How to Shape Eyebrows Associate Beauty Editor SpirivaSunrise: MSN Lifestyle
While it's not the first thing people notice, the shape of your eyebrows can enhance your appearance by flattering your facial shape, balancing your features, and framing your
eyes. If you have thick, full
eyebrows, you might need to
tweeze them; if you have thin, small eyebrows, you may need to fill them in with a pencil. Either way, here is how to find a shape that's flattering to any face.
- Look at your face in a mirror. Remove all eye makeup.
Hold a straight edge, such as an eyebrow pencil or a ruler, vertically in front of your face. Line it up so that it touches the outermost of your nose and the inside of your eye. This line will determine where your eyebrow should start. Mark that spot with an eyebrow pencil. Repeat for the other eye.
Angle the straight edge so that it lines up with the outermost edge of your nose and the outermost edge of your iris. It's very important that you look straight ahead--both your face and your eyes should be looking directly forward at the mirror. Wherever the line intersects your eyebrow is where the peak of your arch should begin at the top border of the eyebrow. Mark that spot with your eyebrow pencil. Repeat for the other eye.
Angle the straight edge further so that it touches the outermost edge of your nose and also passes along the outermost edge of your eye (not your eyelashes, if you have long ones that extend beyond the edge of your eye, you lucky thing). This tells you where the eyebrow should end. Mark this point with your eyebrow pencil. Repeat with the other eye.- http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Thick_eyebrows_200.jpg
Determine the thickness of your eyebrows based on the strength of your features. Those with thick hair and strong features should have thick eyebrows to match. If you have delicate features, go for thin, delicate eyebrows.[1] Balance is key. Delicate eyebrows on a face with strong features will make those features seem too big, while thick eyebrows on a face with small features will overpower the face.
This can be overruled, however, by cultural preferences. Some cultures favor the look of skinny, well-groomed eyebrows, while other cultures associate thick eyebrows with youth.
- Tailor the thickness and shape of your eyebrows to correspond with your face shape:
Round face, emphasized arch
round face - emphasize the arch to draw attention away from the width of your face[2]
Long face, horizontal eyebrows
long face - make your eyebrows flatter and do not emphasize the arch; this gives your face a horizontal dimension to compensate for its length[2]- angular face - rounder eyebrows will soften the sharp angles[2]
- Tweeze your eyebrows or fill them in.
