by Artemis

Your eyebrows are possibly the most important feature on your face. They are the frame. Well sculpted brows give you an instant face lift, without the pain of surgery!

They can truly make of break your look. Thicker brows look more youthful too, so don't overpluck them, and feel free to fill them in when you so desire!

Consider visiting a professional for your eyebrows at least once, and then you can simply clean up the strays.

But it you want to do it yourself...

Rule #1
Easy does it with the tweezer! Seriously, I can not stress this enough.

Rule # 2
Invest in a great slanted tweezer. My all time favorite tweezers are by Tweezerman.  A great tweezer will help you grasp each hair and your wrist won't tire out because they are made to have the ideal amount of flexibility and grip.

Try: Tweezerman Tweezers

Rule #3
Shaping your brows. There are three points that you must be aware of on your brow.

1.  The edge of your nostril and the inner most part of your brown should align.

2.  There is an invisible line that goes frm the samepoint of your nose diagnally through the center of your eye, and up to your natural arch. This will be the highest point of your brow.

3.  And finally, from that same point of your nose to the end of your eyebrow. (see diagram) If it is too short, you might want to add some length to it with your brown pencil. Mark these points with your eye pencil for reference when tweezing.
   
You can also try using a stencil that fits closely to the natural shape of your brow.
 
Try: Anastasia Classic Stencils

Rule #4
Tweeze the strays and alternate between your brows so that you are constantly achieveing symmetry.

Rule#5
Object in the mirror may seem larger than they appear!
Standing too close to the mirror or using a magnifying mirror will distort your eyebrows and cause you to overpluck. Every so often, step away and take a look at your whole face, and then decide if you need to go back in there and pull out hair # 105 or not! 

Rule#6
Know when to STOP PLUCKING!!!!
We have all seen what an over plucked eye brow looks like, and it ain't pretty!

Rule#7
Trimming.
Using a spooley brush, brush your eyebrows straight up. Then, using a pair of straight eyebrow trimming scissors (that you only reserve for hair), trim what sticks out above your eyebrows now. I have to note that this can be optional. Trimming can help brows look neater, but if you have shorter brow hair naturally, there is no need for this.

Try: Revlon Brow Set

Rule#8
Filling them in. This too is optional as it is a matter of personal taste. My own eyebrows are naturally quite dense, except for some sparse areas, so I normally don't bother with this. However, if I am going to an event and I want to look very polished, filling them in softly is a must! You can use a brow pencil to fill them in or brow powder with a stiff angled brow brush.  Either way, I always use a spooley brush to blend in lightly what I have filled in so that it looks most natural, yet utterly glamourous!

Try: Prescriptives Groom Stick for Brows
Smashbox Brow Tech
Nars Brow Brush 05
Laura Mercier Brow Definer

EMERGENCY!!! EMERGENCY!!!!
So what if you went a little crazy and you did overpluck? Please put down your weapon and promise not to touch them until they have grown back! In the meantime, fill in the spaces with some brow powder and that stiff small angled brow brush I told you about. To help them grow back quicker, you can dab a little bit of Rogaine with a Q-tip on that area or use a product that it specifically made to help brows grow back.

Try: Anastasia Brow Enhancing Serum