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Eyebrow Plucking
Eyebrow Plucking
Plucking is the best way to shape your eyebrows, although some women prefer waxing. But be warned: this is best done by a professional unless you want to wax off half an eyebrow! Some salons also offer 'threading' specialists.
To pluck eyebrows, first apply an astringent such as witch hazel to anaesthetise the brow area. Brush your eyebrows into place, then pluck stray hairs underneath the eyebrow arch and anything else outside the natural brow line. Rub some soothing cream onto the area afterwards.
Caution while Plucking Eyebrows
Eyebrow hair is the slowest growing hair on the human body so even though they have not yet grown back they should do in time.
In the meantime there are a few things you could try to make them look more even. You could fill in the thinner/lighter eyebrow with an eyebrow pencil. Be sure to choose a colour that most matches your hair, and then blend in to make it look as natural as possible.
Another option would be to pluck or wax the one that is thicker. If you decide to do this it would be advisable to have a beautician do it for you.
Aftermanth of Plucking Eyebrows
If one eyebrow is growing back at a faster rate than the other, or you notice no regrowth at all after a couple of months, there is a possibility you may have damaged the hair follicles so they can't produce new hairs. If you think this is the case it's worth visiting your doctor (GP) for advice.
How to Pluck your eyebrows
Step By Step instruction on how to pluck eyebrows:
Step 1 - Make sure you have plenty of light in the room when you are plucking. Why tempt fate by trying this beauty trick in the dark.
Step 2 - To pluck eyebrows, first apply an astringent such as witch hazel to anaesthetise the brow area.
Step 3 - If the hairs are excessively long, it is perfectly okay to trim them with manicure scissors. Trimming them can make a big difference. Actually it is a good idea to trim before you pluck.
Step 4 - Brush your eyebrows into place. It's also a good idea to tautly hold the skin right above the brow as you begin to tweeze-that will slightly reduce the pain of plucking.
Step 5 - Starting on the inside of the brow (closest to the nose),gradually tweeze the bottom of your brow until the outer corner is half the width of the inner corner of the brow. Take your time when tweezing and go one row at a time.
Step 6 - Pluck hairs in the direction that they grow. Doing so will keep the hairs smooth and will hurt less.pluck stray hairs underneath the eyebrow arch and anything else outside the natural brow line. Go slowly (one hair at a time) so you don't over-tweeze.
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