18/2/2019
The history of eyebrowsWork with with you got!! Okay so we all know that our eyebrows are there for a purpose, to
prevent sweat, water or any free failing objects from sliding down the face and into the eyes but they have always been a feature we use to express ourselves. When you’re surprised you raise those brows, when you are angry you frown them but no one ever really wants to look permanently surprised or angry right? You wouldn’t think this was the case looking at some of the brow trends over the years. In the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s we witnessed upward rounded arches on trend. Following this the 80’s and 90’s saw the skinny brow rise in popularity where a girl could draw on an entire expression with one line of a kohl pencil. Today we are right back to the trends of the 1960’s the fuller, thicker brow once sported on the foreheads of Audrey Hepburn and Brigit Bardot and who could contest that Hep had a pair of the greatest brows in history! Did you know that the average person has 250 hairs in each eyebrow? Of course if your eyebrows survived the 1990’s this may not be the case. With fashion trends you can change your wardrobe, shoes and even hair colour as much as you like but after a decade of over plucking your brows the damage can sometimes be detrimental. Fear not, if like me you don’t have the time to spend 20 minutes in the morning trying to draw on your brows with a pencil in the dark through sleepy eyes then micro blading might just be your saviour. If I could add up all of those extra 20 minutes I have accumulated over the past three years I would roll them up into a little ball and have myself a holiday in the Bahamas! The benefits are great! I no longer have to worry about my make-up sliding down my face at the gym, poolside or on the beach and who even wants to wear make-up while you’re sun bathing? But on the plus side if it’s already there you look great and with minimal effort so you can squeeze in an extra sangria. From a medical perspective if you have alopecia or trichotillomania micro blading can build you a complete set of brows from nothing, which still look as natural as a real set. The way that the blading is done means that each individual stroke is drawn on separately creating the look of hairs. Although I personally have hairs, my natural hair is thin and sparse. So for me I have some blading through my own brows and then a little extra to add to the shape and length of my whole brow creating a fuller look all around. I also have a scar running through one eye brow which means the shape slightly differs, this is easily fixed and covered with the micro blading. Something which I have tried to cover and hide for years now blends in seamlessly. They say that eyebrows shape your face and ‘they’ aren’t wrong. According to science the more symmetrical a person’s face is the more attractive it appears and with perfect brows this gives the impression of facial symmetry. A good set of brows can literally transform a person’s face not to mention that larger brows look youthful. Lastly when you choose your micro blading practitioner be sure to ask to see their previous work portfolio, ask how many clients they have worked on. Experience is everything. Choose carefully, ask to see their credentials, read their testimonies from previous clients and check out their rating. Letting someone who is unqualified and unexperienced carry out this procedure on you can be dangerous, a fully qualified practitioner will use new blades, gloves, face mask and work from a clean sterile environment. |
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