My eyebrows were never horrible. I mean I don’t look like a female version of Andy Rooney or anything. That would be rather frightening.

My brows were a little on the thick side and dark so a few years ago I decided that I would tweeze them. There were a few times where I went tweeze crazy and plucked more hair than I intended. Luckily, the hair grew back but I needed to find out more information so that I wouldn’t end up with crazy brows.

The Truth about Tweezing

If used by an inexperienced person, tweezers can cause damage to the blood vessels around the hair follicle. Other issues can occur such as tearing of the skin or poking small holes in the skin. So it’s important to know the proper steps to take for tweezing and if you’re still uncertain, consult your cosmetologist or aesthetician for more information.

Tweezing is great for removing small amounts of unwanted facial hair. You can take years off your look with just a little eyebrow shaping and maintenance.

Tweezing Treatment

Prep work

1. Make sure your tweezers are clean and sharp every time you tweeze. If you’re going to tweeze regularly, you may want to buy a pair of professional tweezers.
2. Always…always, disinfect the tips of your tweezer in rubbing alcohol.
3. Clean and/or exfoliate your face with a gentle scrub. Rinse with a hot washcloth to loosen hair follicles.
4. Reduce pain by numbing the area beforehand with any of the following—ice (I recommend this one), teething gel, or toothache gel (Orajel, Anbesol).
5. Soften the hair with conditioner or shaving cream.
6. Be sure to tweeze near a window with a lot of light coming in or under bright light.

How to Tweeze Your Eyebrows

1. Grab a pencil and hold it vertically along the side of your nose. Your eyebrow should begin at the outside edge of the pencil. If you leave more space, it will widen close-set eyes.
2. Now take your pencil and hold it to the outside of your eye. This point is where your eyebrow should end.
3. Brush your eyebrow hairs in the direction of natural growth.
4. You can use an eye shadow pencil to draw your desired shape beforehand.
5. Tweeze under the brow first and pluck in the direction of the growth.
6. Find the hair you want to tweeze and pull the skin taut to prevent excess pulling. When using the tweezers be sure to pull the hair gently but with a quick and smooth motion. Do not yank out the hair. Only pluck one hair at a time and keep checking in the mirror to make sure that both brows are even.
7. After you tweeze, use cool, wet tea bags to soothe in eye area. Your can also use aloe vera gel or an astringent to soothe irritated skin.

Tips

• DO NOT OVERTWEEZE! Be sure to continuously look in the mirror as you tweeze so that you’ll still have eyebrows left.
• Avoid plucking your eyebrows 1-2 days before (or 1-2 days after) your menstrual cycle because you may feel more pain at this time.
• Don’t drop your tweezers! This can dull the point. Keep your tweezers in a storage tube or pouch to avoid damage.
• Do not use your eyebrow tweezers for removing delicate nose hair. By adhering to this rule, you’ll reduce your risk for infection.
• Use a special tweezer for ingrown hairs and/or splinters.
• If you get crazy brows like I do (especially in the morning), you can use a brow gel to keep your eyebrows in place all day. You can also use clear mascara or a little hairspray to keep stray hairs in place.

-Nolan

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