Hi everyone, it's Justine. you voted for it, now here it is: today's video is
dedicated to eyebrows. first what's the perfect eyebrow shape, the ideal
proportion and how to adapt these perfect proportions to your face shape.
that's actually the most important part, in my opinion. and then we'll talk about
finding your own aesthetics and about grooming. I'm using the 7 phase shapes
that I've already explained in a previous video if you've missed that one
it is linked in the top right corner of your screen as well as down below in the
video description. for this video though, I will assume that you already know what
your face shape is so I'm jumping right into it. first the ideal eyebrow shape.
supposedly you get the perfect harmony visually, in terms of proportions, if you
use the golden ratio. the Egyptian pyramids, for instance, are built pretty
much along this magic number. the Parthenon in Greece as well. the human
face also follows this ratio, more or less... and the eyebrows. concretely it
means that you're building the shape of your eyebrows based on three lines. the
first one is vertical from your nostril up. so this is the line where your
eyebrows should start. the second line goes from the tip of the nose to the
iris of the eye. the arch of your eyebrow should be the highest where it crosses
this line, you'll see in a minute, and on the other side of this line the eyebrow
starts to to go downwards again. the third line goes from the corner of your
nose to the outer corner of the eye. so when it reaches that line the eyebrow,
technically, should end. so in theory, if you really follow these three guidelines,
you get the perfect, most aesthetically pleasing eyebrow possible. on me the
perfect eyebrow looks something like this. a bit of Photoshop, voilà. see how
we're using the three lines as our guides? notice that if you follow the
golden ratio, the highest point of your eyebrow is not in its middle, it's
clearly further away from the nose. there is a makeup company in the U.S. they
developed a tool kit for makeup artists to be able to draw eyebrows
exactly based on this golden ratio. they even got it patented, the tool, very smart.
however so far we haven't taken into account the actual shape of the face of
the person. the only thing we considered was the size of the eye because we
needed the angle to be right for the third guideline. but that was it.
so let's adapt this rule according to your face shape. when you see a celebrity
with eyebrows that are not following the rule, the golden ratio, it's no
coincidence. the makeup artist has consciously changed the proportions in
order to flatter the face of that person, and each face is different. I will keep
the so-called perfect proportions that I mentioned earlier as a benchmark, here in
red, and I will show you how to deviate from the benchmark based on the effect
and the proportions that you want to achieve. on an oval face, you can go with
the golden ratio because technically, your face already has harmonious
proportions. thin or thick, whichever you prefer. here you can choose. I would make
the brow end where our third guideline says it should and I would probably keep
its natural color. a long face is an elongated oval face. I would shorten the
oval by drawing an eyebrow which is less arched, almost flat, I'd make it thick to
make the horizontal line more visible. and I would pull the eyebrows towards
the ears to make that horizontal line seem longer. see how the face overall
looks shorter now? I have an oval / long shape and this is exactly what I do on
my own brows. if you ever thought "it seems like her face is getting fuller,
big wider than what it was two years ago", my face shape actually hasn't changed
much. the way I do my brows has. now I draw them a bit longer on the sides and
it's really changing the overall impression, isn't it? if you have a round
face, I would try to elongate it by drawing brows that are very arched,
narrower, shorter than the perfect proportions, starting at the same place
next to the nose but shortening the other end.
it creates an angle which is contrasting nicely with the circle of your face. on a
square face we want to balance out a strong jawline by attracting the
attention towards the upper part of the face.
I would make the brows wider so it's the opposite of a round face
and I would make them thick. you can choose between a rounded arched or even
an angle if you like that. I think I wouldn't go with the flat brow shape though.
square faces, I think, can really get away with super thick brows, which are totally
on trend at the moment: think Cara Delevigne, Delivigne. she has an angular
jawline as well, she's a good reference for you if you are looking for an
example and you have a square face. if your face is heart-shaped, your forehead
is your widest point. I would make the brow curved upwards and then downwards,
if that makes sense, with the highest point quite far away from the nose. if
your face is pear-shaped, it's the opposite of the heart. your widest point
is the jawline. so I would make thick brows like on a square face but this
time I want their overall shape to go up. this brings balance. on a diamond face,
the widest point in your face is exactly at the level of your eyes. so rather than
adding brow volume like on a square face I would keep the eyebrows thin
throughout or (option 2) I would make them become thinner on the outside like
I drew here, away from the nose. all the suggestions for each face shape are
strictly mine. you're completely free to disagree and to choose to go with a
completely different option and shape... which brings me to my next point: finding
your own aesthetics. there are a few things to consider and I want to share
that with you because I think it's super important. first, what is the natural
shape of your eyebrows if I look at myself in the mirror, I would not shave
off everything and then draw a new, completely artificial and totally
different shape. I'd rather build up on what I have because at the end, I still
want it to look like me, you know? second thing: you can always choose to either
balance out your features or accentuate them. for instance if you are a circle,
a round shape, and you love that, you don't need to break the circle and have
pointy eyebrows. your brows, your decision, obviously. next point: culture has a huge
influence on what is considered pretty as well, especially when it's about
cosmetics, about beauty and makeup: if you take a
Korean beauty makeup tutorial on YouTube (they are trending at the moment), you will
see that they often draw the brows or highlight the brows in a flat shape that
goes up towards the outside. it's culture, it is totally fine. in fact, if you're
looking for different sources of inspiration, look beyond your own country
and continent for other ones, and you will see a lot more variety. time is
another factor look at: fashion magazines and beauty magazines from the 1920's
(American or French Vogue, for instance, I have that very clearly in my mind right
now)... the eyebrows were so thin... if you saw
that today on the street, you'd think: hey tweezers gone mad? hello? what were you
thinking? eyebrows are very very much subject to
trends and trends keep changing... so I would stay away from permanent hair
removal measures in this area. you won't like what you like today... in 10 or 20
years, it's pretty sure. and hairs in this area are very sensitive.
if you mistreat your eyebrows too much, the hairs will not grow back. so careful...
basically when doing your brows and experimenting with what you want your
aesthetics to be, you can play on 4 parameters: length, thickness, arch and its
shape (we've explained that earlier) and color. this... we have not mentioned earlier.
so here it goes: for the color, you know, if you're trying to use your eyebrows to
balance out your facial features, you will want these brows to be very visible.
so I would go with this shade or two darker than my hair color. and then, you
know, you start there and then you see if you go even darker or maybe a bit less.
you will see what you feel comfortable with. on the other side of the spectrum,
if you want your eyebrows to be more discrete, less visible, I would go with
one or two shades lighter than my hair color. I will link in the description box,
under this video, eyebrow products that I have personally used and liked: if you
don't know where to start, you might find this list useful. I will also add names
of celebrities as examples for each face shape, if you're looking for
references. If you enjoyed this video: thumbs up! thank you very very much! and
please let me know: do you do anything to your brows? what does your eyebrow
routine look like? do you make up? do you have grooming tips and tricks? I'd love to know
that, please share! if you want more to watch on this topic of proportions, which
I think is essential in an outfit and in a face, I have a previous video about
finding the right glasses based on your face shape. and I have another one about
earrings because, you know, earrings are so close to your face... logically
proportions will matter there as well. I will link both videos here in the corner
and down below in the description, if you want to have a look. one more thing that
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