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Straight eyebrows are having a moment! Thanks to Manon from Katseye, this striking look is totally blowing up on TikTok, and tons of people are scrambling to try it out for themselves. If you’re looking for a guide on how to get straight brows like Manon’s, you’re in the right place! We’ll explain how to do it, complete with insights from wikiHow’s makeup and beauty experts. We’ll also cover why this iconic look has gotten so popular and what face shapes it suits best, so keep reading!
Manon’s Straight Eyebrows: An Overview
Manon from Katseye is known for shaping her eyebrows into a straight line, rather than an arch or curve. Because this eyebrow shape looks so good on Manon, others have been inspired to try it out, and it became a TikTok trend. Here’s how to do it:
- Draw a guide shape with an eyebrow pencil or brow pomade.
- Use an eyebrow razor to gently flatten your eyebrow’s arch.
- Shave any other stray hairs outside your guide shape.
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How to Get Manon’s Straight Eyebrows
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Use an eyebrow pencil to draw a guide shape. Instead of jumping straight into shaving, use an eyebrow pencil or brow pomade to draw the shape you’re going for, so you have a guide. In @mualesandro’s TikTok tutorial, he recommends making the highest point of your brow the inner corner, then keeping the rest of the brow at the same level. He also says to keep the tail of your brow long, but make sure that the end of the tail isn’t lower than the inner corner of your brow—this keeps the shape closer to a straight line, rather than an arch or curve.- If you’re having trouble drawing a guide on your own, professional hair stylist & makeup artist Janet Miranda recommends purchasing a brow kit. “A lot of brow kits now have stencils, which are great because that helps you determine how to shape your brows at home,” she says.[1]
- Just make sure the specific eyebrow kit you buy has a straight-shaped brow in its set of stencils!
Meet the wikiHow Experts
Janet Miranda is a professional makeup artist with over 15 years of experience. She is the founder of Be.NYLA, and she specializes in makeup for advertising, editorial, runway, television, and more.
Karina Villalta is a certified esthetician with over 8 years of experience. She specializes in eyebrow shaping and was trained at Benefit Cosmetics Brow Bar.
Miranda Mendelson is a makeup and beauty specialist with nearly a decade of experience. She has been featured in Allure, Glamour, and The Huffington Post.
Shara Strand is a makeup artist and the founder of Shara Makeup Studio, a makeup and image consulting studio in New York City.
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Use an eyebrow razor to flatten your eyebrow’s arch. Carefully shave the hairs at the top of your brow to match the line you’ve drawn. Many people’s brows have a natural arch, which looks like a slightly pointy angle midway through the brow. The key is to remove some of the hair there, which gently flattens this arch and creates a straighter brow.- Since natural brow shapes vary, this step might look slightly different for different people, but @meimonte1’s TikTok tutorial provides a good guide if you need a visual demonstration!
- Stick to a razor, rather than tweezers. Plucking can actually harm the hair’s ability to regrow, which could be a problem if you end up removing too much hair, or if you realize that you don’t like how flat brows look on you in general.
- A razor doesn’t affect the hair’s ability to regrow, and shaved hair grows back pretty quickly, so it’s a lower stakes situation![2]
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Remove any stray hairs outside your guide shape if you have any. At this point, you can also use your eyebrow razor to clean up any other hairs that are outside of the guide you’ve drawn. Depending on your natural brow shape, you might have a few hairs to remove in the inner corners, underneath your brows, or between your eyebrows (again, see @meimonte1’s TikTok for reference if you need a visual). Complete the look with your typical makeup routine, and that’s it!- If you’re worried about trying this whole process at home, consider going to an esthetician or brow technician first.
- “For total beginners, I recommend going to a professional at least once to master the shape you want,” explains makeup & beauty specialist Miranda Mendelson.[3]
- Once a professional helps you achieve the straight brow shape, you can maintain it easily at home by cleaning up stray hairs as they grow in!
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- ↑ Janet Miranda. Professional Hair Stylist & Makeup Artist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/article/flat-eyebrows-k-beauty
- ↑ Miranda Mendelson. Makeup & Beauty Specialist. Expert Interview
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/article/flat-eyebrows-k-beauty
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/katseyes-manon-started-eyebrow-trend-160026755.html
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/article/flat-eyebrows-k-beauty
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/article/flat-eyebrows-k-beauty
- ↑ https://www.vogue.com/article/flat-eyebrows-k-beauty
- ↑ Shara Strand. Makeup Artist. Expert Interview
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