We all have eyebrows! The eyebrow is an area of thick, short hairs that grow above the eye and follow the shape of the lower margin of the brow ridges. The main function of the eyebrows is to prevent sweat, water and other debris from falling down into the eye socket. Our eyebrows are also used for human communication and facial expression. As with all practical parts of the human body, spicing them up aesthetically with cosmetics, jewelry, clothing, etc. is practiced worldwide.
Just like we decorate our fingers with rings, our arms with bracelets and our face with makeup, eyebrow ornaments are gorgeous and fun. Glamorizing your eyebrows with rhinestones, glitter, braiding and more looks amazing and adds intrigue and beauty to your face. Lady Gaga has been doing the eyebrow bling thing for years.
Fashion in eyebrow shape has changed throughout the ages. Thick eyebrows are a sign of youth and beauty. Thin eyebrows, achieved by plucking or waxing, were popular in the 1920s and 1930s, and then again in the late 1990s. Some people shave their eyebrows completely, and then draw on eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil.
Eyebrows can be modified by adding or removing hair, changing the color or changing the position to meet the aesthetic ideal of the time. For those of you that want to add pizzazz and bedazzle to your eyebrows, attaching rhinestones, crystals, jewels, glitter and other ornamental trinkets to your brows brings sheer beauty. For a sensual look, place the decorations across the eyebrow, above the eyebrow or under the brow. Or, for an over-the-top, dramatic look, place eyebrow ornaments on all of the above areas.
To alter the shape of your eyebrows, eyebrow brushes, shaders and pencils can be used to define the eyebrows and make them appear fuller. These tools can create an outline for the brows or mimic hairs where there are sparse areas. Brow gels are also used in creating a thicker brow, as they allow for the hairs to be more textured, which gives the appearance of thicker, fuller brows. For an elegant, romantic look, glue a few rhinestones of the same color along one brow only. To go with a more exaggerated effect, decorate both eyebrows either the same or different. It’s your face; your signature style!
Eyebrow euphoria! Glamorous and glorious!
Much like tattooing the body is a popular art, eyebrow tattooing is used to achieve and maintain an eyebrow shape, using a coil machine, rotary machine and linear machine. This process, also called microblading or blade and shade brows, involves an eyebrow artist making small, precise cuts that mimic the look of the hair. Shaving lines in eyebrows is another cosmetic alteration, as well as eyebrow threading.
However you prefer to wear and shape your eyebrows, eyebrow art is a fun, pleasing, beautiful way to enhance your face and features.
Eyebrow bling! A beautiful thing!
Nancy Mangano is an American fashion journalist, screenwriter and author of the Natalie North murder mystery book series. Visit Nancy on her global online fashion/style/beauty magazine Nancy Marie Mangano Style at https://nancymariemangano.com, her Facebook page Nancy Mangano at https://www.facebook.com/nancymmangano/ Twitter @https://twitter.com/nancymangano and her author website http://nancymangano.com
