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Eyebrow Arching

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Eyebrow Arching

Shaping eyebrows is very common among females. Give your face a neat look with eyebrow arching.

Threading, grooming and make up originated from Africa. Whenever we talk about beauty, the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra is always adduced. Her incomparable beauty and sharp features are well known to everyone. This article on eyebrow arching is about beautifying yourself. So Cleopatra’s hypothetical presence will add charm to the notes.

Eyebrow arching is a technique that gives an arch-like shape to you eyebrow. Although you might have thick beautiful eyebrows, they can be shapeless. Shapeless eyebrows give a clumsy look to your face. The simple thing you can do is thread your eyebrows and get the perfect shape that suits your face. Threading techniques vary as the shape and thickness of the eyebrows vary. Be it arched eyebrows or round eyebrows, they will always make your face look neat. Read the following content to know details on eyebrow shaping.

Eyebrow Arching Techniques Eyebrow arching can be done by threading, plucking or waxing. However I feel, eyebrow arching with thread is the easiest and safest method. Read more on eyebrow threading instructions

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  • Go to an eyebrow threading professional. Chose the right shape for your eyebrow based on its thickness. Arching eyebrows also depends on your eye size and face cut. If your eyebrows are thin, just remove the extra hair for arch shape.
  • Carefully analyze your brow with a pencil. Put the pencil parallel to your nose to find out where your eyebrow starts and ends. Also make a rough idea how the arching would look.
  • Comb the eyebrows upwards with a spiral brush.
  • If you are capable of tweezing or threading by yourself, make sure you stretch your brows up before threading. Began tweezing the extra hair from below and then above. It’s always better to get this done by a professional to get a perfect arch.
  • The arching comes above the pupil and the eyebrow tapers towards the end.
  • Brush off the extra hair and massage with a mild lotion to avoid redness.

Read more on:

  • How to Pluck Eyebrows
  • How to Tweeze Eyebrows
  • Eyebrow Threading

Eyebrow Arching Tools

A complete set of eyebrow arching tools includes stencils for accuracy, white soft pencil for marking, brushes for grooming, tweezers or plucker for removing extra hairline, arching razors for shaving, brow gel to provide hold, brow mousse for volume and brow powder or pencil to add color and natural finish. Sometimes your brows have a natural arch. For this, you can just trim it with brow scissors. For light brows, pencil them smoothly with brow thickener.

Waxing the extra strands is painful. Lukewarm ointment is applied across the skin and a sheet is used to rip the extra hair from your eyebrows. It is painful and unsafe. The waxing sheet causes irritation, rashes, and painful bumps on the sensitive skin around the eye. With the right use of these tools you can get a perfect arched eyebrow. Read more on how to wax eyebrows.

Points to Remember while Eyebrow Arching

Keep the following points in mind before you go for eyebrow arching.

  • Hold the pencil at an angle to your nose and connect it to the end of your eyebrow.
  • The arch should be carved above the eye socket.
  • Draw a line to get the accurate shape.
  • Pluck the brow in the direction of hair growth to avoid pain.
  • Start plucking from the lower brow line, near the nose.
  • Apply cocoa butter before you start shaving. It softens the skin and helps in easy tweeze.
  • Be careful before plucking each strand. Once plucked you cannot regrow you hair immediately.

Have you already started imagining yourself with an arched eyebrow? If your answer is yes, just get the eyebrow arching done.. I still wonder,

if eyes could kill… I would definitely get arched eyebrows as a mantrap

(just a thought provoking line)!

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