Eyebrows – more than
just keeping sweat, water and other nasties out of our eyes, they frame the
face and can actually reveal just what mood we’re in.
Brows are the most
expressive part of the face and the team at Benefit Cosmetics joined forces
with those in the know to explain just how eyebrows can decode emotions. The study is called
the role of eyebrows in face recognition.
“Eyebrows can
communicate the full spectrum of emotions from aggression to fear to joy,” says
facial expression expert Dr Javid Sadr, who teamed up with Benefit Cosmetics for
the study. To work it all out,
the experts separated the face into three section – lower, middle and upper –
and found the top of the face that includes our brows, reveals a lot more than
we thought. Now here’s where it
gets really exciting. From this research and
the findings, Benefit has developed the brow translator that can ‘read
emotions’ by analysing your brows. According to the
website – it “uses facial recognition analysis and
machine learning to identify what your brows are expressing.”
All you need to do is
visit the site, upload a photo and let science do the rest. Of course you can
download the results and share them on social media.
I gave it a go with a
selfie and another photo taken just before a birthday dinner. Check out the
results.




Now if you’re
interested in the science behind your emotions, here is what your brows say
about your mood.
Confidence: They’re
just calm and neutral. You own it!
Happiness: Brows are
relaxed and neutral, with laugh lines out the side of each side.
Anger: Brows are pulled down and furrowed together in a crumple.
Sadness: Brows come together above the nose and are lowered at the sides, sending ripples up the forehead.
Seduction: Your brows
are relaxed to start and after eye contact is made, they’re subtly raised. This
can also be called the come hither look.
XO Debby Vilensky
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