Some of my favorite brows came from the 1940′s - natural, structured and with an angle. To balance brows, I follow the 3 invisible guidelines…

• Hold a brush or a pencil perpendicular to the floor against your nose – this should mark where your brow begins.

• Next hold the brush or pencil against your nose, passing through the outer edge of the pupil. Make sure you are looking straight ahead when doing this. The meeting point with your brow should mark the breaking point, the highest part of the brow or the angle.

• Finally, hold the brush or pencil against your nose, passing through the outer tip of the eye. The meeting point marks the end of your brow. Here you might need to extend your brow or remove a couple of hairs depending on where the invisible line falls.

When drawing brows I like using pencils for a structured brow, or eye shadow for a softer look. Even if going super structured, you never want to boarder off the brows as if stencilling or boxing the brows, rather try sketching hairs in – this is where the pencils or even automatic pencils come in handy.

For a softer look, use an angled brush like MAC’s #266 dipped in ‘Espresso,’ or ‘Mystery’ eye shadow for dark tones and ‘Wedge’ eye shadow for blonde hair.

 

Jado Arly

Expert Make-up Artist and Instructor
Twitter @JadoArly