4 ways to beautifully paint eyebrows with a pencil

Eyebrows are one of the most important components of a person's image. They perform several functions and can change their appearance beyond recognition. Experts say that no matter what shape of eyebrows nature gives you, it can be easily corrected and improved. For this, tweezers, a trimmer, special shadows and cosmetic pencils are used.

The journalists talked with professional makeup artists and found out how to beautifully paint the eyebrows with a pencil, how to choose the right shade of a pencil and its type. The main thing in the process of applying makeup is to make the correct shape, outline the contours, carefully shade the inner space and draw a clear tip.

Pencil, paint, eye shadow or tattoo?

First, let's figure out why a pencil is considered the best way to paint eyebrows:

1. Modern cosmetics manufacturers offer a wide range of specialized pencils that will help you beautifully paint your eyebrows. You can choose several of the most suitable shades and use them in any given situation – for daily or evening makeup.

2. A pencil is better than shadows in that it can not only beautifully paint eyebrows, but also get a lasting result. The pigment of the pencil has a denser structure, it holds better in adverse conditions, such as heat or high humidity. This means that you will need to adjust your makeup less often or not at all during the day. Shadows can quickly crumble, ruining the make-up not only of the eyebrows, but also of the eyes. In addition, using them is not as convenient as using a pencil.

3. A pencil is better than eyebrow dye in that it can be used to paint the desired area and wash it off at any time. Even if it is not possible to paint beautifully, if the shade is chosen incorrectly, or the shape of the eyebrows needs correction, the pigment of the cosmetic pencil is removed with plain water or milk to remove makeup. If you paint your eyebrows with paint, it will not be easy to correct the result in the event of a mistake or failure. You will most likely have to wait a few weeks for the paint to fade or rinse off completely. In addition, daily use of a pencil can not cause significant damage to the hairs of the eyebrows. And the regular use of paint, even on a natural basis, is the risk of damaging the structure of the hairs, which can lead to their loss.

4. Pencil is better than tattoo for the same reasons as with paint. Only an unsuccessful tattoo will lead to more dire consequences. Since the result will last much longer – from 6 months to 3-5 years. Even if the master does his job well, in 3 years a woman may have a desire to change her hair color, hairstyle, the usual makeup technique, and clothing style. And these changes can be poorly combined with the shape and shade of the eyebrows created with the help of tattooing.

Of course, paint, shadows, and tattooing have their own advantages over a cosmetic eyebrow pencil. But the pencil also has many advantages – it is easy to use, suitable for use by young inexperienced girls; makes it possible to draw lines of any thickness and adjust the intensity of the shade. It is quite simple, inexpensive to paint arcs beautifully with a pencil, and the result will last exactly as long as needed. It is an affordable, practical, versatile and economical tool that every woman should have in her makeup bag.

How to beautifully paint eyebrows with a pencil – a standard sequence of actions

This small instruction, which the journalists compiled on the basis of the advice of the make-up masters, will help each girl beautifully paint her eyebrows with a pencil.

First, choose the best shape for your eyebrows. You need to take into account the features of the oval of the face and other features of the appearance. You can consult with a makeup artist or use a simple life hack that will help determine the beginning, middle and end of the bends.

Create the shape of the eyebrows before painting.

Make-up experts gave us an easy way to give arcs the right shape at home. To do this, you need to take any pencil and attach it to your face in three ways:

1. One end of the pencil is pressed against the wing of the nose, the other goes to the inner corner of the eye. At the point of intersection of the pencil with the eyebrow is its base (beginning).

2. One end of the pencil is pressed against the wing of the nose, the other goes to the outer corner of the eye. Where the pencil touches the arch, there should be a finite boundary for the growth of the eyebrow hairs.

3. Find and fix a bend point that may be almost invisible on horizontal brows or stand out on curved and upward brows. The point of bending is located where the tip of the pencil points, if you attach it with one end to the wing of the nose and point it up so that it passes over the point of the pupil of the eye.

You have determined the beginning and end of the bends, now you need to figure out the shape. Experts recommend adhering to the form that is laid by nature. Just in case, we list the main types:

1. Arcuate.

2. Curved.

3. With a break.

4. Horizontal.

5. Ascending.

6. The edge of the house.

You can correctly pluck and correct the eyebrows by removing excess hairs at the base and at the end, as well as single elements that go beyond the growth area of ​​the bulk of the hairs. At the same time, makeup artists recommend plucking only those hairs that are above the eyelids, but not those that grow along the upper edge of the arch.

