What Was Sista Thinking? Wednesday

{Brow Blunders}

The easiest, and fastest, way to transform your look is with well-shaped brows. The number one makeover most women need is a professional brow-grooming appointment. All the other makeup stuff is easy, doesn't take three months to regrow, and can be washed off if it doesn't work. And trust me, who you get to shape your brows is just as important as scheduling the appointment. My mom (sorry mom!) still has a bald spot where someone permanently burned hair off of her eyebrow with hot wax. Here are the most common brow felonies. These are not misdemeanors. They are major beauty offenses:

The Tadpole:

Gee, they are fast little swimmers, aren't they?

The Anorexic:

When your eyebrows need a stencil, you know you have a problem.

The Caterpillar:

Works for the runway. And only the runway.

The Mini-Me:

When I grow up, I want to be...

The Fix:

Use this handy-dandy diagram as a guide for perfectly plucked brows. The three golden rules:

1. Draw an imaginary line from the corner of your nostril, straight up past your tear duct. That's where your brow should start.
2. Draw an imaginary line from the tip of your nose through the center of your pupil. Where that line intersects your brow should be the highest part of your arch.
3. Draw an imaginary line from the corner of your nostril to the outside corner of your eye, continuing to your temple. That's where your brow should end.

If many of you are reading this saying, "Woe is me, my brows don't do that," have no fear. Get an angle brush and brow powder in your appropriate shade: brunettes=medium to dark brown shade, blondes and red=light, sandy brown to taupe. Apply the shadow in light, feathery strokes, following the shape and hair growth of your brow. I don't like pencils because they're much heavier, and less natural than powder.