Eyebrows

[Chali1229]

Hey all, I did my eyebrows (as I have been doing for the past 5 years now), but I accidently messed up! I heard getting a correct curve on your brows can bring up your upper face (the lower half of my face has some serious problems..it sounds weird, but there's a little too much fat there; it's a long story and the details wouldn't really help explain this at all). I was wondering if anyone can show me, or tell me, the shape? And not my "natural brow shape"; I messed up and no pencil can fix that, so I'm going to try something new and see if I can get the curves (or at least know them until my eyebrows grow out more; I didn't hack 'em all off, but the shape is a little..well, you get it). I would go to a professional, but I absolutely don't have the money and my friends who go to them asked around a bit and no eyebrow waxer knew what they/I was talking about (the people around here don't really have the full training they need; in most jobs they do...ie. Not one hairdresser, out of about 5 places had ANY idea how to frame their patient's face nor have heard about it; it's a very simple haircut that depends on your face shape and what you want in a haircut). So, does anyone have any idea about what this curve may be? Or even just before and after pics of people getting their eyebrows done. I've tried looking on search engines and nothing is coming up, but I know it's possible because a friend in another state says salons all over where she lives knows these things and are able to execute them. Please, if you can help at all that'd be great, thanks!!

[spudqueen]

All I know about shaping eyebrows (and I've always followed this rule myself) is to only pluck hairs from the underneath, NOT the top of the brow as that is the natural line.

[Eve]

Try these...

http://www.cosmeticscop.com/learn/article.asp? PAGETYPE=ART&REFER=MAKEUP&ID=44

http://www.thesite.org/healthandwellbeing/appe arance/haircare/eyebrowshaping

[fms]

i got very drunk at a party once wen i was at school and the gits shaved off half of one of mine so i drew it on with some sort of makeup pencil thing and noone noticed i was pretty good at art tho .
sorry not really the answer you wer lookin for

[Pisceangirl]

Hold an eyeliner pencil against the side of your nostril- the pencil should be in line with the start of (fatter end of) your eyebrow. Now tilt the pencil so it point over the middle of your eye- the highest point of the curve of your eyebrow should be in line with this. Now tilt the pencil to line up with the far corner of your eye (still resting it against our nostril)- the end of the eyebrow (the thinner end- not too thin though!) should be in line with this. Don't overpluck...if you do, allow a couple of months at least to grow back your eyebrows fully and then you can start again afresh. spudqueen is right about only taking from the bottom, however if there are any stray ones above the odd one plucked out won't hurt (scuze the pun!). If you are fair you may want to dye your eyebrows a bit darker before starting to pluck yourself because this will make the hairs easier to see and you will be able to define them better. A good trick so you don't get carried away is- get a coloured eyeliner and colour in the bits you want to pluck- you'll be able to visualise the shape easier and will only pluck away the hairs you want to get rid of to create the perfect shape. Once you have attained the perfect shape and you're happy with your eyebrows, make sure you pluck unwanted hairs regularly to avoid losing the shape. If your eyebrows are naturally a bit sparse, use a eyebrow pencil in soft feathery strokes to fill in your eyebrows and create a more groomed look- try and find a pencil with a little brush on the end as combing through them and smudging the lines makes all the difference in making your brows look naturally full and not just pencilled in. Hope any of this helps! :)