How to pluck eyebrows?

The correct shape of the eyebrows allows you to visually correct the shape of the face, focus on the eyes, give the image a well-groomed look. At the same time groomed or inappropriate, they are able to turn even attractive ladies into morose or inconspicuous simpletons. What to look for when choosing the shape of the eyebrows and how to properly perform the plucking procedure, we will describe in this article.

Before you begin to pluck your eyebrows, you should decide on a suitable shape. If this is not done in advance, the result can be an unpleasant surprise. And it will be possible to fix it in 2-3 months, when the hairs completely grow.

When choosing the shape of eyebrows, you should first of all be guided by the shape of the face. Eyebrows "house" with a high kink and a rounded tip can visually stretch a round face, making it more elegant and removing excess "swelling". The tip should not be too long or pointing down. He should strive to lead to temples.

A similar shape, but with a slight displacement of the fracture towards the middle of the eye, can be chosen for a square-shaped face. Such eyebrows are also suitable for a triangular face, however, the bend in this case should be made more smooth.

An elongated or rectangular elongated face, on the contrary, requires more straight, without a pronounced bend of the eyebrows. However, too straightforward forms should be avoided - they will make the face flat, inexpressive. The best option is a smooth, slightly rounded eyebrow.

For a face in the shape of a "heart" will not fit both overly straight and with a sharp bend of the eyebrows. The best option is a rounded shape, the beginning and end should be approximately on the same horizontal.

The oval shape of the face is considered the most harmonious, one might even say, the reference, so for this shape you can choose almost any shape of the eyebrows.

You should not choose thick eyebrows for small, deep-set eyes, from this the eyes will seem inexpressive. At the same time, large eyes require a decent frame - long eyelashes and wide enough eyebrows.

With close-set eyes, it is recommended to increase the distance between the eyebrows. Wide-set eyes, in contrast, require a reduction in the distance between them in the nose.

Curved, arch-shaped eyebrows look good in combination with a high forehead. In other cases, it is better to choose smoother options.

If you want to radically change the shape of the eyebrows, you can apply a dense layer of foundation on top of natural hairs, and then draw the desired shape with a pencil. So you can approximately understand how suitable your desired option is.

When choosing an eyebrow shape, you don’t need to ignore the shape that nature has awarded you. You should not deviate too much from it, otherwise the result may turn out to be rude and unnatural.

If the facial features are too sharp, it is recommended to choose a rounded shape of the eyebrows, eyebrows with sharp breaks are strictly forbidden. Eyebrows rising to the temples allow you to make your face more round, to balance a heavy chin.

When plucking, it is advisable to prepare all the necessary tools in advance. For the procedure you will need a mirror, it is better if it is fixed on the wall or have a stand. In the process, your hands should be free. The mirror should be placed in a well-lit area, its size should be such that you can see your whole face in it.

In addition to the usual mirrors, professionals usually use also a magnifying, which is completely justified. With the help of this device, it is possible to see the smallest and lightest hairs and to conduct better “thinning”.

In addition, tweezers are required. It should have beveled, well-ground ends that fit tightly together. It is better to have another kind of tweezers - with flatter ends. This tool will be required for finishing adjustments.

When plucking with tweezers, a thread is required. It should not be too thin and fleecy, and should not be stretched. Now on sale you can find special threads, which is very convenient.

It is also necessary to prepare cotton pads, a disinfectant.

Owners of delicate and hypersensitive skin may also need anesthetic cream and silicone pads. The latter must be placed in the refrigerator in advance. Instead of pads, you can also freeze chamomile broth in ice molds. After the procedure, it will be possible to wipe the work area with ice to remove swelling, redness and irritation.

If you wish and a little dexterity, you can pluck your own eyebrows at home, saving on the services of a master. Properly pluck eyebrows not with artificial, but with natural light, that is, it is better to carry out the procedure in the morning or afternoon.

You need to pluck from the bottom, sometimes the upper hairs are enough to cut. When plucking from above, you need to be careful so as not to remove the "desired". As a rule, hair in this zone grows long enough. In addition, this technique makes the look gloomy as the eyebrows begin to hang over the skin.

Pull the hair with tweezers with a sharp movement, one hair should be captured at a time.It should be removed only in the direction of growth.

If you pull the skin a little over the place where you work, it will not hurt. The main thing is not to pull the skin too much, because in the eye area it is very delicate.

