“Dear Charles, I've read that high eyebrows are on trend next season, mine are close to my eyes so should I shave off my eyebrows and use an eyebrow pencil to make them higher?”
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Charles says: “We have to be very carful about what we are doing when it comes to removing mass amounts of hair from the eyebrows and unnaturally shaping them. Some of us are lucky enough for them to grow back fine and can then just put it down to one of those “god – I’ll never do that again” experiences! But for many people (especially more mature women), the hair may never grown back in the same way and over years of trying to change the shape every other month, the brows have become nothing but a thin faded line that then needs to be filled in with either an eyebrow pencil or eye shadow to give you some form of expression back!
“Fashion can be fun, exciting and inspirational and it’s good to try something a little different. And yes this autumn is all about the strong brow.
“However what you see in fashion shows and magazines should be tailored to you. Fashion always exaggerates a trend and although it can look stunning on the airbrushed model in the photographs, in real life it would probably look ridiculous on you.
“The best way to get the polished brow look this season is to take a trip to the local beauty therapist.
“There are many types of techniques to remove brow hair such as, tweezing, waxing & threading. I prefer waxing, it tends to be less painful and gives you a really clean finish.
“Once they have been done, try not to apply any makeup around the area for at least twenty four hours to avoid infection.
“Then take an eye shadow that is matte and matches your hair colour, apply into the brows with an eye brow brush. It’s really best to build colour here, as whacking on lots of shadow could make them look unnatural and too dark. The shadow will fill in any gaps making them look smoother.
“Follow the natural shape of the brow and don’t extend! Use the outer edge of the brush for finer lines and more definition, the finished look should frame the eyes, look polished and really classic.
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