GROOMING MATTERS: Eye Brows
As an image professional it is an occupational hazard to sometimes get too familiar with what I know and not remember that everyone does not always know what I know. So I thought a discussion on Eyebrows was called for.
Eyebrows are an important part of our facial landscape. They frame the eyes and add expression to our communication. Our eyes are what people look at when communicating directly. Looking at the eyes helps build rapport.
Framing the eyes helps get the attention there more easily. For those of us that have blonde colouring it is often necessary to tint or pencil in some colour to the eyebrows to help provide focus to the eyes. In addition to shaping them appropriately, this is an important part of a person’s grooming maintenance ritual. Years ago I was initially reluctant to darken my light blonde eyebrows, but once I did it and saw the difference it made to my overall look, I was sold to the benefits.
However, if you do define the colour of your brows more, then their shape also becomes more important.
The rules are:
- If your hair is darker than your eyebrows, tint or pencil in a bit more depth to match.
- If you dye your hair darker than natural then you also need to darken the eyebrows to balance the look.
- Shape the brows by waxing or plucking to create an even arc over each eye.
- Regularly remove hairs growing in the middle.
- Get rid of the monobrow to create two defined eyebrows.
- As much as possible have the outer edge of the brow the same height as the inner edge.
- Lower in the middle can create an older or displeased look.
- Get your brows professionally shaped first time if unsure of where to shape.
- The outer edge of each brow should end at the line that connects if you were to draw a line from the edge of your nose up to the edge of your eye.
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