Straight brows are back to haunt us once again. The way to achieve them is with special eyebrow razors, eyebrow tweezers or waxing. What you “must” actually get is a straight eyebrow line that goes up from the brow bone to the temples, in a smooth arch.

Depending on the style you choose and the shape of your face, you can form eyebrows with a strong angle, which give a strict look. Otherwise, bold straight brows help accentuate your face shape. In addition, they straighten the look, like Audrey Hepburn’s iconic eyebrows.

You don’t have to follow the straight brow trend if it’s not your style. The important thing is to create an elegant, even look on your eyebrows, without straying too far from your natural shape.

Straight eyebrows: The shape that came back from the past

With over 11 billion views on hashtag #straightbrows on Tiktok, it’s clear that you’ll see this trend everywhere. According to the experts, this is exactly what the look needs: a facelift without the surgery, filler without the injection. So, straight eyebrows are all about lifting, pulling the features upwards. Our brows are one of the only hard lines on our face, so the idea of ​​cutting the arch and using that straight line to create the look of lift makes sense. And arguably, it can suit quite a few people.

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Bella Hadid, the most famous example of the straight brow trend, “pulls” her sculpted features high. Even from the time of the iconic Audrey Hepburn, the straight brow is flattering, balancing out rounded features and giving the illusion of a raised arch. The straight line and lack of an arch creates an upward optical illusion that we don’t see in arched brows, which can drag your face down. The eyebrow plays an important role in our features and small changes in it can change your entire image.

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The idea of ​​pulling your features up is the same logic we use when applying bronzer and blush: You want to avoid pulling your face down at all costs, and by putting the products on the high points, you provide the illusion of lift. So it stands to reason that the tail of your eyebrow would eventually be “redundant”.

From the 1920s to today

The origin of this trend goes much further back than you might think. Inspired by silent film star Clara Bow, who used the look to help exaggerate her expressions in films. Eventually, this look became even more exaggerated, with her iconic pencil thin brow being the next style to take over.

Of course, straight brows come and go, with Audrey Hepburn being the first to revive the ’20s trend. Hepburn herself arguably transcended the original trend, and is forever associated with this look. In some circles, they call the straight brow trend simply the Audrey brow.

The problem with straight eyebrows

The only problem; Eyebrow hair is known to be sensitive and hard to regrow. When this trend is deemed passé, you’ll be forced to pencil your brows in forever (90’s girls unite!). With your brows being one of the most prominent, signature parts of your face, you might want to bring them back to fuller and stronger.

Don’t sabotage the look of your brow

According to Washington dermatologist Tina Alster, MD, the reason your brows may never grow back has to do with slow hair growth and skin fibrosis. “Eyebrow hair grows slowly, so be careful to avoid plucking in areas where regrowth is desired. Repeated epilation in a single area can cause skin fibrosis and unwanted long-term hair loss”.

The repeated trauma of waxing leads to skin fibrosis and can cause patches of thicker, darker skin. An area as fragile as the eye, feels more strongly the increase in the texture of these skin spots. To such an extent that it negates the lift that a straight brow can provide.

If you’re willing to get stuck into this popular trend, just know: Your brows will need time and help to recover. And when it’s all over, you may not be able to revive them.