How to make your eyebrows look beautiful without going to the salon

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Detailed instructions with which you will succeed.

How to prepare for eyebrow shaping

Before you start creating beautiful eyebrows, you need to choose a time and place, stock up on tools and prepare your face for the procedure.

1. Choose time and place

Keep in mind that eyebrow shaping takes an average of 30-40 minutes. It also takes time for the skin to recover from plucking. Therefore, it is better to schedule the procedure on a weekend when you do not need to wear makeup.

Plucking eyebrows is more convenient in daylight, so even the finest hairs will be visible to you. For maximum comfort, sit in front of a wall mirror, dressing table, or look for a mirror on a stand. This will keep both of your hands free.

2. Collect everything you need for eyebrow shaping

• Mirror. It should be quite large so you can keep track of how symmetrical the eyebrows are. It is convenient to use a special magnifying mirror to remove the smallest hairs.
• Well-sharpened tweezers. For correction at home, a model with beveled ends is best suited: it is convenient for it to grip and pull out individual hairs. But tweezers with a wide straight edge are better not to use: with them you risk accidentally removing more than necessary. Well, remember that the tool should fit comfortably in your hand.
• Long thin object: orange stick, pencil, pen, paintbrush, and the like. Useful to indicate the beginning, bend and end of the eyebrow.
• White eyeliner to mark guide lines and points.
• Cotton pads.
• Disinfectant. Alcohol-based lotions or salicylic acid (alcohol solution) work well.
• Eyebrow brush.
• Micellar water to get rid of makeup.
• Depilatory lotion. It prepares the skin for the procedure without clogging the pores.
• A moisturizing milk or lotion to treat the skin after depilation. Any texture you like will do.

3. Prepare your face

Makeup will get in the way. Therefore, wash yourself thoroughly, wipe your face with micellar water, and then with a special depilatory lotion.

How to find the eyebrow shape that suits you

Consider not only the shape of your face, but also how your eyebrows grow. Don't try to change their shape too radically. For example, if your eyebrows are naturally straight, you shouldn't make them arched. Otherwise, you risk plucking out most of your hair.

So, take a stick, a white pencil and do the following.

1. Determine the beginning of the eyebrow

In order not to pinch the eyebrow, carefully define the line of its beginning. First, take a soft pencil and draw a line from the bridge of the nose to the brow arch.

Place the stick vertically parallel to the bridge of the nose. Where the tool crosses the arc is the beginning of your brow. Mark this point with a white pencil.

Do the same with the other eyebrow.

2. Find the highest point of the eyebrow

Look in the mirror directly in front of you to correctly mark the point. Place the wand against the wing of your nose so that it goes over the outer edge of your iris.

Where the tool crosses the eyebrow, there will be the highest point of the eyebrow, the place of its bend. Mark this point with a white pencil.

Do the same with the other eyebrow.

3. Define the end of the eyebrow

The correct length of eyebrows is very important: too long makes the look sad, and short ones emphasize the asymmetry of the face. In addition, the hairs on the tips grow back especially for a long time and in case of a mistake it will be especially difficult to correct this area.

To understand where the brow should end, position the stick so that it runs from the wing of the nose through the outer corner of the eye. Where the tool crosses the outside of the brow will be the point you are looking for. Mark it with a white pencil.

Do the same with the other eyebrow.

To check if you have correctly marked the beginning and end of the eyebrow, place a stick to the bridge of the nose: the points you find should lie on the same line.

But be careful: due to the peculiarities of appearance, even with correct calculations, the beginning point of the eyebrow may be slightly below its end. If at the same time the eyebrow looks neat, everything is in order.

4. Set the direction of the ponytail of the eyebrow

Find the dimple near the ear: it is located directly above the point where the cheekbone begins.

To determine the correct direction of the ponytail of the eyebrow, connect the bend of the eyebrow, its end and the dimple with a straight line.

5. Draw the lower contours of the eyebrow

Take a white pencil and use a smooth line to connect the points of the beginning and the intended bend on the lower border of the eyebrow. From the bend, draw a smooth line towards the end of the eyebrow towards the dimple at the ear.

Repeat with the other eyebrow.

How to pluck eyebrows

You need to remove all hairs under the white line and between the two points on the bridge of the nose. Before doing this, disinfect the tweezers and wash your hands. Then brush your eyebrows up with a brush.

Place the tweezers closer to the base of the hair and pluck them one at a time in not very sharp movements. Pull strictly in the direction of growth to avoid creases, microtrauma and ingrown hairs. Tighten the skin slightly to relieve pain.

Don't get carried away: growing your eyebrows is much more difficult than plucking.

Adjust the eyebrows in parallel to avoid asymmetry: several hairs on one side, the same number on the other.

And do not forget to wipe the removed hair with a cotton pad and disinfect the tweezers periodically.

In most cases, you do not need to remove the hairs in the upper part of the eyebrow: if you make a mistake and pull out the excess, the shape will be too unnatural. It is worth resorting to such a correction only in the case of strong asymmetry. Then carefully remove one hair at a time, being careful not to pinch.

Do not trim your eyebrows with nail scissors. Because of this, the direction of hair growth changes and then it will be difficult to correct it.

After the correction, wipe the skin with moisturizing milk or lotion.

How to do eyebrow makeup

The day after the correction, you can use decorative cosmetics. It will help to emphasize the shape of the eyebrows and correct imperfections.

You will need a brush, eyebrow gel or hairspray with strong hold and a powdery brow pencil.

Choose the color of the latter based on the tone of the hair. If you want to brighten your eyebrows, use a pencil a maximum of 1–2 shades darker. The pencil should be well sharpened so that a thin and neat line can be drawn the first time.

Draw in the lower contours of the eyebrows with the selected pencil.

Using the brush, blend the pencil with light upward strokes.

Then repeat the lines, but already inside the eyebrows and stepping back a little from their beginning. Gently go over problem areas, gaps or small scars with a pencil. Draw the middle and tip of the eyebrow and blend it again with the brush.

If you want to make your eyebrows visually wider, you can bring them up from above. Remember to shade the pencil thoroughly.

To accentuate the shape, lightly walk under the eyebrow with lighter eyeshadow or concealer. Blend your makeup thoroughly to keep your brows looking natural. You can skip this step if you wish.

Style the hairs in the direction of their growth. This is usually done with an eyebrow gel. But after a while, it can roll, and then the makeup will look ugly.

To avoid problems, you can spray the brush with hairspray and comb your eyebrows with it. It will look more natural. Then the varnish is easily removed with a makeup remover.

How to care for your eyebrows

Moisturize and nourish your eyebrows every day with a regenerating cream or eyebrow gel. It is best to choose cosmetics with natural oils. Apply it with a cotton swab.

Then rub in the gel or cream for a couple of minutes, moving from the beginning of the eyebrows to the ends. Massage improves subcutaneous circulation. The follicles receive sufficient nutrients and oxygen. And as a result, the eyebrows grow faster.

If the product has a light texture, it can be applied before makeup. A thicker consistency is best left for evening treatments.

How often to do eyebrow shaping

It all depends on the rate of hair growth. For some, you can repeat the procedure after a week, but for someone it is better to wait two or three.

If the eyebrows grow back very quickly, do the correction in the same way as the first time: mark the points you need with a white pencil and strictly follow the markings. But more often than not, it is enough just to gently pluck out a few regrown hairs with tweezers.

Remember that the more natural your brows are, the better the final result.