When shaping your brows and keeping a natural curve, remember that the arch should be slightly wider at the base than in the middle, and wider in the middle than at the end. The ideal average thickness is 5-10 millimeters. Follow the principle – the thinner the lips, the thinner the brows (and vice versa). The 'thread' eyebrows that were popular in the 20s and early 90s are out of fashion. Such arcs are not suitable for many; only lovers of bold techniques, experiments with makeup, dare to draw them.

When you're done creating the shape, the hairs will need to be shortened. To do this, use a simple nail scissors or a special trimmer:

1. If using scissors, use a fine 'men's' comb, a special brow brush, or an old, clean mascara brush. Draw it along the surface of the arc from bottom to top. Try to arrange the hairs as if vertically. You will see that some of them are so long that they go beyond the bend. If you run your hand over your face during the day, you can touch these long hairs, and they will knock out of the total mass in the same way, disrupting the image. Therefore, it is recommended to carefully shorten hairs that are too long, lifting them up and cutting them with nail scissors. And then do the same, directing them down to the eyelid area.

2. If you are afraid that you can accidentally cut off the excess with scissors, use a special trimmer. It is sold with stop attachments that allow you to trim all hairs to a specific length.

At the end, the face needs to be cleaned. You can wash your face with plain water or use special cosmetics. After 'trimming' and peeling, your brows are completely ready to be beautifully painted with a pencil.

How to paint your eyebrows to make them look both beautiful and natural

The sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Brush down the hairs so they lie flat in the direction of their growth.

2. Make some hair-like strokes in the middle of one of the arcs. This will make it possible to understand how the pigment lies on the skin, whether it accumulates on the hairs.

3. Shade with small lines in areas where the hairs do not grow or grow not thick enough. The pressure should be weak. It is better to do more light strokes that simulate hairs than draw a few greasy stripes that will look unnatural.

4. Draw the bottom of the brow, marking its border. Some makeup artists advise to draw a contour along the entire length of the arc, both from the bottom and from the top (do not bring the upper contour about a centimeter to the base). Look at the result and build on what you like best.

5. Apply light strokes all over the brow, from inside to outside. The lines should be drawn in the direction of the growth of nearby natural hairs.

6. Draw a ponytail with one clear stroke.

7. With a brush, you need to make a light shading of the pigment in order to give the arcs the most natural look.

8. The application of a light pigment, for example, foundation or highlighter, to the area under the lower and above the upper arc lines will help to highlight the eyebrows, to make the look 'wide open'.

9. At the very end, comb the hair again in the direction of its growth, removing excess dye.

This is where you can finish your makeup or set the result using a special wax fixing eyebrow gel.

How to beautifully paint eyebrows with a pencil – use a stencil

Stencils have appeared relatively recently and have already gained popularity, as they help to paint the eyebrows beautifully, quickly and without unnecessary pain. It is not difficult to choose the shape of a special stencil. It should be close to the parameters of natural arcs. Before buying, you can attach several sample stencils to your face, and buy the one that suits the most.

Now let's look at how beautiful it is to draw eyebrows with a pencil using a stencil:

1. Place the stencil over your face. See what hairs go beyond its borders, and carry out the correction with a trimmer, tweezers.

2. Apply the stencil again, draw a line along the contour of its inner space, which will outline the shape of the eyebrow.

3. Shade the area that is in the inner space of the stencil, using the standard technique – light small strokes that simulate hairs.

4. Blend the pigment, comb the brows, apply gel or wax if desired.

How beautiful to paint eyebrows if they have a different shape

Many people have slightly irregular facial features. Perfect symmetry is not inherent in nature, therefore such a phenomenon as a different shape or height of eyebrows is a variant of the norm. But this feature of appearance can distort the perception of your appearance by others, make your facial features not as harmonious as we would like. Experts give several recommendations on how to beautifully paint asymmetrical eyebrows, it is only important to take into account the nature of the problem:

1. Wrong kink. You can correct the situation if you pluck the eyebrow at the point where the bend should be, and also slightly correct the upper outline. The bottom line of the arc needs to be slightly finished with a pencil.

2. One of the eyebrows is below the other. You can slightly lower the growth line of one of the arcs by plucking the hairs in the upper zone. Or add the missing upper part of the second arc.

3. Different lengths. Makeup artists do not recommend solving this problem by trimming the longer eyebrow by plucking. It is better to take a pencil that matches the color of the eyebrows as much as possible, draw the tip and / or base of a short arc.

4. Different widths. Create the ideal shape for a wider arc and simulate the same shape on the second arc, using a persistent pencil of the desired shade, shade, blend in a standard way.

