Eyebrows

Eyebrows are such a small collection of hair on our faces, yet they are vital in that they frame our eyes and faces and they give a general impression of the mood we're in. For an example, Google eyebrows. You'll see a variety of eyebrows, some beautiful, others tragic.

Today, I want to discuss the do's and don'ts of eyebrows. Generally, your eyebrows should begin at the inner corner of your eye, and end at the end of your eye. The arch should start approximately at the center of your pupil and gently extend to the end of your eye. By gently, I mean the arch shouldn't be touching your hair line. That is a no no.

To remove the hair, tweeze, wax or thread it. I prefer Moom's sugar wax to beeswax. If you're unsure about how to remove the offending hair, please ask another woman whose eyebrows are on point where she gets them done.  Don't ever, EVER choose a salon, spa or beauty college because it's cheap or close. Choose your esthetician carefully because once your eyebrow hair is removed, it will take a month or longer for it to come back unless you use a small amount of Jamaican Black Castor Oil (JBCO). You will be stuck having to pencil in your eyebrows, and that can quickly become a disaster.

Ardell makes eyebrow stencils, but they don't take into account that your eyebrows can't be stenciled on to perfection without looking like you used an Etch-a-Sketch. So that takes us back to square one unless you like that look. By all means, do you!

When I started out doing my eyebrows years ago, I had to learn my natural shape and stick with it, which was no easy task. I eventually started going to a salon until she started taking off too much hair. I purchased Moom and have been happy since...

...until I waxed off too much. In my defense, I was tired and shouldn't have been waxing my eyebrows. It took a month with use of JBCO for the hair to grow back. I had to pencil it in and I hated having to put my brows on before going anywhere.  I would rather have caterpillar eyebrows than to draw them on or fill them in every.single.day.

If you're ever in doubt about how to do your eyebrows, see a qualified professional. Don't become a tragic statistic of Horrible Eyebrow Syndrome.