6 Reasons Why Eyebrows Are The Most Important Woman’s Facial Feature

Eyebrows are everything these days. For the past decade, most of us have been trying to grow them out after years of torturing them and over-plucking in the 90s. But even those who were lucky enough to avoid that mistake back in the day or were just simply too young to live through that still obsess over the fullness of our eyebrows. We buy serums for brows to make them grow fuller and bushier We use brow pencils, eyeshadows, pomades to fill them in. We use brow gels, brow wax and any other brow product to brush them into place and keep them looking perfect all day long. And those who’ve lost faith in growing theirs out will even go and microblade them onto their face. And all for what? Because we want our brows to be on fleek.

But why are eyebrows the most important facial feature for many women? Well here’s a few reasons we came up with and one that’s actually scientifically proven.

1. It’s A Trend

You can blame Cara Delevingne for starting this obsession all you want but we’re all slaves to trends. And this isn’t the first time in history that bushy brows are fashionable all of a sudden. In fact, if you google photos from different decades you’ll see that eyebrow thickness and shape is something that’s been changing all the time. The 1930s where all about thin and rounded brows that drooped down at the end, the ’60s saw a comeback of more natural eyebrows, in the ’70s the brows were plucked in an orderly fashion, so they weren’t too thin, but they also weren’t allowed to run wild. The 80s were all about all-natural bushy brows and then suddenly the 90s and 2000s were the age of super-thin brows. And here we are, starting from the 2010’s we’ve all been aiming to grow out our brows and keep them big and bold. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed nothing super drastic happens to our brows in the 2020s.

2. They Serve A Purpose

Apart from being a stylistic choice and an element of beauty our brows do serve a purpose. We tend to forget about that since we spend most of our time indoors. But you know they are generally meant to keep all sorts of dirt, debris and sweat from getting into our eyes. Another purpose they serve is helping us emote. Think about it – when you’re surprised you raise your eyebrows, when you’re sad or angry you frown, you can raise one eyebrow to show contempt, etc. They’re pretty crucial when it comes to expressing your mood.