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Beauty Boo-Boo #2: Brow Neglect

"The eyes are the windows to our souls. The brows are the window treatments." Ah, nope, not exactly Wisdom of the Ancients, but poignant nonetheless. Brows truly are a central communication facial feature. Just think of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. Boy did Miss Leigh convey a heck of a lot through that half-cocked eyebrow. Brows are the one feature women either tend to over emphasize or ignore completely. I suspect the former is due to women trying too hard to get them right and the latter is due to women too afraid to get them wrong.

Brow grooming is indeed a tricky enterprise. You could rely on someone at a salon to wax them (I recommend this at your own risk of peril) but only: 1.) when you have selected a truly talented pro and 2.) after you have allowed your brows to grow in for 3 weeks. This may be fine for your first attempt at ever shaping your brows but for general up-keep? Who wants nice brows for 3 days and furry ones while waiting for the next waxing appointment? Tweezing may be a a more practical and economical choice as this can be done daily ensuring your brows are consistently groomed. If you are a brow-grooming virgin and will be shaping from "scratch," either consult a professional to guide you or consider purchasing brow stencils. You can get these through a company called Anastasia, a Beverly Hills based company that only sells brow cosmetics. Her stencils come in 4 different shapes and will help you tweeze where you should and block where you shouldn't (available at Sephora).