Brows like Cara

How do you do that?

This is the very best part of being a beauty editor at Amayzine: answering questions from our loyal readers. Miriam asked us how to make beautiful symmetrical eyebrows like Cara Delevingne, without looking like a clown from a Stephen King horror film. Don’t fret Miriam, with love I’ll guide you far far away from the horror film look.

Beginnings and endings

Your eyebrows start at the same point as the inside of your eyelid. So if you take a pencil (or thin object) holding it vertically in line with your eye, you know from where you can start shaping and drawing. It is the same on each side. This trick is also done for the end of your eyebrow. Instead of holding the pencil vertically, hold it on an angle from the outside of your nostril to the outside of your eye. Follow it through to show where the eyebrow should end.

Brush

Grab a brush and comb your eyebrow hairs upwards.

Light pencil

Pick a light shade eyebrow pencil and carefully draw along the bottom of the brow. Do the same making your way to the top of the brow. This determines the shape. If you make a mistake, it is easily removed.

Dark pencil

You can now use a dark pencil to go over the light colored brow line. If you are blonde, choose a color that’s about two shades darker. Brunettes choose two shades lighter. The shape of the eyebrow is now in place.

Coloring in

The coloring is done with special brow powder or dark eye shadow in the same color as the last pencil used. Make sure you color neatly within the ‘lines’ to keep them beautifully in shape.

Highlighting

To accentuate your symmetrical eyebrows, you can use a light powder or concealer (but apply it thinly) just above and below the eyebrow, following closely the line of your arch. This also helps to take away excess eyebrow powder.

Blending

I personally love a brow that is not a super tight line, so I use an ordinary powder brush to sweep out any extra color. This allows for a natural effect.

Gel

Keep your eyebrows in place and looking perfect all day by using a transparent gel.