Should i lighten my brows

Speaking of emotions: though we mostly think of them as frames for our faces, eyebrows actually play major roles in the way we express and interpret emotions. Studies have shown that, when shown videos of people with their eyebrows digitally or cosmetically removed, subjects are unable to tell what those people are feeling.

A recent study showed that people thought that women with less contrast between their eyebrows, skin and lips were older than they actually were. In other words: darken those brows and look young forever! We did quite a lot of research for this story, and we could not find a single brow pro who said that bleached brows were a good look outside of a magazine editorial or runway show.

You get rid of your brows, you get rid of that frame and that balance and you look faded and washed-out. For brunettes, it's a moot point. But you can do the reverse and try eyebrows that are lighter than your hair, as many celebs do. Let's take a look at what that's like As you can see on Naya Rivera here, making your brows just a little lighter or darker can change your look a lot. For brown-eyed girls, making your brows slightly lighter can really make your eyes pop.

Of course, you don't want to go too light. Then it looks like you don't have eyebrows at all. Your Privacy Rights. To change or withdraw your consent choices for Byrdie. At any time, you can update your settings through the "EU Privacy" link at the bottom of any page.

These choices will be signaled globally to our partners and will not affect browsing data. We and our partners process data to: Actively scan device characteristics for identification. I Accept Show Purposes. Makeup Brows. By Sophie Ross. Sophie Ross. Sophie Ross has covered beauty and fashion for more than five years. Byrdie's Editorial Guidelines. Reviewed by Jeremy Tardo. Test It Out Before You Commit Before you officially break out the bleach, Healy recommends experimenting first to make sure you like the look on yourself.

Wash Your Face. Mix the Bleach Components Together Again, note that the at-home bleaches come with two components: The activator and the bleaching paste.