How to Cover Eyebrows for a Play

Cover up your eyebrows easily with makeup.

Eyebrows frame your face. The shape of your eyebrows can completely change the way you look. However, sometimes you must change your eyebrows to fully transform into a character for a play. Instead of shaving your eyebrows and then painting on a new set, you can disguise and cover your eyebrows to create a blank canvas that you can draw your new eyebrows on.

Things You'll Need

• Eyebrow brush or clean mascara wand
• Spirit gum
• Tweezers
• Flesh-colored makeup wax
• Flesh-colored liquid foundation
• Flesh-colored powder foundation

Instructions

1. Brush your eyebrows in a downward motion with your eyebrow brush. This direction flattens the eyebrow hair better than brushing the hairs in the direction of the hair growth.

2. Cover the eyebrows with spirit gum. Take the gum applicator and apply the gum starting at the inner eyebrow and brushing toward the outer part of the brow. Use small strokes of the applicator to ensure that you completely cover each hair. Add a second coat of gum to each eyebrow.

3. Brush the eyebrows once more with your eyebrow brush. This helps keep the eyebrows flat and also gets rid of any hairs that are sticking out.

4. Press the back of your tweezers on the inner part of your eyebrow. Firmly run the back of the tweezers over the eyebrow in one stroke. Continue running the back of the tweezers over your eyebrows until the glue dries and you do not feel any resistance. This motion completely flattens the eyebrows against your face and makes applying wax and foundation easier.

5. Roll a small ball of flesh-colored wax between your fingers. This warms up the wax and makes it easier to apply over the eyebrows. Place the ball of wax at the inner part of your eyebrow. With your finger, gently spread the wax over the entire eyebrow. Use enough wax to cover a little above the eyebrow and a little below the eye brow. Repeat with the other eyebrow.

6. Apply liquid foundation over the eyebrows. Use a makeup sponge and dab foundation over each eyebrow. Start at the inner part of the brow and work your way out. Gently blend the foundation into your skin. Let the foundation dry.

7. Dab foundation powder over the eyebrows. This sets the rest of the makeup and helps prevent smearing or thinning.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also use a glue stick in place of spirit gum. However, when you use a glue stick, you must pick out dried balls of glue from your eyebrows before you continue with the foundation. Apply the glue in the same way you do the gum. You may also need an additional layer of glue.

• Always remove makeup after you are done using it. Use a gentle makeup remover and carefully remove the makeup from your eyebrows. Remove the spirit gum with spirit gum remover. Do not scrub your eyebrows.

Resources

• Musical Theater Kids: Stage Makeup Technique and Application