Elke Does NYC’s Eyebrows
August 28, 2006 by Christina Jones
Filed under Beauty
Oh there are 912,000 reasons I have been wanting to go to visit NYC over the past year, and now there is reason 912,001. My friend Elke, the goddess of the perfect eyebrow, is doing some serious eyebrow work this week (and weekends in the future, as I understand) at the Eyebrow Bar at Slope Suds Salon (433 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11215).
About Elke’s service:
“The Model Eyebrow” Service creates the perfect eyebrow that can immediately go out on the town, or back to work without any client touch ups required. Elke’s personalized touch leaves her clients leaving the salon with eyebrows completely polished and ready to be seen with a complete eyebrow, highlight and shadow application. For those not wishing for a made up touch, The Clean Eyebrow is available with customized shaping & tweezing only.
Some of Elke’s favorite Eyebrow Tips:
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The ‘Model Eyebrow’ is a shape that looks great on everyone. From the start of the eyebrow to the arch, the line is straight. It’s a classic eyebrow shape that’s always in and looks great on everyone with both thick and thin eyebrows.
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Avoid creating a straightness in your eyebrows by not tweezing above the eyebrow. By tweezing on top, you tend to flatten the shape, making it very difficult to create a high flowing arch. You get your arch only by tweezing underneath, never on top.
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If you are getting that pinching ouch when tweezing, do what the
pros do. Grab the hair with tweezers and pull the hair with the tips of the tweezer touching the skin as you pull. Pull in the direction that the hair grows, and you’ll find tweezing to be virtually painless. -
Ideally, the best shape is the natural line that your eyebrow
already is. If your eyebrows are extremely thick, a very thin eyebrow will not work for you. If your eyebrows are thin, trying to maintain a thicker eyebrow will be too much work. -
The secret to model eyebrows, is to never completely wax your
eyebrow. Models know that eyebrow looks come and go, and if you wax only, you lose the ability to grow in your eyebrows at a later date should you want to change your look.
