Eyebrow makeup

The modern beauty industry has focused on a natural look and today natural eyebrows are in fashion - thick, bushy and well-groomed. Being natural doesn't mean putting away mascara, pencil and foundation, it means choosing the right textures and finishes for a decorative product. And, of course, this fully applies to the eyebrows.

Eyebrows are the “face of the face,” Elena Krygina, Russia’s leading makeup artist, once said. Fashionable eyebrows today have the most natural shape and color, they are always styled and not always neat, depending on the image, they can be carelessly combed up or styled along the natural growth line, the hairs can be additionally colored with mascara or do without it.

Proper eyebrow makeup allows you to solve several problems in makeup at once and has a number of features:

• They allow you to place makeup accents;
• Must be in harmony with eyes, but not be attached to them, for example, if you focus on the lips, then the eyebrows can still be large and spreading. And vice versa, if the makeup is in the style of "smoky ice" or oriental, we still make the eyebrows voluminous;
• They must have the correct form, which is selected by makeup artists or brow-masters, you can make it yourself. It is easy to create it for 7-14 days with the help of henna or paint, or for one day with the help of decorative cosmetics;
• Exists a lot of ways to transform eyebrows: shadows, pencil, mascara, lipstick, gels;
• Well-groomed eyebrows of the correct form can replace make-up or set the mood for him;
• Without their design can not imagine not a single modern woman: pay attention to domestic and Western celebrities, politicians, models - they all have eyebrows, and they are as natural as possible;
• Visually fashionable bushy eyebrows allow to do the eyes are bigger and the nose is smaller.

Eyebrow makeup today emphasizes their natural shape, and does not re-create it (as it was 5-7 years ago). In the absence of own eyebrows make-up allows you to create them anew and, depending on the method, it could be:

• Tattoo makeup, or tattoo;
• microblading;
• Coloring with henna or paint;
• Decorative cosmetics (including permanent).

Girls with thick hair and eyebrows are the luckiest: they just need to give them the right shape according to the type of face, take care of the hairs and use decorative cosmetics to a minimum - just one fixing gel or mascara is enough. For the rest, the only advice I can give is to provide extra night hair care and grow them out. Natural eyebrows promise to remain at the height of fashion for a long time to come!

If we talk about the actual shade of hairs - it is natural, as close as possible to the natural color of the hair (at the roots) or differs by 1-2 tones (lighter or darker). Blue-black hairs are not in fashion now, just like eyebrows-thin stripes.Catwalk models represent the fashion trend of the season - discolored, but the emphasis is on perfect porcelain skin and plump lips. It is unlikely that this fashion will take root in everyday life, but it makes it clear that eyebrows can be light (especially if you are a blonde). White or light are contraindicated for oriental beauties and dark-haired ladies with brown eyes, they are shown for blondes (natural and dyed), light blond, in a word, girls with a non-contrasting appearance.

We draw the points of an ideal eyebrow and connect the contours with a dark pencil - a kind of scheme is ready.

Draw a straight line from the wing of the nose through the inner corner of the eye up - our eyebrow will begin here. Through the wing of the nose, draw a line through the outer corner - there it will end. To determine its bend, draw a straight line from the wing of the nose through the center of the pupil - this will be the highest point.

Eyebrow shaping at home allows you to find your ideal shape through trial and error, but this method is a great opportunity to get to know yourself and the features of your face. It is important not to get carried away with tweezers and not to remove excess hairs, it is enough to go through the form and leave a few "eyebrows" in reserve - today it is fashionable to have slightly sloppy eyebrows.

• Blondes. Natural fair-haired ladies go with their natural eyebrows, that is, of natural origin.They can be painted with henna or paint 1-2 tones darker - this will make the look more expressive.

For dyed blondes, make-up artists recommend lightening their eyebrows with paint in light brown and even beige tones, since no decorative cosmetics will make them lighter, and dark hairs that stand out will look ridiculous. In the trend of this year - bleached eyebrows, they go to non-contrasting blondes and look good on the catwalk, in ordinary life, examples, alas, are not always successful. To make blond eyebrows look decent, you need to have the perfect skin tone.

• redheads. Natural carrot-colored hair does not always come with eyebrows: choose a terracotta or copper pencil / shadow / lipstick. If you are a light brown-haired woman, your colors are mostly from a cold range or classic brown.

• dark haired. If your eyebrows are naturally dark and thick, you are in luck. Luxurious dark curls entail naturally shaped and unstained brows that are lightly styled and plucked into shape. It happens that nature has rewarded hair, but not eyebrows - thin hairs need to be corrected with a pencil or shadows in brown tones. For brown-haired women and brunettes, it is universal, you only have to choose a shade 1-2 tones darker than the natural color at the roots of the hair. If you want to rejuvenate, lighten naturally dark hairs or choose a “decorative” 1-2 tones lighter than the natural (or not) shade of the hair.

• black. Blue-black curls are combined with cold shades of eyebrows. Eliminate any brown with a redhead and choose a gray undertone of decorative cosmetics.

• The main rule is choose warm shades of cosmetics for a warm appearance (skin undertone), and cold shades for a cold one. Your hair color can be anything, and only the skin tone is constant and allows you to choose the right tools for harmonious eyebrow makeup;
• Before buying a pencil or eye shadow don't be lazy apply the pigment right in the store and take a walk outside - the sunlight will allow you to see the "make-up" even on a cloudy day;
• Shades of cosmetics can be easily combined with each other and mix to get the perfect one. Of course, when it comes to shadows.

