Eyebrows are biologically engineered to protect your eyes. It stops sweat, debris and water from dripping into your eyes. But, this function does not require a certain shape, size or colour of the brow, allowing you to experiment.
However, your eyebrows also serve a more social function, helping you to communicate emotions. Whether you are quirking one brow to communicate your disbelief, raising both due to surprise, or lowering them to mark your confusion, they play a vital role in emotional cues.
It makes perfect sense then that your eyebrows need to reflect who you are as a person and that it should compliment your face. The time has never been better to ensure your brows are in tip-top shape for tip-top communication.
We spoke to brow experts and here is a round-up of the top 5 eyebrow trends for 2025!
These natural-looking arches redefine permanent make-up. Achieved using a single-point needle that administers ultra-fine hair strokes, the Nano Brow is taking over from micro-blading. More than just looking great, this is one of the eyebrow trends that improves pigment retention too. Adele, Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Obama are just a few that choose Nano Brows recently.
Bold beauties should consider bleaching their brows for 2025. Creating a contrasting effect on your face, bleaching your brows will soften them to enhance other features on your face. This trend is popular amongst high-fashion celebrities like Ariana Grande, Kendall Jenner and Lady Gaga.
For full, fluffy and lifted brows, this soapy eyebrow trend is just for you. With a natural, yet structured feel, Soap Brows will work for all brow shapes. More so, they are a daily, DIY solution to tame unruly brows. Lily Collins, Hailey Bieber, Emilia Clarke and Cara Delevingne are just a few rocking this trend.
The ultra-skinny, high-arched brows are said to be back come 2025. This 1920 style is making a modern comeback with a chic twist. Famous in high-end fashion scenes, this porcelain doll-like eyebrow trend accentuates the faces of Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Bella Hadid, Halle Berry and Pamela Anderson.
If you’re keen on experimenting with this trend, RefectoCil has a whole range of products that will help you achieve the right eyebrow shape. Apart from tweezers and styling gel, they also have brow bleach, care balm and a brow lamination service at a salon near you.
Very similar to Soap Brows, Laminated Brows offer a permanent style that stays with you for several weeks. It involves a professional treatment that brushes brows upwards for a fuller look which is then set in place. Laminated Brows ensure you wake up with a soft and natural look and keep it all day every day. A few celebrities that have embraced this eyebrow trend include Selena Gomez, Katie Price, Noah Cyrus and Cardi B.
Step into the New Year with eyebrows that are on fleek with any of these top 5 trends shaping 2025!
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