Lip art has taken over Instagram in a big way over the past couple years. Makeup artists like Vlada Haggerty and Ryan Kelly
are known specifically for their intricate lipstick creations. Thanks to the latest feather brow
trend, new ways to style your brows — other than arches — are starting
to flood our Instagram feeds. ICYMI, Finnish makeup artist Stella
Sironen accidentally-on-purpose started the craze last week.
[post_ads]The unexpected look, which made her brows look like actual feathers, basically turned the Internet upside down. Some people started creating their own versions, while others just shook their heads in confusion. We wonder what everyone will have to say about this take on brow art: barbed wire brows.
Technically, barbed wire brows predate feather brows. On March 10, a makeup artist named Athena Paginton posted a picture on Instagram of a model with brows styled into spikes in alternating upward and downward points. It kind of looks like the haute couture version of the cowlick, bedhead brows we wake up with in the morning. One of our editors, Sable Yong, has deemed them "browlicks," and they are kind of magical in a bizarre sort of way. Still, while Paginton's post has 7,667 likes to date, it more or less flew under the radar. It didn't become nearly the viral sensation like brow feathers — but it's about to.
[post_ads]The unexpected look, which made her brows look like actual feathers, basically turned the Internet upside down. Some people started creating their own versions, while others just shook their heads in confusion. We wonder what everyone will have to say about this take on brow art: barbed wire brows.
Technically, barbed wire brows predate feather brows. On March 10, a makeup artist named Athena Paginton posted a picture on Instagram of a model with brows styled into spikes in alternating upward and downward points. It kind of looks like the haute couture version of the cowlick, bedhead brows we wake up with in the morning. One of our editors, Sable Yong, has deemed them "browlicks," and they are kind of magical in a bizarre sort of way. Still, while Paginton's post has 7,667 likes to date, it more or less flew under the radar. It didn't become nearly the viral sensation like brow feathers — but it's about to.
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Other makeup artists
are starting to catch on now and recreating the look. Just yesterday,
Denver-based makeup artist Sara Jean, who is known as jeanxfoxx on
Instagram, showed off her barbed wire brow look on Instagram. Her
caption noted that she was inspired by Paginton, and Jean wrote, "This
photo is simply for brow appreciation." Well, we appreciate it greatly.With everyone and their mothers vying for fantastic brows, we love that people are experimenting with more daring looks. Despite silly sayings like, "Never trust someone with bad brows," it's okay to not have perfectly sleek, thick arches all the time. You can turn your brows into feathers or barbwire or whatever brow art trend pops up next — and still be trusted. Trust. We look forward to what other looks makeup artists come up with. Maybe, just maybe, we'll also try out some of the brow art trends ourselves.
By Devon Abelman
Courtesy Allure
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