Shadows are an excellent way to get naturally thick eyebrows.. They fill the gaps between the hairs well and give them volume, but like a pencil, they last about one day. Professional make-up artists often use brow pomades, a creamy, pigment-rich formula that is applied to the brows with a thin, angled brush that draws the brows in a hair technique and fills in the gaps between the hairs. There is a combination of several decorative products: masters draw hairs with a pencil and create a contour, bend and shape, fill it with shadows.

Make-up artists use eyebrow dye - it remains on the skin and hairs for 2-3 weeks, or henna (its durability is about 14 days).

• What do you need? Here is a list of products for eyebrow shaping at home, they are usually used by makeup artists:

1. Brush with hard bristles. It can be a professional comb or a clean brush from an old mascara.
2. Thin angled brush.
3. Tweezers.

The hair must be combed every time before makeup - this allows you to correctly fill the gaps or form a contour. After creating the shape with a pencil, comb them with a brush with stiff bristles - they will blend the pigment further. An angled brush is useful for working with shadows or eyebrow lipstick. The shape of the tool allows you to draw hairs or simply fill in the gaps between existing ones with pigment. Tweezers are an old resident of any ladies' cosmetic bag. It removes hairs, but today you should not get carried away with it, otherwise you can lose your gorgeous natural shape.

• What are they putting on? Pencil, dark shadows, lipstick, mascara, gel - all this is used by makeup artists. The most resistant coating is provided by lipstick or a semi-permanent liner, less by classic shadows and a pencil. Makeup artists almost always use gel or mascara - they firmly fix the hairs and give them additional volume and length.

Let's talk about how to create eyebrows with shadows. To do this, you will need: shadows and a shade as close as possible to the color of the hair at the roots or 1-2 tones darker / lighter, a beveled brush, a comb for hairs.

1. Comb brush hairs in the direction of natural growth;
2. Apply some shadows on the brush, draw it along the arm with a light movement (this will remove excess pigment) and draw the outline of the eyebrow with a discreet line;
3. The eyebrow line can designate in advance or lead already prepared (or by eye). Start Leading it from below, retreating slightly at the base and to the very tip, and from about 2/3 of the eyebrow from above;
4. at the base do a couple of strokes up, as if drawing hairs;
5. paint over the space inside with the help of a hair technique - apply some shadows to the brush and start drawing upward lines with it;
6. Pay attention to the natural growth of hairs and repeat them with a brush, the movements should be sharp and abrupt for the most natural effect;
7. Space after top point paint over in the direction of the hairs a little down, here drawing hairs is not appropriate;
8. After one more time comb through eyebrows with a comb - this will evenly and once again distribute the pigment of the shadows and slightly blend it.

A comb with hard bristles, so as not to completely shade the pigment, but evenly distribute it over the hairs and between them. The shading technique here is atypical, that is, you do not need to make a monotonous spot from the eyebrow, you need to recreate the hairs and slightly shade them.

A few home lessons allow you to master the technique in stages and make your eyebrows a role model, the main thing is training and a mirror, high-quality cosmetics and the foundation of the basics - the correct shape.

Eyebrow makeup can be permanent, then we will talk about microblading and tattooing. Tattooing resembles a tattoo - the pigment is applied under the skin and lasts for several years. Microblading is distinguished by its technique - hairs are applied to the skin, and the effect of the procedure seems more realistic. However, microblading is not suitable for everyone, and especially for girls with oily skin types. The fact is that the pigment blurs over time, and an incredible slurry forms instead of hairs.

Tattooing is suitable for absolutely everyone and requires correction (as well as microblading, and staining with paint or henna). Tattoo correction takes place approximately 3-5 weeks after the initial procedure.After the first trip to the master, you need to wait until the pigment “settles down”, the crusts come off and the skin heals completely. Then it is necessary to “finish off” the eyebrows in the literal sense and fill in the gaps with paint, adjust the shape or even change it a little.

Photos before and after tattooing can be frightening or delightful - depending on which master and what year of tattooing you find. Modern technologies, materials and the experience of the masters make it possible to make it of high quality and wearable, it does not turn blue and does not become a purple spot with timely correction and when contacting an experienced master.

Determine the shape of the eyebrows according to the type of face:

• Crescent or comma shape suitable for chubby girls, exclude any sharp and curved lines;
• Square the shape of the face is corrected with soft curved eyebrows like a rainbow;
• Too elongated face will balance almost straight eyebrows without bend;
• Correct the face-triangle will help short eyebrows with a curved tip.

Before applying, prepare the skin: clean it, apply a moisturizer and tone - the latter is created before working with eyebrows and eyes in general.

1. Comb brush hairs upwards and pick up a well-sharpened slate pencil;
2. start drawing eyebrow from its base, hold the pencil at a right angle of 90 degrees and guide it along the bottom of the eyebrow. Closer to the bend, turn the pencil to the side, which will make the outline softer and more natural, and continue to draw the line to the tip. The lines don't have to be sharp;
3. When the contour is ready, must be completed its space is stroked, so the pencil must be well sharpened;
4. After a good comb through brush hairs in an upward direction;
5. Can be fixed their clear gel or mascara.

• Eyebrow plucking before coloring is the biggest mistake. Pre-create the shape of the eyebrows with a pencil, color them with paint or henna, and only then remove excess hairs.
• Applying foundation after brow makeup. Makeup artists are primarily advised to create a face tone.
• Too dark eyebrows. If the hair color is warm brown, black eyebrows should be excluded. Today they should be excluded by everyone and everyone, replaced with cold shadows with a gray undertone, if the hair has the color of a crow's wing from nature (or from a stylist).
• Too thin. Do not get carried away with plucking hairs, especially before creating a shape.
• Too curved. This shape suits girls exclusively with a square face shape.

Eyebrow makeup from makeup artist Irina Grinchenko, see the next video.