"Right Angle Brows" Are the Geometric Take on Instagram Eyebrow Trends
Years of learning about geometry in high school finally came in handy for one of the latest Instagram brow art trends. An Arizona-based makeup artist called Void (or @vforvoid on Instagram) created "right-angle brows," as I've dubbed them. They etched stunningly sharp right angles over their brow area. Whether you'd try them out or not, you have to admit that the precision and symmetry of the triangles put a bunch of the other brow art on Instagram to shame.
Trends like halo brows and fishtail-shaped arches didn't phase Void when they created their geometrical look, though. In fact, trends don't play a huge part in their makeup aesthetic, in general. "I just do whatever makes me happy," Void tells Allure. And geometry just so happens to do so. It's as simple as that. I can't say I relate, but I respect that. "Incorporating geometry into my makeup has challenged me to piece looks together in a different way and improve my line work," they explain.
To create the mathematically angular brow look, Void started off by plotting out where they wanted the lines of the right angle triangles to go with eye shadow. Why eye shadow? "It's easier to remove, so you can change the placement and angles before you go in with the liner," they say. To get the lines as straight as they looked, patience was key. Also, Void recommends keeping in mind that the lines won't be completely straight because the face has curves. "It's all about tricking the eye at certain angles," they say.
Once everything was sketched out, Void went over the shadow lines with the Kat Von D Ink Liners in Trooper (black), Neruda (white), and Woolf (gray). Void says liquid eyeliner pens like these ones are easy to work with and help with precise line work. Then, they swept on shadow and applied lashes to finish off the eye makeup look.
Here's a closer look at Void's right angle brows.
Of course, all of this was easy for Void to do as they remove their brows. "Not having brows gives me a lot more space and more of a blank canvas to work with," they say. However, Void says the look definitely can be done with brows. "Just tailor it to fit what you've got," they add.
I think if I learned about geometry via makeup like this, I wouldn't have almost failed the class in ninth grade.
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