It's all about the brows. Thick, full, natural -- yes, even Brooke Shields-like -- eyebrows are big for fall.
"Brows frame your face," says Danielle LeBlond, aesthetician and "brow guru" at Product Apothecary in Tucson, Ariz. "They help slim your face and can take years off your look. When your brows are done, everything falls into place."
And you didn't give them a second thought.
Product Apothecary boasts a new brow bar, which has tons of different products to tame and enhance along with shaping services. LeBlond and Product Apothecary owner Maria Martin offer their do's and don'ts for whipping brows into perfect shape.
Determine Your Brow Shape
Use a stick -- or even a makeup pencil -- and place it against the side of your nose. By following this line straight up, you can see where your eyebrows ought to begin.
Next, keep the stick's lower end against your nose. Move the top of the stick so it's lined up with the outer edge of the iris. Now you've found where the arch should be.
Again, keeping one end of the stick against the nose, line up the stick's far end with the eye's outer corner. This shows where the brow should end.
Shaping Options
- First things first. "Leave shaping to the professionals," Danielle LeBlond says. "Do maintenance at home."
- Waxing ($22) is a popular option. LeBlond uses a honey-based hot wax, and, for those with sensitive skin, a cream-based wax.
- Another option is threading ($22) in which thread is used to shape brows.
- Brow stencils ($14-$20) make it easy to keep those arches sharp at home.
Expect salon visits every 3-4 weeks.
