What Do Your Eyebrows Say About You?
Are your brows telling the wrong story? Master eyebrow expert Eliza Petrescu sets things right.
By Jenny Bailly
After
The real Maria: Thoughtful, considerate
To make Maria's brows—and her perceived mood—softer and more even, Eliza thinned the inner area with wax and a little trimming. She then used a blonde pencil to bulk them up, both on top and under the arch. She went over a few stray white hairs with a thicker, slightly darker pencil—and warned Maria not to start plucking them: "If you do, eventually you'll have no brows left."
To make Maria's brows—and her perceived mood—softer and more even, Eliza thinned the inner area with wax and a little trimming. She then used a blonde pencil to bulk them up, both on top and under the arch. She went over a few stray white hairs with a thicker, slightly darker pencil—and warned Maria not to start plucking them: "If you do, eventually you'll have no brows left."
From the June 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine