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60 march/april 2017 BROWS ARE SISTERS, NOT TWINS Sorry to burst your bubble, but no two brows are alike, and you cannot wax, tweeze, tattoo, or pencil them into perfect symmetry. The fact is that no two sides of our bodies are alike; nothing is symmetrical. One side of the body is bigger than the other. One leg is longer than the other. One hand/foot is bigger than the other. When it comes to the brows, one brow bone is higher than the other. One brow is thicker than the other, and one brow is usually longer than the other, which makes it impossible to create perfect symmetry. So, if you've been losing sleep or beating yourself up for not being able to create perfectly symmetrical brows, I hope this knowledge makes you feel a little better. It's not your fault—it's Mother Nature's. This assumption of natural symmetry is why people have so much trouble with brows in the fi rst place. Everyone is trying to achieve a goal that is not possible. I call it the "just one more" theory. Our eyes (and society) trick us into believing that our brows can, and should, be mirror images of each other in thickness, height, and length, and if they aren't, something is wrong with us or the person doing our brows. This myth has us removing "just one more" hair, until fi nally there is almost no hair left. It's a vicious cycle, but it's not hopeless. The good news is that with a little guidance, you will be able to create gorgeous brows that appear more symmetrical (sisterly) and balanced. BALANCE = BEAUTY The current trend for brows is big, bold, and oversized. These brows look awesome on the runway and in editorial spreads, but they can look overdone on our real-life clients. " Think of brows as a punctuation mark; they are there to emphasize the beauty of the face as a whole and make it shine and sparkle.