Thick brows went from to feathered to skinny and now to… nothing?
Shaving off your eyebrows looks like one thing solely the very courageous would do – however a rising group of individuals on magnificence TikTok are taking the plunge, and the outcomes are stunning.
These collaborating within the shaved forehead pattern are doing something from chopping the ends of the brows off, to eradicating the entire thing solely.
And why are they doing this?
Properly, these taking off solely the ends of their forehead say it has a ‘lifting’ impact on the face – like free Botox (apparently).
Whereas others are embracing the intense finish of the pattern as a complete new look.
What to know earlier than you shave
Forehead Professional, and CEO of Rubis Tweezers, Fides Baldesberger says it’s protected to mess around with this look.
She says: ‘Typically talking, it's protected to shave your eyebrows so long as you do it with care and use the fitting instruments and merchandise, cleansing them correctly.
‘Earlier than shaving you actually ought to think about why you'd shave your forehead solely.
‘It’ll undoubtedly change your complete look, so it’s not one thing to take frivolously. They'll after all develop again, however it is going to take time.’
Progress charges fluctuate individual to individual, however normally, you possibly can count on to see stubble inside a few days, and it could take as much as six weeks till you see brows again to the place they could have been earlier than.
There are issues to remember although.
Fides provides: ‘One other factor to notice is the realm of pores and skin beneath the forehead is extra delicate than different areas we normally shave, because it’s thinner and lies instantly on the forehead bone.
‘This implies there’s an elevated danger of nicks, cuts, and bleeding. The eyebrow can also be a small space, shaving there's more durable so you will have to be exact.
‘In the event you’re anxious about cuts you possibly can all the time go for tweezing or waxing, nevertheless repeatedly doing both of those on the identical space can result in hair rising again slower and fewer ceaselessly.’
Regrowth when shaving will seem coarse and stubble-like, as you’re not eradicating the hair from the basis, so there’s no want to fret concerning the hair not returning.
However you may be extra prone to get issues in your eye, as brows assist defend our eyes from mud, particles and sweat.
Methods to do it
Don’t use your common razor for this. It’s finest to get a small single blade.
Fides says:
- On clear, dry pores and skin, maintain your eyebrow pores and skin taut by pulling it up gently towards your brow. You’ll wish to use your non-dominant hand to carry your pores and skin and your dominant hand to shave.
- Utilizing your brow-specific blade, gently swipe on the hairs within the course of development.
- Skip any textured areas, like blemishes or moles. This could trigger irritation and an infection, so tweeze this space as an alternative
- To assist decrease your probabilities of razor burn, keep away from shaving over the identical space too many occasions.
- Apply a topical gel with aloe vera to appease the realm.
Scared to commit? Here is find out how to faux it
You should utilize concealer over your brows as an alternative for a ‘shaved’ look.
Fides says: ‘Utilizing a spoolie or toothbrush, take a concealer and brush it by way of the forehead. Begin on the tail of the forehead and work your approach inward. This covers the brows from root to tip.
‘Then use your spoolie to brush the brows again into your typical form. For the concealer color, select a barely opaque consistency that's only a shade darker than your pores and skin, this can act as color correcting.’
If in case you have darker thicker forehead hairs it could take just a few layers and purposes.
She provides: ‘If needed, you possibly can repair your brows with clear setting powder in and across the eyebrow arch.
‘In case your eyebrows are darkish, you possibly can combine in somewhat peach color powder for color correcting. This additionally prevents it from changing into seen in photographs.’
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