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No longer do you need to walk through the world with pencil thin brows or a look of perpetual surprise on your face. Here are a few friendly bits of advice I like to give to all my clients.
First don’t go tweezer happy. Don’t sit in front of a magnifying mirror for hours on end removing those hairs. You do that and you just might find you don’t have any eyebrows left! In fact just throw away that damn magnifier!! You’ll thank me, I promise.
Second, eyebrows are sisters not twins! They aren’t going to be identical to each other, no matter how much time you spend on them. Each side of your face is different. The hairs grow differently, you hold them differently. The muscles are developed differently. So don’t expect them to be the same. You can make them look balanced, but NOT identical, so give yourself some slack. And THROW AWAY the magnifying mirror!
Third, start your brows just over your tear ducts. Lining them up from this position should keep them from being too narrow or too wide set for your face. But, use your best judgment. If you feel your eyes are a little wide set, start a little to the inside to be safe.
Fourth, a brow should gradually be arched so that the highest point is just to the outside of our iris. About 45 degrees from your pupil, not directly above your pupil.
Fifth (Yes there are five tips!), fill in your brows people! This doesn’t mean you need to draw on heavy dark man brows, but using a little powder or pencil, one shade lighter than the hair on your head will finish off your brows. Even those with a thicker brow can benefit from a light application of color to finish out the underneath of the brow, or enhance the tails.
Follow these simple steps and you’ll have brows you can not only live with, but brows that you’ll love!
Method Makeup Academy, Seattle’s Makeup School
