Plucking is a precise art that requires a bit of geometry, a sense of proportion, and the right tools (to say nothing of patience), which is why so many women are afraid to tweeze. Believe it or not, practice does make perfect. Here’s how to go from fuzzy to sleek in six user-friendly steps.
Step one: trim random, extra-long hairs. Use a round brow brush to brush brow hairs straight up. With brow scissors (regular scissors aren’t sharp or small enough) trim any hairs that extend above the natural brow shape. Brush brows straight down and trim hairs that extend below it.
Step two: determine the inner edge of the brow. Place a brow pencil vertically along the right side of your nose, flush against your face. Where it hits your brow is where the inside starting point of your brow should be. Mark this spot with the pencil and repeat on your left side.
Step three: locate the outer edge of your brow. Hold the bottom of the pencil at the center of your bottom lip, aligning the top of the pencil with the outer corner of your right eye. Where the inside edge of the pencil hits your brow is where it should end. Mark the spot with the pencil and repeat this step on your left side.
Step four: find your arch. Hold the base of the pencil at the center of your lips and angle it until the inside edge aligns with the outer edge of your iris (the colored part of your eye). The highest point of the arch should be where the inside edge of the pencil meets your brow.
Step five: sketch in the shape. Using a brow pencil or brow powder on a soft round brush, lightly sketch in your ideal eyebrow silhouette based on the points you determined in the previous steps. Use a white pencil or a concealer stick to mark any stray brow hairs that fall outside of the determined parameters.
Step six: tweeze the stray hairs that you’ve covered with white pencil or concealer. Pull skin taut and tweeze hairs in the direction of hair growth. Don’t rush: move back and forth between brows every few hairs and step back often to look at your whole face. Tweeze newly sprung stray hairs every few days.