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3 Ways to Get the Best Brows For Your Face Shape: Heart

BellaSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:58 -0800

Naomi Campbell's eyebrows, like everything else about her face, are amazing. They're also not at all the conventional "right" shape, which makes her a textbook case for why heart-shaped faces need their own brow advice - those generic tips don't do your lovely face shape justice. Heart-y girls who want their best brows now need only read more.

How-To: Brow Shaping Easy as 1-2-3

BellaSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:00:24 -0700

After looking at some photos of myself circa 2000, it all came back to me. In the place where there were supposed to be two thick and shapely brows, there were two skinny and sparse remnants of hair. Just where did my naturally lovely eyebrows go? Well, my friend convinced me my eyebrows were too "bushy" and she attacked, tweezers in hand. I've never quite recovered from the trauma.

So, if you're in between waxing appointments or just want to keep things simple with some easy at-home maintenance, I've got a good way to shape them up, without cursing your friend out for the next year.

For the three-step process, read more.

Step 1 - Where the brow should start: Line the pencil up parallel to the side of your nose, up to the inside of your eye. This is where the brow should start. If your eyebrow falls a little short, lightly draw in a line to fill in the missing hairs. If the brow is a little long, tweeze as needed.
Step 2 - Where the brow should stop: Angle the pencil from the base of your nostril up to the outermost edge of your eye. This is where your brow should end. If your eyebrow falls a little short, lightly draw in a line extending outward with a brow pencil in a complementary shade. If it's a little long, tweeze excess hair as needed.
Step 3 - Where the arch goes: Angle the pencil from the base of your nostril up to the outside edge of the iris (colored part) of your eye. This is where the highest part of your brow should be. Tweeze accordingly. Happy shaping!

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How-To: The Perfect Eyebrow Arch

BellaSugarUK — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:00:00 -0700

Strong, heavy eyebrows are cool right now. Just think of Agyness Deyn or American model, Hilary Rhoda. But bold brows still need to look defined and not straggly.

Well-shaped brows can make your eyes look bigger and more defined, cheekbones appear more chiselled and generally, make your face look more balanced and attractive.

So here's my easy guide to at-home shaping: read more

Beware of a too high or too skinny arch – it will only look unnatural. Look straight in the mirror. To see where your brows should start hold a pencil, or makeup brush, vertically against one nostril. Where the pencil meets your existing eyebrows is a good starting point. Repeat on both sides and make a tiny dot with an eyeliner so you'll know the exact point.
Now hold the pencil vertically, with the tip against one nostril. Then angle it so that the opposite end is aligned with the corner of the eye. Where the pencil hits the brow is where it should end. Make a dot there and repeat on the other eye.
If your eyes are close together, making the gap between your brows a little wider, can make the eyes look wider set. Vice versa, if your eyes are far apart.
Work out where the highest point of the arch of the eyebrow should be by holding a ruler from the edge of the nostril, past the outer edge of the iris (the coloured part of your eye) and up to the brow. Again, mark this point with a dot.
Now link the dots in a gentle arch. This will give you your ideal eyebrow shape to use as a guide.
Begin plucking from underneath the brow, removing one hair at a time from the inside of the brow to the outside. Pull hairs in the direction in which they grow.
Try to avoid plucking too many hairs, if any, from the top of the brow, as this makes for a flatter shape.
Never, ever, over pluck. You can always come back and pluck more later. It's good to pluck both brows, wait for ten minutes or so, and then take another look at your handiwork.

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Sunday Giveaway! Win a Trio of Eyebrow Products From Anastasia

BellaSugar — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:30:00 -0700

Do your eyebrows need a little help? Do you tend to neglect this important face-framing feature because of lack of time, or even confusion on how to properly shape them? If you said yes to any of the above, today's your day. While an appointment with eyebrow guru Anastasia Soare might not be in your near future, thanks to our friends at Sephora, you might just get the next best thing.

Every day this week, we've geen giving away a trio of products from the highly sought-after Anastasia Beverly Hills line of products. Today's the last day, so be sure to enter. If you're the lucky winner, you'll receive:

Brow Enhancing Serum: A colorless and odorless gel for conditioning, restoring, and repairing the eyebrows.
Brow Definer: A dual-ended brow and gel pencil that not only fills and defines brows, but keeps them in place.
Lash Lifting Mascara: A volumizing mascara that thickens and curls lashes with clump-free results.

To enter, just take the quiz by 5 p.m. PDT today, and one winner will be selected at random. Your eligibility is not based on getting the answers correct, just on taking the quiz after you are logged in. You do, however, need to be a PopSugar Community member to enter. So if you're not already one, register now. One quiz entry per person; all repeat quizzes will be ignored. Prizes can be shipped to US destinations only. Remember: You must be logged in to the PopSugar Community for your entry to count. For the complete rules, click here. Good luck!

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Saturday Giveaway! Win a Trio of Eyebrow Products From Anastasia

BellaSugar — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:30:00 -0700

Do your eyebrows need a little help? Do you tend to neglect this important face-framing feature because of lack of time or confusion on how to properly shape them? If you said yes to any of the above, today is your day. While an appointment with eyebrow guru Anastasia Soare might not be in your near future, thanks to our friends at Sephora, you might just get the next best thing.