How to Stop Over Plucking

Apply a warm washcloth to eyebrows prior to plucking to help relieve the sting.

Brighten up your eyes by plucking your eyebrows less, and allowing your natural brow line to show through. Women and men have a tendency to over-pluck for a variety of reasons; however, the unfavorable result of over-plucking can lead to an unattractive appearance, thin and uneven brows and permanent hair loss. Avoid having to purchase a brow pencil to fill in spotty areas by learning the proper way to pluck your eyebrows, to enhance your facial features.

Things You'll Need

• Eyebrow brush
• Grooming scissors
• Tweezers

Instructions

1. Brush eyebrow hair upward using a brow brush. This will show you where your extra-long brow hairs are, and your natural brow line.

2. Trim long brow hairs with grooming scissors. The long brows will be easy to see because they are extending above the brow line. Do not pluck these hairs; only trim them because plucking them will cause thin eyebrows.

3. Stand in front of a mirror that has an abundance of natural light. Avoid standing too close to the mirror -- 1 foot at minimum -- to prevent over-plucking.

4. Avoid focusing on every single hair when plucking, according to "Real Simple" because this will create uneven and thin eyebrows.

5. Comb eyebrows to their natural shape using the eyebrow brush. Verify that you removed the hairs under the brow line, not above. Eyebrow hairs should only be plucked below the brow line, never above, recommends "Women's Day."

Tips & Warnings

• Fill in sparse spaces with a matching brow pencil.

References

• "Marie Claire"; How Not To Over Pluck Your Eyebrows; Ning Chow
• "Real Simple"; Best Way to Pluck Eyebrows
• "Women's Day"; 4 Steps To Prefectly Groomed Eyebrows; Melissa Matthews; October 2010

Resources

• Thrifty Fun: Getting Over-Plucked Eyebrows to Grow Back