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Eye Raising Brow Looks Through The Ages

16 March, 2015 - 10:28am by - First Lady | 34 Comments

Article by BR Natalie.

Eyebrows.  Sisters not twins. 

When it comes to eyebrows we probably lean more to getting the best out of them than trying to follow the latest eyebrow trend. Heck for most of us are happy if our eyebrows sort-of match and don't make us look permanently surprised or intrigued. 

But for the brave, eyebrows can be a fashion statement - and as with most things, there's an interesting back catalogue of eyebrow looks through history.

3500BC - 2500BC


Our favourite trendsetters in history the Egyptians made their eyebrows darker, longer and bolder in homage to the God Horus.  (And yes we know, Elizabeth Taylor wasn't actually Cleopatra, but she's fabulous.  End of.)

800BC - 470AD


Whether you were a Greek or a Roman, back when democracies began ladies were considered beautiful by...their unibrow.  Failing that, the bushier the better.

1920s - 1930s


Pluck 'em and shape 'em within an inch of existence seems to have been the motto back then.  Check out Jean Harlow's arches!

1940s - 1950s


Brows during the forties and fifties were natural and less severe, pencilled in lightly for an immaculate look or pencilled in darker for glamour.  The ever beautiful Elizabeth Taylor sported perfection in her brows.

1960s


Wax them off and draw them on screamed beauty magazines in the 60s.  Sophia Loren became the grandmaster of natural looking, drawn-on brows, using short, soft strokes.

1970s


Like most body hair in the seventies, eyebrows were left au naturale, reflecting both the hippy and feminist movements.

1980s


Big and bushy brows were seen on all of the 80s starlets from Brooke Shields to Kelly Mcgillis

1990s


Thin and pointy brows were so totally 90s man.  Courtney Cox circa 1995 demonstrates the style well.

Now

Brow Game has never been stronger than it is right now.  For your brows to be in style think bold and thick. 


So - let's talk about your brows - what decade do they belong in?  And what decade do you wish they belonged in?!  Get chatting below!

 

 

images: Warner Bros, Pinterest, Wikimedia, Wikimedia, Wikimedia, Warner Bros, Stylecon,

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25th March, 2015

Yuck to the 20s-30s and 90s. I think it does so much damage to a girls appearance when they're overplucked and thin, a simple mistake but I really think doing nothing is better than the 20s look. Sorry Jean! I love the bushy look. The Now and the 40s look are my favourite. I don't have quite such luscious growth as the beauty in that last pic though....!

23rd March, 2015

Mine are a 40s-50s. Thick, rounded and because I've never had any other shape I personally find them boring. I would love the "Now Brow" in fact Im going to see a brow specialist this week to find a new me.

I don't like the penciled on eyebrows that so many girls go "over the top" with however. There's a certain line between them complimenting your eyes and making your eyes look like peas.

22nd March, 2015

I am some mix between 70's and now, trying to grow out so I can get a better arch!

18th March, 2015

90's I think LOL but i fill them in to be....60's

18th March, 2015

Mine are definitely in the 1970's right now as I'm growing them out in the hope that after a proper shaping, I'll have them perfect for my sisters wedding :-)

18th March, 2015

I'm just going to throw this out there - I'm not even a huge fan of Cara's brows...I've always found them way over the top. It works for her because she's a model but for myself I prefer them more natural.

18th March, 2015

I love Cara Delevigne - she is gorgeous! Her eyebrows make her look so busy but somehow it works!

17th March, 2015

Is the 70s girl Ali McGraw? there's smoke coming out of my ears trying to remember her name...(from Love Story)

17th March, 2015

Oh Jean Harlow was gorgeous - in spite of the eye brows!! Have to stick to my 80s prejudice - I thought Brooke Sheilds was fabulous, earthy and natural and I still like the look. My brows are a little thin and nowdays left in the capable of hands of my beauty therapist...

17th March, 2015

I guess mine would be 40s-50s brows. I like strong dark brows.

17th March, 2015

Mine are probably 1990's but I love 1940's to 1950's and Liz Taylor was absolutely gorgeous.

17th March, 2015

Its quite funny how the trends constantly circle. I'm still a bit nervous when filling in my eyebrows. I don't like them looking too bold, especially when they are a lot light that my hair

17th March, 2015

My brows are from the 40s and 50s. They look pretty natural but I like to add some more definition. I don't have enough hair in the areas I want to go for the shape I want so I use an old eyeliner/brow pencil to fill in some areas. I really should invest in some proper brow products. I would like my brows in the more modern era.

17th March, 2015

I think I'm in between 1940's-1950's and the 1960's. I would love to be in now but I somehow I don't think I'll make it as I do have bald spots in my brows.

17th March, 2015

I was getting into plucking my eyebrows at the end of the 90s. Guess what I'm stuck with now. I'm trying to get bold beautiful brows but it ain't happening.

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