Look at your face in the mirror! Your face reflects your mood and your emotions, and one thing particularly expresses your feelings: your eyebrows. They are an important feature of your face that gives character to your appearance and strongly influences your look. It's no wonder there have been so many different trends over the past decades. The narrow, linear eyebrows that women styled in the 90s or the so-called "Soap Brows" from 2020, where every single hair is visible, show how flexible eyebrow shaping can be, whether through makeup, plucking, or other tactics.
If you want denser eyebrows, you can learn here how to finally get full, dense brows.
Your eyebrows should perfectly match your face so that your facial features create a harmonious picture. I'll show you which eyebrow shape best suits your face shape and how you can care for and style them to get the perfect eyebrows!
Which eyebrow shape for which face?
Your natural eyebrow shape is usually the perfect starting point. So, if you're unsure, you can base it on your natural shape and length. Your face shape will reveal the rest: certain eyebrow shapes support different features or facial traits.
Here's what you can pay attention to:
Wide face: If your face is round, I recommend wider brows with a visible arch and structured curve. This makes a round face appear more proportionate and a little narrower.
Oval face shape: If you have an oval-shaped face, you can draw attention to your eyes by shaping your eyebrows with a curve. They should be dense and defined to draw focus to themselves and your eyes. If your brows are too thin, it can make your face look full and slightly widen it.
Angular face: For an angular face shape, you should shape your brows without an arch and rather flat. This shape is perfect because it visually shortens the face slightly and makes it appear rounder.
Heart-shaped face: If your face is heart-shaped, eyebrows with a rounded, soft arch are the ideal choice. This makes your facial features appear less harsh.
Determining length: How far should eyebrows extend?
To find out, all you need is a pen. Grab an eyeliner or eyebrow pencil, for example, place it at your nostril, and then hold it vertically upwards to your inner corner of the eye. This is where your eyebrows should begin. Hold the pen diagonally from your nostril to your outer corner of the eye. Your eyebrows should extend to there. With this method, you are following the Golden Ratio. The highest point of your eyebrows determines how curved or rounded your eyebrows are. You can also emphasize this point well when applying makeup. Point 3 is the highest point of your eyebrows.
How do I get a nice eyebrow shape?
Tools
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A tweezers to precisely pluck individual hairs and thus achieve the desired shape.
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An eyebrow scissors – small, angled scissors to trim excessively long hairs and evenly define the brows.
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An eyebrow brush for removing excess product and combing the brow hairs into shape.
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Eyebrow pencil or powder, whose color matches your natural eyebrows, to fill in gaps and emphasize the shape. For blonde hair, the pencil should have a grey tint to avoid an unnatural brown.
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Stencil – an optional aid to achieve a symmetrical shape if you have difficulty defining them freehand.
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Eyebrow gel: A transparent or tinted gel that holds the brows in place and sets the look.
Care products
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Eyebrow serum, like our Full Brow Eyebrow Serum, to nourish the hair, promote growth, and get denser brows.
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Moisturizer that cares for your skin and thus prevents irritation
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Aftercare gel, which cools and soothes after shaping, to minimize skin irritation.
Remember to always clean your eyebrows when you remove your makeup, especially if you wear makeup on them frequently. The skin under the hairs is sensitive and can become clogged even by daily makeup. It's best to use a mild, oil-free cleanser like our LongLashes Eye Cleanser – this way, an eyebrow serum applied afterwards can be absorbed unhindered and unfold its full effect.
Methods of eyebrow shaping
Before any type of shaping, you should clean the surrounding skin, and after each treatment, I recommend a lotion or gel to soothe the irritated skin.
Plucking
Perfect plucking – Here's how: Before plucking your eyebrows, you should brush the hairs into shape with a brow brush. Take tweezers, gently pull your skin taut, and when plucking, make sure to pull out the hairs in the direction of growth. To avoid over-plucking, you can occasionally step back and look at your eye area from a distance to maintain an overview. Also, do not pluck the hair along the top of the brow and stick to the natural length of your eyebrows. You need to pay particular attention to this if you already have thin eyebrows. With thick eyebrows or very dense eyebrows, you have less to worry about over-plucking.
Waxing
If you don't want to pluck your eyebrows, you can wax them. With waxing, you can choose between cold and warm wax. Warm wax can be more effective because the wax holds the hairs better, but cold wax is more convenient to use because you don't have to heat it beforehand. Since waxing covers a much larger area than removing a single hair with tweezers, you should definitely have instructions or a plan for what you're removing – for example, eyebrow stencils. Alternatively, you can have it done professionally. The effects of waxing last approximately 4 weeks.
Trimming eyebrows
If you don't want to completely remove hairs, but only adjust the shape and length, you can also work with eyebrow scissors. First, comb the brows upwards with a small brush so you know what you want to shorten. Hold the scissors slightly diagonally to cut evenly. You can carefully trim the hairs protruding at the top, not too close to your skin. Again, step away from the mirror regularly to keep an overview.
Eyebrow shaving
For this, you need an eyebrow razor with a thin blade. First, brush the hairs into their natural shape and apply a little water or shaving gel to the eyebrow area to minimize irritation and allow the blade to glide better. Hold the razor again slightly diagonally and shave off protruding hairs. When shaving, pay attention to symmetry and take your time. If you are unsure, it is better to use one of the other methods so you can ease into it.
Your perfect eyebrows: Makeup tips from Pia
Browlighter: If you apply some highlighter above and below your eyebrows, your gaze will appear more awake. To intensify the color and fill in gaps, you can use an eyebrow pencil or powder, as listed above. Individual hairs can be imitated by fine strokes with an eyebrow pencil. This also helps with contouring and allows you to precisely define your eyebrow shape so that it suits your face. This way, small plucking errors can also be corrected with makeup until they grow back. When you're done with styling, you can set your brows with gel or wax. And for blonde hair, don't forget to choose a color with grey undertones for makeup! Otherwise, it can quickly turn into an unwanted orange or brown.
The right makeup for beautiful, well-groomed eyebrows is not difficult at all, especially if the shape is already good. And now you know which one works best with your face shape and can wonderfully highlight your features. Focus on your eyes, emphasize your natural beauty, and get the best out of yourself!
My tip for dense and full eyebrows:
LongLashes · FullBrow · Eyebrow Serum
No matter which shape you choose – it looks most beautiful when your brows are naturally dense and healthy. Our Full Brow Eyebrow Serum helps precisely with this: it works directly at the brow root and is completely hormone-free.
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