How to Shape Your Eyebrows

If your eyes are the windows to your soul, the curtains would have to be your eyebrows. Though by far not the most important feature of anyone’s face, shaping your eyebrows correctly can really accentuate your features and switch up your look, much like a mini-makeover. In this tutorial, I’ll outline how to achieve the right brow shape for your face.

To shape your brows, you’ll need a spoolie brush (looks like a mascara wand) or an eyebrow and eyelash brush, a pair of trimmers, a good pair of tweezers, and a brow powder or gel is optional to fill in any gaps or less dense spots.

Getting Started

To start off, in order to really see your brows and what you’re doing, you need to brush the brow hairs upward using a spoolie or eyebrow brush. With a small trimmer, trim any hairs that are too long or extend too far out over the brow bone. This helps you to see what you’re doing when you begin plucking away stray hairs.

Where Your Brows Should End

To find out the appropriate place for your brows to end, using the end of the spoolie brush, make a diagonal line (starting at your nostril) from the outer corner of your eye to your brow. With an eyeliner or eyebrow pencil, lightly mark the spot where the end of the spoolie hits your brow. This is where your brows should end.

Where Your Arch Should Be

Much like finding where your brows should end, use the end of the spoolie brush to make a diagonal line (starting from your nostril) from the edge of your pupil to your brow. Mark the spot the spoolie brush hits on your brow. This is where your brow should be arched.

Where Your Brows Should Begin

Like the last two steps, make a diagonal line starting at the inner corner of your eye upward to your brow. Mark this spot on your brow as this is the spot where your brows should begin.

Finishing Up

Now that you have the key shape outlined, lightly stroke out the shape your brow should be with the pencil or powder. With the tweezers, pluck away any stray hairs. If you happen to over-pluck in some places or would like for your brows to look more dramatic, apply the brow powder or gel and blend outward in the direction of the hair growth with the spoolie brush.