Get the Right Look with Right Eyebrow Shaping Tech

Eyebrows are an important facial feature as they enhance other facial features and give you the right or the wrong expression. Eyebrow shaping can be used effectively to get the right look for your face.

Determine the Correct Shape

The first step for a perfect eyebrow is to first determine the correct shape and size of your eyebrows. For determining the right size take a thin eyeliner pencil and hold the pencil against the side of your nose, vertically, straight up to where it meets the brow. This is the spot where your eyebrow should start. As a guideline, make a small mark with the pencil there on your skin.

Next, turn the pencil at an angle, holding it against the nostril, so that it crosses over the center of your eye. The point where pencil intersects the eyebrow is the point where the peak of your arch should start. Make another mark on your skin as a guide here.
Lastly, keep moving the pencil at an angle against your nostril until it meets the edge of the outer eye. Where the end of the pencil now meets the eyebrow is your eyebrow’s ending point. Make another mark on your skin here.

These three marks serve as a general guideline on how the shape of your eyebrow should be based on the shape of your face.

The thickness of the eyebrow is also important for the right look. Ideally, the impact of your eyebrows should balance with the rest of your face and hair. For a face with large facial features and thick hair, the eyebrows should be thicker and more dramatic. In contrast, if you have thin hair and petite features, your eyebrows should be more subtle.

Tweezing

Before beginning eyebrow shaping, gather all your tools – tweezers, brow brush and small scissors. The first thing is to check whether your eyebrows need a trim. Eyebrow hair is longer than most people realize and simply trimming them can sometimes do the trick. When the hair’s lightly cut, not only will it decrease the brow density, it also helps the hairs to lie flat - instantly creating a clean line to your brow.

Trimming should be done before tweezing, as you might end up removing some hair that just needed to be trimmed. Start by brushing the eyebrow hair straight up with your brow brush and then trim any stray hair that extends past the upper brow line. Next, brush the hair straight down and trim the hair extending past the brow line underneath. After you have done your trimming, brush all the hair back into place.

Tweezing can be a little painful. Tweezing after a steamy shower or washing your face with warm water before tweezing can ease the pain a little. This will help the pores to open and enable the hair to remove easier. If you are particularly sensitive, slightly numbing the area with ice before tweezing will also help. Also ensure that you have good lighting when shaping your eyebrows.

Adding to your Brow Line

For women who have sparse eyebrows, tweezing is not necessary. Instead, you should build your eyebrows back to a proper shape. Start by selecting an appropriate pencil color, so test a few at the makeup counter to be sure the color is right. Some makeup artists also recommend an eyebrow powder, which looks less intense on your face.
After you have the correct tool for adding color, you should try and find the previous shape of your brows before they began to lose their hair. For this, use old photos if you can’t remember or try the technique described above with the pencil for guidance. Fill the area with hair like strokes of the pencil or up and outward strokes of the powder wand.

Specific Eyebrow Shaping Tips

- Stick to the natural shape of your eyebrows and do not change them completely. You are born with the correct eyebrow shape for your face, so let it guide you.
- Preview the look of your eyebrows before shaping by hiding the hair with a white eyeliner pencil.
- Do not overdo eyebrow shaping, as less is truly better. Thin eyebrows make your face look instantly older.
- Tweezing is usually more effective than waxing as the wax process can lead to a change in the hair direction and skin texture if overused.
- Ultimately the point of eyebrow shaping is to adjust the viewer’s focus away from your eyebrows, to your eyes instead.
- It is not recommended that you completely change your eyebrow structure, you can make minor changes to what nature recommended in order to alter some eye appearances.