Achieving perfect brows worthy of any red carpet event is a product of nature (what you were born with) and nurture (how you take care of them).  While we can’t necessarily change our brow DNA, we can however, take the necessary steps to achieve lush, sexy brows.  The following is a simple step-by-step tutorial to help you attain “high” brows that would even make the brow guru to the stars, Anastasia, proud.

1)  Start by brushing your eyebrows upward with an inexpensive mascara brush.  Trim any excessively long or coarse hairs, or hairs that may be growing downward, with  a small scissors designed specifically for eyebrows.  This is one of the most important steps and should not be overlooked.

2) Next, begin working on the shape and the arch of your eyebrows.  Before you begin any plucking, I recommend you get a white eyeliner pencil and use the guide to the left and make small marks where the brow should begin and end, as well as locating the highest point of your arch.

It’s important to remember that the space between your eyebrows should be equal to the width of your eye.  The inner edge of the brow (the closest part to your tearduct) should be a straight line to the outer most portion of your nostril. To help illustrate, hold a pencil to the side of your nose straight up to the brow and make a small mark. To measure where the brow should end, hold the pencil diagonally from the nostril and extend it to the end of your eye and make a small mark.  To determine where the highest part of your arch should be, raise a pencil from the tip of your nose to the center of your iris (white line on image).

3) At this point, you can go ahead and start shaping your brow.  Tweeze hairs in the growth direction to avoid breakage of the hair.  If the thought of this freaks you out, consider purchasing brow stencils.  These are simple to use and can take the guess work out of what and what not to tweeze.  Brow stencils will give you the confidence you need to create a stunning brow suitable for your face shape.  They are also helpful to use if you are filling your brows in with a pencil or a brow shadow.

Remember: Take your time… Natural is always preferred, so don’t get overzealous and overtweeze!  Once your basic shape is achieved, the general upkeep will be a breeze. When I groom brows at my spa, I prefer to use a very sharp, slant-edged tweezers (Clean Slate Spa loves Tweezerman) vs. pointy tweezers to pluck stray hairs as they grow in. The slant-edged tweezer is much easier to use to grip the fine hairs than the pointy ones.

4) To finish your look or to fill in any sparse areas, use a brow pencil or powder.  I recommend using a shade close to or slightly darker than your natural hair color.  Brush your brows up for a fuller brow or sideways for a thinner brow.  To keep those pesky brow hairs in place, spritz a little hairspray on a clean mascara brush and brush through, or purchase a brow gel to do the trick.  I also suggest adding a dab of Vaseline to brighten the brows and add a little highlight to the area.

If this still seems like a lot of work, just book an eyebrow shaping appointment at Clean Slate Spa.  We would love to do the work for you.

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