A well-styled and delicately plucked eyebrow can do wonders to enhance your facial features. It frames and sharpens the eye beautifully and also contributes to the overall satisfying symmetry of the face. Moreover, eyebrow shaping makes your facial skin look tightened, lifted and also creates a pleasing illusion of larger eyes.
This article examines the most ideal way to groom one’s eyebrow in such a way that the shape enhances their attractiveness. It also covers some typical errors that may occur during the procedure of eyebrow grooming. Furthermore, it will address queries about the process of eyebrow grooming as well as additional tips to ensure that your brows are groomed to perfection.
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How to Pluck Your Eyebrows?
Understand Suitable Eyebrow Shape
1. Oval
To maintain this ideal shape of a wide forehead and higher cheekbone, opt for soft angles and shallow arches so that focus to not be diverted from the face’s best characteristics.
2. Square
To draw attention away from the acute angles of these facial structures, style your eyebrows in an angular manner. The more angular the jawline is, the greater the angle of the eyebrow arch should be.
3. Round
Opting for higher eyebrows minimises the appearance of a rounder face and naturally creates a vertical illusion thus making the face appear longer.
4. Long
To make the face appear less long, shape the eyebrows to look flat and horizontal.
5. Diamond
Since this face structure is prominently angular, add a gentle curve to the eyebrows to reduce the wide width of the temples and soften the face.
Getting Things Ready
1. Gathering Necessary Tools
- 11-inch sewing thread.
- Eyebrow brush/spool
- Precision brow scissors
- Eyebrow finishing gel.
- Natural light.
An eyebrow is used to comb the eyebrow brush upwards to navigate the overgrown hairs that need trimming. Precision scissors aid in detailing. A clear gel may also be used in place of an eyebrow finishing gel to secure the eyebrow in place and add a glossy effect.
2. Cleanse & Sanitise The Face
Before beginning the grooming process, it would be advisable to scrub and wash the face with a cleanser to remove makeup and residual dirt. This will ensure that no dust particle hangs on the hairs of the eyebrow or interferes with the trimming process.
Eyebrow Plucking: Step-by-step Guide
1. Prepping
- The goal is to soften the area around your eyebrows before you start. To achieve this easily, plan your threading immediately after a hot shower to ensure the eyebrow skin is soft and supple.
- Otherwise, just place a hot washcloth on your eyebrow to open your pores and make it easy to pluck.
- Dab a bit of powder on your eyebrow to prevent any natural face oil from interfering with your threading.
- Brush your eyebrow hair upwards to easily navigate which strands need threading.
2. Process
- Take a cotton 11-inch piece of thread and tie it at the ends to make a loop.
- Insert your index finger and thumb from both hands into the loop and twist it so the middle is an ‘X’. Twist it repeatedly four times.
- By now you would have noticed that the loop is divided into two with a twist in the middle.
- Keeping one side of the loop pinched, open the other loop repeatedly over the hair. This will cause the twists to move and pull away the hair strands.
- Place the hair you want to pill out on the ‘v’ part of the thread. Make sure you do this on the fingers that are pinched between the threads.
Tips For Eyebrow Plucking Perfectly
Avoid Common Mistakes
1. Uneven/Asymmetrical Eyebrows
To avoid a disproportionate pair of eyebrows, make use of brow mapping techniques. This involves mapping the placements of arches and tilts to the placement of major facial features.
2. Deviating from your natural brow style
Indulging in eyebrow trends may prove to be unwise. Natural eyebrow shapes already compliment one’s facial structure immensely. Changing it drastically may result in an odd or strange look.
3. Overthreading
Avoid threading your eyebrows too thin if you are unsure about preferences towards a narrow breadth brow. The strands of hair would take about 4-6 months to grow back.
Minimising Pain & Discomfort
1. Numbing the area
In order to evade pain, wash the targeted area with cold water and glide as many ice cubes over the skin for a numbing effect. The alternative of a hot washcloth minimises pain by opening the pores for the hair to be easily plucked out.
2. Keep your skin taut
It is crucial that the skin around the general area of the eyebrow be stretched taut to help the thread get a better grip on the hair. Failure to follow this step could result in cuts formed by excess skin getting caught between the thread.
Enhancing Eyebrows’ Natural Shape - Eyebrow Mapping
The best way to achieve an ideal symmetric eyebrow shape for your face is through eyebrow mapping.
- Place a pen vertically across one side of the face with one end touching the dimple of your nose and the other end landing just above the inner corner of the eye. This place marks the start of the eyebrow.
- Repeat with another pen but tilt it slightly so that it is in line with the outer portion of the iris. This will be the arch of the eyebrow
- The tail is found in the same way, but the end of the stick is bent towards the outer corner of the eye.
Setting Up Lights & Magnification Properly
It is always best to carry out a threading process in natural lighting. Look for a well sun-lit room. However, if this is not available, opt for an LED dressing table.
Avoid using magnifying mirrors as depending on it may lead to over threading. Magnification often interferes with your judgment as to how much hair has to be removed.
If a struggle to navigate the thin brow strands occurs, use a magnification tool (at a low magnification power) but be sure that the entire area is visible on the screen.
Maintenance & Touch-ups
- After the threading appointment, apply aloe vera gel to the affected area to avoid any post irritation or redness.
- Avoid the application of harsh chemicals on the threaded area for at least 24 hours. This includes staying away from artificial tanning and even the chlorine from a swimming pool.
- Refrain from touching the freshly threaded brows too often to prevent the entry of dirt and oils into the hairless pores.
- Follow up with an eyebrow appointment every 4-5 weeks for basic trimming and shaping.
FAQs
How often do you thread eyebrows?
Typically, the eyebrows would require to be threaded every 4-5 weeks to avoid messy or out-of-place hair strands.
However, this really depends on the average hair growth of an individual.
How long does it take to pluck eyebrows?
The duration of a threading appointment depends on the amount of hair present. On an average, it would take anywhere from 2-5 minutes.
A person threading for the first time would require more time.
How to pluck your eyebrows when you wear glasses?
Position a magnifying glass as close to your face as you are able to see to help you see the strands. Thread the arches of the eyebrows a bit higher up for it to be seen
How long does it take for eyebrow hairs to grow back after plucking?
Usually, eyebrows would grow back in three to four weeks after threading. However, this can differ depending on the average hair growth of an individual.
Conclusion
In this article, we have touched upon the ideal ways to determine the best eyebrows for a particular face structure as well as the best method through which it can be executed. Mastering the practice of threading eyebrows neatly and efficiently can be a tedious process that requires a lot of patience. With consistency and practice, it can be done effortlessly. Practice slowly and patiently. If you observe any unnatural reactions post threading, be sure to seek medical help.
