One Of The Neglected Parts Of The Face

If it's one part of the face that many things can go wrong with, it's the eyebrows. Many people often forget how important the eyebrows, until they found themselves without any. Can you imagine how you would look like without any eyebrows?

Eyebrows are important; a good well-groomed eyebrow enhances your features and frames the face. With a simple ratio applied to the eyebrows, its easy to see how the eyebrows should arch or extend in order to best suit your face shape. 

Oh course most ladies out there will say, "Its troublesome, I don't know how to draw my eyebrows well." 

Yes. I do know your difficulties. Even I had difficulties when I first started out drawing my brows. But with some practices, its actually quite easy. ;) So I will show you guideline in trimming/drawing your brows, the most ignored feature on our face.

How to draw your eyebrows

1) The starting point of drawing the eyebrows

2) Where the arch begins

3) The ending of the eyebrows

As shown from the picture above, u notice that there is a ratio where the nose act as a guideline. This ratio determines where the eyebrow starts and ends, as well as where it should arch. Trimming and drawing your eyebrows while following these guidelines will ensure the proper eyebrow shape for your face. 

There's a variety of potions available for trimming eyebrows. Some people prefer using tweezers as it is more precise and would take longer for regrowth. Whereas there other other options like eyebrows waxing and eyebrow threading. If your tolerance for pain is low, using a razor would be an option for those who are afraid of pain.

Below is a picture which I stumble across on how eyebrows shapes is suitable for the different type of face shapes. This like give a guideline to you which eyebrow would be suitable for your face shape.  

Eyebrow shape VS Face shape

There are 6 basic face shapes. To determine which face shape you are, simply pull your hair back and look out for the following and how they correspond to the shapes:

• Hairline
• Cheekbones
• Chin

After you have determined your face shape, we take a look at what kind of eyebrow shape you should go for.

• Oval:  Often considered the ideal face shape, the brows play little role in creating the illusion of the perfect face shape as it is already the best possible shape. Focus on taming the brows and filling in the gaps (if any).
• Round: The goal of the eyebrow shape for people with round faces is to make them appear longer and less round. Create a high arch that looks natural (not too high or you will look permanently surprised) and it will help lengthen the face.
• Long: Go for a flat eyebrow shape to "shorten" the face. Anything with archs would lengthen the face and make a long face appear even longer.
• Square: Balance a strong jawline with a strong brow (defined peak at the start of the brow) or an eyebrow shape with a softer curve to soften your features.
• Heart: Rounded eyebrows suit heart-shaped faces the best. If you have a shorter heart-shaped face, consider  a higher arch to add length to your face.
• Diamond: The curved brow would be perfect for the diamond-shaped face as it softens the features and make the widest part of the face appear less wide.

Professional help

If you are deathly afraid of grooming your own brows, you can always seek professional help. Most cosmetic brands like Bobbi Brown, Shu Uemura and Benefits do offer eyebrows trimming. The staffs at the counter are trained to tweeze your brows so if you are unsure of how to draw or shape your brows, you can ask for their professional help. 

That's all for today. Try to groom your eyebrow and believe me, you will notice the difference!

Signing off
Khione