Eyebrows 101

When it comes to eyebrows there are different types , shapes and people want different things. Some want a brow that is groomed but looks like it isn’t, some don’t groom their brows at all and others (like me) want a clean sculpted brow. As requested by Joan here is how I do my eyebrows

                                                                      Step 1 The Guide lines:

Place a brush or pencil (anything long and slim) by the corner of your nose straight up past the inner corner of your eye to your brow: this  is where your eyebrow should start.
Next hold it at an angle from the corner of you nose to the outer corner of your pupil and up to your brow: this is where your arch should be (I make a mark at this point with a white pencil). 
Finally from the corner of your nose to the outer corner of your eye marks where your brow should end. Your brow should end on the same line where your brow starts.




DON’T ignore the guidelines. A brow that is too long  gives the impression a caterpillar is crawling on your face and I’m guessing you don’t want that.






Step 2 The out line:

With a white pencil, out line the shape you want for your brows, following the guidelines marked above. Take your time with this step and be sure to make them symmetric. Your brows do not need to be exactly the same but they at least need to be similar. I do this with the help of a stencil. You can buy one, Anastasia Beverly hills  has some impressive ones or you can make one (like I did).
DON’T ignore your natural brow shape, go for a shape that fits with your natural brow.


DON’T get overly creative and make you arch too high or you may end up looking like this…
I don’t get how anyone with a miror and/or access to professional MUA would walk around looking like this

Threading: this like waxing and tweezing yank the hairs from the roots. However it is reputed to be the most painful of them, all…which is why I have never tried it.


Pick the method you are comfortable with and roll with it. For first timers I recommend tweezing because its gradual so a mistake would mean a few hairs and not a whole patch. For a semi groomed brow, only clean up the hairs below your brow. For a cleam scultped look clean the bottom and the top.

DON’T over do the hair removal or you will end up looking more like an insect than anything else.

DON’T take off all of your natural brow in the hope of drawing on a new one. This will never look as natural as your own brow.

Personally I prefer to work with a sharp pencil because I think it gives me more control. You want to work in short hair like strokes as opposed to just drawing them on. After I have filled in the brow I brush through the brow to even it all out. Then brush the beginning of the brow out ward towards you nose to create a fad out effect. You can use a brow brush or angular brush for this.

Step 4 Sculpting:

At this point your eyebrows should look pretty good. You can stop here or go for the full on sculpted look.
For this you apply concealer about two shades lighter than your skin tone on your brow bone and blend it down toward your eyelid. Outline the top of the eyebrow with concealer that matches your skin tone perfectly (you can also do this with foundation but concealer will create a more dramatic effect). You can then set this with powder or a light colored eye shadow (preferably a matte shade).

There you have it eyebrows a la Stella. Like I said this is what works for me so you don’t need to do everything the way I do. My system is a combination of many tips I have picked up along the way, so feel free to mix and match as you see fit. 


Hope this helps….


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TTFN Divas

Stella