Eyebrow Shapes for Every Face Cut

Many professional stylists and MUAs believe that perfectly shaped eyebrows are as beauty enhancing as they are rare.  Celebrity eyebrow stylist (yes, that’s a profession) Joey Healy maintains that “The right brow will help open up the entire eye area and work to improve the face’s overall symmetry. The perfect brow will make you look fresh, rested, young, healthy, and overall, more attractive.”

Sadly, many of us are quite unaware of which brow shape would be best suited to our face cuts – we either go by instinct or blindly trust the salon lady to do the needful.

Maybe it’s time to change that? Let’s take charge and ensure we look our best with everything – from the shape of our brows to the tips of our toes – being absolutely perfect. Here’s a list of suitable brow shapes complied based on the wise words of leading beauty technicians. Read on!

Oval Face 

You have an oval face shape if:

• Your forehead is wider than your softly rounded chin.
• Cheekbones are prominent.

Suitable brow shapes:

• The classic, balanced brow with a soft arch at 2/3^rd point is best.
• A sharp arch also looks good for a bolder, intense look.

Long Face

You have a long face if:

• Your features are vertically stretched out.
• Forehead, cheekbones and cheekbones are about the same width.

Suitable brow shapes:

• A flat-brow shape balances features, adding edge to a soft visage.
• Extended eyebrow tails look great as well for they highlight the horizontal features.

Round Face

You have a round face if:

• Your face is almost as wide as it is long.
• The cheek area is the broadest part of the face.

Suitable brow shapes:

• A high arched brow adds more definition to the face contours is recommended.
• Angular brow shapes may also look good but should be made based on the particular eye and eye cavity’s size for each person.

Heart-Shaped Face

You have a heart shaped face if:

• The upper portion of your face is in highlight while jaw line is petite.
• There is a marked indentation below the cheeks where the jaw line begins.

Suitable brow shapes:

• Groomed, rounded brows with a low arch add softness and femininity.
• High arches, with no angularity are advisable if you want to go in for a more dramatic look.

Square Face

You have a square face if:

• Your forehead, cheekbones and jaw line have roughly the same widths.
• The jaw line is sharp, angular and prominent on the face.

Suitable brow shapes:

• Softly rounded brows with a low arch that is more towards the tail end of brows creates a balanced look.
• Sharply angular brows can also be sported if one wishes to further highlight the sharp lines of the face (as is done for many models)

Diamond-Shaped Face

You have a diamond-shaped face if:

• The face is widest at the temples and tapers down to a narrow chin.
• Forehead is somewhat short and face looks angular.

Suitable brow shapes:

• Simple, neatly curved brows soften the sharp lines of the face.
• Rounded brows with a mid-height arch also looks good on those with longer foreheads.