To tweeze or not to tweeze, that’s the question. Anyone can achieve perfectly shaped eyebrows! No matter if you ever fell victim to over-plucking or just lack those little hairs, the perfect eyebrow shape for your face is out there. We know that finding the best way to shape your brows can feel a little overwhelming, but no worries! We’re here to help and give you tips on how to do your eyebrows, so you’ll get the perfect eyebrow shape for your face.
The best eyebrow shape for your face
The fashion trend of this decade must be gorgeous, full and thick eyebrows. (Hello Bert from Sesame Street!) Back in the 90s, overplucking the brows was something we all did. The fine, thin line, formerly known as eyebrow, was a massive trend, and we wouldn’t leave the house without a tweezer or two. Luckily this trend has passed, and we’re now totally into thick, heavy eyebrows that define our face shapes. Tweezers are still popular, but eyebrow pencils and powders are selling like hotcakes!
Before you pull out your tweezers and start attacking every little hair, and then go mad on the eyebrow makeup, there’s one thing to remember: The perfect eyebrow does not exist. Everyone is unique! While heavy eyebrows may give one person a powerful look, the other may look angry or sloppy with thick brows. Eyebrows are the foundation of your face, and the right shape will highlight your best features. To find the perfect eyebrow shape for your face, you first have to determine you face shape.
Note: Less is more when it comes to plucking your eyebrows!
Note 2: Your eyebrows are friends, not twins. Every eyebrow is unique in its own way.
What face shape do I have?
Knowing your face shape is essential when you want to know what eyebrow shape is perfect for you. Here’s how you determine your face shape.
Stand in front of the mirror and pull all the hair out of your face. Your ears and forehead should be completely free of hair. Now grab an old lipstick, eye pencil, or anything else that’s easy to remove. Now trace the contours of your face onto the mirror, stand back, and look carefully at the face shape that you just drew.
Find the perfect eyebrow shape for your face
If your face is round, try to create as high an arch as you can. Stay away from rounded brow shapes, as these make your face look very round.
Ladies with a square face look best with a curved brow shape. They can also try a softer or harder-angled shape. They should stay away from thin and short brow shapes.
Do you have a heart-shaped face? Then stick to a rounded brow shape with a low arch to bring out your most beautiful features. Highly arched eyebrows won’t make you look your best, since these look unnatural on you.
Beautiful oblong-faced girls look even more beautiful with horizontal, small-arched brows.
Do you have a triangular face shape? Soft eyebrows with a soft curve will soften your strong lines. It’s best to stay away from high-arched, hard-angled brows if you want to avoid looking angry.
The oval-faced women get away with every eyebrow shape! All you have to do is see what shape you like best.
Diamonds in the sky who have a diamond-shaped face look best with gently arched eyebrows. This shape will balance the cheekbones and highlight your eyes.
Choose the right brow colour to complement your hair colour
To look your very, ultimate best, you have to decide on the colour of your eyebrows before you use your eyebrow pencil or apply eyebrow powder. Brows that are too dark or too light will ruin your whole look, and that’s not what we’re after. The brow colour you choose depends on your hair colour. This is not a one-size-fits-all, but generally these are the golden rules.
Blonde hair
It doesn’t matter if you’re a natural or ‘from-the-bottle’ blonde. To highlight your gorgeous blonde hairdo, it’s best to use a brow colour that is up to 3 shades darker than your hair. To get the most natural effect, it’s best to choose a colour that has a greyish or ashy undertone.
Brown hair
Beautiful brunettes can choose any colour they want! An eyebrow that is up to 2 shades lighter than your hair colour will soften your face and make you look friendly. Do you love wearing makeup? Then choose a colour that’s up to 2 shades darker than your manes.
Red hair
Red hair is gorgeous! To rock red locks and emphasise fair skin, it’s best to choose a warm brown eyebrow colour. A shade up to 3 shades darker than your roots will look amazing on you.
Black hair
Do you have beautiful black manes? A dark brown eyebrow pencil is a staple in your makeup bag! Fully black eyebrows make everyone look angry, even if you have black hair. Dark brown eyebrows match your hair colour perfectly, and give you a friendly look.
Grey hair
Ladies with grey hair look radiant with ashy brown eyebrows! Dark brown eyebrows will give you a harsh look, but ashy browns compliment your skin and hair.
How to draw perfect eyebrows step by step
You don’t have to be Bob Ross to draw the perfect eyebrows! With these easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll be drawing the perfect eyebrows in no time.
Step 1: Clean your skin
Don’t get any creams, lotions, moisturizers or anything else on the brows. Your skin loves these goods, but they suffocate the follicles of your brows making it tricky to draw a brow, let alone a perfect one.
Step 2: Drawing time
There’s no need to get nervous! We’ll guide you through drawing the perfect eyebrows with these easy-to-follow steps.
- Draw an imaginary line from the outside corner of your nose to the inside corner of your eye. Grab your brow pencil and place a small dot on the imaginary line where it crosses the brow bone.
- Now start from the outside corner of your nose to the outside corner of your eye. Again, place a small dot where it crosses the brow bone.
- Time to start from the outside corner of your nose again. Go from the outside corner of your nose to the outer rim of the pupil. Place a small dot on the imaginary line, slightly above the first dot.
Step 3: Connect the dots
You now have 3 small guideline dots drawn. Use your eyebrow pencil to connect to dots (remember primary school?). For a natural look, it’s best not to draw a hard line when connecting your dots. Use thin, feathery strokes instead.
Step 4: Fill in the eyebrows
Now you have the outline of your eyebrow. Use an eyebrow pencil or eyebrow powder to fill in the outline.
The benefit of an eyebrow pencil is that you can draw sharp lines with is. This is especially useful if you lack eyebrow hairs. To avoid the Bert-and-Ernie look, it’s clever to draw your eyebrows along the hairline. Be gentle, otherwise you risk drawing hard lines above your eyes, and that doesn’t look good on anyone.
An eyebrow powder is perfect for creating beautiful, thick eyebrows. With a special brush, you quickly draw fine hairs between your own hairs. Dampen the powder if you’re looking for a more intense colour
Step 5: Blend in
This is the most essential step to creating natural looking, perfect eyebrows. Use a spoolie brush to diffuse the brow pencil. Remember to blend in entirely, or else you will look to harsh. v