Too long unchipped hair can be cut first. After you have drawn with a pencil the shape of your eyebrows, you should comb the hairs up. Those that protrude far beyond the border of the pencil line can be cut with special scissors for eyebrows. If there are none, then ordinary manicure, but with smooth cutting surfaces, will do.

When cutting, it is better to grab 2-4 hairs, avoiding cutting along the line. Otherwise, when combing the hair in the right direction, you risk getting “bald spots”.

If a lot of hair grows on the nose bridge, as well as on the upper part of the eyebrow, in fact, already on the forehead, you can use wax to remove them. Cosmetic wax must be warmed up, applied to cleansed skin, wait for solidification and with a sharp movement removed from the skin along with unwanted hairs.

The main thing when working with wax is to apply it precisely on those surfaces where there is a large accumulation of hair that is not related to the eyebrow area. Otherwise, you risk being left completely without them. Direct correction can only be done with tweezers or thread.

The eyebrow should be thicker at the beginning, gradually tapering towards the end. Stylists recommend maintaining one thickness from the beginning to the bend.

There are several methods for plucking eyebrows, however, regardless of the method chosen, the first steps of the procedure are the same for all of them.

You can correctly pluck your eyebrows only by starting this process with makeup remover. Makeup should be removed in this area using cleansing milk, lotion. At the same stage, the work area and tweezers should be disinfected.

Preliminary cosmetic pencil should outline the start point of the eyebrow and its end, as well as the highest possible bend point.

You can build the first point by placing a pencil on the wing of the nose and directing it to the corner of the eye. It is over the corner of the eye that an eyebrow should begin, this place is marked with a dot.

Also holding the pencil by the wing of the nose, you should deploy it so that it falls on the outer corner of the eye. Above this point, the eyebrow should end.

Finally, drawing an imaginary line from the wing of the nose through the pupil, mark the resulting place on the eyebrow with a dot - here will be the top of the break.

The resulting points should be combined, given the selected shape.

Carrying out this procedure at home involves the phased implementation of the following manipulations:

1. Eyebrow preparation. This stage involves makeup removal, disinfection of surfaces, hands and tools, and drawing the future shape with a cosmetic pencil.
2. Giving the hairs the right direction. Using a special comb or a mascara brush washed from the mascara, the hairs should be combed in the direction of growth, that is, slightly raised upwards.
3. Correction. Excess hairs should be picked up with tweezers in the lower part, slightly pull the skin in this area and with a sharp movement pull the hair with tweezers. Similarly, all excess hair is removed.
4. Disinfection. After the procedure, the treated area must be sanitized again. In case of severe pain, wipe the skin with ice.

According to many girls, thinning eyebrows with a thread is less painful, but this method requires skill. First of all, you need to clean and prepare the treatment area.

After that, you must perform the following steps:

1. Apply a little powder to the skin around the eyebrows, this will avoid pinching it with thread.
2. Take a suitable thread about 50 cm long, tie its ends, stretch the resulting ellipse between the fingers of both hands.
3. Form a figure of eight, twisting the resulting loop in the middle several times.
4. The "eight" loops should be located between the thumb and forefinger of each of the hands. When bringing your fingers together and apart, you must shift the center of the G8. It’s better to pre-train to control the “loop”.
5. Position the twisted loop in front of the eye, move the center of the figure-eight (this will reduce one of the figure-eight triangles).
6. The angle of the second triangle should be brought to the hair. Relaxing the fingers of the second hand, you should grab the hair.
7. With a sharp movement, pull the hair out. Repeat the procedure for the rest of the eyebrow.

Today there is an easier way to pluck eyebrows - using special stencils. A suitable stencil must be purchased at a specialized store. Then, a stencil should be applied to the cleaned eyebrow area and the resulting “drawing” should be drawn with a sharpened pencil.

Now it remains only to remove the stencil, comb the hairs along the growth line and pluck out those that go beyond the pencil lines. The advantage of this method is its simplicity. The disadvantage is the inability to take into account all the individual characteristics of the shape and facial features.

Further care may include daily (usually performed before bedtime), acupressure of eyebrows, applying cosmetic oils and nourishing masks to them. However, such manipulations should be discarded if your eyebrows are colored. In this case, the paint will not hold, its color may change.

A mandatory leaving measure is regular brushing of the eyebrows with a special brush. If it is not there, the usual brush from the old carcass will do, however, it needs to be washed and dried well. Combing provides an easy massage effect, smoothes the hairs and makes them take the desired direction. You need to comb your eyebrows towards the temples, lifting them slightly.

