What is eyebrow architecture
In this article we will touch only on the main components of this process and begin with the fact that it is carried out in stages.
Eyebrow shaping is performed using several methods: tattooing, correction, dyeing and makeup.
There is also eyebrow trimming: the desired shape is cut with special scissors, or the eyebrows are simply trimmed.
First, the eyebrows are combed with a brush, then all the hairs are combed up and the ends that extend beyond the general line are carefully trimmed, then the procedure is repeated when combing down.
You can use a hair or thread; sometimes this method is used in beauty studios for correction and hair removal. But more about this below.
Professional long-term types of eyebrow tinting in the salon
- Semi-permanent restoration is an opportunity to sculpt the shape absolutely without pain. It consists in the fact that the specialist draws on the hairs in those places where it is necessary. The effect of this procedure lasts for a month.
- Eyebrow tattooing is performed only in a salon. This option is a permanent coloring, the effect of which can last up to one year. The procedure itself consists of introducing the dye under the skin into the space between the hairs using a needle.
- 3 D-modeling is one of the types of tattooing. The main advantage of this procedure is the use of several shades at once to create naturalness and volume. During the session, each hair is drawn or an area of the skin is retouched, and cosmetic imperfections are corrected and hidden.
This is a long-term type of eyebrow tinting, the effect of which lasts up to two years. The process itself includes the following stages: selection of the required shape, anesthesia, shading of the dye, drawing individual hairs.
Important! After the procedure, swelling and pain may be observed in the first days, so it is advisable to treat these areas with chamomile decoction or nourishing cream.
The tattoo technique will help you forget about daily makeup for a long time.
Before giving preference to one or another coloring method, you should consult a cosmetologist, dermatologist and trichologist. As a rule, they recommend using only natural products. In addition, the coloring option also depends on the skin type and the individual characteristics of the woman.
There are contraindications and restrictions for the procedure for those who are prone to allergies, are pregnant or breastfeeding. If you have even slight doubts, it is better to go to a professional salon.
On a note. What type of eyebrow tinting and tattooing to choose depends on how much time and money the fair sex is willing to spend on creating and subsequently maintaining her beauty.
Types of eyebrow tinting depending on the method
Thanks to coloring, you can get rid of problems such as lack of eyebrows, light, unevenly spaced hairs or changes in their shade.
The color that covers your eyebrows depends on the hair on your head. According to the recommendations of makeup artists, brunettes need to take a shade one or two shades lighter, and blondes, on the contrary, one or two darker. There are quite a large number of options for radical color changes or corrections. For coloring, henna, paint, microblading or tattooing are used.
Eyebrows according to the shape of the face. How not to make a mistake with your choice
There is a myth about the fashionable shape of eyebrows. In fact, it does not exist, and cannot exist, since each girl’s appearance is unique, and the eyebrow line should correspond to the structure of the face, and not to fashionable beauty trends.
Video. Elena Krygina's advice on choosing an eyebrow shape
Individually designed brow ridges will add harmony to the appearance, make the face more correct, and distract attention from visual imperfections.
When choosing the shape of your eyebrows, make-up artists and cosmetologists advise turning to your face type:
- Any eyebrow shape suits an oval face;
- for round – diagonal or with a corner;
- arched eyebrows suit a triangular face;
- diamond-shaped - any shape, but eyebrows look better when they are slightly raised;
- for a pear-shaped face, it is advisable to leave more space between the eyebrows;
- eyebrows with a rise will suit a square person; black dyeing is not recommended;
- A rectangular face can be spoiled by obvious curves; it is better to choose straight eyebrows.
According to the classical method of determining the size of the eyebrows, it begins on a line from the wing of the nose to the inner corner of the eye, the upper curve is located at the point of the line from the nose to the middle of the pupil and ends at the same level where it began.
Eyebrow shape correction
Eyebrow trimming
In order for the face as a whole to look more well-groomed, thick eyebrows, especially if some hairs are longer than others and extend beyond the main contour, can be trimmed.
- First, comb your eyebrows with a brush, then comb all the hairs up and trim the stray ends.
- Then we repeat the action, combing the hairs down.
We get a beautiful and even eyebrow line.