In principle, any asymmetry problem can be solved with an eyebrow pencil and tweezers. Where there are plenty of hairs – we pluck out, where there are not enough – we finish painting. The main thing is not to get carried away and the first time to carry out the correction together with the makeup artist or under his control.

How to paint beautifully thin eyebrows

In most cases, thin arcs are the result of improper, excessive plucking. But it also happens that a girl has such an innate appearance. To fix the problem, draw beautiful eyebrows, buy two pencils. One should have a shade slightly darker than the hair on the head. And the second is a shade one or two shades lighter than the first pencil. It is easy to paint thin eyebrows with these tools:

1. Along the entire length, the arcs are carefully shaded with a light-colored lead.

2. The lower region of the arcs, taking into account the bend, is shaded with an additional dark pigment.

3. Next, you need to slightly shade the paint, comb the hairs, if desired, fix the result with gel.

4. The combination of light and dark shades allows you to create additional volume for thin and thin eyebrows.

A properly chosen shade of a pencil will help to beautifully paint eyebrows.

The shade of the pencil should match the color of the hair on the head and the shade of the skin on the face. Since eyebrow hair is normally darker than head hair, the shade of the pencil should also be one shade darker. Naturally, you need to start from the color that the curls have at a particular time. If the natural color is chestnut, but the girl has dyed into a burning brunette, the product should match the tone of the paint on the head. Consider what shades of cosmetics are traditionally suitable for eyebrow makeup:

1. Black is an option only for brunettes and brown-haired women with very dark hair.

2. Gray, dark beige, brown, dark brown are options for blondes and blonde women.

3. All shades of gold and copper are options for redheads and redhead hair.

It should be borne in mind that these are basic recommendations. Much depends on the color of the skin and the general color type of the woman's appearance. For example, if a woman has light skin, then heavy, saturated, bright shades will not suit her, only pastel, calm ones. Those with tanned, dark skin can try bolder and more vibrant options. Therefore, to understand how to beautifully paint eyebrows with a pencil, buy several shades and experiment, 'trying on' different means.

Guidelines for choosing pencils

To paint eyebrows beautifully and to get the desired result will help a pencil that matches the following characteristics:

1. The degree of hardness is medium. Too hard can scratch the skin. A rod that is too soft will 'cut through' by the coarse hairs, crumble and roll into lumps. In addition, a bold pencil will make your eyebrows look unnaturally bright and your makeup look vulgar.

2. Mechanical, which twists out or standard – it needs to be sharpened. The first option does not require the purchase of a sharpener, but with use, the rod becomes blunt. A wooden pencil is used more economically, it makes it possible to draw the finest and finest strokes-hairs.

3. Water resistance. This quality of cosmetics is especially appreciated by girls and women who lead an active lifestyle. And those who live in places with high humidity, air temperature. A waterproof pencil will not only allow you to draw beautifully eyebrows, but also enjoy the result in any extreme situation. The main condition for its use is to cleanse the skin and hairs in the eyebrow area from sebum, because the pigment of such cosmetics is fat-soluble.

4. The presence of wax or similar elements in the composition. Most wax crayons are waterproof. But this is not their main advantage. The wax remedy helps to beautifully paint brows with coarse and unruly hair. Wax fixes well even short hair at the ends and at the base of the arches.

5. Powdery texture. This option is ideal for those with oily skin and lovers of natural makeup. Its main advantages are soft natural shades, easy application, the fullest possible filling of all the 'voids' between the hairs. The powdery product allows you to do any type of makeup. If this is a daily make-up, it should be used in a standard way according to the instructions. If it is an evening, gala or stage make-up, the tip of the bar can be slightly moistened to produce a brighter, more intense pigment shade.

When choosing, also consider the price of the product and the reputation of the manufacturer. Products from well-known companies allow you to make up your eyebrows beautifully and not be disappointed with the result.

Can I use eyeliner or eyeshadow?

As a last resort, if you don't have an eyebrow pencil on hand, you can also use an eyeliner. It has a safe composition and will not harm the eyebrow hairs. But you need to be prepared for the fact that the effect may not be what you expect. For example, a pencil shades poorly, gathers in lumps, smears out beyond the boundaries of the shape of the eyebrows, and gives the arcs an unnatural color. You should not count on the fact that it will turn out to be beautifully made up of eyebrows, but you can experiment for the sake of interest.

The same goes for the eyeshadow. As a last resort, you can try to use them for eyebrow makeup. Shadows, if applied with a brush, will paint over not so much the hairs of the arc as the skin. Therefore, the effect should be more natural and softer. Experimenting with the number of shadows, you can give your eyebrows an optimal shade, change its saturation.

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