How To Shape Your Eyebrows

Yes it is true, eyebrows do frame your face. Too many women ruin their brows because they have been over waxed or over plucked. Unfortunately eyebrow hair may never grow back once it has been plucked out or waxed off. It is just a shame the same can not be said for body hair. I would recommend using only tweezers for your delicate eye area and doing it yourself. This is good because it will save you money and you are in control of how much hair is removed. Salon eyebrow waxes tend to remove too much hair. Sparse brows may age you and clash with your features. Remember the aim is to tidy up stray hairs and create a lovely shape which compliments your facial features.

1. First of all you simply need a pair of tweezers, a brow comb/brush, a pot of vaseline, a cotton bud and a mirror.
2. Make sure there is good lighting in the room. 
3. Remember to pluck in the direction of the hair growth.
4. Never pluck above the eyebrows, only the hairs in between and below.
5. Make sure brows are clean.
6. Brush your eyebrows up using your brow comb.
7. Look at your brows. Your brows should start slightly before, (directly above) the inner corner of your eyes. Any hair in between this area may be gently removed. Take a pair of tweezers and pluck the hair in between your brows. 
8. Now take the cotton bud and place the bottom of it in line with the corner, outer part of your nose. Place the top end in line with the outer part or your iris, (coloured part of eye) up to your eyebrow. The end of the bud on your brow marks where the highest point of the arch on your brow should be.
9. Carefully remove hair one by one from under your brow in the direction of hair growth making sure you check you are following the right track. You should be able to see your brows natural arch shape which you can follow. Remember to use the bud technique as a guide.
10. Remove any stray hairs from the end of your brow. I tend to leave alone because I do not have many stray hairs in this area and I do not want short brows.
11. Remember you can always go back and remove a few more hairs if necessary. It is better to leave too much than to not have enough.
12. Everyones brows have their own shape. You should not try to follow someones eyebrow shape because we are all individual, and hair growth varies from person to person.
13. When you have finished plucking hairs, you may want to add some definition using a brow pencil. 
14. Finally, using either an old cleaned mascara wand or a brow comb/brush, dip into a pot of vaseline so the comb/brush has a delicate coat of vaseline on. Using the brow comb/brush, comb your eyebrows in the direction of hair growth. The vaseline will keep your eyebrows in place all day and will actually condition them at the same time.
15. All you have to do in order to maintain your brows is pluck out the regrowth long enough for the tweezers to grip.

So now you know how to frame your face.

Look out for my upcoming video on how to care for and style long curly hair on a budget.

Thanks for reading!

Delila DeMonte x