Simple Ways To Groom Your Eyebrows
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, the eyebrows are its drapes. Everyone knows the importance of good drapes, curtains, and/or blinds and how one bad drape could mess up the entire room. The same principle applies to eyebrows which is why eyebrow grooming is pertinent to achieving a flawless face beat. In the quest for the perfect eyebrows, some of us have gotten sidetracked by “so-called” trends and beauty fads. But perfectly groomed brows will always be timeless. However, it is important to note that eyebrow grooming isn’t for only women, and men can also benefit from a trim here and there. Here are simple ways to groom your eyebrows.
Get wet
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For your at-home brow grooming experince, you need to avoid the pain that comes with plucking, tweezing and/or threading. The best way to get your brows in shape without the associated sting is to pluck/tweeze/tread immediately after a shower. This is because the warm water helps open up the follicles, which allows the hair to be pulled out much easier.
It’s all in the face
The secret to winning your brow game is to align your brows with your face shape. The tried and proven way to get this done is to use a brow pencil to find the beginning, arch and end of your brows. The beginning of your brow should start right where your nostril begins. Hold the pencil vertically against the bridge of your nose and on top of your nostril to help you find the starting point. To find your arch, place the pencil on the tip of your nose and angle it straight across your pupil. Finally, to find the end of your brow, simply take the pencil, at an angle, and place it against the end of your nose and eye.
Tweeze in the direction of your hair growth
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If you see a tiny black hole where you just tweezed, it means you didn’t pluck the whole hair follicle. To prevent this next time, tweeze in the direction of your hair growth so you can capture the whole strand with ease.
Lighting is key
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To get perfectly groomed brows during your at-home DIY, you need good lighting. Yes, no lighting quite compares to the richness of the Sun, but an investment in a ring light can come in handy.
Obsessive-compulsive identical brows disorder
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This quote from a makeup artist during a shoot; she said “your eyebrows should be sisters and not twins.” In essence, all that time we spend obsessing about the perfect identical brows is just a waste of time. All that’s truly expected of you is to shape your brows in a way that ensures they start and end at generally the same points. Your face isn’t perfectly symmetrical, so honey, drop the tweezers and stop obsessing about brow symmetry.
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