From herimpeccable wardrobe to her much-imitated glossy locks, Kate Middleton is astyle and beauty influence for women everywhere. And now we bring you the womanbehind her lust-worthy eyebrows. Sabrina Eleonore of Un Jour Un Regard has beenshaping the Duchess of Cambridge’s perfectly bold brows for a few years. “Shehas an important appreciation for beauty,” Sabrina tells HELLO! about theBritish royal.
Since launchingher company six years ago and amassing close to 6,000 clients in Paris and manymore worldwide that include Penelope Cruz, Queen Letizia of Spain and Cara Delevingne, whose brows are the most sought after, Sabrina understands theimportance of that arch above the eyes. “It’s the focal point of your face,”she says. “All people need is a good shape. It’svery important that the eyebrows connect with your face, your eyes, lips andcheekbones. No one person is the same when it comes to shaping.”
Currently in Los Angelesgetting the ladies ready for Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy Awards,Sabrina, whose services range from $250 for shaping to $1,000 for pigmentation,shares some tips and insight into the latest trends when it comes to groomingfor our own brow mini guide.
Microblading vs. Dermopigmentation:Microblading uses a blade toput the ink into the skin in lines. This can last up to a year. While Sabrina’stechnique of dermopigmentation also uses a needle of sorts, she instead usespigment from bamboo plants to give the eyebrows more definition with color thatcan also last from eight months to a year. She uses a non-electric needle topush the pigment in. “The difference is I just use my hand and the needle doesn’tgo into the skin, just the first layer,” she says. “It goes point by pointinstead of lines. After a month, you will need a touch up but then it willlast.”
Waxing vs. Tweezing“Every time you wax, itlessens your hair, but you should never wax. It’s not good for your skin as theskin around your eyes is very thin. If you keep doing it, it can causewrinkles. Tweezing is very precise. A good practice is to go for shaping everythree weeks. If you have been waxing and want to stop, don’t touch youreyebrows for three months to then be able to reshape with tweezing.”
Pro tip: To tweeze at home, applypressure on your skin and then remove the hair moving upward. If you can, steamfirst and use an angled tweezer.
Black or Brown Pencil“Neither,” says Sabrina. “Usegray color instead as it creates a shadow and your hair stands out. When youuse the same color as your brow, it doesn’t give depth. Using gray will createmore of a shadow and an illusion of thicker hair.”
Pro tip: To help your eyebrowhair to grow, use M2 Brows Eyebrow Renewing Serum, a favorite of Cara Delvingne
Eyebrow prep for events:“If you want to have pigment,do that three days before an event or the same day. A day after will be thedarkest and the eyebrows could be dry as the pigment settles. Tweezing andshaping can be same day or prior depending on availability.”
Sabrina is quite thejet-setter bringing her talent from Paris to London, Madrid, Moscow, New YorkCity and Los Angeles. Check her site to see where she will be next and schedulean appointment. Even if you can’t afford the pigmentation but want a greatlesson in shaping, she says, “It’s possible to come get a lesson and learn todo this at home.”
