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Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:10 pm  |
I have no idea what to do with my brows! I bought tweezers, these brow stencils and these brow scissors. I honestly don't know what to do with the stencils. What are they for? I thought they were going to be for shaping and plucking with the tweezers, but they don't seem to really match my brows that well, and I don't know how to use them, what to do with them. I end up just tweezing freehand, mostly cleaning up the obvious out of line hairs. I have not yet worked up the courage to actually try to shape an arch. My brows are kind of sparse to begin with, so if I were to pluck just a couple hairs in the wrong area, it would look crazy.
And then I also don't know what to do with the brow scissors. I'm kind of scared of them. My brows really seem too long and need to be trimmed. When I look at them from the side. However, how do I keep them even on both side in length? And how much do I trim and where?
And then as far as what else to do to groom my brows and make them look good, I have no idea. I like to use mineral makeup and mineral powders. Should I be filling them in with a brush and a dark powder? Or a brow pencil, or brow mascara? What is the difference? And what is up with putting a wax on the brows? People do this stuff everyday? I heard that you are supposed to use a color lighter then your hair or something. Although my eyebrows are already a little darker then my hair, and I would really like them to look even darker and more defined, although in a natural looking way.
I have never bothered with my brows. Never plucked or groomed them and never put any makeup on them at all. This is all new to me. Although they really need it. |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:45 pm |
BYRG,
I suggest that you have your brows done professionally for the first time. Be sure you go to someone who comes highly recommended.
A nice brow shaping can make a big difference in your overall look. Once done professionally you will be able to keep the brow area shaped yourself. You can actually make a second appointment and have the esthetician watch and help you do your brow. My niece did this...Now she is a brow pro.
Personally I have never liked brow stencils. The scissors come in handy if you have long brow hairs. My brows tend to have a few long hairs. I brush my brows up with a brow brush and trim the long hairs.
Believe me, it will be well worth the investment to have them done professionally. |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:48 pm |
| I totally agree with Winnie, you will be so surpirsed how polished your face looks after a professional eyebrow shaping, and from there on you can maintain the shape yourself for quite a while with tweezers, I lvoe the way my brown look after a good shaping |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:56 pm |
Hey BYRG,
I do my own brows and honestly cant figure out what good the stencils are either! No one shape looks good on everyone. Here is a site that has some helpful tips on finding your shape and where to pluck.
In my experience I would NOT use the brow scissors, most people dont need this and it can end up looking weird if you cut too much or too short.
I also dont have a lot of experience with powder fillers but REALLY love the Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil, it looks totally natural and the color oddly works on everyone (its for drawing individual hairs so if you need to really fill in this maybe time consuming). I also love MAC brow set in clear (a gel). Really makes me look polished and pulled together, even if I dont do anything else. The best way to apply it is sweep it all over the brow then go back over up and out, its like a instant face lift or 8 hours of sleep. It dries pretty fast and holds better than wax IMO. Plus a tube last me a year and for 14 bucks you cant beat that!
I guess that my best advice would be dont over pluck, if you are already sparse you might want to just keep cleaning up with tweezers and fill in/create an arch with a pencil or powder. |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:42 pm |
I used to pluck my own brows for years. I thought they looked OK but then an esthetician said I was plucking too much from the centre so I had her pluck them for about a year while they filled back in. They haven't completely filled in but I am now back to doing it myself. Once she shaped them it's very easy to keep it up. I agree with the others that you should go at least once to get them professionally shaped.
The reason I plucked so much from the centre was because the hairs closer to the centre would grow very long and stick straight up. It looked horrible so I would just pluck them out. Now that they have grown back it was bugging me again and I was thinking of trying to cut them short. But then a few weeks ago I was cleaning out my drawer and came across my small personal shaver. You know the type that some people use to trim their nose hair? I use it to shave the peach fuzz from my face every few weeks. It came with an attachement which I think it for shaving eyebrows. I put it on the long trim side, and swiped it over my eyebrows, and dang did they ever look good. No more hairs sticking straight up. |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:36 pm |
Thanks. Sounds like I wasted some money on some of this stuff. I know that a pro job would be well worth the investment. I've just been kind of scared as well as just don't have the time really. I'm so overwhelmingly busy.
I guess I will just try to find time though. I really need to start focusing on my looks more, and my style. I was thinking about going to this place - http://www.billiondollarbrows.com/index.php since they specialize in just brows. |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:37 pm |
We got into a pretty good debate with some tutorials and tips in this thread:
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?tid=25494
Personally, I get mine done about twice a year normally, and I just pluck myself in between. I never ever use stencils, because I just think it's really easy to get those wrong unless you're a real expert, which I'm not! I also have fuller brows than most stencils will account for, and they look good on me that way - a stencil would take out too much in my case.
If you're brand-new to brow shaping, I wouldn't recommend a stencil for starters. I would either get them shaped, or look for tutorials online. And remember, the NUMBER ONE error people make is overplucking, so just don't go too crazy - gradual is best! HTH. |
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