What are the benefits and drawbacks to waxing, threading and tweezing your eyebrows?
—Peggy M., Crowley, La.

Eyebrows are really important. Not only do they frame the face, they can determine the winner of the presidential election! Last summer, some voters were put off by Michelle Obama's intense arches 'cause they made her look angry and severe. To quell the criticism, her makeup artist gave her a more natural arc—and all was well.

There are many ways to achieve brow perfection with waxing, threading or tweezing—the trick is finding the right technique for you.

Style Her Famous host Jay Manuel showcases how this Alicia Keys fan got the singer's full-bodied 'do—and learned some key eye makeup tips from a pro. Click play to watch and be sure to tune in to the new season of the Style Network's star-transformation series Saturdays @ 8/7c.

How do you apply makeup to over-plucked eyebrows without looking like Groucho Marx?
—Bette, Nyack, New York

The key lies not in your preferred formula—pencil, powder, gel—but rather in the color you choose. Overly dark brows can make anyone look like Norma Desmond, so beware.

We recently asked mystyle readers to share their Style Secrets with us. Read our favorite beauty tips below, then share your very own!

Jenny's Fresh Face:
"You know how after a while your blush and/or foundation gets kind of runny? Well, that's why I always take a clean towel with me wherever I go! Just put some cold water on it and dab it all over your face, especially right under your eyes and around your nose. This makes your skin look fresh again, even on a stressful day!"

Call me obsessive but I get my eyebrows waxed every two weeks. But with rising gas prices and a new puppy at home, it's gotten a bit pricey. My mom suggested I try bleaching the stray hairs below and in between my brows to extend the period between appointments. Her trick totally works! I used Sally Hansen's creme hair bleach, but any drug store brand should do.

Which eyebrow shapes go with different face shapes?
—Renee, St. Louis

Actually, oddly, face shape has little to do with creating a fantastic brow. Go figure! Instead, brow experts say, just follow one simple formula and your brows will look chic and gorgeous—no matter what your cranium may look like. Here are those rules, courtesy of Kristie Streicher, aka Julia Roberts' go-to brow maven.

Hello. I'm [your name here], and I'm a tweeze-aholic. Sound familiar? We've all been there. You know, plucking a little too much when trying to achieve the perfect brow? That's why waxing queen Anastasia created Tweezers Anonymous. The eyebrow rejuvenation kit includes a three-piece stencil set to create petite, medium and high arches; a brow-enhancing serum to activate regrowth; a dual brow filler for blondes and brunettes (perfect for highlighting addicts); and a double-sided brush for blending and grooming. Everything stays tidy in a quilted silver case—minus a pair of tweezers. But we're guessing you're well equipped with that tool.

Ever since we heard that au courant fashionistas Lauren Conrad and Paris Hilton use  Billion Dollar Brows' Brow Boost serum to pull off this season's No. 1 beauty trend, we just had to get our hands on it. The company claims the product will repair and restore sparse eyebrows after just one month's use. Sounds too good to be true, so we had Style staffers give us the real deal.

"After thirty days, my eyebrows were still the thin, spotty messes they were before I started. Because the instructions tell you not to tweeze, I did have to refrain from plucking. And since overplucking was obviously the reason my eyebrows got to this state to begin with, I have to commend any product that can help me overcome this terrible habit."
—Tyler S., On Air Promotions

Gorgeous makeup won't mean a thing if your eyebrows aren't perfectly primped. But between years of tweezing and waxing, you may be hard-pressed to pull off this season's tuft trend of fuller, more natural-looking brows. That's where hip cosmetics line Too Faced believes it can help.

The company claims its Brow Envy Kit is foolproof, giving you arched and defined eyebrows in an instant! The customizable kit comes equipped with three stencil shapes (Girl Next Door, Glamour Girl and Femme Fatale) you can use over your sparse brows. A brow brush and two powders are included to fill in the silhouettes.

Worried about matching your brows to your hair color? Too Faced insists women can get a coordinating shade by mixing the powders. There's also a brow pencil to help create the perfect arch, plus mini-tweezers, a built-in mirror and brow wax.

