She recommends having your brows waxed and tinted every four weeks by a brow expert to give you the best possible long-term eyebrows while styling them every day will give you that much sought-after definition. Ending here will give you an eye-opening effect. Hold the brush from the edge of your nose through the outer corner of the eye to the brow.Hold the brush from the edge of your nose through the pupil of your eye to find the arch point.Starting here will give a slimming effect to your nose and balance your eyes. Hold a makeup brush at the dimple of your nose straight up to your brow. £105 at RevitaLash As for filling them in at home, makeup artist Lisa Potter-Dixon shares her tips If you have grey hair, stick to a nice ash blonde, ladies who had black hair but are now grey, should consider lightening their brow colour.” adds Nilam. Really dark brows on mature women can make them look harsh, so it's best to have a lighter softer brow. If you like a dark brow, try not to have a big brow as this will overtake your whole face.

“The right-shaped brows can make your face look slimmer, shorter and more youthful. Having a round brow on a round face will accentuate that shape, so a brow with an arch will give it more of an oval look.” says Nilam. A straight, flat brow on a square face will accentuate the square shape, so if you add in an arch to lift the brow, the face will look softer. If you have a long face, you don’t want an arched or high-set brow, as it will make the face look longer. “The size of your brow should be in line with the size of your face. View Gallery Match the size to your face shape Then go in with brow products and treatments to enhance, fill in gaps or add volume.” While Sherrille Riley, founder of Nails & Brows, Mayfair adds: “The most important thing is to work with your natural brow shape, rather than against it. Having the right style and shape of brow can make a huge difference to your look,' she says. 'Your eyebrows create the frame and balance to your face. Rather than harsh Nike tick shapes that shoot up, and then down, the straighter shape and slightly lifted tail-end create an eye-opening effect, with soft tapering used to keep it natural and modern.Īccording to Nilam Holmes, brow expert and founder of Eyebrow Queen, they've got their brow style exactly right by ditching anything too trend-led in favour of what works for them. Paired with simple tweaks (like fluffing them up, filling them in or shading them slightly) to add subtle shape or definition where needed.Ĭelebs like Shay Mitchell, Zendaya and Dua Lipa, are all good examples, since they emphasise their natural arches. It's no wonder brow treatments like tinting, threading, microblading and brow laminating are such big business.īut rather than committing to transient trends, we've seen a return towards much more natural brows lately. Low and heavy can make you look tired or sad high and arched can make you look stern straight and pointy can make you look angry too fair and it can lack the definition needed to pull attention towards your eyes too dark and they will look slug-chic… there are just so many aspects to consider. 'If you look at a portrait, you can change how you perceive someone entirely based on their brow placement and shape,' she reckons. Just take it from brow queen (and former architect) Anastasia Soare, founder and CEO of the iconic Anastasia Beverly Hills, who applied her knowledge of scale and structure to our brows. Your eyebrow shape has an unmatched ability to give proportion to your face, enhance your features and frame your eyes beautifully. From the razor-thin brows of the '90s, to the trend-setting bush brothers of Cara Delevingne, eyebrows products are many people's desert island beauty product of choice and with good reason.

If there’s one facial feature that acts as a sign of the times, it’s your eyebrow shape.

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