Sure you must have heard lot of people use the word “Fleek” which means “On point” So yea, a perfectly filled, natural looking brows is on Fleek. However, many Nigerian and black African Women in general overlook their eyebrows and wonder why the expensive makeup they use didn’t help them look as pretty as the photos they saw on Instagram and other social media. Drawing
your brows perfectly and determine where your arch point is an easy way to add definition to face. Its important they com out just right so you don’t look like you just got hit by a bus.
Determine where your inner brow should end. 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 edge 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.
Determine where your arch should peak. 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.
Determine where your outer brow should end. 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. - This tells you where the eyebrow should end. Mark this point with your eyebrow pencil.
- Repeat with the other eye.
Draw a line along the bottom edge of your brow. This will determine the brow thickness.
- Follow the natural curvature of your eyebrow.
Pluck the strays that fall below the line and outside the marks you’ve made. - Your eyebrows should be 1/4 – /1/2 inch (0.5 – 1 cm) at their thickest.
- Pluck minimally above the brow — you want to retain your brow’s natural arch. Only tweeze stray hairs.
Consider your face shape. Certain brows better compliment specific face shapes.
- To minimize the curve of a round face, direct the outer third of the brow towards the top of the ear.
- If the face is square, direct it toward the middle of the ear. This helps balance the face.
- If the face is long, keep the brow more straight across, directing it above the ear.
- An oval face already looks balanced, but to enhance this harmony, you can direct the outer third towards the ear lobe.
Everyday Maintenance
Trim your brows. You may find that hairs are within your ideal shape, but are just too long. Use a pair of eyebrow trimmers to clean up your look.
- Using a brow brush, brush the hairs upward.
- Cut the hairs that extend beyond your natural hairline
- If plucking isn’t your thing, try shaping without it.
- If your brows are sensitive, use ice to numb the areas before you tweeze.
Fill in the sparse spots. If your brows are too light (or dark), fill them in with an eyebrow pencil.
- If your brows are fair, choose a pencil two shades darker than your hair. (If you have dark hair, go two shades lighter.)
- Hold your skin taut at the temple, and line softly along the upper edge of your brow. Then, line along the bottom edge.
- With feathery strokes, fill in between the two edges.
- Remember to blend!
- If you don’t have an eyebrow pencil, substitute matte eyeshadow.
Use a clear gel to set. Brush the hairs how they naturally lie and apply gel to set the hairs in place.
- Clear mascara can double as a brow gel.
- This also prevents smudging, if filled in.
Develop a routine. Forming good habits will make your routine shorter, day by day.
- By sticking to a specific contoured shape, spotting strays becomes easy.
- Consistently pluck between the brows and at the edges. These hairs grow the fastest and take away from the natural shape of your brows.
More tips
- Whatever shape you choose, make sure both eyebrows are symmetrical — both horizontally and vertically.
- Draw a curve shape, it more acceptable.
- Always remember: less is more (less plucking). Once you make them too small, there is no going back. Ensure they are the same length and width otherwise one may be more arched as the other may be more defined and thick.
- Instead of shaping your eyebrows the first time by using a tweezer, go get them done professionally. Professionals know what they’re doing and they know what shape of eyebrow would best fit your face. After getting them done professionally once, you don’t have to go back. Just maintain the shape by plucking the stray hairs frequently.
- Always start filling the end of an eyebrow with a darker shade, then lighter shade for the front part of the eyebrow, blend it thoroughly.
- Use a hand mirror to look at your eyebrows from the side. If you tweezed or filled them in, be sure you don’t have a “hook” appearance on the inside of your brows at your nose line. This will make it look as if you made an obvious mistake attempting to lower the inside beginning of your brow. Not everyone sees you from straight on. If you need to fill in, do a “dry run” by drawing the shape you want and check with your mirror often.
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