Beauty > Hair Tips > RemovalOctober 18, 2010

Shaping Eyebrows

How do I pluck my eyebrows without totally overdoing it?

By Victoria from Wilmington, NC

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By
10/21/2010

Do yourself a favor and go get a professional wax job just once, and then maintain by plucking. You will be doing yourself a favor in the long run, and the investment is invaluable to your self assurance!

By
10/20/2010

Here's a picture of line guides to follow. Do not pluck any further inside of the two exterior lines and only pluck the strays under the brow areas (the arch middle line). If it's hard for you to visualize by eyeballing you can use a pencil or chopstick, etc as a visual guideline. Our brows are unique to all of us and fit us perfectly so just this simple cleanup works perfectly. :-)

RE: Shaping Eyebrows

By
10/20/2010

I would pay to have them waxed the 1st time, then keep up with the tweezing. A cosmetologist will professionally shape to compliment your features and structure.

By
10/19/2010

Follow your natural brow line, and just tweeze the stragglers. What I do, to be safe, is just pluck a few hairs per day, until I see how it looks. You can always pluck more the next day, but you can't put them back on if you've plucked too many. ;) As a general rule, don't pluck the top of the brow unless there are hairs that aren't in line with the rest of the brow. It's best to pluck hairs underneath it. Plucking from the top can give you a permanent frown. Also, putting ice on the skin before plucking can help reduce the ouch factor.

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Shaping Eyebrows

How can you make your eyebrows go upward and have more of an arch shaped?

By Alondra R.

 

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By Deeli 10/13/2011

I was a hairstylist for 35 years and have done hundreds of eye brow shapings. I found an excellent instruction video that is well detailed and easy to follow. My best word of advice is go with the flow of your own eyebrow arch so that it will look natural. So many people are tempted to make theirs look like someone else and that's such a huge mistake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK1LfRjCkEY

Did you mean the eyebrows going upward as in combing the hairs up and keeping them in place for the day? If so, there is clear mascara on the market that you can use.

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How do I tweeze my eyebrows? I have had them waxed before, but the last time I had them waxed was about a year ago. So how do you shape them?

By child-of-eden from Alberta


RE: Shaping Eyebrows

Most large department stores that have a make up section will have an eyebrow "template" that you can buy. Pick the shape that you like, use eyebrow pencil to draw yours on {the templates have both right and left eyebrow stencil} then pluck the hairs that are outside that area. (09/21/2009)

By wolfbytez

RE: Shaping Eyebrows

You do not need to spend any money other than on a good pair of tweezers and a white pencil! Read the entire tutorial and watch the video. It's really easy! :-) ricebunny.xanga.com (09/22/2009)

By Deeli


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