Wax
With this type of eyebrow shaping, the artist uses small strips of hot wax above and below the eyebrow.
After the procedure, the eyebrow becomes clear and geometric. Wax also allows you to remove tufted hairs that cannot be removed with tweezers.
A thread
This correction method was invented in India.
It has its advantages: the process is quite quick, lasts no more than 10 minutes, suitable for girls with skin prone to redness and irritation, but using the thread may be accompanied by pain.
Tweezers
This is the easiest correction option, accessible to literally everyone, and does not require special training.
The main thing is not to get carried away, remove only those hairs that “stray” from the intended eyebrow line, and carefully ensure that the eyebrows remain the same and not too thin.
Color selection and painting
This is one of the main points in the process of performing eyebrow architecture.
Choosing a color based on your hair shade
Fair-haired girls are recommended to color their eyebrows two shades darker than their natural hair color; redheads, brown-haired women and brunettes should opt for shades a little lighter than their natural color, also about a tone or two.
Eyebrows are usually painted either with a special dye, or with henna, or they resort to permanent tattooing, which creates the effect of additional hairs.
Painting
Coloring will give expressionless eyebrows the missing volume and thickness. In 5-7 minutes, an experienced beauty salon master will carefully and efficiently perform the coloring, if no additional correction is required.
Eyebrow tinting. Photos of the procedure before and after
Therefore, it is better to resort to the coloring procedure with already formed eyebrows.
Henna dyeing
Henna is a natural dye; it allows you to tint the intermediate space between the hairs, while the dye only affects the hairs themselves.
Eyebrow dyeing with henna. Photos before and after
Henna does not require any special skills; you can dye your eyebrows yourself if you have the time. The effect lasts up to three weeks.
Permanent tattoo
We have all noticed that sometimes eyebrow tattooing does not look very natural, even foreign on the face, but this is most likely a consequence of the poor quality of work of the artist who performed the procedure.
A qualified specialist will select the right color pigment for your appearance. Your eyebrows will be perfectly shaped and have the right shade and saturation for you.
Permanent makeup is performed with a special device and is very durable - up to three years.
Eyebrow shade depends on eye color
- Brown colors go well with green eyes; gray, black colors, and metallic shades should be avoided.
- Blue-eyed girls are recommended to choose their eyebrow color from a light palette - graphite, gray, light brown; dark shades, especially black, do not suit them.
- For eyes with gray shades, it is more difficult to choose a suitable eyebrow color, however, light anthracite or light brown spectrum are considered the most advantageous.
- Brown eye color dictates a preference for a dark palette; Taking into account the hair tone, we settle on dark brown, chocolate or black.
It is difficult to immediately choose your ideal eyebrow shade, because each appearance is special, and the combination of eye and hair color is individual for all girls. Try a few shades as an experiment.
Use pencils or shadows to select a shade - they are easily washed off. Compare how your favorite option looks with daytime and evening makeup, in different lighting. If it suits you, you can dye it in this shade.
So we told you what brow art is, how it is performed, what methods of eyebrow architecture exist.
But it’s not enough to adjust the shape of your eyebrows and color them once; you need to take care of your eyebrows systematically in order to benefit your overall appearance.
Features of eyebrow coloring
Let us leave physiognomists alone with their stories of what it means when the tip of the eyebrow flies up or, on the contrary, rushes down. For us, the opinion of estheticians is more important. And they are absolutely sure.
Beautiful eyebrow shape and color:
- give expressiveness to the face;
- highlight the color of the eyes - with the right color chosen, the eyes appear brighter;
- make the face look younger, it is no coincidence that eyebrow lifting surgery is one of the most popular.
An entire industry is busy developing professional paint options for tinting eyebrows and eyelashes. And the product itself is subject to a number of strict requirements. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to apply anything intended for hair on the eyebrows.
So, eyebrow and eyelash dye should:
- meet special - ophthalmological - safety requirements (do not contain ammonia and other dangerous components that help the dye penetrate deeper) - which means that if something goes wrong, your eyes will be protected;
- do not cause allergic reactions;
- be resilient and not burn out in the sun;
- when washed, do not affect the natural color of the eyebrows;
- contain caring components for thickness and better growth (vitamins, oils, etc.).
