Do you feel uncomfortable when plucking your eyebrows? You'll feel like you're being pinched a little, but using the right technique will reduce the pain. Learn how to pluck and shape your eyebrows like a pro.
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Method 1 of 3: Using the Right Technique
Step 1. Use the right tweezers
Use clean tweezers with a fine tip (sharp) to do this. If your tweezers are too dull or difficult to use, the plucking process can take longer and cause unnecessary pain. You should be able to pull a strand of hair or eyebrow hair firmly and then gently pull it out.
Step 2. Soften the skin around your eyebrows
When the skin is soft and supple, it will be easier for the eyebrow hairs to separate. Pulling out your eyebrows when your skin is dry and stiff will be more painful.
- Plan to pluck your eyebrows as soon as you're done showering. The warm water and steam will keep your skin moisturized and supple.
- If you have to pluck your eyebrows next time, wash your face with warm water, then pat dry. You can also use a washcloth and place it in hot water, as hot as you can stand, then place the washcloth over your eyebrows for two minutes. This will open up your pores, making it easier to pluck your eyebrows.
- Dab a little lotion on your brows to make them softer and easier to pluck.
Step 3. Know the direction of your eyebrow hair growing
For most people, eyebrow hair grows outward, from the nose to the hairline. In some cases, their eyebrows grow in an irregular direction. Be careful, because you want to pluck the eyebrow hair in the direction it grows; this method can help pull it clean (to the root).
Step 4. Hold your tweezers in your hands like you would a pencil
The open end should be straight. Apply some pressure so that you are comfortable with the movement you need to pluck your eyebrows.
Step 5. Place the tip of your tweezers at the root of the hair (eyebrow hair) you want to pluck
(Follow these instructions to find out which eyebrow hairs you should pluck). Hold the eyebrow hair (with tweezers) as close to the root as possible and pluck it, always pulling it in the direction it is growing, and keeping your tweezers tilted as close to your skin as possible.
- Continue this until you have finished plucking one eyebrow, then repeat for the other eyebrow.
- If you need to stop and take a break, that's fine. Resume the retraction when you're ready.
- Sometimes plucking the eyebrows causes watery eyes and an itchy nose. That is perfectly normal; just keep going until it's done.
Method 2 of 3: Knowing Which to Unplug
Step 1. Determine the place where your eyebrows should start
This is different for every face, but the same technique can be used to find the grooves of anyone's eyebrows. Take an eyebrow pencil or other long tool and make a groove from the inner corner of your eye to the edge of your nose. Use a white pencil to make a dot above the place where your eyebrows start. This is where your brows should start. Repeat with the other nose.
- Feel free to move the dot slightly forward or backward. This technique lets you know the usual place where your eyebrows should start, but your own preferences can also come into play.
- Make sure the tool you use to find where your eyebrows start is very thin. If you use something thick, the tool will cover the place where you made the point.
Step 2. Determine where your eyebrows should rise (find their peaks)
Finely trim the arch of the eyebrows around the eyes. The place where the eyebrows should rise can make a big difference to your final look. Use the same tool, and this time measure from the outside of your nose to the outside of your iris. Mark the spot where the top of your eyebrow is and repeat for the other side.
Step 3. Mark where your eyebrows should stop
This time with the tool measure from the edge of your nose to the outer corner of your eye. Mark the place where the tip of your eyebrow will be. This is the place where the tip of your eyebrow is usually located; repeat for the other eyebrow.
Step 4. Decide how thick you want your eyebrows to be
There is no perfect thickness for eyebrows; it all depends on your face shape and your choice of style. You need to have an idea of the thickness you want before you start plucking, so you'll avoid pulling too much or too little. Consider the following factors:
- Your eye size. If you have large eyes, you may want to balance them with thicker eyebrows. If you have small eyes, balance them with thinner eyebrows.
- The distance between your eyebrows and your eyes. If your eyebrows are high above your forehead, you may want thick eyebrows to help frame your eyes. If you have a pair of low brow bones just above your eyes, opt for thinner brows so they don't appear too thick above your eyes.
Method 3 of 3: Shaping Your Eyebrows
Step 1. Use an eyebrow brush to brush the eyebrow hair straight
Gently brush the eyebrow hair according to the direction of growth. You will quickly notice some long, irregular eyebrow hairs that need to be plucked.
Step 2. Pull out the eyebrow hairs that are outside the points you have made
Carefully pluck one eyebrow hair at a time, while shaping your eyebrows according to the plan you have made.
- Pluck the hairs that are closer to your nose than to the points you have drawn above the inside of your eyebrows.
- Form the curved area by plucking some of the eyebrow hair around the top to give it a more defined shape.
- Pluck the hairs that are closer to your temples than the dots you drew on the outside of your eyebrows.
- Pluck more hair under your eyebrows to make them as thin or as thick as you like.
Step 3. Don't unplug too much
When you shape your eyebrows, do it slowly. Step back and look in the mirror for a few minutes to check his progress. Make sure you don't pull out too much; Eyebrow hairs take 6 weeks to grow back, and sometimes they don't grow at all.
Step 4. Finish with eyebrow gel. Brush your eyebrows in the direction the hair grows and apply a small amount of eyebrow gel (or hair gel) to keep them in place
Step 5. Done
Tips
- Apply lotion to the skin around your eyebrows to reduce pain and redness.
- Trim your eyebrows for a perfect finish. First brush your eyebrows upwards. Very long hair will be visible. Use a small pair of scissors to cut a small bit of the tip of the hair that reaches the thickest part of the eyebrow. Repeat by brushing down and snipping off the ends that reach the bottom of the thickest eyebrows. Finish this step by brushing the eyebrows back up.
- Try brushing your eyebrows with a little numbing cream (numbing cream). This cream will numb the feeling and eliminate the pain.
- The best time to pluck your eyebrows is IMMEDIATELY after you're done showering. This will reduce pain.
- Do not pluck one eyebrow completely and then do the same thing on the other eyebrow. You will get a balanced result by plucking some eyebrow hairs on one eyebrow and then switching to the other eyebrow.
- Make sure when you pluck the eyebrow hair you follow the shape or structure of your facial line. It will really make a difference.
- When you notice redness when plucking the eyebrow hair, just use a little aloe vera gel or tree-tea oil to reduce the redness.
- You can apply a small amount of ice to the area to reduce swelling and redness.
- Using good, sharp tweezers always helps.
- Also make sure that you don't make your eyebrows too short; Of course you want eyebrows that are beautiful and long, but firm.
Warning
- Direction of plucking with tweezers is very important to relieve pain and prevent ingrown hairs. Pull in the direction the hair is growing at at a slight angle (less than 45 degrees), but never pull it or pull it upright.
- Plucking a strand of eyebrow hair repeatedly can damage the hair follicles and the hair may not grow back. Make sure not to over-plug.
