The point of shaping your eyebrows is to add the
most attraction to your face while maintaining their natural appearance. Brows
which are pencil thin or overly bushy are neither fashionable nor attractive
and they should be nicely shaped and maintained well.
Facial hair plays a leading role in how a person
looks. We don't need to tell you just how different the same man would look
with his moustache shaped into different styles. The same goes for eyebrow hair
as well. The appearance of a man or woman could change completely and
drastically depending on their eyebrow shape. A person could look very ordinary
or very attractive and beautiful depending on their eyebrows.
When talking about eyebrows, their overall
appearance is determined by their length, arch and thickness. People generally
use two different methods to create the perfect brow - removing unwanted stray
hair according to the desired shape and filling in sparse brows using makeup
products such as eyebrow pencils.
Now, of course, there is a third method, which
is more long lasting, more professional and more effective than the first two
methods, and that is semi
permanent makeup. This method would last
for longer, even three years depending on the type of skin and the level of
care.
In this article, however, we will discuss the
first two methods which are the more conventional ways of shaping the brows; semi
permanent makeup being a more modern
method.
If you decide to pluck your brows to get the
desired shape, decide on the ideal shape for your face before you go ahead. You
can use an eyebrow pencil to draw different shapes over the brow area to decide
which one suits you best. Then you can use tweezers to get rid of unwanted
hair, but deciding on the shape is most important.
Removal of the hair should be carried out
extremely carefully as this could make all the difference between beautiful or
botched eyebrows. A magnifying mirror may come in handy to get a better and
closer look. Move from one hair to the next without being too fast. A steady
hand is vital for this step. Too much tweezing above the brow could make the
look completely unnatural.
You should aim for the following look: The
beginning of the brow which aligns with the centre of the nose, the arch of the
brow falling along two thirds of the length of the eye, the eyebrow should
follow the length of the eye without running into the temple. Minimum work on
the browline would be best to give a natural appearance without too much
plucking or too thin brows. Over-plucking is very difficult to correct, so it's
best to be careful.
Then we come to makeup products such as eyebrow
pencils, brow powders or powder eyeshadows and coloured eyebrow gels and brow
tints. However, you must make sure that the tone you are using is not too dark
than your natural brows.
All these steps can be eliminated, however, if
you decide to go for semi
permanent makeup. But you should be
careful in selecting an experienced and qualified technician as this could mean
all the difference between getting lovely brows or ending up with a botched
job. In the UAE, one of the best semi
permanent makeup salons is Eyebrows
Dubai and one would do well
to seek any services there.