Introduction to Brows

Brow basics: Face Shape

Great brows are what is in right now, from Cara Delevinge to Jessica Alba brows is what everyone is talking about, and everyone wants the perfect brows. There are so many different types of brows to have and its deciding which one best suits your face shape. To determine the best shape for your face is to firstly find out what face shap you are, for example I have a square jawline and then my face goes quite oval towards the top of my forehead so, I have a squoval face shape therefore, long brows with a defined arch compliments my squoval face shape.

I feel that straight thick brows best suit fully square faces, softening the jawline and taking the attention to the brows really suits this particular face shape. Cara Delevinge rocks this look effortlessly, she contributes to the start of the trend of embracing your thick brows and letting them grow to their natural shape.
Triangle face shape is similar to the heart face shape although the hair lines are different and a triangle face shape has a softer jawline. A lot of people may have a mixture of these two face shapes. The best eyebrow shape for triangle/heart face shape is a quite thin brow with a subtle arch towards the tail of the brow, creating a beautiful shape that will enhance you're face shape.
Rounded face shape may lack the defined jawline therefore long arched brows will beautifully sculpt your face shape into a slimmer frame. Highlighting the brow bone underneath the arch will boost the crisp flawless finish of the natural brow shape.
Oval shape is the most common shape for women, this is the face shape women contour to have or contour further to have high cheekbones etc. A high arch thick brow will flatter the oval face shape beautifully, creating this shape is simple as you would only need to apply brow powder to fill in the sparse gaps in your brow, or brow gel will keep your natural brow shape.
I have just listed a few of the most common face shapes although they're are many more so don't worry if none of the shapes I explained match your shape. If you feel like the shape of brows I recommended was fitting your shape, try out other shapes and practise on applying powder/pencil onto the brows as you can wipe a mistake away if you go wrong.

Brow basics: Tinting 

Before you start tweezering hairs out to create a shape which may cause you to over pluck by trying not create an unnatural shape for your particular brows, if you've been over plucking for a long time many clients struggle growing their brows after they've stopped plucking. So be careful when you pluck your own eyebrows.
Go and get your eyebrows tinted as this will colour the finer and lighter hairs darker showing your beautiful natural shape. You'll find that you won't need to pluck out many hairs, only a few stray and deter your need to darken or fill in your brows using makeup as the tint will do most of this for you. Regular tint usually lasts upto 2-4 weeks, depending on colour, brand, how long the tint was on the brows and aftercare. Many therapists tinting your brows will advise on the best shape for you. I see so many times that people with light or 'invisible' eyebrows are confused or not sure where to start with the shape or the darkness of the brows therefore tinting is the first step to starting off your 'Brow journey.'

Maintenance of brows

After having your brows tinted and shaped by a therapist, it is really important to keep your brows in shape. This means that when your brows start going out of shape book an appointment with your therapist to have them waxed/threaded again. At home tweezering out a few strays especially the 'monobrow' area is completely fine, just be careful NOT to overpluck. Most tint fades after 2-3 weeks therefore topping up your tint is very important also, getting your eyebrows tinted by a professional is just as important if not more. As if you do it at home you could potentially burn your skin because you may not know how to mix the tint with the peroxide. If you have extremely sensitive skin, just ask your local salon if they use natural ingredients in their tint as this is more appropriate for sensitive skin types. Every salon SHOULD do a patch test 48 hours prior to tinting your brows even if you have previously had your brows tinted elsewhere as they may use different tint. 

If you're trying to get your brows to grow out as you've previously overplucked or just had trouble with growing them in general, there are many products out there to help. Such as, RevitaBrow which is quite pricey although it does have amazing results and is clinically proven to enhance the growth of your eyebrows, another product which is called LiBrow, this has lots of pictures of results on the website and you can purchase a smaller version of the product to try too. If you are on a budget or feel like your brows just need to grow a bit and do not want to purchase a product to enhance the growth, using Vaseline on your brows before you go to bed and when you aren't going out for the day can really help with the growth of the hairs as you are conditioning the hair shaft and depositing a thick moisturiser into the hair follicle. Although applying Vaseline may prevent you from putting makeup onto the eyebrows as it is a thick slippery consistency. Whereas the other two products I've linked allows you to apply this prior to makeup application. 

Thank you for reading my blog post, there will be a follow up of this post explaining different types of ways to fill in the brows such as gels,powders,pencil,pomade etc. Also the best hair removal for you will be explained also. 

Charlotte x