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"I did actually attract my guy with no make-up and sweats!" You may have read this in a comment on my last post. Yes Jennie, you did. But in an informal interview with your husband he admitted it was on race day that he found you most attractive (probably... I'm going off my vague memory and trying to make a point here).
For those of you who feel like you just walked into the middle of sisters arguing, you did!! So here's the story. Once upon a time there was a girl who ran really fast and ran on a college team where she met a boy who also ran really fast. They fell in love and got married. This girl doesn't wear makeup, never has. Her husband was attracted to her anyway. But thing about this girl is even though in high school someone thought she was homeless (because of the clothes she wore) and even though she claims to never get ready... she did. Every race day. She didn't do her hair fancy or put on make up so, what did she do? She plucked her eyebrows, shaved her legs, did her hair in a perfect bun, and put on flattering clothes (she looks great in running clothes. Just ask her husband).
The first step to enhancing your look is to pluck/tweeze your eyebrows. I don't care what anybody says. Bushy eyebrows are not in style. Nor will they ever be. Plucking eyebrows scares me. This is why I don't do it very often but I should. The first time I did it I wore the same amount of make up and didn't wear any special clothes or anything but I had so many comments (from boys) about how pretty I looked. None of them could place why but they could tell there was something different.
If you have never plucked your own eyebrows I highly suggest going to a salon and getting them professionally waxed for the first time. Oprah says to do that too. That way you can be sure that they are shaped correctly. Even if you do pluck your own and you have some extra cash it might not be a bad idea to go. They are professionals and will shape them so they frame your face the best way possible. After that you can stay on top of it and tweeze them as the grow back in. OR if you're like me (read- CHEAP) who keeps saying I'm going to go but I just can't bare to spend that much money (I actually have no idea how much it costs but I know it costs more than free so that's too much for me), you can do it yourself. I'm lucky because my eyebrows really aren't that bad. They have a nice shape naturally and I just have to clean up the hairs underneath the arch.
Next move the pencil so that it passes over the center of your eye. That should be the peak of the brow.
Lastly, line up the pencil with the edge of your eye and where it touches should be where the brow ends.
I know, I'm hot. This is what happens when I'm bored at work and remember that my laptop can take pictures haha.
Here's another visualization of that:
( I got this from http://www.howtoshapeeyebrows.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/How-to-shape-eyebrows-jolie.jpg)
The peak of her arch follows the line on the outside of her eye which is different from what I told you above. but the 1 cm difference isn't a big deal. Keep it as close to your natural arch as possible.
If you want, start out by trimming your brows. "This will make a big difference in helping you look younger. Once eyebrows reach a certain length they start losing pigments at the ends. I love using a mustache trimmer set I purchased at a department store. It comes with a little comb and perfect point scissors. Comb your eyebrows up, trim any excess that goes beyond the natural hair line. Comb your eyebrows down, and do the same. It may seem like a lot at first but trust me, you will love the outcome." (from http://www.suite101.com/content/eyebrow-shape-a2804)
Do's and Don'ts
Do
-pluck your eyebrows right after you get out of the shower- the pores are more open and the skin is softer so it makes it less painful. You can also put a warm wet cloth over the brows to make it soft.
- pull your brow up (pull it "taut" as many websites have put it) so you're plucking off your fore head instead of pulling your eyelid out.
-pull out with the direction it grows
-use a quality pair of tweezers. I promise this makes a difference! It hurts less with a good pair. Slant-tipped tweezers are the best!
DO NOT
-DON'T pluck our eyebrows in a magnified mirror or too close to the mirror. You will pull out to many
-DON'T freeze your tweezers or put ice on your brow to numb the pain while plucking. It will break the hairs and you won't pull it out at the root.
-DON'T shave your eyebrows.
The more you do it, the less it hurts.
Well good luck!
(So I just looked up how much it would be to get an eyebrow wax close to where I live. $15. That's not as much as I thought it would be. To me, that's worth the money. I'll go do that next week and report back here how it went.)
-pluck your eyebrows right after you get out of the shower- the pores are more open and the skin is softer so it makes it less painful. You can also put a warm wet cloth over the brows to make it soft.
- pull your brow up (pull it "taut" as many websites have put it) so you're plucking off your fore head instead of pulling your eyelid out.
-pull out with the direction it grows
-use a quality pair of tweezers. I promise this makes a difference! It hurts less with a good pair. Slant-tipped tweezers are the best!
DO NOT
-DON'T pluck our eyebrows in a magnified mirror or too close to the mirror. You will pull out to many
-DON'T freeze your tweezers or put ice on your brow to numb the pain while plucking. It will break the hairs and you won't pull it out at the root.
-DON'T shave your eyebrows.
The more you do it, the less it hurts.
Well good luck!
(So I just looked up how much it would be to get an eyebrow wax close to where I live. $15. That's not as much as I thought it would be. To me, that's worth the money. I'll go do that next week and report back here how it went.)
There is a lady I know that will wax your eyebrows for 12 but for 25 she'll wax your eyebrows and dye your eyelashes (it sounded weird to me at first..). I had it done and its fantastic. I almost never feel like I need wearing mascara - which I hate putting on - and it lasts for six months before it starts fading.
ReplyDeleteI was looking through some of my pictures and was startled by how hideous I looked...and I didn't even know it at the time! In comparing with more recent pictures, it was clear that the eyebrows made a big difference. It could just be I was ignorant about bushy eyebrows, but I think it more likely that the thin shaped eyebrow look was just emerging as a "pretty" image. I had a friend tell me her sister said to never start plucking because you have to keep doing it. So I didn't. But then another friend, clearly in awe at the bushiness of my eyebrows, offered to pluck them for me...practically forced me to actually. I was amazed at how they turned out and it really hasn't been that big of a deal keeping up on it. In your lifetime Aimee, thin, shaped eyebrows have been the style, but don't forget that what people see as beautiful changes constantly. So in the past, it wasn't a big deal. For you, it will never be in style...like how for me, tapered pants never will be. It's all about when you grew up and established your tastes and preferences. Luckily I did jump on the boat with the changing eyebrows though...those pictures really are scary.
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