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In the past, when we mentioned "no eyebrow makeup", most people immediately popped up with the words "individual, rebellious" and rejected it. If it is said that in the first two years, its popularity was not enough to become the focus of heated discussions on the table, but today in 2024, eyebrowless makeup has become the "top stream" existence that dominates major shows, and it has returned steadily in the face of various gentle, strong and other styles of fashion, and has a domineering output.
In the 2024 Fall/Winter Paris Fashion Week, French designer Thierry Muller's eponymous brand Mugler, Parisian ready-to-wear and accessories brand Coperni, surreal French brand Schiaparelli, Japanese designer Junya Watanabe's eponymous brand Junya Watanabe, and Chinese brand UMA WANG have all moved their eyebrow-free or seemingly eyebrow-free makeup to the runway. Although their fashion styles are very different, the inspiration for the makeup with weakened eyebrows is the same. If there is a vague eyebrow shape, with thick or light eyeshadow and lip makeup, it does not show a sense of disobedience at all, but becomes the finishing touch in the overall look.
Fall/Winter 2024 Paris Fashion Week with her eyebrowless makeup look from brand Uma Wang
Eyebrows are an existence that cannot be ignored in the hearts of all beauty lovers, and it can be said that its appearance and display form occupy a pivotal position in personal style. The so-called eyebrow flirtation, in the process of communicating with people, we want to perfectly convey our thoughts and emotions, eyebrows and eyes are the most important. However, the prevalence of eyebrow makeup represents more of a return to the attitude of people to their own ways, and we no longer "lower our eyebrows and please our eyes", nor do we obtain inner liberation by pleasing the outside. We have to show it to the public in the way we like the most and have the most personality.
Doja Cat attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards with a pioneering eyebrow look
At the 2022 Met Gala charity dinner, Kendall Jenner used bleached eyebrows as one of the highlights of the red carpet look, with an almost eyebrowless look with sharp smoky makeup and a black umbrella skirt, which not only has the domineering spirit of the big heroine, but also invisibly highlights the personality statement that belongs to Kendall Jenner.
Kendall Jenner's "White Eyebrows" at the 2022 Met Gala Charity Dinner
In his 1997 book Making Faces, the late makeup artist Kevyn Aucin described bleached eyebrows as a means of "softening the expression and spreading the face", giving the viewer a sense of ethereal dreams. Even though there are still many people who still can't appreciate the charm of no eyebrows, Kendall's bold makeup style on social platforms led by ins back then still triggered a craze for girls to follow suit. It is not only to imitate her handsomeness, but also to imitate her courage to dare to be the first and show herself without eyebrows.
The late makeup artist Kevyn Aucin published the book Making Faces in 1997
The popularity of eyebrow makeup has been documented in the world and in China thousands of years ago. Around 1504, Leonardo da Vinci created the Mona Lisa, in which the Mona Lisa sits calmly in a chair with her hands folded in front of her chest, revealing a mysterious and elegant smile. Such a virtuous appearance turned out to be an eyebrowless shape. Although there is still a lot of controversy about whether the Mona Lisa's eyebrows were not painted or the color disappeared later, the current eyebrow effect has not diminished a trace of the charm of the Mona Lisa itself, and it is still a classic work of art that has been passed down for thousands of years and is highly appreciated. And the Mona Lisa itself, even without the blessing of eyebrows, still exudes an elegant and noble temperament, which shows that whether eyebrows exist in terms of everyone's different styles, there is no conflict, salt or sweet, cool and elegant.
Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa
Throughout Chinese history, eyebrows have also been a key element for ancient women to express their individuality. Both men and women attach great importance to the completeness of a woman's eyebrows, and even the delicacy of the eyebrows can directly determine a person's situation. "Sui Testament" once recorded: "Jiang Xian is good at painting long moth eyebrows...... The official gave the snail Dai Wuhu on the day, and the number was moth green. The snails were born out of Persia, and each was worth ten gold. After the levy was insufficient, mixed with copper Dai to give it, Dujiang Immortal was given snail Dai endlessly. "During the Sui Dynasty, a female official named Wu Jiang Jiangxian was favored by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty because she was good at painting long Emei, and was later rewarded with the extremely precious mule Dai of the Persian State.
Queen Elizabeth I also loved "no eyebrows", and her eyebrows are barely visible in her painted portraits
In the more open Tang Dynasty, due to the prosperity of all countries and the entry of foreign cultures, everyone's tolerance for eyebrow makeup has developed rapidly. Women in the Tang Dynasty were relatively "bold", and wide foreheads were popular at that time, so from the royal family to the common people, it was popular to "remove eyebrows and open foreheads", that is, shave off the eyebrows and hair above the forehead. Then, on top of the wide forehead, the girls began to create their own eyebrows and draw their most satisfactory eyebrow shapes. In the Tang Dynasty painter Yan Liben's "Walking Diagram", the maids painted the "moon eyebrows" that were popular at that time, and the slender and curved brushstrokes not only highlighted the wide forehead but also embellished the overall makeup.
Yan Liben "Walking Diagram" (detail)
Although the charm of eyebrow-free makeup is obvious to all, if you want to better control it, it is also indispensable to match other makeup and dressing styles. Even if you can't shave your eyebrows like Kendou or Bella, you can easily achieve the desired effect by covering them up with a light brow tint, eyeshadow or foundation.
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Girls who like to wear black clothes and only rely on clothing cuts and versions to express their personality are actually relatively simple in the interpretation of no eyebrow makeup. The smooth and delicate base makeup is fully spread out, covering almost 90% of the color of the eyebrows, and combined with light brown eyeshadow with obvious highlights, nude lip makeup and restrained wet hair, you can perfectly sculpt the aura of "no one is close". The deliberate retention of makeup can not only highlight the special outfit of the outfit, but also make you the most difficult focus in the crowd to ignore.
Victoria Beckham秀场上的“无眉”妆容
If you prefer a light-coloured minimalist look, having eyebrows that don't look like you can break your laid-back vibe is more appropriate for wearing or matching exaggerated earrings. The light brown and light gray eyebrows may seem to be non-existent at first glance, but when combined with the relatively dark gray shades on the sides below the cheekbones and the lip makeup of the bean paste, you can immediately highlight the smart and high intelligence.
Make-up artist Raisa Flowers' take on eyebrow makeup
Most girls who prefer outdoor outfits don't like to wear makeup too strongly, so the light-colored eyebrows with almost no sense of presence are matched with colorful clothes, which can make the wild atmosphere of yearning for freedom more vividly. Light apricot, light orange eyebrows can be used as the focal point of the whole look, and lips can be covered with lip balm only.
《周末画报》style 1307期大片
All in all, the charm of no eyebrow makeup is not as simple as simply shaving the eyebrows completely clean as we imagined. It may also just be a way to lighten the eyebrows and reduce the overall visual proportions to accentuate the outfit or other makeup. People can depict, innovate and sketch eyebrow-free makeup that better suits their bone appearance according to their preferences.
编辑-Crystal Li
摄影师-Annie Lai
造型师-Kingsley Tao
化妆师-Marie Bruce
发型师-Soichi Inagaki @Art Partner
置景师-Olivia Giles @Jones MGMT
美甲师-Sasha Goddard @Saint Luke
选角导演-Monica Domar
模特-Bo Exters @Next Model Management，Nyakong Chan @Select Model Management
摄影助理-Andy Broadhurst，ROY HONG
Al-Takhmina Mirzoeva, Chloe Rotondo
发型助理-Chikako Shinoda, Muji Sato
Written by - Edge
WeChat editor - Li Beini
Some of the pictures come from the Internet