Eye Care : Your Brows

Beauty Tips For Eyebrows

• Your eyebrows add strength and definition to your face. Well groomed eyebrows enhance your beauty.
• You should pluck eyebrows before bedtime so any redness will disappear overnight. In shaping your eyebrows use your facial features.
• Use a pair of slant edge tweezers which grip hairs easily. Comb hairs one way and then the other to remove loose hairs.
• You should pluck hairs between the brows and any stragglers.
• Never remove the hairs from above your eyebrows.
• Pluck each hair individually close to the root. Work in the direction of the growth.
• Always avoid over plucking. In defining your eyebrows choose a shade similar to your natural hair colour.
• When using a pencil you should apply in small, feathered strokes. Starting at the inner corner work outwards.
• Blend the colour with a brush. To tame stray hairs just use hair gel and comb through to neaten.

Filling In Your Eyebrows

The trick to full brows is to come clean, then fill in the blanks. Waxing director Eliza Petrescu of Avon Salon & Spa explains it for us:

• Choose a pencil and powder in the correct shade. Women with fair complexions should use a blonde shade, those with olive tones should go tawny or brown, and those with with African-American skin should use gray.
  
• Brush brows downward with a dry, mascara-like wand. To define the arch, use the pencil to draw a line along the upper edge of the brow. Comb the brows upward and outward.
  
• For added fullness, dust eye shadow into the hairs of the brow with a stiff, slanted brush. Dip the brush into a tiny amount of powder and use short, gentle strokes while applying.
  
• If brows have been severely overtweezed, brush the hairs in the direction of the growth, and fill in any visible patches with powder. Avoid adding to the top or bottom of the brows.
  
• Comb a clear brow gel up through the brows to set hairs in place.