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As eyebrows affect the total look, they should therefore
be worked on before applying eye shadow. Eyebrows
growing towards the lid serve only to make the eye
look smaller, so do shape them up. The objective,
as with all makeup, is to improve your own natural
features, so do not attempt to give your brows a completely
new shape. Just define and clean-up straggling hairs. |
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How
to Shape Your Brows
On most women, one eyebrow has a “better”
shape than the other - a more natural
arc or a smoother line. Decide which of
your eyebrows is better and use it as
a guide for shaping the other one. The
natural shape you want can be achieved
either by using an eyebrow pencil, tweezing
or waxing. Never shave your eyebrow. |
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To create full and natural brows that frame the eyes
without overpowering them, use a fine-point eyebrow
pencil with a soft lead in a colour that match your
natural eyebrow colour or hair colouring perfectly.
The colour of your eyebrow pencil should never be
darker than that of your brows or hair colour, unless
you have very light-coloured hair. Follow the pencil
pointed trick to learn where to draw the browline.
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1.
Hold your eyebrow pencil upright so that
it intersects the inner corner of your
eye in a straight line; this is where
your eyebrows should begin. If yours fall
short of this line, “pencil in” a few
hairs. Thread hairs that grow outside
this line.
2. Next, hold the pencil
at an angle so it touches the outer edge
of your nostril and intersect with the
outer corner of your eye; this is where
your brow should end. Fill brows in with
the eyebrow pencil if they don't reach,
or “feather in” a few hairs if they are
missing. Brows should frame the entire
shadowed area. |
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Then hold a pencil parallel to your eye across the
bridge of your nose so the inner and outer ends of
your brows intersect. Your eyebrows should end at
the level at where it begins, or it may be slightly
higher than the beginning of your brow. Your eyebrows'
ends should never droop below the inner ones. |
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Now, hold your pencil upright, intersecting with the
outer edge of the iris of your eye and the middle
of your eyebrow. This is the point at which the brow
should arch the highest. Brows can arch as much as
you like so long as the curve is round. Just make
sure you do not flatten it. To emphasize the brow's
curve, use short, angled strokes of the eyebrow pencil.
The end of your eyebrow, above the outer corner of
your eye , should never be higher than this arch,
and the ends of both brows should be on an even level.
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5.
To apply the eyebrow pencil, begin by
brushing your eyebrows with an eyebrow
brush, using quick, upward strokes to
remove excess foundation or face powder.
Brushing the hairs up also allows you
to see their natural colour and shape.
Then with outward brush strokes, smooth
the hairs in the direction in which they
grow. |
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To shape your brows properly, begin by using short,
light strokes of the pencil to outline the top of
each eyebrow up to its arch. Use feather-like strokes
to extend each brow to the end. Fill in any sparse
areas by using these strokes, as though drawing on
individual brows hairs. Always brush your brows with
an eyebrow brush after makeup to smooth them and blend
in the penciled strokes. |
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Using an eyebrow pencil
is more difficult than eyeshadows. If too much pressure
is applied, you will create a hard line which will
look false. The ‘trick’ is to hold the pencil between
your thumb and first finger, very close to its unsharpened
end so that it is held in a straight line which could
continue up to the ceiling. In this way, you will
find it impossible to put any pressure and it is easier
to achieve a softer effect. |
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Face-changing
Tips
Threading or Plucking your eyebrows is
not only a super way to frame and enhance
your eyes but also minimize their drawbacks.
If you have wide-set eyes, begin your
eyebrows closer to your nose, arch them
closer to the point directly over the
pupils and end them just before the outer
edges of your eyes. This trick has the
effect of making wide-set eyes look closer
together.To make close-set eyes look farther
apart, begin brows beyond the inner corners,
arch them a little further out of the
point above the irises and end them slightly
over the outer corners of the eyes. |
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