| No matter what your age, face shape or coloring, | | | | pencil, if it helps). Ideally, this is where you eyebrow |
| you should never underestimate the impact of your | | | | should begin. |
| eyebrows. | | | | Then, imagine the line (or hold the pencil) slanting |
| Eyebrows can really make or break your look, | | | | across the center of the eye, to the right of the |
| thereby affecting whether or not you pass as a | | | | pupil. This is where the arch should be. |
| genetic female. | | | | Finally, hold the pencil so that it’s in line with the |
| Depending on how ‘manly’ your eyebrows | | | | outer corner of your eye. This is where your brow |
| are, you may wish to consult a professional for the | | | | should end. |
| perfect shape. You can then try to maintain the | | | | To make it a little easier, you could use a white |
| shape yourself, with regular tweezing. | | | | eyeliner pencil to mark the relevant points and |
| Although brow shapes come and go, the basics of | | | | highlight any hairs that you wish to remove. |
| shaping generally stay the same. So I’d like to | | | | Tweeze all of the excess hairs, working from |
| offer some tips to help you create the perfect | | | | underneath the brow to even up and clean the line. |
| eyebrows yourself. | | | | If your natural brow stops short of the outside |
| The most flattering eyebrow shape for most women | | | | corner, just use a sharp eyebrow pencil to draw in a |
| is a softly round, long brow with a gentle arch, which | | | | thin, delicate line. |
| tapers to a point at the end. | | | | To lift the arch of the brow a little higher, tweeze |
| Whether your eyebrows are rounded, straight or | | | | hairs from just below the point where you want the |
| heavy, you can use the following guidelines to create | | | | arch to be highest. |
| the perfect shape. | | | | Once your eyebrows reach a certain length, they |
| First, position yourself in front of a good mirror with | | | | start to lose the pigmentation at the ends. If you |
| plenty of light. I would also suggest that you | | | | have naturally long or bushy eyebrows, try to keep |
| prepare the area with a warm, moist flannel (as you | | | | them nice and trim to ensure they remain tidy and to |
| would before shaving) as this opens the pores and | | | | prevent any undue attention. Using a small pair of |
| helps to make it a little more comfortable. I | | | | manicure scissors, comb your eyebrows up and trim |
| won’t pretend that it doesn’t hurt – it | | | | any excess that goes beyond the natural hair line. |
| does, especially the first time! Exactly how much | | | | Then comb them down and do the same. |
| depends on your pain threshold – mine isn’t | | | | Finally, to make sure you get a great result every |
| too great, so I usually have to take it easy! | | | | time, make sure you have the right tools for the |
| Now, try visualising an imaginary straight line from the | | | | job. A good set of tweezers is an absolute must. |
| base on your nose to your eyebrow (you can use a | | | | |