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  • Question
    Is it better to wax or pluck eyebrows?
    Cassandra McClure
    Makeup Artist
    Cassandra McClure is a clean beauty advocate, working to increase use of sustainable and healthy cosmetics, based in Palo Alto, California. She has worked in the beauty and cosmetic industries for over 15 years, as a model, makeup artist, and entrepreneur. She has a Masters in High Definition Makeup from the MKC Beauty Academy.
    Makeup Artist
    Expert Answer
    Pluck, definitely! Over time, waxing causes your skin to lose its elasticity. Plus, the skin around your eyes is so sensitive and delicate that frequent waxing will eventually cause damage to your eyelids.
  • Question
    What is a good age to start plucking your eyebrows?
    Camille Sanghera
    Beauty Stylist
    Camille Sanghera is the Owner of Lash Envy Cosmetics and Esvee Beauty in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Camille is trained and certified in microblading, scalp micropigmentation, eyelash extensions, hair and makeup, and lash lifts. She is listed on Microblading Map Canada and has also been featured on TuneIn Radio and in Bridal Fashion Week Magazine.
    Beauty Stylist
    Expert Answer
    Talk to your parents about grooming your eyebrows and figure out what is best for you as an individual.
  • Question
    What can I do to reduce the pain?
    Community Answer
    Some people find that pulling up on the skin helps reduce the pain. Other people find that pressing ice cubes (wrapped in tissue or fabric) helps numb the area, and this reduce pain. Aloe Vera gel is also very helpful in soothing irritation and pain after plucking.
  • Question
    How do you make them even?
    Community Answer
    Make sure to mark the areas that you wish to even out with a dark brow pencil. Draw a short, soft, straight line on the end tail of your eyebrows, then repeat the process on the starting point of your eyebrows.
  • Question
    How can I reduce redness and bumps after doing this?
    Community Answer
    You could ice your eyebrows both before and after, or you can apply something soothing such as aloe or neosporin after.
  • Question
    Can lotion help me pluck my eyebrows?
    Community Answer
    keeping the skin around your eyebrows well-moisturized may make it easier to pluck, but you should not apply lotion directly before or after plucking to avoid irritation.
  • Question
    What if I wear glasses?
    Community Answer
    Wearing glasses should not affect plucking your eyebrows. If they get in the way, slide your glasses down just enough to reach your eyebrows (or try contacts). You can also take them off entirely and lean close to the mirror to see what you're doing.
  • Question
    Does this work on bushy eyebrows?
    Community Answer
    Yes, this does work on bushy eyebrows. Just focus more on the trimming step, i.e. brushing the eyebrows up, then cutting long hairs.
  • Question
    How do I know when I am finished?
    Community Answer
    When you are satisfied with how your eyebrows look. Step back and take a good look at yourself every so often. If you're unsure whether you should keep going, it's usually best not to - overplucking is a common problem.
  • Question
    What else can I use instead of tweezers?
    Community Answer
    You can try threading, it's a hair removal system using ordinary sewing thread. Look up instructions online, it's a little difficult at first, but once you've mastered it, your brows will look awesome.
  • Question
    Do I clean my eyebrows before or after tweezing them?
    Community Answer
    Specially cleaning your eyebrows around plucking isn't necessary -- the cleaning they get when you wash your face at night will suffice.
  • Question
    How old should I be before plucking my eyebrows?
    Community Answer
    It's hard to say exactly! You should ask your parent or guardian at what age you think it'd be OK to pluck your eyebrows. (Personally, I think anyone older than 13 should be able to do so.)
  • Question
    What if I don't have tweezers?
    Community Answer
    You can try threading instead. It's a little difficult at first, but once you've mastered it your brows will look amazing.
  • Question
    How do I pluck my monobrow/unibrow?
    Community Answer
    Just start in the middle of your forehead and work your way out on each side. Go slowly and keep standing back and checking your progress. You don't want to go too far and have too big of a gap between your eyebrows.
  • Question
    What should I do if my eyebrow hairs go in different directions after brushing them upward?
    Jazz3631
    Community Answer
    Use eyebrow gel to set them in place, or go to a beauty salon to get them threaded.
  • Question
    How do I make them look the same when they naturally are very different?
    Community Answer
    If this is how your eyebrows are naturally, then they most likely suit your face. Shape them in a way that makes them look right next to each other; this is when you can fill them in with makeup to make them look the same.
  • Question
    What can I do if one of my brows is already slightly overplucked at the beginning of my brows?
    Form voltron
    Community Answer
    If you have overplucked a part of only one brow, don't pluck the other to match. Fill in the overplucked part or just leave it to grow back.
  • Question
    What do I do if the tweezers keep not working and the hairs keep on slipping off?
    Community Answer
    Buy new tweezers. Maybe you are holding the tweezers too loosely or you are not having a good grip on either the tweezers or the hairs. Otherwise, your tweezers are probably just inadequate. Be sure to get ones with sharp edges and a good grip. Some cheap tweezers are kind of rounded and slippery, which makes them hard to use.
  • Question
    I'm not sure which hairs I should pluck or how my eyebrow should look when I'm done.
    I like sushi
    Top Answerer
    Start very slowly, and don't pluck too much or you could over-pluck, if you aren't comfortable doing your own eyebrows, you could make an appointment with a professional.
  • Question
    What should I do if one of my eyebrows is lower than the other?
    Jin Bo Lee
    Community Answer
    Try to pluck the upper part of the higher brow and then apply an eyeshadow or eyebrow pencil to the top of the lower brow. This should even them out.
  • Question
    How to pluck hairs under the skin?
    Jazz3631
    Community Answer
    You can buy special ingrown hair cream - this will help pull the hair through the skin and then will be easy to tweeze out.
  • Question
    Should I pluck above my eyebrows?
    Community Answer
    Yes, you need too do a full pluck around the entire eyebrow area, just be careful at the top.
  • Question
    How do I get my eyebrows like celebrities/famous people with big full brows?
    Community Answer
    You can follow tutorials online. YouTube has a lot of them. You can also look at pictures of the celebrities you want to look like and try to make your eyebrows like them.
  • Question
    What can you do to prevent irritation?
    Cecilia Flores
    Top Answerer
    Placing an ice cube on your brows after plucking them can help. Also, pluck your brows after a hot shower.
  • Question
    Does using tweezers hurt for the first time?
    Sofia C.
    Community Answer
    Plucking your eyebrows is pretty painful even if it is not your first time. If you cannot tolerate any pain at all, consider using an alternative method.
  • Question
    I just plucked them last night and I hurt really bad and I couldn't get them all. Advice?
    Community Answer
    Go to a beautician and have them do it for you. They will do it properly and put a special cream on you so the skin won't hurt afterwards.
  • Question
    What should I do if they are over plucked?
    Smartie0310
    Community Answer
    Just leave them alone. And try to put on some brow gel to make it less noticeable and make them look fuller.
  • Question
    Personally, I do not understand why anyone would want to pluck their eyebrows. Eyebrows are a natural part of one's face.
    Community Answer
    Some people need or prefer to pluck their eyebrows because they are bushy or they form a unibrow, which many people do not like. Also, some people find too many eyebrow hairs can irritate skin.
  • Question
    How can I give a shape to my eyebrows?
    Community Answer
    You can give a shape to your eyebrows with careful plucking. You can use edges to make the perfect shape, like a strip of paper of edge of a spoon.
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