Eyebrows. Undoubtedly, one of the most important factors when defining our expression is that beautiful eyebrows, in harmony with the shape of the face (it is important to respect the harmony between the nose, eyes, chin and jaw) enhance the look of natural form. Have you turned 50 and you don't know how to wear them? Don't worry, we are here to help you.
How to wear your eyebrows if you are 50 years old
To begin with, if you see that your eyebrows are less dense than they were years ago, you should know that it is something totally normal. " Over the years we lose density in the eyebrows. It happens like with the eyelashes, there are times when we have the perception of having less volume and it is because the hair of the eyebrows also has its own growth cycle. In fact, in the case of the eyebrows is about 20 to 28 days approximately.
We must avoid waxing excessively because if we coincide with that part of the cycle in which there has not yet been a hair renewal, we can lose density. I recommend plucking the eyebrows once a month or at most twice a month ", explains Cristina Lobato, professional makeup artist.
Eyebrow makeup: step by step
The expert highlights that, when it comes to makeup, design or plucking eyebrows, there is no written rule . All eyebrows are different and we have to take into account several factors, such as the physiognomy of the eye and eyelid, the type of face and the birth of the eyebrow hair.
"When applying eyebrows on a woman over 50, I usually use two ultra-thin pencils of the same color range, one lighter and the other more intense , always as similar as possible to the tone of the hair", highlights Cristina and adds: " At the beginning of the eyebrow we are going to use the lightest tone. To mark the beginning of the eyebrow, we place a pencil or brush on the wing of the nose, making it coincide with the tear until we reach the eyebrow. All the hairs that protrude from that frame between the eyebrows must be eliminated ".
Next, according to the expert, you have to mark the arch of the eyebrow at the highest point. "We rest a pencil or brush on the wing of the nose, we go through the end of the pupil of the eye and the area where it reaches is the highest area," he explains and concludes: " To make up the end of the eyebrow, we have You have to continue resting the pencil or brush on the wing of the nose passing through the end of the eye until reaching the final area of the eyebrow. In this area, it is most likely that you have to lengthen and distort hairs ".
From 60 years: how to make up your eyebrows?
The expert tells us that, in cases of women who have exceeded 60, more than waxing, you have to make up and fill in. How? "We make up the first half of the eyebrow , from where the eyebrow is born, with the lighter tone and we fill in the areas where hair is missing, simulating hairs, with the ultra-fine pencil. We are always going to make up from the bottom and with the darker pencil we make up from half to outside.
When applying makeup and drawing the hairs, you have to go in the direction of the hair that is more horizontal, but towards the end, "he says. You should know that there are specific products that give color and density to the eyebrows. A trick From the expert? If you moisten a disposable gupillon with a mist and take a bar of glycerin soap, you will get a perfect product to set and give more density to the eyebrows.
If you are going to use a powder product, you have to first fix the eyebrow with the trick of glycerin soap or with a wax, and then apply makeup with specific powder products to make up eyebrows. "The first half of the eyebrow with the lightest shade and with a beveled brush and the middle to the outside with the darkest shade," he concludes.
And what if the eyebrows have gray? The expert directly recommends dyeing them as close to hair as possible. In addition, it highlights that to achieve a lifting effect , you can give a point of light under the arch of the eyebrow with a beige pencil or matte cream shadow , as this will firm the eyelid. Ah! Lobato does not recommend using a magnifying mirror , it is better a large and wide mirror so as not to lose the perspective of the face.
