Throughout the ages the shapes and styles of brows have changed, and as fashion changes so do our brow shapes:
The 40's and 50's saw ladies remove their brows completely and pencil perfect shapes in..
The 60's and 70's hair grew everywhere, including the brows - nothing was trim and tidy!...
The 70's also saw the start of the "handle bar brows" - where the start of the brow had a round ball
The 80's was thin teeny weeny brows
The 90's was the sharp angles and lines
Todays brows are back to natural and trimmed...
As a make up artist you should know the golden rules to brow shaping, although you should not attempt to wax or trim unless you are qualified and know what you are doing.
We Will use the image above to shape the brows.
The Black line is an indication of where the eyebrow should start. This has its pros and cons; use your eye id the person has either a wide nose or a really thin nose.
The white line indicates where the natural arch should be - have the model look straight ahead when taking this measurement. Depending on the style and the fashion the arch can be changed but this is a general idea for the natural look.
The grey line is where the brow should end. Again use your eye and dont fill in if you think it looks too long.
There are loads of write up's on the web about styling brows to suite different face shape - do some reading and know what to look for.
As far as eyebrows and make up artists go - you are there to shape the brow or completely remove it and do as the brief dictates. You should always use a powder to give a natural fill - and a pencil to give strong lines.
Always comb the brows before you do any make up to see where they fall naturally.
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