Eyebrow Tweezing?

Question

I probably didn't spell tweezing right but...
I tweeze my eyebrows and I still don't know exactly how. Is there some 'pattern' or somthing to go by? Thanks.

Answer 1

To Determine Eyebrow Shape...



1. Take an eyeliner pencil and place it vertically against your nose. It should run from the side of the nose, mid-mouth, and by the tear duct of the eye. This is where your eyebrow should start; any hair that is visible beyond the pencil should be tweezed.



2. Next place the pencil diagonally where it should hit the middle of the mouth, nostril, and outside the iris of the eye. This is wear your arch is. Tweeze a gradually line from the arch to the start of the eyebrow. Remember, GRADUAL, nothing harsh.



3. To determine the end of the eyebrow, align the pencil diagonally across the opposite corner of your mouth, nostril, and outside corner of the eye. Any hair that goes past this point should be tweezed.



4. Place your pencil horizontal from the start of the eyebrow to the end of the eyebrow. The pencil should create a perfect straight line.



Other tips for a better tweezing session include:



        >> Select tweezers that are slant-edged and have a rough textured point. Replace your tweezers every year or so.



        >> Ideally only tweeze your eyebrows after a warm shower/bath when your pores are open... it'll hurt less and you'll be able to extract the whole hair shaft, including the root, and not just "break" the hair off at the skin line. If you haven't showered/bathed, then steam your face w/ a warm, moist washcloth for at least five minutes prior to tweezing.



        >> Run a lil' dribble of antiseptic like rubbing alcohol over your tweezers before and after you tweeze.



        >> Only tweeze hairs from the underside of the brow and between your brows... don't attack ANYthing at the top of your brows!. If you have especially bushy or, perhaps even worse, one or two especially looooooong eyebrow hairs, use manicure scissors to cut them to length. Use a 10x magnification mirror in really good light to see even the smallest stray hairs. :-)



        >> If you've had an "aggressive" tweezing session, rub an ice cube over the tweezed areas to reduce swelling and redness.



        >> NEVER apply cosmetics w/in four hours of tweezing and NEVER tweeze your eyebrows w/in 8 hours of a special occasion.



There are eyebrow stencils you can purchase (see link, below) and if you're at a loss as to what shape is best for your face and/or you've hacked at 'em for so long you just don't know what your normal shape/arch is any more, it might be a good thing to get a stencil and "see" what the final result will be BEFORE continuing a process that's not been very successful, ya' know?



Hope this helps,

      TX Griff

Answer 2

just tweeze them into the shape you want, look at patterns online and decide which you like best. you dont usually need a stencil though. i just have been tweezing for the past year cuz when i got a wax, they would refuse to get my eyebrows thin enough! so now i tweeze and its soooo perfect! i always get compliments but it can get addicting so try to contain urself! start with plucking the outer hairs that are not even in your eyebrow. that should take a while. then if you start thinking they're too thick, tweeze the outer hairs within the eyebrow , and you can even decide how much of an arch you want.

Answer 3

I never figured out tweezing. When I did it, it helped a little, but not too much. The first time I got my eyebrows waxed, I was THRILLED with the results. My eyes really popped. It only costs me $14. Some places may be cheaper. You have to find the right place to go. Some are better than others. You should try it if you can afford it.

Answer 4

because everyone's eye is different.. there is no such thing as an exact pattern

this is a good rule to follow



using a pencil or comb or ruler



place the ruler vertically

line it up from your nose edge to the inner edge of your eye

thats where the eyebrow should start



arch-



place the ruler from your nose edge to the middle of your brow

the trick is to use the middle of your eyeball for a guide

this should be the highest part of your arch



end of brow-



use the ruler from the edge of your nose

line it up with the edge of your eye

this should be the end of your brow



be careful when you tweeze

if you tweeze too much and dont like it

there is a chance that it won't grow back at all



i always recommend that you go and get your brows waxed at least once (the first time you would tweeze) so they can show you how it should be done

and then you can follow that pattern forever



good luck

Answer 5

Easist thing to do: Take a pencil and line it up from the side of your nose (where the nostrils flare out) to the corner of your eye... that's where your eyebrow should start. Then, from the same spot at your nose, move the pencil to the center of your eye. That's where the arch goes. and finally, from the corner of your nose to the outside corner of your eye is where the eyebrow ends. You can use an eyeliner pencil to mark these points and even draw guidelines till you get it down. Then just decide how thin or thick you want them. Don't pluck every day. And tweezing right after a shower eases the pain because your pores are open. Hope it helps.

Answer 6

There's not one specific pattern. If you go to a salon, they will have posters of TONS of different styles (much like hair cuts). There are the basics about how far over to start and how long the eyebrow should be but not one specifc outline.

Try getting ahold of one of these books - they tell you where in relation to your pupil to put the arch, what angle and the thickness.

However personally, I just go to the salon one every 4 to 6 weeks to get them to wax in the pattern and then I just try and stay on top of tweezing spare hairs as they come in.

Works well for me.

Answer 7

Eyebrow tweezing is not painful until you get down towards the lid rather than the brow. Upper lip tweezing is painful! Friends say they prefer waxing because it is all done at once.

Answer 8

tweezing the eyebrow hair the way it comes in

and pull look up in google there are some great sites there

Answer 9

DAMN: I SAW THIS ON THE WEB GOOGLE OR SEARCH FOR HOW TO TWEEZE OR SHAPE EYEBROWS. THERE IS A SITE THE SELLS OUTLINES FOR THE PERFECT EYEBROWS. GOOD LUCK. WAXING ISSUPPOSE TO BE BETTER NOW. BUT HEY

Answer 10

If you have the money get it waxed!!!!! It takes the hair longer to grow back and it takes one step of pain than plucking the hair one by one. But, I don't have the money to go get mine done all the time. So I go when I have the money or when I get a hair cut. Then when I see the hair grow back I pluck the ones that are needed to go.

Answer 11

wax it at a salon