BEAUTY
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SHAPE UP
First-timers may want to
get an initial shaping
from a pro—but doing or
maintaining brows on
your own is a cinch if
you follow what
tweezingguru Anastasia
Soare calls the Golden
Ratio. Using your
features to determine
beginning, middle, and
end, the three-point GR
will leave you with
perfectly proportionate
brows. Start with a
comfortable pair of
tweezers, some good
lighting, and, of course,
a little pluck.
1. Hold an eyeliner
pencil vertically against
the side of your nose so it
lines up with the center
of your nostril. We like
Rimmel London’s Soft
Kohl Kajal Eye Pencil in
Pure White, $4. This
shade is easy to see on
any skin tone. Use the
pencil to mark where it
hits the brow—this is
where your brow
should begin.
2
.
Find where the high
point of your arch
should be by keeping
the pencil flush against
the side of your nose and
tipping it so it forms a
line that runs through
the outside of the pupil.
Again, mark the spot.
3« Tilt the pencil
diagonally from the
nostril to the outer
corner of your eye. Place
a mark here, where your
brow should end.
TWEEZEY DOES IT
Use the pencil to draw a
gradually curved line
that connects the three
points. With a slanted
tweezer (try the Revlon
True Precision, $13), pull
any strays that grow
below the line. Alternate
brows every few plucks
to maintain symmetry
and avoid overplucking.
THE FINAL TOUCH
Brush hairs downward
with a wiry wand (such
as Sonia Kashuk’s
Spoolie, $2) and outline
the upper edge with a
color-coordinated
pencil (Anastasia
Beverly Hills Brow Pen,
$21). Sweep the hair
back up, fill in sparse
areas, and brush out well.
S-O-S!
Overpluckers can repair
a baldingbrowline with
Rapid Lash Eyelash
Renewal Serum, $50. We
used it after a shaping
mishap and in a few
weeks hair grew back
fuller than before.
Don’t get
browbeaten!
Give yourself an
instant facelift with
a
perfectly shaped
DIY eyebrow.
It’s
cheap
and
easy.
by M ELISSA M ILRAD G O LD STEIN
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AUGUST 2010
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
P H O T O : V E E R
