Men's Eyebrows
More and more men are turning to permanent make-up.
Until a few years ago this world was seen as belonging exclusively to women, because the treatments were often confused with everyday make-up.
Today that way of thinking, only partly true, has finally been left behind: many men undergo facial dermopigmentation with different expectations and needs, but always with the aim of having perfect eyebrows.
The various forms of alopecia, the passing of the years or the mechanical damage caused by repeated hair removal can alter the appearance of the face and, as a result, cause psychological discomfort. Permanent make-up treatments for men are in fact often seen as treatments that act first of all on the psychological sphere, frequently restoring confidence and peace of mind.
Statistics show that the main reason men have permanent make-up on their eyebrows is to get back what Mother Nature has unfortunately taken away – in this case, the eyebrows.
Perfect eyebrows for men
We know very well that the brow arch is the area of the face that most influences paraverbal expression, giving a face more magnetism, more softness or, on the contrary, more character. It is the perfect frame for the masterpiece we call the gaze; without it an eye looks bare, unwell, lacking in expression.
While women have permanent make-up to correct asymmetries, for convenience, to enhance their gaze or for many other reasons, men do it mainly to go back to being who they have always been, with the right frame.
Eyebrow shape for men
The application techniques are therefore different: the male eyebrow has a bolder shape in terms of thickness and density and, above all, additional hairs outside the main shape. These stray hairs are essentially the regrowth that women regularly remove to keep a precise, clean shape.
There is no universal shape for men because, as with women's eyebrows, a facial analysis and the architecture of the face are used to design an outline and a density of their own, which also reflect each client's personal taste.
In permanent make-up for men, the hyper-realistic hair-stroke technique involves creating many lines that imitate real hairs in thickness, colour and arrangement. When it creates a true optical illusion of hairs that blend with the natural ones even from a distance, permanent make-up can be called perfect.
Be careful: it will often seem natural to think of a definitive solution so as never to have to touch up your eyebrows again.
A common mistake with men's eyebrows
Many people make this mistake without knowing that the pigment used for permanent make-up changes over time because it oxidises, soon turning into an unwanted colour.
Another reason is that the shape could no longer be changed, while it needs to adapt to the passing of time, when gravity pulls everything downwards, including the brow arch, which will no longer suit the new tone of the face.
What's more, over time the hair strokes thicken and no longer look like natural hairs, but more like little "logs".
The expert's advice is always to use bioresorbable pigments, so that shape, colour and technique can be changed whenever it seems appropriate.
A mistake in the shape of men's eyebrows: another common error is drawing men's eyebrows as if they were a woman's. Careful – that is not the natural effect men are looking for.