Has anyone taught themselves how to lift one eyebrow or is it something you are born with?

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My friend can do this but I can't. She has always been able to do it apparently. I wish I could because it seems like such a good social skill to have.

Would I be wasting my time trying to do eyebrow lift exercises? And yes, I probably do have too much time on my hands at the moment to be contemplating this.

Relax, calm down then try. Practice using one eye closed. Shit the weaker one. Open the eyelid that is stronger. My is my left even though am right handed.

Can you raise both eyebrows ? Try that too then drop the weaker one

Another way. Lift both eyebrows. Then look to the side.

When you are lifting your eyebrow, make sure you frown at the same time.

1: lift eyebrow
2: two frown
3: drop one like you are going to squint but try and keep it open.

I can't believe how long it took to explain this. I hope it helps.

I can if I really concentrate, but it's 50:50 whether I give myself a headache.

Worth it though.

I didn't mean shit. It's meant to be shut.

Excellent thread.

I spent ages trying to train my eyebrows in my teens but with no success

I thought everyone could do this!

Don't ask me... I can't even wink. :(

But can you salute Spock appropriately Cpt?

I can only do my my right eyebrow and sneer on the left side!

I taught myself after I thought Roger Moore's raised eyebrow looked cool DD is a natural or picked it up from me. Eyebrow has since developed its own brain and DH uses it as a mood barometer of sorts

I've always been able to but didn't realise it was unusual till I was 10 and my sister told me I was weird.

I taught myself. My DH taught himself how to do it as he recognised how devastatingly effective it is.

I regularly 'parent by eyebrow'