Eyebrows draw a lot of focus to the facial features. Properly shaped eyebrows can make the eyes look beautiful while at the same time softening the face. Eyebrow plucking can significantly improve your appearance by making you look well-groomed and polished. However if the eyebrows are over plucked or poorly plucked then they may have reverse effects. Since eyebrows take a long while to grow back therefore it is best to be careful while undertaking the plucking procedure. Be sure of the procedure and tips before you get hold of a pair of tweezers.
1. Preparatory requirements
To start with it is best to have a clean face with all the makeup off. To make the process least painful it is advisable that you take a hot shower or else apply a warm cloth to your face so as to open the pores and hair follicles so that they gently come out. Following this clean the eyebrows with an astringent and define the eyebrow boundaries with a liner before the plucking begins. It is important to keep in mind that the perfect eyebrow shape involves wide arch’s and thin edges. So try and stick to this shape. But be careful about over plucking since thin eyebrows can give an aged appearance to the face.
2. Tweezing
When you finally decide to grab those tweezers make sure that you have the right one. Tweezers come in different varieties based on the kind of shape that you want to have. There are slanted tweezers, pointed tweezers and a hybrid variety which is both pointed and slanted. Slanted tweezers are the most common variety and are easy to use. Pointed ones are meant for more intricate plucking while the hybrid tweezers offer both general plucking and precision work.
Once you have the right tweezers, you are all ready to pluck. Grip the eyebrow hairs neatly one at a time from the root with the tweezers placed at an angle of 45 degree and then pull gently. Wipe your brows from time to time with a wet washcloth so as to clean out the stray hair and also to soothe the area. Be careful about not to pull the skin. Pluck underneath and between the brows. The above brow area should be minimally touched. Don’t go for plucking if you are lined up for a big event since your brow area will appear all reddened.
If you have a really sensitive skin and can’t bear the pain associated with this hair removal technique then simply dab on some desensitizing gel or lotion before you start with the plucking. Doing this will numb the area and hence tweezing will be almost painless. Don’t pluck using a magnifying glass since this can result in over plucking and use a well lit room for this procedure.
3. Precautions and cautions
a. If you are a novice and have no clue about what shape exactly suits your face then it’s best to get the eyebrows done professionally for the first few times.
b. Doing this will shape out the eyebrows well and hence it will be subsequently easier for you to maintain them.
c. Professionals are well trained in all aesthetic procedures. Also you can take the help of fashion magazines so as to decide what shape suits you the best but it’s better not to ape any shapes blindly since this can mess with your appearance.
4. Fixing those mistakes
Just in case you have over plucked your eyebrows and they appear uneven after the job then the best way to fix this is by filling the brow length with powdered eyeshadow or even with an eyebrow pencil matching your hair color. A small quantity of eyebrow gel applied to those unruly hair can do wonders in fixing them.