Eyebrow hair removal for men: how do you go about it?
Eyebrow waxing can transform your facial expression and enhance your eyes. Like daily shaving, eyebrow maintenance deserves special attention to enhance your facial features. Well-defined eyes and carefully shaped eyebrows give you a clean, modern look. But how can you avoid making a mistake and get the result you want? Discover the techniques for impeccable hair removal, which will enhance your face while ensuring a well-groomed appearance.
Why wax your eyebrows?
Eyebrows that are too full or too long can harden your features and make your face look unkempt. The real aim is to refresh the eyebrow line so that it emphasises your features. Eyebrows play a central role in our faces: they shape our expressions, accentuate our eyes, structure our features and highlight our strong points. Careful hair removal can help you achieve a harmonious face.
Before we begin...
Before you start plucking your eyebrows, it's important to know a few tips.
Start by preparing your skin with a gentle exfoliation, which will remove dead skin cells and make the waxing smoother. If you're worried about pain, apply an ice cube to the area to numb it. For optimum comfort, consider waxing just after showering: the heat of the water opens the pores and facilitates hair extraction, making the process less traumatic for your skin.
Defining your eyebrows
Defining the shape of your eyebrows is essential for framing your face harmoniously and highlighting your features. For greater precision, start by establishing clear markers for the beginning and end of your eyebrows. Use a brush or pencil to draw imaginary lines: connect the nostril of your nose to the inner corner of your eye to mark the starting point of the eyebrow. Then pluck the hairs that lie outside this boundary, towards your nose.
To determine the end of your eyebrows, make a mark by connecting the corner of your lips to the outer corner of your eye. Pluck any excess hair beyond this point to obtain a well-defined line. This technique will help you avoid over-plucking while sculpting eyebrows that are perfectly adapted to the structure of your face.
The shape of your eyebrows can also be adjusted to suit the shape of your face: straight brows are best suited to an oval face, while slightly slanted brows add character to a round face. For square faces, rounded edges created with an eyebrow trimmer can soften the angles, while heart-shaped faces benefit from well-defined or arched eyebrows. By thinking about the shape of your eyebrows before you start, you can improve your appearance and harmonise your face with elegance.
Trimming your eyebrows
Once you've defined the shape of your eyebrow, you can start by trimming it.
To sculpt your eyebrows with precision, start by brushing the hairs upwards, using an eyebrow brush or, failing that, a toothbrush. This essential step allows you to reshape your eyebrows with better vision. Next, use small scissors to trim the hairs that protrude from your eyebrow. This simple technique helps maintain a neat line and avoids messy, undefined eyebrows.
When it comes to waxing, be meticulous to avoid irreversible mistakes. A shape that is too thin or too hairy may not meet your expectations.
For precision work, tweezers are recommended. Following your markers, pluck the eyebrows that are outside the desired shape, taking care to define the tip and remove all the hair between and below the eyebrows.
Once you've finished plucking, apply a moisturising fluid to the areas reddened by the plucking. This will help to remove the redness from the plucked skin more quickly.
If it's your first time, it's best to entrust your eyebrows to a professional if you're not at ease. Your beautician will be able to advise you on the best shape to use to highlight your eyes and your face.
Eyebrow care
Maintaining eyebrows that have already been plucked is much easier. We recommend removing unsightly hairs regularly with tweezers. Always remember to trim hairs that are too long to achieve an even result.