Today you can tint your eyebrows both at home and in a beauty salon. Even if there is a shortage of time, the second option is preferable. Only a real master, using a professional composition, will carry out the design and coloring of eyebrows perfectly.
Pros and cons of coloring
Pros:
- beautiful, dull hairs immediately look brighter;
- you can disguise bald spots;
- eyebrows take on a beautiful shape;
- the effect will last for a long time, on average about a month.
Minuses:
- an allergic reaction is possible;
- Using low-quality dye can lighten the hairs even more.
How to choose a coloring agent
Rules for choosing a shade for tinting eyebrows
Dyeing your hair in extreme tones (hot pink or spring grass) introduces a certain amount of convention into our advice. But, as you know, fashion, like a runny nose, tends to pass. Therefore, we will focus on the basic options.
Blondes. Women with blond hair prefer to choose brown and gray shades. Eyebrows that are too dark—graphite-colored—look unnatural. Although there are also opposite examples. Just look at the photo of actress Emmanuelle Seigner from the film “The Ninth Gate”. In her case, black (her own!) eyebrows with platinum hair look very stylish.
Brunettes. With moderately dark hair, eyebrows should be a shade darker, otherwise they will be lost on the face. And with very dark ones, on the contrary, the tone is lighter. A great option is to add a little red to dark colors, the skin will look fresher.
Red. All shades of brown and red, and sometimes moderate gray, are perfect for red-haired beasts. But in any case, eyebrows should be darker than hair.
Eyebrow Makeup: Perfect Eyebrows
The last stage is eyebrow makeup using a pencil, special gel or shadows. Below we reveal the details of each method.
Eyebrow pencil
We recommend choosing an eyebrow pencil with a brush; this allows you to more accurately assess the intensity of your makeup after combing your eyebrows.
Step-by-step technique for eyebrow makeup with pencil
First, we comb the eyebrows along the growth line, and then carefully draw thin lines that imitate hairs, filling in the “gaps.” This is the simplest method of adding thickness and color to sparse and pale eyebrows.
Eyebrow shadows
Shadows are often used by makeup artists. Eyebrows are more accentuated and natural.
We recommend purchasing eyeshadow sets with several colors, for example, from YSL Beauté. If you need a more lasting effect, choose cream shadows, for example, those from Giorgio Armani.
Gel for eyebrows
You can choose clear or tinted eyebrow gel, depending on the effect you want to achieve.
Using any gel, you can create permanent eyebrow styling for the whole day and give them the desired shape. And, for example, Maybelline Brow Precise tinting gel with microfibers will form neat, well-groomed eyebrows and tint the “gaps” between the hairs.
You will see and be pleasantly amazed at how your face will be transformed with the help of correctly selected and well-executed eyebrow architecture.
The look will become more lively and expressive, the face will become more beautiful and fresh. Maintain the appearance of your eyebrows regularly to look well-groomed, harmonious and young every day.
What is the most important thing in eyebrow shaping:
- What kind of eyebrows does this particular person initially have - in shape, thickness, color, degree of “negligence” (over-plucked, absent or, conversely, increased hair growth). What kind of hair structure does a person have - soft, hard, medium, does he have gray hair, and if so, what is its percentage. How does the hair on the eyebrows lie - flat or sticking out? What is a person’s sensitivity—how comfortably does he tolerate the correction? Are there any local features - scars, moles, pigmentation?
- What are the client’s wishes and personal tastes?
- What kind of skin does a person have (dry, oily, normal). This determines what paint we choose, how it will apply and how long it will last.
- How does the client take care of his facial skin (what does he wash with, what cream does he use, do he use eyebrow styling products, etc.)
- And last but not least, fashion. If the client completely trusts the artist and wants “more fashionable” eyebrows, of course, this is taken into account. If the client insists on scary old-fashioned “threads” or tries to “raise his eyelids with his eyebrows,” which immediately adds 10 years to his face - but for God’s sake, I won’t try to dissuade him, this is his desire, the client pays money for it.
But this does not mean at all that the matter of eyebrow correction and coloring does not have its own clearly defined laws and schemes, and you can completely immerse yourself in “creativity”.