In addition to leaving, in some cases, eyebrows need to be applied to them with cosmetics. It is necessary to fill the skin in place of the missing hairs, giving the eyebrows greater expressiveness. It is important to use a pencil or eye shadow to match the eyebrows, drawing thin lines on hair growth. All lines must be shaded to get a natural effect.

When choosing a shade of shadows, you should focus on the color of the hair. Eyebrows should be in tone with the hair or half a darker. For evening makeup, you can choose a shade of eyebrows a tone darker than the color of the hair. It is better to use special shadows, as well as a brush with a beveled tip.

Professionals usually bend and brow tip with a darker color, and apply a lighter shade to the beginning of the eyebrow, carefully blending the borders between the colors. This allows you to give the image softness, naturalness.

For long-term preservation of the shade, you can use special paints or contact the master of permanent makeup.

If by nature the hairs are too rare or there is an unsuccessful correction, eyebrows can be restored. Natural oils, regular massage and combing will help in this.

You can not perform the procedure in the presence of inflammation, swelling and redness in the treated area.Pustules are also a contraindication to the procedure, as this threatens the development of a more extensive and serious inflammation.

Directly before going out, plucking should not be carried out, since the skin becomes more vulnerable to high and low temperatures, UV rays, and wind. Dirt and dust can penetrate the resulting microdamage to the skin and enlarged pores, causing inflammation.

For the same reason (the risk of developing microinflammation), do not immediately dye your hair with resistant paint immediately after the procedure, or use cosmetics.

Menstruation is not a contraindication to the procedure, but it is useful to know that during this period, most women feel pain more sharply, and the risk of inflammation is higher. A similar effect should be expected 2-3 days before the onset of menstruation. It is believed that the optimal time for cosmetic procedures and correction is the middle of the cycle.

Hair can be removed quickly and without pain using pre-hot compresses. To do this, you should prepare a decoction of chamomile, and when it becomes warm, moisten a cotton swab in the decoction and apply it to the eyebrow area for a couple of minutes. After this, the pores will open, the hairs will be plucked more easily and the procedure will be almost painless. In addition, chamomile has an antiseptic and mild analgesic effect. Steaming will have to be repeated every 5-7 minutes, as the fleece will cool.

If hairs are not enough to obtain the desired shape, they need to be grown, filling in the “gaps” for this period with special eyebrow shadows. Regular lubrication of the eyebrows with castor oil allows you to speed up the growth process. It is more convenient to do this before bedtime, having previously cleaned the skin of the face and hands. Next, put a little oil on the index fingers and rub it into the eyebrows with massage movements.

Burdock and peach oil also show a beneficial effect, making the hairs soft and shiny. It is important to apply the oil in a warm form, for which it can be heated in a water bath.

Staining is done before plucking or 3-4 days after the procedure. Do not resort to staining immediately after plucking, since the paint can penetrate the opened pores and the resulting micro-wounds, causing inflammation.

If this is your first correction, it is best to entrust this process to a professional. He will choose the right shape and shade of the eyebrows, you just have to maintain them.

Many girls first draw up one eyebrow, and then proceed to the second. However, with this approach, they are often obtained asymmetric or "tweaked." It is much more correct to conduct work on both eyebrows at once, that is, having formed a bend on one, it is necessary to proceed to the other, and then again return to the first to work in the tip area, etc.

When correcting eyebrows, it is important to observe their harmonious combination of shape and facial features. It is important to choose the right volume and shade.

This photo shows an example of optimally matched eyebrows for chubby girls with blond hair. There is a well-defined bend, but thanks to the sufficient width, a rounded beginning and tip, the image looks soft, natural.

Another option for girls with a rounded face is more straightforward eyebrows that have a smooth climb from the middle and end with a rounded tip.

Owners of an oval or elongated face and classic, regular features, it is recommended to choose moderately thin natural curves.

In the presence of a square face shape and a heavy chin characteristic of such an oval, one should strive to make the eyebrow more rounded and upward.

When choosing the shape and shade of eyebrows, the type of appearance should also be considered. So, the fair-haired lady of Slavic appearance to face more thin eyebrows in tone of hair.

Oriental beauties can “wear” wider eyebrows with a pronounced bend. As a rule, they naturally have a bright shade of eyebrows matching the color of the hair.

Thick dark eyebrows in combination with blond hair is one of the trends, which, however, is suitable only with correctly placed accents (eyebrows should primarily attract attention). Darker and thicker eyes.

Thin eyebrows with pronounced bending make the image more sensual, graceful.

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