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HEART: ROUND IT OUT
With heart-shaped faces,
like that of actress Reese
Witherspoon, most of
the attention on the face
is already focused on the eyes and
forehead, so it's best to avoid severe
shapes for your brows. Soft, low
arches will best balance the point
of the chin and keep your face from
looking too angular.
SQUARE:
SOFTEN THE CURVE
Like the heart-shaped
face, the square face
(such as actress Angelina
Jolie's, for instance) looks best with
eyebrows that lose the harsh angles
and opt for softer curves. With this
face shape, the curve is often best
suited toward the middle to the end
of the brow, which draws attention
away from sharper jaw lines and
avoids making the face look boxy.
LONG: ON THE STRAIGHT
AND (NOT SO) NARROW
If your long face shape (think
actress Sarah Jessica Parker)
leaves you looking for a
little fullness, a low, straight brow
shape may be able to help. Allow
the eyebrow to have a little extended
length, which will give the face a
fuller look in all the right places.
OVAL:
LUCK OF THE DRAW
Those with oval faces,
including actresses Halle
Berry and Teri Hatcher,
can pull off nearly any shape when it
comes to eyebrows. Since oval faces
already have the length and symmetry
most other shapes try to achieve, the
only real pitfall to avoid is overarching
your eyebrows, which can make your
face look longer than usual. Light,
dark, thick, thin (but not too thin, of
course)—the choice is yours! •
By Susana
Ramos
You can easily try something new with your eyebrows
to make them look different.
Shape
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your eyebrows to shape your face
L
ike the other elements of
your face, your eyebrows
often play a part in the
way you express how you
feel about something—
surprise, sadness or joy. But unlike
your eyes or nose, you can easily try
something new with your eyebrows to
make them look different.
Unsure which eyebrow shape suits
you best? Read on for tips to achieve
the best look for your face shape.
ROUND: KEEP 'EM SHARP
Round faces, like those
of model Chrissy Teigen
and performer Queen
Latifah, require high arched
brows with sharp angles to provide
a structured contrast to the typical
softness of this face shape. Thinking
about trimming down that longer
eyebrow hair? You can get away
with a little snip, but not too short;
shorter eyebrows can give the illusion
of a fuller face.