Eyebrows...

I've asked my make-up guru, Gervasio Larrivey, to give us some tips to take care and do our eyebrows and here they are...

Gervasio says:

Eyebrows are definitely one of the most important features in our face. They frame our look and build our expressions.

Along time and fashion trends, they've been having a larger or smaller role: they went from being totally imperceptible during the 20s and 30s to being completely exaggerated during the 40s, 50s and 80s.

Nowadays you should go for a natural but yet defined look. Here some tips to have them always impeccable:

- Avoid waxing. Although its a fast method, the skin of our eyelid is very sensitive and among the first to reveal aging. If we are constantly exposing it to hard pulls by waxing, we'll be facing fallen eyelids in the future. 

- The best way to define and tidy your eyebrows definitely involves tweezers. There are a lot of options to choose from. My favorites are those with flat diagonal tips. They are precise and great for working in detail.

- If you have hairy eyebrows, it's best to define them slowly, avoiding abrupt changes that could change the features of your face. Begin by cleaning the space between both eyebrows and slowly continue giving shape.

- If you have a round or oval face, it's best to give them a more angular shape: this was popular during the 40s and 50s and it was called "dove wing," because of its outline, fuller in its origin, with a bend in its peak and growing thinner towards the end.

- On the contrary, square, rectangular or triangular faces should go for less rigid shapes.

- There are brow pencils and liners (eye pencils). Brow pencils have harder leads. If we define eyebrows with eye pencils, they will look grotesque. Brow pencils define without exaggerating.  

- Personally I prefer using compact shadows. This is how I work: first I tidy them with tweezers, then I comb them with a clear gel for eyebrows and finally, with a shaped (bended) brush and the chosen shadow, I fill where necessary and blend towards the end.

- Be it with pencil or shadow, avoid black. No matter how dark your hair is, eyebrows should always be a hue lighter. If not, they'll be rough on your features.

- My favorite colors are ashy browns, reds and chocolates, always mate.

- Black should be used only in theaters, runway shows or special fashion shoots, where it is common to play with exaggeration.

I hope they are useful for you and put them into practice.