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Ramy has been written up as an Eyebrow Guru on the pages of
Allure, Self, Vogue, Town & Country, Fitness and
Bride. Here is his quintessential reply to his most commonly asked Eyebrow questions:
Help! What's the best way to shape my eyebrows?!
A. As a makeup artist, eyebrows have always been my passion and my specialty. If you know you have already botched up your browline, the best
thing to do is STOP! Go back to square one, let your brows grow back for about three weeks. You will be tempted to pluck
strays, but the best thing you can do for yourself is to let them grow back as fully as possible. Usually it
is the people who are obsessed with their brows who overdo it and do what I
call underestimating your eyebrows. Once your eyebrows have grown in, either go to a brow shaping professional (if you don't know of one, ask a
friend who has fabulous brows - they may have been holding out on you!) or
reshape them yourself.
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As a rule, I'm
personally against waxing the brows (waxing is for cars!). Seriously,
there is no precision with waxing, you are removing rows of hair
indiscriminately and it is very harsh on the delicate skin around the
eye area, which is the thinnest on the body. Threading is acceptable
if you know an expert, but my technique of choice is tweezing and
trimming. To reshape them yourself you will need several things: A
large mirror, preferably near a bright window, a good pair of
tweezers, grooming scissors, a small brush (a baby toothbrush or old
mascara wand that's been cleaned with makeup remover are ideal) and 40
minutes set aside so that you don't rush, which often leads to the
worst brow fiascos! My favorite
tweezer are, of course, the RAMY Tweezer by Tweezerman. They are
not as sharp as many other brands and have always been able to get the job
done! Always remember, less is more and try to look at your face
objectively, using a common sense approach. I've seen many people stand so close to the
mirror that they can't see the forest for the trees. A good test is to stand
2-3 feet away from the mirror, so that you DON'T see every little hair. Look
at your eyebrows and think about where you may need to remove hair. Then, move closer and begin shaping! |
Step 1: brush your eyebrows upward, if there is much length, trim them with
the scissors as conservatively as possible - as though you are trimming split
ends.

Step 2: tweeze from underneath brow, removing one row of hair from beginning
of brow to end. Pluck hairs out in the direction of hair growth. If necessary, remove second row of hair from
directly underneath arch, to open it up. Then clean the hairs I refer to as
no man's land, those hairs that are not part of your eyebrow or part of your hairline, but exist somewhere in
the middle. Lastly, pluck between eyebrows. Where should your brow begin/end? hold your brush or a pencil vertically against the side of your
nose. Where the pencil lands by your brow is where your brow should begin.
Repeat on other side of nose.
Step 3: Using brush, comb brows downward. If there still exists excess
length, trim it, cutting against the grain. Remember, trim very conservatively, you can always cut off more, but
once it's trimmed too much, there is nothing to do but wait for it to grow back! If you follow these simple steps, your brows should look finished and
polished, which will open up your whole face and lift your eyes!
For a brow sculpting with Ramy, please call (212) 684-9500. |