Tired of clumsily plucking your eyebrows with tweezers or ruining the delicate skin around your eyes with waxing? Maybe it's time to try wire hair removal, a method used to effectively remove unwanted hair from the brow bone. You can try it at home, with just a few tools. Before starting the hair removal, prepare your eyebrows correctly, so that the operation is quick and easy. With the right approach, you can have beautiful and beautifully shaped brows… in the blink of an eye!
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Getting the Work Tools
Step 1. Get some sewing thread
For this type of hair removal you need to use cotton thread. Cut a piece the length of your forearm, plus about 10 cm. The total length should be around 35cm.
- The cotton thread will ensure that the eyebrow hair does not break. Cotton provides greater grip than synthetic fabrics.
- For this type of hair removal, sewing thread is ideal. Don't use twine or floss - the results wouldn't be the same.
Step 2. Get a pair of eyebrow scissors
You will need them to trim them before proceeding with the hair removal. Alternatively, you can also use small hair scissors or sewing scissors. They must be small enough in size and sharp enough to be able to immediately catch the hair with the blade.
Step 3. Get an eyebrow brush
You will need it to brush them in preparation for hair removal. There are special ones, equipped with a micro comb on the opposite side. Alternatively, you can use a fine-toothed hair comb. Make sure your brush or comb is clean to prevent bacteria or dirt from getting on your eyebrows.
Step 4. Get an eyebrow pencil
You will need it to draw the shape you want to give your eyebrows. It will act as a guide during hair removal. Choose one that is the same color as your brows or slightly darker.
Also check that it is not waterproof and that it goes away easily with water or eye makeup remover once you have finished shaving
Step 5. Get aloe gel or an ice pack
You will need them to calm the irritation in the brow area after the hair removal is complete. If the skin becomes red, the gel or ice will help soothe the slight inflammation. You can optionally use a tube of aloe gel or an ice pack wrapped in a clean towel.
Part 2 of 3: Preparing the Eyebrows for Hair Removal
Step 1. Stand in front of the mirror
To prepare your eyebrows for hair removal, sit in front of a mirror, with all the tools at hand. Check that the room is well lit so that you can clearly see the details in the mirror. This will facilitate the preparation and hair removal of the eyebrows.
Do not use a cosmetic mirror, as the magnifying effect may cause you to overdo it with hair removal. A normal mirror with good lighting is fine
Step 2. Brush and pinch your brows
Brush your eyebrows with the eyebrow brush, combing them upwards. Take a section of the eyebrow between the teeth of the comb and with the scissors cut the tip of the longer hair, which protrudes from the comb. Then comb your eyebrows down and rearrange them. Trim longer hairs that stick out more than others.
- Be careful not to cut the ones too short and not to cut too many in general. You just have to remove the longest hairs, to make it easier for you at the time of hair removal.
- Repeat with the other eyebrow to be ready to move on to the next step. When you're done trimming your brows, put them back into their natural shape. They should already look neater and cleaner.
Step 3. With the pencil draw the shape you want to give to your eyebrows
When you have finished ticking them, take the pencil and define them, giving them the shape you like and that suits you the most. If your goal is full, well-defined eyebrows, you can draw a fairly thick arc and a high line, so that you can follow the contour well as you shave them. Start from the center and work your way out, outlining the outline as if you were using a brush. Try to shape them both as evenly and symmetrically as possible.
Customize the stroke based on the natural shape of the eyebrow. For example, if your brow arch is already thin, there is no need to thin it further with the pencil. If, on the other hand, you have a lot of loose hair coming out of the arch, you can draw a thinner line to remove the excess hair during hair removal
Part 3 of 3: Shaving the Eyebrows with the Wire
Step 1. Form a loop with the wire
Hold it against your forearm and check that it is long enough. Tie the two ends together to form a ring. Make sure the knot is tight. Cut the thread that protrudes from the knot, to have a clean and precise ring.
Step 2. Twist the ring 4-5 times
Grab one end between your thumb and forefinger. Hold the other end between the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. Twist the ring 4-5 times while holding one end of it between your thumb and forefinger.
Eventually you should end up with the cross thread in the center of the ring, which in turn is stretched between the thumb and forefinger of each hand. The shape should be that of an hourglass or a bow tie
Step 3. Practice opening one hand holding the ring and closing the other at the same time
Before starting hair removal with the thread, practice the gesture that characterizes it. Open one hand holding the ring taut between your thumb and forefinger. Then close your other hand. The thread crossing point in the center of the ring moves back and forth as the distance between the thumb and forefinger increases or decreases. This is the gesture used to pluck the eyebrows.
- You may have to practice a little before you get carried away. If controlling the movements of the ring is difficult for you, you can try making another one a little shorter. You may find that a shorter ring is easier to manipulate between your fingers.
- You can also use your other fingers to better control your movements. For example, in addition to the thumb and index finger of the dominant hand, you can also use the middle and ring fingers to help you familiarize yourself with the motion of moving the thread crossing point back and forth in the center of the ring.
Step 4. Place the center of the ring on the eyebrow
Be careful to place it on the eyebrow, right above the hair you want to remove. The fingers should hold the ring firmly, with the thumb and forefinger of each hand holding their respective ends.
Step 5. Close the hand controlling the cross point
Meanwhile, open your other hand. Slide the crossover point over the skin, slowly but firmly. The angle formed by the cross strand will entangle the hairs and pull them out as you open and close your hands.
- Always work against the direction of hair growth. This allows them to be easily eradicated and reduces the risk of them becoming ingrown.
- Don't stretch the thread too tight and don't press it too hard on the skin - it can be painful and cause irritation. Rather, simply slide it over the surface of the skin.
Step 6. Continue hair removal all over the eyebrow
After each step, return the crossing point to the starting position and repeat the step, perfecting the hair removal. Remember to also remove the hair that grows between one eyebrow and the other, always proceeding in the opposite direction to the growth.
You can pull out a few or many hairs at a time - it depends on how fast you slide the thread across the surface of the skin. Start slowly, and as you become familiar, increase the speed
Step 7. Apply aloe gel or ice pack to shaved brows
At the end of the hair removal you may find your skin a little red or irritated. To calm her down, apply a little aloe gel or, alternatively. the ice pack wrapped in a towel. Any redness will go away after about an hour.
- After an hour, examine your eyebrows for any unruly hair that has escaped you. You can use the thread to weed out these last scattered hairs as well, or tear them off with tweezers.
- You can also fill in any sparse areas of hair with the pencil, to make the eyebrows more compact and more even.
