I feel so ugly - my eyes/ eyebrows asymmetrical

[ston]

I have recently noticed that one of my eyebrows is significantly lower than the other. One is straight and the other one is curved. They are not in line even a tiny bit and i can never get them to look the same even with drawing them on.

How can I fix this? I grew my eyebrows out for about 10 months last year and got them done professionally but nothing changed.

It makes it worse being on teams all day seeing my face looking all surprised.

I also have acne and acne scars. My self esteem is so low and I can’t deal with being me and looking in the mirror most days.

From what I can see you look beautiful OP. Your eyebrows are amazing & one being a bit higher imo is really gorgeous. Some actresses have botox to achieve this as it gives the face more character and expression. Go back to your gp about your acne. Say it is affecting your mental health. In the meantime drink lots of water, eat well & exercise and realise that acne does not last forever. Try to focus on the positives. Big hug.

@RunningFromInsanity

I don’t think it’s necessarily a mental health issue to not like the way you look. We’ve all got something that we don’t like about our face or body and to us it’s the most hideous thing ever but most other people don’t even notice it.

Of course not, but feeling like a monster and being totally consumed by it likely is. Please read the thread so you don’t minimise what the op has written

You look like you have lovely brows and great skin!

I would take some of the bottom of the brow off the right and some of the top off the left around the arch and then shkrted the left brow. That should even them up a bit but they will be thinner.

Even from the top of your face you don't look ugly though OP.

I think you've great brows but if it's something that really bothers you. You need to find a good brow technician, tell her what you want and make regular appointments with her.
One brow shape, no matter how full your brows are won't get you to where you want.
It takes time to work on getting those arches right.
You could also consider lamination, its meant to really help with asymmetry.
Look up brows techs on Instagram and find a good one local to you. My one is in Ireland, she's called fiadhbeauty, no good to you for appointments but may help you find what you want, and realise that everyone has brows that don't match.

@allofthecheese

Honestly I quite like your eyebrows and would never have looked at you and thought what you do about them. They look natural.

The only thing perhaps is the right one could be slightly thinned out in the area marked. But that's looking very closely.

My eyebrows don't match either but I doubt most people's do unless they're artificially tattooed on.

I totally agree with this ! Get some clear eyebrow gel too and brush them . You are really seeing something that isn't a big issue if at all .

Ston, I think you might benefit from reading this article about the way constant Zoom and Teams sessions are driving a lot of people to undertake cosmetic procedures.

www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200909-why-plastic-surgery-demand-is-booming-amid-lockdown

An excerpt:

As much as we may now be trained to sit on video calls and stare at our colleagues through a computer screen, many of us find ourselves constantly distracted during our daily huddles and meetings. It’s not the dog barking in the background, or the roommate making lunch over someone’s shoulder – it’s the sight of our own faces.

And the longer that video thumbnail stares back at us, the more we start to notice things. Were those crow’s feet there before lockdown?
Did my nose suddenly get bigger? Is one eyebrow higher than the other?

Does this sound familiar?!

This is not to diminish your individual experience, but many people are getting upset about their faces as a result of camera distortion, suboptimal lighting and unusual angles.

In your OP you say:

'I have recently noticed that one of my eyebrows is significantly lower than the other.'

If you've managed all this time without noticing, it means that you are now picking up on something very, very tiny that you've probably only spotted because of all the remote video communication you've been doing recently.

Please remind yourself that there was a time before all this when you didn't keep thinking about it - and there will be a time afterwards when you stop constantly turning it over in your mind, I promise. Give yourself the best possible chance to switch off the repetitive thoughts by immersing yourself in other things. Books. Movies. Exercise. It doesn't matter. And be gentle and patient with yourself.

I like your eyebrows.

Good luck!

I have brow envy! Mine are fairly thick but fair so you can't see them. My left one is great shape wise but my right one is just weird and not the same shake at all. Strangely my daughter has inherited my exact shape eyebrows and it fills me with such affection It makes me like my own more.

I never felt mine affected my life though, to me they are just eyebrows and part of life's great variation. There's no one way they should look? If it helps, I'm jealous of how dark and thick they are! You really are being too hard on yourself here.

It honestly took me quite a while to work out what you were talking about. The difference is pretty minuscule, and no way would I have noticed if you hadn't said. Believe me, no one is looking at you and thinking your eyebrows are uneven. They are really nice eyebrows.

My eyebrows are like this (much more pronounced than yours). I fill in one above its natural line and the other below, it more or less evens them up.

Eyebrows should be siblings not twins.

You look beautiful .

Zoom has a touch up feature, does Teams? Also do whatever it takes to make yourself feel better on video - lighting etc. I put my laptop up on a stand and now have a separate key board as I look better from that slight down angle. Also look into ring lights. I think you look lovely and it's in your imagination but I know the torture well!

They’re fine! Very similar to my own in which lefty seems to grow a lot more hair underneath (where pp marked) than righty.

Everyone's face is asymmetrical. Yours are perfectly fine.

Consider, for a moment, your colleagues' eyebrows and skin textures. What do you remember? How do these things impact upon your opinion of them as individuals?

Don't give a fuck, do you?

Neither do they about yours.

They look fine. natural eyebrows will never look symmetrical. The people who have perfectly symmetrical brows always ALWAYS have fakes.

Sorry I can’t see an issue with your eyebrows - but the fact you yourself are saying you only just noticed them speaks volumes. They are a non issue but due to your self esteem you are focusing on them. Life is hard - please be kind to yourself!

Your eyebrows are lovely and you are lucky to have them. Always had lovely really dark thick eyebrows and then had alopecia and lost most of my eyebrows. Very distressing as went through stressful time cause of it but not growing back. Doctor was useless and said I was pulling them out which I was not. Anyway lucky I have a fringe and use make up pencils etc draw them on but hate it as after I wash my hair and look in the mirror I look like an alien ha!!! but have learned to not focus on it or it would be all consuming. I think it would be worth paying for one or two sessions with a therapist who will help you to get through this as so easy to focus on something then it is like an ocd thing. I will get microblading in future. Really you look lovely and go back to doctor or ask see a different doctor but also pharmacists can be really helpful. Be kind to yourself. An exercise you can do is put a band on your hand and every time you find yourself obsessing over them flick the band on your hand, it really does work. Would love your eyebrows. Take care.

meant to say see a doc for your skin as it can be sorted. Keep a food diary as then you will notice what you eat and what is causing the flare ups and also could be hormonal so talk to doctor again.

Have you tried Dermatica for your acne? I’m getting good results.

Can I just say, the skin I can see on the photo looks stunning smooth and firm and perfect, my skin does not look like that at all in those areas. Your eyebrows are lovely and your eyes are clearly also lovely with good lashes.

When I looked at the photo my first thought were they look so shapely and nice and you have a lovely shaped face . for you

Nothing I'm seeing here would look out of place in Vogue magazine.
I think you're being overly critical.

How strange you should post this. I had a spell of being absolutely obsessed with my asymmetrical eyebrows. Honestly it sounds ridiculous now but I was ready to shave them off and get them microbladed. Looking back it was obviously anxiety related because there is nothing wrong with my eyebrows. I have the kylie Minogue arched eyebrows thing going on, I kind of like them now but a for a period there I actually felt ill. Honestly op your eyebrows are not your issue, they are great eyebrows but even if someone could wave a magic wand and ‘fix’ your perceived flaw you would find something else to obsess over. Try get some counselling and be as kind to yourself as you would be to other people x

I had very uneven eyebrows and got powder brows/nano blading combo now they are very even but still very natural looking. Since you have nice dark eyebrows I don't know if it's worth it to you, but it is an option.