How to shape your eyebrows
If the eyes are the windows to your soul then your brows are the elegant embellishments that illuminate the path. We often pay a lot of attention to lining and shading our eyes but less focus is placed on our brows. Not only do well-groomed brows frame your eyes and balance your features, they can also add or subtract years from your face. Find out how to perfectly polish them with our easy to follow guide.
Locate your start points for plucking
Knowing where to start and end your shaping is imperative. Fortunately, it’s easy to map out using your tweezers. Simply flip them upside down and place vertically alongside the outer edge of the bottom of your nose. The point where the tweezer arms land marks where your brow should begin. Using an eye pencil, draw a vertical line to mark out the start of each brow then check that the space above the bridge of your nose is centred between them. Pluck out the stray hairs that fall in between
Mark our your end points
To work out where you should end your brows, lay your tweezers against your cheek so that the open end is at the bottom of your nose and the other end reaches the outer corner of your eye. The point where the tweezer intersects your brow is where your brow should end. Mark with your eye pencil then pluck the hairs outside of the line.
Determine your brow thickness
A fuller brow is far more flattering than an overly plucked one. To work out how thick your arches should be, use an eye pencil to draw a line along the bottom edge of your brow, just below the fullest point. It should be just above any stray hair and follow the natural curve of your brow. Pluck the strays below the line.
Shape your arch
Ensure perfect arches by marking them out with eye pencil. Look straight into a mirror and observe your arches. The arch should peak above the outer rim of your iris and lie right on your brow bone. Mark the point with your eye pencil and then remove a row of hairs along the bottom from your inner brow point to the peak point.