Ahead, experts weigh in on how to trim your eyebrowsjust right.
First, what do you need?
Your success, say the pros, depends entirely on your tool kit.
Here’s what they recommend:
How to trim your eyebrows: A 6-step guide.
Let us say before getting started: You’re not trying to give your brows a haircut, here.
Leave the brow transformations to the professionals, we plead.
However, you could use this at-home guide to trim any glaring stragglers you justhaveto get rid of.
Just follow the steps below:
Step 1: Brush up brow hairs.
Those are your guys to trim!
Step 2: Trim the excess hairs, starting at the front of the brow.
Healy suggests starting in sections, beginning in the front, closest to your nose.
Don’t comb downthere’s a chance you’re free to give yourself holes or gaps."
Step 3: Work your way to the end, trimming in small sections.
Move outward in small sections, trimming one hair at a time.
But the front and the end is what you want to be most mindful of."
In other words, be super careful when trimming the outer edges.
Step 4: Take a step back and evaluate in the mirror.
Which brings us to our next point: After your first go-around, put down the scissors.
Step 5: Check for symmetry.
Once you’re done trimming, comb through the brow hairs a final time to check for symmetry.
Step 6: Finish with brow gel or fill in with pencil if needed.
You’re all setsimply set the hairs with abrow gel.
According to Healy, brow gel “allows you to befriend your length.”
Meaning, it’ll whip the hairs into place (even the long ones!
), so you don’t have to rely on trimming too much of the brow.
Especially if you’ve unintentionally snipped a few gaps in the browpencil is your friend.
The takeaway.
As the experts will tell you, a perfect brow trim is all in the details.
Well don’t worry, here’s ourguide to growing them out.
