Grace Magazine

Step-by step instructions on creating the perfect arch.

A well-groomed brow can open up your eyes and balance your features. It’s like a mini face lift you can do at home.

Step 1 - Choose your tools. Invest in a good quality pair of tweezers. Most professionals prefer Tweezerman. They make a great slanted tweezer that grips onto even the tiniest hairs. And you can have them sharpened for free.

Step 2 - Find your look. Your brow look depends of the shape of your face, cheekbones and nose. If you have a round face, go for more of an arch. If you have an angular face, you may find a rounded brow works better for you.

Step 3 - Guidelines. Hold a makeup brush or pencil vertically from the center of your nostril up to your brow. This is where your brow should start. Next, hold the pencil diagonally from the side of your nose past the outer corner of your eye. This is where your brow should end.

Your brows should mature with you as you get older. In your twenties, you want a more natural look. Just clean up the eye area. Remove the strays and the hairs that grow between the brows above the nose. As you move into your thirties and forties, a more pronounced arch is a confident and professional look.

Step 4 - Proceed slowly. You can always remove more hairs, but you can’t put them back. Pluck one hair at a time. Remove a few strands, then step away from the tweezers and have a look. Brows that are too thin can be aging and hairs can take up to 8 weeks to grow back.

Step 5 - Maintenance. Once you get your basic shape, don’t let the fuzz take over again. Check you brows every couple of days and go after those strays with your Tweezermans.

Tips

• A good way to get started is to have your brows professionally plucked. Then all you have to do is maintain the shape.
• Once a year, revisit your professional and have them do your brows again. This way you can keep up with beauty trends and make sure you’re staying on the right track.
• Remove hairs in the direction of growth so they grow back that way. If you pull in the opposite direction, new growth may stick out.