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Yes, you've heard it a thousand times and we couldn't agree more, “Kilay is life.” Because if the eyes are the windows to the soul, then the eyebrows are the frames.

Here at GMANetwork.com, we've rounded up the secrets to having the best brows in the city. From the best techniques to life-saving hacks, they had a lot to say on the matter.

Here are five nuggets of wisdom we found useful. So, read, digest, and then go and get the best brows of your life.

• Aim for symmetrical brows

Your brows frame your face so naturally, this is very important.

According to Global Brow Expert Jared Bailey of Benefit Cosmetics, your brows should bring both balance and symmetry to your eyes and your face.

So whenever he works with clients, he looks at each detail from how the brows line up with the dimples of the nose (the part where your nostril starts), then cleaning up whatever is in between and outside of those areas.

Here's a sample guide:

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• Use concealer to hide excess hair

Just like how drag queens redraw their eyebrows, you can conceal excess hair with concealers too.

A tip from Jared, you can do this by patting on the eye primer and then “glamo-flage” it with concealer right after.

• Aim to enhance

When it comes to doing your brows, it's important to simply enhance what you have and not overdrawing or overlining it.

YouTuber and beauty influencer Patrick Starr once said, “I used to do my brows super strong, but now I just enhance what I already have.”

To do this, go for a lighter shade of eyebrow pencil and stroke it through the bottom of your brows for a good base and then stroke upward toward the front. Finish it off with a sharp tail at the end.

For a more advanced technique, add some flicks to recreate real hair-like textures.

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• Apply pencil with just the right amount of pressure

Celebrity makeup artist Tor Torre says it's important to keep in mind that eyebrow pencils are super-duper pigmented.

“You might want the pigment to be a little bolder and a little bit stronger, but you never, ever, want your brows to overpower your whole look,” he says.

• Leave the plucking and tweezing to professionals

We all know that tweezing your eyebrows is cheaper than waxing or any other eyebrow styling option, but it's not always the safest.

That's why Jared and Tor agree that it's better to leave the plucking to professionals. “It's not bad for your skin or for your hair, but every hair is connected to a tiny little blood vessel. And when you damage that blood vessel, the hair won't grow back,” Jared explains.

The best way to reshape your brows, according to Jared, is go waxing.

With anything, take these tips with a grain of salt. Thick or thin, precisely plucked or grown-out, no matter your preference, the style you choose creates a defining frame around your features.

For tips on what eyebrow shape that's perfect for your face shape, check out this video from WishTrend: