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Having perfect eyebrows can give a huge impact on your overall look. Eyebrows define the facial features. How to create perfect eyebrows? There are few methods to style and shape eyebrows. It’s best to choose a suitable method for your (eyebrow) needs and lifestyle.

SHAPING
A. Eyebrow Threading

Ideal for someone with natural and/or thick eyebrows and has a busy lifestyle.

Pros:

• It creates more defined and precise finish, and does not remove necessary hair that shapes eyebrows.
• Needs to be done every 4 - 6 weeks.
• Only takes approximately 10 minutes (can be done during lunch break).
• Longer lasting effect than tweezing and trimming.

Cons:

• Highly recommended to be done by the professionals, unless you have lots of experience doing it, you may catch and pull the skin.
• Have to be patient for4 - 6 weeks even though eyebrows are getting bushy.

How it works?:

A piece of twisted cotton thread is used to pick each hair and pull it away from the root. The therapist usually catch the thread between her teeth and fingers, and make a certain movement to remove unwanted hair.

You can find the list of your local eyebrow threading salons (worldwide) as following; www.beautysurvival.com/threading.html

B: Eyebrow Waxing

Ideal for busy ladies, who can be bothered to pluck it often, with Normal to Oily Skin.

Pros:

• A quick and easy to shape eyebrows.
• It gives a neater and cleaner finish than tweezing and trimming.
• Longer lasting effect than tweezing and trimming.

Cons:

• Not suitable for Sensitive Skin.
• Also not suitable for someone who is using Vitamin A based moisturisers (e.g., Retinol). Those moisturisers makes the skin thinner and waxing will rip it away.
• Best to be done professionally if you are not familiar with using wax.
• Can be very painful.

How it works?

After cleansing the eye area, comb the eyebrow and identify the shapes. Using small amount of wax or strips to remove the unwanted hair. Normally use calming lotion such as tee tree to soothe the skin.

Available at most of beauty salons and some cosmetic counters.

C. Tweezering and Trimming

Ideal for someone who wants to have a tidy eyebrows all the time.

Pros:

• Cost effective. Once you know the shape, you can do it at home.
• No need to wait for your eyebrows to go wild.

Cons:

• Although this can be done at home, it is still best to be shaped by professionals.
• The regrowth rate is pretty quick.
• When you pluck it too much, it takes ages to grow back.

How it works?
Determine the shape of eyebrows. You can mark the shape using white eyeliner. Comb the eyebrow and trim the excess with facial scissors. Pluck unwanted hair with a good tweezer.

Professional trimming and shaping are available at beauty salons and beauty counters including Shu Uemura.

STYLING

If you can see the gaps, use an eyebrow pencil to fill it in. Try to draw as same way as the hair grows. Followed by an eyebrow comb or blush to blend the colour.

If your eyebrows do not have the gaps, you can use a eyebrow gel / wax to style them. Alternatively, an eyebrow powder can be used to add colour and definition.