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If you have a heart-shaped face, styling the perfect brow can minimize
the sharp angles of your face. If you have a long face, you will
want to style your eyebrows to make the face appear shorter. This is
achieved by flattening the shape of the eyebrow, as a horizontal shape
tends to keep the eye moving across, and not up and down.
Before heading to the mirror, determine the natural arch of your
brows. Then, you will need a couple pairs of tweezers: a slant-tipped
pair for thicker hairs and a needle-nose-tipped pair that can readily
grab those pesky, shorter hairs that are difficult to reach. Before
tweezing, it is recommended that you brush the brow hairs straight up.
Before you begin plucking, use a white eyeliner pencil as a guide to
draw the desired shape of your brows.
Use a dab of Vaseline for added shine.
For a fuller look (think Brooke Shields,
not Eugene Levy!), brush the thickest
part of your brows, near the inside
corner, straight up and apply the gel.
Next, you have to pick your eyebrow pencils wisely. (I won’t
mention the time I got ready in dim lighting and accidentally used
my black eyeliner pencil on my brows.) If you are blonde, it is best
to match your darkest brow hairs to the pencil color for definition. If
you are a redhead, use sable. Brunettes are advised to pick a color that
is one shade lighter than their hair color to soften the look. For those
heading into the afternoon of life and finding grayer hairs in their
brows, taupe works best to reduce dull tones.
Now that you have filled in your brows with the right color, it’s
time to add definition and shine! And there’s no need to purchase
expensive products to do this. Use a dab of Vaseline for added shine.
For a fuller look (think Brooke Shields, not Eugene Levy!), brush the
thickest part of your brows, near the inside corner, straight up and apply
the gel. If it is extra color you desire, use tinted brow gel.
To maintain the look of your eyebrows, regular maintenance
with a professional shaping every few months works. For fine brows,
tweezing does wonders for controlling the hairs. For medium brows,
waxing is a great option to remove more hair at one time as opposed
to the tedious and painful procedure of plucking individual hairs. If
your brows are on the heavier side, threading is a wonderful option that
removes thick and thin hairs at the same time. Lisa Zibella, owner of
Bella Rouge Cosmetic & Skincare in Clifton Park, NY, notes, “a well
groomed eyebrow frames your face, anchors the rest of your make up
and gives you a put together look.”
The important things you need to know to create perfect brows
are the shape of your face, the color of your hair and the density of
your brows. The rest is simple! With your fabulous new look, you’ll be
showing off your elegant eyebrows in no time! ■
Sources for this article are shape.com and marieclaire.com.
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