How to take care of your eyebrows
February 3rd, 2007 | 1,010 views
Nothing can enhance a woman’s beauty like beautiful brows. Well-defined, well-groomed brows flatter the face—they open up, enlarge and brighten the eyes so that you’ll need less makeup. Says Propaganda makeup artist Marlon Rivera, “Nice brows make you look polished and organize the features on your face instantly. People look at your eyes first, so looking at unkempt brows is like looking at a messy painting.”
Tweeze Easy
Tweezing gives you the best control over the shape compared to waxing and threading. Shaving causes faster hair re-growth and may irritate the skin on that area. Tweezing can hurt at first, but you’ll get immune to the pain in time (numb the are with ice, warm water or toothache drops).
1. Determine the shape you want, but follow the direction of the brow’s natural arch. The higher the arch, the more sophisticated you’ll look. As a guideline, the brow should arch 3/4 of the way outwards and upwards and taper down subtly. The tail of your brows should extend slightly past the outer corners of your eyes. (Imagine a diagonal line from the edge of each nostril extending to the outer corner of each eye. The point where this line intersects the brow is where it should end.) Also, the thinner the brows, the older you’ll look. Don’t overdo it! Look in magazines for face shapes similar to yours and study the brows.
2. With concealer or white pencil, mark the hairs you want to remove. Start plucking hairs above the bridge of your nose in between your brows. Then, pluck hairs that stray below the brow’s natural direction. Asian brows, says Marlon, tend to grow downward at the ends. Instead of overplucking in that area, he says, you can just snip off long brow hairs with tiny scissors. In fact, it’s a good idea to try trimming the hairs before tweezing to see their natural shape.
3. Maintenance is a must. Keep brows neat by plucking weekly. It becomes easier once you establish the right shape. Still wary of attacking virgin brows yourself? Have them tweezed initially by a professional and just maintain their upkeep.