How To Create Natural Brows During Hair Loss

How to Create Natural Brows During Hair Loss
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Hair loss can be devastating and it is an unfortunate side effect of most chemotherapy cocktails. Luckily, there are wigs, head scarfs, and hats if you don’t feel comfortable rocking your bald head. You may become surprisingly comfortable with the bald head look like I did.  Losing your eyebrows on the other hand can be a bit more challenging. I felt like I looked like ET — bald and brow-less. Don’t despair!!! There are wonderful products that can be used to create natural looking brows, even when you only have a few lonesome brow hairs left. Due to sparse brows and over plucking as a teen, I have been filling in my brows for years and I have learned a lot along the way. I hope you find the products and suggestions below helpful. I have also provided some links to my favorite YouTube brow gurus.

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Brow Gel ~ Brow Pencil (fine tip) ~ Brow Pencil (thick angled tip, smudge proof, long lasting)~ Brow Pencil (cheaper version) ~ Concealer

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YouTube Brow Gurus:  Desi Perkins, Nikki Tutorials

*Coffee mug from Etsy

Welcome Anna!

Lacuna Loft is excited to continue introducing more young adult voices! These great folks represent a variety of perspectives on the myriad of topics covered here at Lacuna Loft. Before everyone starts really getting into the nitty-gritty of all they have to say, we wanted to introduce them a bit. Without further ado, here is Anna!

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We were newlyweds, buying our second home, and planning to start a family. It was July 2015 right before my 28th birthday when I got that dreaded call and everything changed. Breast cancer had other plans for me. Since that terrifying moment, cancer has challenged me mentally, emotionally, and physically. After multiple surgeries, complications, and chemotherapy, I can look back as a survivor and say I am proud of the happiness I was able to find during that awful time. Cancer challenged me to change my outlook on life and I was able to reach a new level of personal growth and self love.

While going through my battle, I found that the young adult voice and the availability of resources tailored for young people in the cancer world were greatly lacking. I was inspired to share my story as a means to raise awareness. I created a blog called My Cancer Chic focused on positivity and strategies for maintaining style and confidence during cancer treatment. Young women diagnosed with cancer face a unique set of challenges and they deserve to have resources tailored to those needs.

Through My Cancer Chic I have been able to connect with women across the globe and give back to this amazing community through my writing. I hope that by sharing my story, I am able to impact the lives of other young women who may feel alone in their struggle and are looking for ways to maintain aspects of “normalcy”, beauty, and confidence during treatment and beyond. I continue to write about my experience as a survivor to help me work through my own challenges and to bring awareness to the young adult cancer experience in hopes that one day we will have a cure.