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Eyebrows: Considerations
November 14, 2004
I apologize for not writing an official newsletter, but I
have been a little overwhelmed at the response of our
"share-ware" weekends aka "Boot Camp". It is always a
blessing when we all realize that we are all struggling for
perfection within our industry and that by networking and
sharing, we are rapidly getting there.
Now brows, I said BROWS for those of you in the back row!
In the backrow is where you should hear those words, but
not see the the brow itself. This is where the fun comes
in. What brow compliments a person, may not be your taste.
Some technicians have just given up and allow the clients
to draw on their own brows. If you can get the ink into
the skin and that is what you best, I suppose you can
develop a market for that. What we really try to draw from
in this industry is our inner artists and let that talent
reflect back on our industry to designate us the true
professionals that we are!
If you are unable to draw a brow, I highly recommend
buying simple mechanical pencils and get stacks of
magazines and start following where and how hair grows to
mimic a true hair stroke and the lines that cause
dimension.
Quite simply, learn to draw, this is your craft. Most
clients do not know how to wear a brow and someone waxed
them into some shape that they cared for, or maybe as a
teenager they plucked to mimic the brow of someone on the
Partridge Family or someone they saw on the cover of TEEN
BEAT, their brows are destroyed and that is our job to let
the brow grow up and mature into a woman. So we start with
the immature brow, the one that was never allowed to
develop because it got slaughtered trying to copy
someone,not respecting the bone structure.
For this brow I highly recommend a digital camera and
draw on several different brows and display them side by
side and show your client that you care about those
neglected brows and you will show her how each one
highlights something different. One will cut her off, one
will drag her down, one will make her look tired but the
one you are looking for is the one that lifts and defies
gravity.
The eye structure that lays below the brow is circular in
structure and when it constricts it constricts only making
the circle smaller, so it tend to pull the brow down, when
a brow rides low, it can give an aging effect. The major
consideration you need to consider also when deciding on a
brow is when they make expressions, where does the brow
go?? Does the tail collapse and encircle the eye , closing
it off?
For this reason, in this newsletter I am relating the
need to take several different photos with different
expressions to take into account where your beautiful brow
is going to be when applied to real life, make sure your
client looks good smiling and well as relaxed or she will
never pose for photos again.
There are many considerations to take into account when
designing a brow, more is going to happen with this brow
than what you can see in your office. Look at the total
effects that your client and her brow will be facing when
she leaves your office.
Much Love
Karla K. Kwist
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