How to Trim Eyebrows

Whether you’re just looking to trim a bit or completely change the look of your brows, there are plenty of brow trimmings and styles to choose from . There are two basic ways to trim eyebrows: using scissors or tweezers. After trimming, you can retouch with tweezers to make your eyebrows look sharper, creating the perfect highlight for your face!

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Trimming with scissors

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Brush your eyebrows upwards. Use an eyebrow brush to brush the hairs upwards. The hairs that stick out outside the eyebrow line are the part that you need to trim. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Fix the eyebrows to be trimmed with an eyebrow brush. Brush this part of the eyebrow straight up above the eyebrow. Use the brush to keep your brows in place while trimming so they don’t get too short.

Use scissors to trim the hair above the brush head. Use nail clippers or hair clippers to trim the hair sticking out of the brush head. Focus on the longest strands and slowly alternate lengthwise by cutting the back strand a little longer or shorter than the front strand. This will help the eyebrows look more natural. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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Comb the hairs diagonally at a 45-degree angle and trim. Once you’ve cut the long strands, use an eyebrow brush to brush the hairs diagonally at a 45-degree angle. Hold the brush head still, and at the same time trim all the hairs that are sticking out.

Brush your brows downwards and continue to trim the part that sticks out. Use an eyebrow brush to brush the hairs downwards. Trim the excess beyond the brow line below.

Repeat all the steps with the other eyebrow.

Use tweezers

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Shower before plucking eyebrows. Hot water works to expand hair follicles, making plucking easier, as well as helping you reduce pain and discomfort when plucking eyebrows. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

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Pull out the hairs that grow in the salping area (above the bridge of the nose) and below the eyebrows. The cleanliness of this area will make a big difference in shaping your brows and helping them look neater. Use slanted nose tweezers to pluck out each hair that grows below the eyebrows and above the bridge of the nose firmly. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Use your fingers to stretch the skin where you need to pluck, this will help reduce pain when plucking. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

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Pull in the direction of hair growth. You should pay attention to the direction of hair growth before plucking so that the hair is plucked at the root. Pulling in the opposite direction can cause the hairs to break at the base and lead to ingrown hairs. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

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Do not use a magnifying glass makeup mirror to avoid over plucking. We often want to enlarge our eyebrows to see each detail more clearly, this is a natural reflex. However, you need to try to restrain yourself as this can give the impression that you have more hair than you really are and lead to accidentally over-plucking your eyebrows. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

In the process of plucking eyebrows, stop, step back a little and look at the whole face a few times. This will help you avoid plucking more eyebrows than necessary. ^{[8] X Research Sources}

Choose the right eyebrow style

Use the top of your eye as a landmark. Align a straight line from the beginning of the eye to the eyebrow, the intersection of the line and the eyebrow is the beginning of the eyebrow. The hairs that grow from this line to the nose are the part you need to trim.

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Choose the right eyebrow style for your face. Different people cannot have exactly the same eyebrows, because each face will suit a certain type of eyebrow. Observe the shape of your face to find out how to trim your eyebrows best. ^{[9] X Research Source}

With a long or rectangular face, you should choose thin and horizontal eyebrows, which will help the face look shorter.
If you have a small or heart-shaped face, thick eyebrows will make the overall look quite heavy. On the contrary, if you have an angular jawline, thick eyebrows will help balance the contours of the face.
Curved eyebrows will help soften the edges on a diamond face.

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Use eyebrow gel to comb the hairs to the same side. Continue shaping the brows using eyebrow gel. Sweep the gel by moving the brow brush upwards and towards the ear. This step will help the eyebrow shape maintain its beauty throughout the day. ^{[10] X Research Source}

Warning

If you accidentally cut or pluck too much, you will have to wait a while for the eyebrows to grow back as they were. Take your time in this meticulous process and prune little by little to avoid cutting too short or over plucking.

Things you need

Eyebrow brush
Eyebrow comb
Hair scissors or nail scissors
Tweezers
Eyebrow Gel

Steps

Trimming with scissors

Use tweezers

Choose the right eyebrow style

Warning

Things you need

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