The Eyebrow Thread, all you need to know and ask about your arches (2025)

does anybody know any other urban legends abouts or common mistakes abotu eyebrow shaping? lyk tricks to grow hair faster and pluckingtechniques. oh ya and also ont u think its about time to invent an eyebrow grower. now THAT would be a revolution dont u think? lol

h8biatches, it´s kind of hard to read your posts!
...you should try to write with less abreviations

another mistake : trying to make your brow look great in every angle. it will NEVER gunna look great in every angle unless u get it skinny and thats not correct. Or, you're african american and have high arched eyebrows. Other than that you wont have an eyebrow that looks perfect in every angle. the only angle u shud be concerned about is the front. dont tilt ur head down and see if both top and bottom curve are the same. i mean who actually looks at u looking down? your lower curve does not necessarily have to be the same curve as the top. if you tilt down your head it should be a triangle that can have a curved bottom.

i changed some of it a bit. didnt make sense so yeah . but its still the same message.

I've got jetblack eyebrows, I'd like to ' lighten them '. But not brown or blonde. I want them to be a bit more ' grey-ish black ' instead of jetblack, if that makes sense?
Any way I can do it?

I just had my eyebrows threaded today. My eyebrows have been a constant source of irritation for me for a couple of years, because when I first had mine done, it was just my a mom of a friend, who, albeit had a knowledge of what she was doing, didn't do it professionally. The last two years or so, I tried to change the shape myself, completely take care of my eyebrows myself, and was hardly ever happy with them. So I decided to completely grow out my eyebrows, then go to a salon, and have them threaded. Finally, after months and months of waiting, I had them done today. And I love, love, love them! They're moderately thin, which I like, but not overly so, and have a nice curve without looking like a barbie doll from the 60's. I honestly think that, as incredibly shallow as this sounds, just knowing your eyebrows are perfectly groomed gives you a little bit of added confidence. That’s horrible. Of course, it might just be the little bit of added pampering of any kind that does the trick.

^ i loved your little essay I really wanna have mine professionally done.. but im a bit too shy to go somewhere actually haha.

Hah thanks I always begin these nice, little posts and they develop into essays
I'd felt shy about having mine done professionally, also. I'm not quite sure why, if it was just because I wasn't quite sure what to expect, or if I had a little fear I'd "get in trouble" for having tried to take care of them myself, or quite what it was, but I'd put it off for a while. But once I did decide to go, it was all definitely worth it. I had a very early appointment, so there wasn't really anyone around. It was very quiet and soothing. Everyone was very nice and polite, and really sweet. Even if it had been a busier time, I think I would have still realized that it really wasn't a big deal. So no need to be shy at all lol.

I had my eyebrows done by Shavata in Harrods.
In the past I have been really obsessive but its such a relief to hand the responsibility over to someone else...
Shavata was very good - told me what I needed to hear - 'don't touch them!'.
Looking forward to going back with fully grown brows so I can finally achieve the perfect shaped brows for my face...
Has anyone else been to Shavata or any other recommended eyebrow gurus in london?
I'd be in interested in your thoughts

I had my eyebrows threaded a few days ago, and I LOVE IT! It's a different sensation to waxing and tweezing, but is quick and very effective. It makes such a difference to my face and looks really good.

thrading is great-it also looks really natural on me for some reason- i had my eyebrows done from landy dean an eyebrow "expert" here in nyc- and i personally thought they were too thin and overdone when he did them so i grew them back out-besides the shape he gave me was too hard to maintain anyways

So we can all agree that threading rocks!

can anyone explain me how exactly an eyebrows wax happens? i mean what do they ask you.. and what are they doing with your eyebrows? Ive been wanting to get one for forever, but im too shy to go there :/

I haven't had my eyebrows waxed professionally (threaded, yes, but not waxed) but I have had them waxed by a friend's mom, and it should be basically along the same lines. First, you lie on your back, and you just need to relax. Then, the wax is painted onto the hair of your eybrows that won't end up as part of the final shape. The strips are applied to the wax, and pulled off, the stray hairs with it. At the end, your eybrows are cleaned with tweezers. Don't be shy, it isn't as big a deal as you'd think.

but can such a big strap of wax really be exactly the shape of your brow? i mean when i think of waxing, i think of when i wax my legs and its just a big piece of sheet that you rip off, but but with brows everything has to be so exact. how do they know your shape?

aww thanks girls. i hope ill be brave enough and do it in the near future!

hey thanks alot! karma!
its just that im afraid she'll look funny because my eyebrows dont look professionally done.. what am i supposed to say to her? do you have to give a detail explaination of which eyebrows you want? or do they just know it themselves what looks good?