“If eyes are the windows to the soul, then eyebrows are the soul’s frame,” says Haleigh Walsworth, the official blogger of Lancôme’s Paris Rendez-Vous. Getting your brows right can make such a difference to your overall look.
According to Haleigh, well-shaped brows make your eyes look lifted and more open. If properly sculpted, they can flatter your face by making it look more angular and shapely. Using makeup to create fuller and darker brows will also make you look more youthful.
If you’re looking to get your brows in tip top shape, here’s what you need and how to do it.
You eyebrow arsenal
These are the five essentials that Haleigh recommends you have in your brow kit.
- Brow Brush – Brushing brows before plucking is essential to proper shaping and the best way to get rid of excess foundation that may collect in them before penciling.
- Tweezers – Sharp tweezers save time and allow for precision when shaping. Two advantages of plucking are shaping your brows by tweezing below them, and cleaning them up by tweezing above to remove stray hairs. Be careful though to never get too tweezer happy!
- Micro Scissors – Use micro scissors when a few hairs have grown longer than the others, but never trim too much to maintain a natural look.
- Brow Pencil – Your brow pencil is to fill in sparse spots, darken color, accentuate shape, and add brow length. The key to a natural look is small repetitive strokes in the same direction to mimic hair growth.
- Highlighter – A bit of highlighter on the brow bone adds a bit of extra oomph to further accentuate your arch.
ABCs of brow shaping
There are three essential points to your brows: the start, arch, and end. Align these points with the help of your brow pencil and the tips below. This should be the guideline for plucking and penciling.
A. To find where your eyebrows should begin, simply follow a straight line directly up from the interior corner of the your eye.
B. Line your pencil up from the corner of your nose and through the iris of the eye to find the ideal arch of your brow. Wherever this line intersects the brow is where your arch should peak.
C. To plot the end point for your eyebrows, line your pencil up from the outermost corner of the nose to the outer corner of the eye. Where this line intersects the eyebrow is where your brows should taper and end.
Want to seriously wow with your eyebrows? Make sure you grab a copy of the February issue of GLAMOUR to learn how to get your best brows ever. For thicker, lusher brows check out these 7 tips for bold brows.
