High brow?

The frames of the face, without them the features would be nothing. I recall the shock we had when a sibling of mine ( who shall remain nameless) snipped off her brows. She was left with a startled expression for months, we had to lovingly draw them in. Never underestimate the power of the brow. Just look at our vintage ladies!

 

Clara Bow 20s 'It' girl, her brow were nearly completely straight with just a little curve near the bridge. Very striking and I would say difficult to do.

 

 

 

Jean Harlow in the 30s took over the mantel and the curving brow blossomed. You can see the high thin arch mooning above the eye.

 

 

 

 

Rita Hayworth in the 40s, love this woman, so darn sexy (the first time I saw her was in Shawshank Redemption, she was the woman the prisoners watched in the movie who flicked her hair.) Her brows are arched and a little thicker, this gives a softer look overall. A far cry from the twigglet thin brow of the 30s.

 

 

Marilyn Monroe, finally gave them a subtle quirky triangle look in the 50s. Widening the eyes without giving her a startled look. Utterly beautiful!

 

Looking back you can see the experimentalism of women. How they used their small freedoms to express themselves. The brow lines show a mini revolution, I feel, stating 'I define myself!'

 

I tried and tested the Marilyn brow myself look. So can you! Don't worry, no plucking required!!!!!!

Get yourself a brow pencil with a brush, some clear mascara a well lit room and a large glass of something lovely. Because these things are supposed to be fun.

Brush from the centre upwards (the natural ridge of your face towards your hairline.) From that point brush down, this will create a triangle. Gently stroke over with a pencil to fill in the blank places (I have curly brows so even drew in the point). Use the mascara as glue so they won't fall back into their natural curve.

I live by the Urban Decay: Naked 2 palette…an outstanding investment! I used a little bit of foxy (creamy white/yellow) followed by a dusting of bootycall (shimmery pink) underneath to give a freshly plucked looked.

Go experiment, see what looks good on your face. I have the pointed arch just off centre, where as you may find it better further away i.e more Monroe.

 

A few brow-tips:

 

• If you are plucking why not cool the area you intend to do with an ice cube, this way it will numb the nerves and hurt far less.
• Use sharp tweezers. They do lose their plucking power. Slanted, stainless steel are the best. If you can get hold of some by TweezerMan: http://www.tweezerman.com/store/product/slant-tweezer/#
• Brow pencils are brilliant. Try to work with the colours in your hair, this will give you a good natural look (unless your going for a full-on Monroe!)
• If you have curly eyebrow hair, like me, clear mascara can set them in-place without fear of them fuzzing.
• Don't pluck just before a big date, give yourself 24hrs, as some people can have red blotches or even find it causes some pin-head spots. Wipe lemon and water over these and they will reduce.
• Less is more, don't over do the plucking. You can do so much with a sweep of a bow brush and a pencil!

So enjoy but don't over employ the tweezers…

Pip-Pip Darlings!

 

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