Hello from Macau: Brow Browsing

Before I left for China, I was very concerned about my grooming – we all know that some of the most innovative beauty and skincare finds come from Asia…as the beauty editor of our tour group, I didn’t want to not do my profession proud.

As I arrived, I realized I had been correct to be worried – the women of Macau are impeccably groomed. And it is a little intimidating.

I’ll have fabulous pix upon my return to the States next week, but for now, I wanted to chat a bit about one thing have noticed: The women of Macau have fabulously shaped brows. The trend here seems to veer toward the lightly-groomed (but carefully thought out to anyone who knows) look that I was wild about on the Thakoon runway this season.

I am impressed: Brows say everything. We know that they are the frame for our face, and bad brows pretty much undo any and all other work we do for our appearance. If you go too bushy, you look sloppy, and overplucking makes you look drawn and sickly. Or just angry. (You’ll see what I mean, ever see those really skinny brows on our grandmas? It’s like a permanent dour expression!)

And that is why the Macanese women embracing the lightly groomed look makes me happy.

See what I mean? Check out a video from Macau TV – look at the host’s fabulous brows!

Now, if you’ll excuse me: I’m about to go shopping in town…and need to put on some makeup first!