Eyebrow waxing mistakes: 10 bad habits to stop now
There eyebrow hair removal it would seem a pretty basic operation for one beauty addict. Yet, even the most experienced can fall into real “beginner’s mistakes” . Not for nothing, it remains one of the most requested treatments by beauticians.
In fact, we all know the importance of the eyebrows in order to define the look and enhance the features: in a word, of make us more beautiful. And hair removal is the first and fundamental step. If you proceed incorrectly, even the make-up will be, as well as more cumbersome, also unsatisfactory. A bit like making the base on problematic skin rather than one without major flaws.
We therefore thought of doing a “review” of some common mistakes that many of us tend to commit when it comes to pluck the eyebrows. We found 10, so let’s kick off the post right away!
# 1 GO AGAINST YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
The sense of depilating and then of making up your eyebrows is to eliminate some defects, removing the hairs that grow in the wrong places and filling the holes with make-up. The first guideline in the eyebrow hair removal it is therefore enhance its natural structureAnd.
Even the stencil should be considered a “help”, but to be used wisely.
# 2 TEAR WITH THE COUNTER-HAIR TWEEZER
Mistake number 2 is more trivial, but often underestimated: we have already reiterated it a few times in other posts, but it’s worth remembering. The principle is that the hair goes precisely torn, possibly removed delicately, to avoid redness and ingrown hair. So it should never be removed against the grain, because you risk breaking it.
# 3 DON’T PUT A CREAM BEFORE DEPILATING THEM
In this case it is not a “serious” error, but apply the cream before plucking the eyebrows it’s a step that takes a few seconds and makes all the difference. The hair is in fact softened as well as the skin of the area. And consequently the tearing, or the action of the razor, will be much more delicate (the same happens if you proceed after a hot shower).
But be careful! The cream should be removed after hair removal and in general care must be taken never to put it on this area – we refer to day creams, sunscreens & Co. In fact, we have read that it could cause an obstruction of the hair follicles by slowing down hair growth.
# 4 SHAFTING TOO Often
Do you also do an eyebrow tweak almost every day? Well, one should try not to overdo it. Plucking a rebellious hair is fine, but complete hair removal should be done every one or two weeksto give the hair time to grow a little and consequently have a better result.
# 5 USE A MAGNIFYING MIRROR
We happened to read in an interview with “celebrity spinzetta” Joey Healy that using a magnifying mirror for this procedure would be counterproductive. According to Healy, in fact, it makes us lose perspective on how many hairs we have already removed.
#6 USING BAD TWEEZERS AND NOT CLEANING THEM
A good tweezer is a real investment, and it allows you to be more precise while warding off undercut or even ingrown hairs. Also, don’t forget to disinfect it quickly after each use.
#7 WAXING TOO OFTEN
Eyebrow waxing: yes or no?
According to some, eyebrow waxing would be just not advisable because it would put too much stress on the delicate skin in the area, causing the eyelid skin to sag in the long run.
But many, on the other hand, continue to love this procedure, particularly with black waxing, which is gentler than the traditional version. Let’s say that one should avoid doing it too often, opting, in everyday life, for softer methods.
#8 “EYEBROWS ARE SISTERS, NOT TWINS”
Is this a phrase that sounds familiar? You’ve probably heard it from Clio before. Obviously, eyebrows should tend to be symmetrical, but without insisting on making them identical.
Some celebrities also have decidedly asymmetrical eyebrows, but they make their looks and faces even more beautiful and distinctive. Much better than “Instagram-style” eyebrows, which look like they were drawn with a square and ruler, resulting, as we said in point #1, unnatural and fake.
#9 SHAVE THEM TOO MUCH
It’s amazing how many people still fall into the beauty-crime of 1990s eyebrows!
In short girls, we don’t think it goes without saying that, without going to extremes of hyper-thin eyebrows that perhaps only look good on a few face types, shaving them too much is just as detrimental to your look. Suffice it to say that Michelle Obama let her own eyebrows, which she wore very thin, grow out, apparently to convey more confidence and trustworthiness!
#10 SHAVE THEM TOO LITTLE
EVEN THOSE WITH SPARSE AND THIN EYEBROWS NEED SOME TWEAKING
We all know what points to shave, that is, where eyebrows grow completely out of proportion ?? such as near the crease of the eye. Paradoxically, the greatest beauty-danger is faced by girls who have sparse and thin eyebrows, and who are constantly told to “don’t touch them.”
Instead, even our Clio, with her thin eyebrows, doesn’t shy away from tweezing all those hairs that grow right where they shouldn’t. For example, it is not uncommon for some, perhaps very light ones, to sprout rather high up, in the lower part of the forehead. Here, in these cases they should be removed because among other things they interfere with make-up.
With this in mind, perhaps the best method is the razor, because it allows you to remove more effectively even those little hairs, perhaps very light, that might escape the tweezers–but not the foundation!
What about you girls, how many mistakes are you “guilty” of? And about the “wax yes, wax no” diatribe, what do you think? Have you figured out what is the right compromise between the natural shape of your eyebrows and the one that best suits your face… or are you still trying to find out? If you’d like, tell us your thoughts in the comments! A big kiss from Eynbro.
