brown and Olive Gray - to choose from. They each consist of three gradation powders of light, medium and dark intensity to help you create a gradient brow easily. The powders can be used to contour the nose too.

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Excel Styling Powder Eyebrow, $22.90, from Shopee

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Natural Brown, Light Brown and Pink Brown are the three colourways available for Excel's eyebrow powder, each a four-shade palette with gradient shades. The powders are also made with moisturising squalane as well as Excel Gold-Mix technology and gold pearls to create a soft, natural yet dimensional brow.

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Catrice Eye Brow Set, $8.30, from Guardian

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A compact size perfect for the handbag or travelling, the Catrice eyebrow powder contains two shades of powders to sculpt brows with. The all-rounder palette also contains a mirror, tweezers and a brush.

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Browit Series Easy Drawing Brow Shadow, $12.90, from Guardian

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Browit Series is a brand created by famous Thai makeup artist Nongchat, and it is a brand focused on brows and eyeliners. There are three colours to choose from - Soft Brown, Medium Brown and Dark Brown - and they each contain two shades, a small angled brush and a mirror.

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BBB London Dream Brows Palette, $38, from Net-a-Porter

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BBB stands for Blink Brow Bar, a brow threading salon started by Vanita Parti in London. As such, the brand retails a whole host of products dedicated to perfecting the brows, including two colour options for its brow powder - Light/Medium and Medium/Dark. Each palette contains two shades for filling the brows and a highlighter to accentuate the arch. There's also a mirror, dual-ended application brush, a highlighter brush and a spoolie.

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Amy Jean Brows Brow Velvet, $53, from Net-a-Porter

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Similarly, Amy Jean Brows is a brow salon from Sydney that focuses on getting brows right. Its Brow Velvet has four shade options available (pictured is number three of four) and each has two powders, a lighter for the front and darker for the arch and tail.

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Powder Duo, $42, from Sephora

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Anastasia Beverly Hills is another American brand synonymous with eyebrows. Coming in 11 shades, they also have the widest range of brow powder available, from blonde to caramel to granite. Each brow powder also comes with a lighter and a darker shade, offering a total of 22 shade options.

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Chanel La Palette Sourcils, $86, from Tangs

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There are two colour choices - Medium and Dark - for Chanel's eyebrow powder on the Tangs website. The palette contains a powder to fill the brow, a wax to keep hairs in place and four accessories to groom your brows with (spoolie, tweezers, applicator and angled brush).

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Two-tone Eyebrow Kit, $12, from Innisfree

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Innisfree has two shade options - medium brown and olive green-grey - for its eyebrow powder, each with a lighter and darker colour. The palette is also fitted with a dual-ended brush consisting of an angled brow brush and spoolie.

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