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Full brows are here to stay
- but arches are more understated
than they were a season or two ago.
Here’s how to get your best yet.
Arch
appeal
For a long while, our Instagram feeds
have had us believing dark and standout
is the only route to good-looking brows,
but there is a rethink happening.
“Once, everyone was going quite dark
and very sharp, but now everything is
softening,” says Hannah Mutze, Bene-
fit’s national brow artist. “Brows can
still be defined and bold, but they are
now more natural and more in line with
hair colour.”BROW BLUNDERS
Arches not looking selfie-worthy? There
are two brow issues that could be hold-
ing your best brows back.ISSUE #1: DISTANCE
“Women often take the brows too
far apart,” says Mutze. “If your brows
are too spaced, your eyes end up
looking smaller, your nose looks wider
and it throws of the overall balance
of your face.”BROW FIX: Step away from the
tweezers. “The only thing you can
do is wait and grow them back in,”
says Mutze, who suggests using the
outside of your nostril as an indicator
of where brows should start. “Anything
between those two points, don’t touch,”
she says.ISSUE #2: PLACEMENT
“Placing your arch in the wrong spot
is another brow mistake,” says Mutze.
“If your arch is too far in, your face
looks rounder and your eyes look
rounder, which can [emphasise] dark
under-eye circles.”BROW FIX: Have your brows
professionally brow mapped. “It finds
out where the start, arch and end of
your brow should sit,” says Mutze. “It
can be adapted to each individual face
shape.” Benefit has a free brow-mapping
service at all its brow counters.From top: Revlon ColorStay
Brow Kit in Soft Brown, $23.95;
Laura Mercier Sketch & Intensify
Pomade and Powder Brow Duo in
Brunette, $35; Revlon ColorStay
Brow Crayon in 305 Blonde, $25.95Rimmel
London Brow
This Way
Brow Pomade in
003 Dark, $13.95