Plucking eyebrows

Question:

Can you give me some tips for plucking my eyebrows? Anon.

Answer:

Before you begin, take a long look at your natural brow shape in a mirror. It’s best to pluck straight after a bath or shower, when pores are open due to the heat. If you have a low pain threshold, apply a little baby teething gel to your eyebrows. This will numb the area, making plucking virtually painless.

Take a pencil or make-up brush. Place one end on the outside of your nostril, and the other end at your eye’s inside corner. This is where your brow should begin.

Put the pencil between your nostril and the outer area of the eye. This is where your brow should finish.

Brush brows upwards so you can pluck excess hair from below and in between your eyebrows. Avoid plucking from above, as removing more than a hair or two will flatten your look. If you have dark, thick hair above your brows, it’s advisable to get it waxed by an expert.

Pull skin taut before plucking, as this makes it less painful. For optimum visibility, stand next to a window when you tweeze so your face is illuminated by natural light. When finished, brush your eyebrows into shape and fill in any sparse areas with a brow pencil, using light, feathery strokes.

Invest in a great pair of tweezers, a good-quality eyebrow brush, and an eyebrow pencil in the perfect shade. Don’t shave or over-tweeze your eyebrows. You could also have your eyebrows shaped by a professional if you haven’t plucked them before. Then you can just follow the shape when you do it yourself.

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