In Search Of Perfect Brows

I don't think that alot women realise that brows really frame the face so it's important that they look better than good, they should look perfect. I know for me, it's one of the first things I look at on someone's face and find myself wishing I could just tidy them up, or stick more on. (No-one is ever going to talk to me again).  Thankfully we have left the phase of plucking eyebrows into a '70's thin line and have gone back to more natural brows. I  have been working with afew models lately who have the Brooke Shields brows and they look amazing. If you're lucky enough to have these they should be left alone and only the straggly few tidied up to give them great definition.  They are a gift!

If you want great brows but not sure how to get them here are afew tips that should help you achieve the look......

Make sure you have a good pair of tweezers that actually grab your hairs and not your skin. My preferred ones are the Tweezerman brand. They have a firm grip on them with a fine pointed slant that actually grabs the hairs properly and you can single out perfectly with them . They also don't loosen up after awhile like alot of other brands. They maintain their firmness and work efficiently for a long time. 

Hold a pencil for guidance to see where your eyebrows should start and end. They should start inline with the corner of your inner eye so don't over pluck them from the middle and make them too far apart. Just remove the strays that grow in the middle. Then end at the point that is 45 degrees from the outer corner of your eye. The arch should be in line with the outer side of your iris. Don't make too much of a curve as it will make your brows look unnatural. Keep the shape quite thick and I am not a fan of removing brows above unless they grow unnaturally thick and need some real shaping on top to reign them in. I like to just take from below, taking them from right underneath first where the strays grow and then slowly working my way up always keeping an eye on the shape as I go to make sure I'm not removing too many. Take your time. 

Style your arches with a brow brush and brush them upwards and then gradually out towards the end of your eye. If you have patchy brows you can use an eyebrow pencil or a brow shadow to fill in the gaps. Do this very lightly and then brush over them with the bristle side of the eyebrow brush to even out the colour into your brows and make them look natural. On brunettes I like to go a couple of shades lighter than their hair so the  brows aren't too dark. On blondes I like a taupe colour and red heads a soft mid brown.

If your eyebrows tend to fall down and look abit messy you can use an eyebrow gel to keep them in place. Otherwise a little trick if you haven't got any is to put a tiny spray of hairspray on your brow brush and comb them up. 

If you have overplucked I suggest you leave your eyebrows alone for about 3 wks to let them grow back in and then re-shape.


pic: Vogue UK