Too Faced creator Jarrod Blandino says, "Creating stellar, perfectly groomed brows is an art, and I've demystified how to do it for countless women who are afraid to try."

The Brow Envy Kit sure sounds like it has everything we could possibly need for movie-star arches, but will it really give us beautiful brows in no time? We asked Style staffers to find out!

"We all know how important eyebrows can be. This kit won't completely replace that pro you pay a visit to once every few weeks, but it's a good kit to have around to maintain your brows between appointments. It helps you accomplish a more defined brow on a daily basis. The shape stencils provided take a little time to get the hang of, but once you do, they come in very handy. My favorite parts of the kit were the wax that sets the brows before you fill them in and the brush that comes with the brow pencil. This is a kit that won't be leaving my makeup drawer anytime soon!"
—Rose F., Marketing

Given the recent interest in '80s fashion, it only makes sense that style-savvy celebs like Eva Mendes, Fergie and Molly Sims would start to embrace the definitive beauty trademark of that decade—-the fuller eyebrow.

"Back in the '80s, it was all about the bigger, the bushier, the better eyebrow," says Tonya Crooks, a brow specialist at Sonya Dakar Skin Clinic in Beverly Hills. "When you have a brow that's fuller and balanced—balance being the key—it definitely brings youth to the face." Thin brows are considered aging.

Thankfully, though, today's brows are more refined than they were when Duran Duran ruled pop radio. "As trends revisit us, they're modified a little bit," says Crooks. "Thank God, it's a little more perfected than it was back then!"

So, if you weren't born with a perfect arch, follow these easy steps for brows even Brooke Shields would envy!

1. Assess your facial features. "When I'm doing brows, I factor everything into consideration," says Crooks. "How much hair do they have? Where is the natural arch on their face? Do they have an arch or an arc? It's like balancing a scale."

2. Pick up your tweezers and start plucking near the bridge of your nose. "One of the biggest mistakes people make is they tweeze too far away from their nose," says Crooks. "The most important hair, as far as I'm concerned, is the one down in the far corner right by the bridge of your nose. That's the lowest point and it goes up to your arch at the highest point and then low on the tail again, which makes a fat triangle. That's what you're going for!"

3. Use an eyebrow pencil to find in the perfect shape for your face. "I suggest they find their natural arch and fill in the brow first," says Crooks.

4. Start tweezing hairs one row at a time. "You don't want to take hairs out in clusters," warns Crooks. "You go along the rows sort of like removing a thread on a seam. When I do brows on my clients, each brow is like a valuable, gold thread. You don't take any of them for granted because they're not always going to grow back."

5. If you have pale brows, visit a salon for a professional flash tint. "It darkens the baby hairs so the brows look fuller and thicker." Or, if you have holes to grow in, use pencil or powder to fill in the gaps.

I was one of those fashion-mad chicks of the '90s. I plucked my eyebrows to look just like those glamorous, white-on-white Christy Turlington ads for Ann Taylor. Now my brows are stuck like that, and they won't grow back. I want thick and full!
—Morrie, Atlanta

Of course you do, dear. Don't tell me: You took one look at Hilary Rhoda on that recent cover of Vogue and felt the inspiration to channel Brooke Shields circa 1980. We're all feeling that pain. Join the club. Several avenues are open to you, some more expensive than others.

I feel like a freak. My natural hair color is a reddish-brown, but I recently dyed it bright red. I didn't do the brows at the same time, and now they don't match my hair. Is there a product I can use to fix this without going back to the colorist?
—Taylor F., Silver Spring, Maryland

Reconsider your attitude, buttercup: One of the hottest models in the world at this moment is an English pixie who goes by Agyness Deyn. Just snatch up any recent issue of Vogue and you can't miss her: feverishly cropped, bleached-blond hair—and Vandyke brown brows. Armani, Burberry...none of her cutting-edge clientele seems to care about the color difference. In fact, it's part of what made her a star!