Perfect eyebrow shape? How to get it?
It won’t be any exaggeration when stated that bringing these eyebrows of ours out is the most important element of our daily makeup. These are eyebrows that give us more charm and when defined and structured correctly, they can make us look completely different and improve our physical appearance. How to apply makeup to eyebrows and what color cosmetics should we use?
Pomades, brow shadows, gel, powders and pencils… cosmetic market has a lot to offer in terms of eyebrow makeup. If this brow madness gives you a headache, don’t worry! We will help you to redefine and bring out the natural beauty of your brows.
THE CARDINAL PRINCIPLE OF EYEBROW MAKEUP
Before starting, bear in mind that matching the right shade of a cosmetic to your brow hair color and later applying the chosen product in layers is the most important. This will help you avoid creating unnaturally thick eyebrows.
Perfect eyebrow shape? How to map it?
Are you dreaming of perfect eyebrows but you’re afraid that creating such effect on your own may be too difficult? Luckily, here comes brow ‘gadgets’ producers with their peculiar brow shaping tools. For example, do you know what an eyebrow stencil is?
– Eyebrow stencil
This tool makes this whole art of eyebrow shaping far easier. Yes, you can get yourself fairly cheap, ready-to-use eyebrow stencils. Such accessory is perfect for those who haven’t mastered applying eyebrow makeup yet. With time you will surely find this tool redundant but it’s a good ‘helper’ for a start. Eyebrow stencils are made of flexible plastic. Once you have such stencil in your hands, put it on your face and start filling it in. You can use any color cosmetic you like: a pencil, brow marker or pomade.
Apart from eyebrow stencils, you can make use of adhesive eyebrow cut-outs that don’t glide on face but just stay in one place. This allows you to give precise definition to your eyebrows.
– Perfect eyebrow shape? How to find 3 key points in your eyebrows?
The truth is, perfect eyebrow shape is rather personal, and this means that whether a particular brow shape suits you depends on finding three key points that are connected with the shape of your nose and eyes. This means that each one of us has to have a slightly different, customized eyebrow shape. The good news is that defining the perfect eyebrow shape isn’t difficult at all, providing that you are aware of the 3 key points rule. In short, it depends on using a narrow stick (e.g. a makeup brush or a brow pencil) that will help you find the very three key points. One tip of the stick has to be put on the side of the nose whereas the other tip has to be moved to a side, stopping in two places: when being in front of an iris and the outer corner of the eye. Below you will find more detailed instructions describing this technique.
- The beginning of your perfect eyebrow: put a stick on the side of the nose and let it cross an imagine line that goes from the inner corner of the eye. The place where the stick meets your eyebrow is its beginning.
- The arch of your perfect eyebrow: this is the spot that makes your eye look bigger. Now, when you defined the beginning, start moving the upper tip of the stick to a side until it is in front of the iris. You can even lower the stick so the other tip crosses the middle of your lips. This is when your brow should have its highest point.
- The end of your perfect eyebrow: and again start moving the stick to a side so it is in front of the outer corner of the eye. Again, you can lower the stick so the other tip crosses the opposite corner of the lips.
How to apply eyebrow makeup correctly?
As mentioned earlier, cosmetic market offers us a wide array of brow cosmetics. We can pick and choose among pomades, gels, powders, pencils and many more. In light of this, you can be sure that you will find a makeup product that will satisfy your needs and help you create the desired effect. Obviously, each of the products has to be used a little bit differently. Still, the most important thing that has to be taken into consideration while shopping for an eyebrow makeup product is the shade. Later, you must know how to apply it so as not to use too much. This will help you avoid weird-looking and unnaturally bold eyebrows. It’s always better to start from adding subtle fake brow hairs rather than end up with too heavy eyebrows that have to be redone.