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How women's eyebrows reveal where they hail from even better than accents

How women's eyebrows reveal where they hail from even better than accents

  • Southerners like Duchess of Cambridge favour the thick, natural South brow

  • Dark Scouse brow favoured by Northerners; Welsh opt for 'soft arch'

  • West Midlanders like a happy brow whilst Irish prefer the tadpole look


By Bianca London

PUBLISHED: 07:30 EST, 5 July 2012 | UPDATED: 11:14 EST, 5 July 2012


From Coleen Rooney's thick Liverpool accent to Amy Childs' Essex twang, accents are a clear tell-tale sign of where a woman is from.

But according to new research the shape of a woman’s eyebrows reveals where she is from even quicker than her accent.

As brow bars and regional brow trends continue to take off, a study has revealed people can pinpoint where a woman is from by the shape of her eyebrows - before they even hear her accent.

Even Kate Middleton is braving the more thick and full 'south brow'

Even Kate Middleton is braving the more thick and full 'south brow'

Liverpool-born WAG Coleen embraces the thinner, more raised Scouse brow

Liverpool-born WAG Coleen embraces the thinner, more raised Scouse brow

The soft arched brow is favoured by glamorous Welsh export Catherine Zeta Jones

The soft arched brow is favoured by glamorous Welsh export Catherine Zeta Jones

Una Healey shows her Irish tadpole brows

Una Healey shows her Irish tadpole brows

Cat Deeley dons the Brummie happy brow

Cat Deeley dons the Brummie happy brow

Scottish DJ Edith Bowman has plank brows

Scottish DJ Edith Bowman has plank brows

Southerners are braving the thick ‘South’ brow, which has been adopted by celebs such as Keira Knightley, Lily Collins, Cara Delevingne, Lauren Goodger, Amy Childs, Tamara Ecclestone and even the Duchess of Cambridge.

But Debenhams' sales reveal that shoppers int he South prefer a more natural finish to their thicker brows, rather than the very dark brown needed to create the Scouse brow that has been made famous by Liverpool ladies.

Indeed, shoppers in the South are buying 93 per cent more natural-toned brow pencils than their Northern counterparts.

However, sales of eyebrow wax and darker pencils at the department store are far higher in the Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds branches of the department store as shoppers go for the Scouse brow favoured by England football captain’s wife Alex Gerrard and Coleen Rooney.

Irish women prefer a ‘tadpole’ eyebrow - thick and round at the inner corners before going into an immediate thin arch ending with a very thin brow - when they get an in-store beauty appointment.

And sales figures show the Emerald Isle sells the least amount of eyebrow products.

Meanwhile, women from Birmingham and other West Midlanders shape their brows into an almost half circle shape called the ‘happy’ eyebrow, while serious Scots prefer the ‘plank’ - the straightest of the eyebrow shapes.

BROW-O-METER: REGIONAL EYEBROW TRENDS

North (Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds) Scouse Brow

Midlands (Birmingham and Coventry): Happy brow

South: London, Essex, Brighton and Portsmouth - South Brow

Ireland: Tadpole brow

Scotland: Plank brow

Wales: Soft arched brow

Women booking appointments in Wales are requesting the ‘soft arched’ brow - favoured by glamorous Welsh export Catherine Zeta Jones.

Sara Stern, beauty director at Debenhams, said: 'The number of women adopting signature brow styles for the region that they live in is so high that it’s like having a brow-o-meter; you can instantly guess what area they are from.

'The Scouse brow is still hugely popular in the north with the likes of Coleen Rooney, but southerners have their own interpretation.

'Instead of the brutal Scouse brow - which is a heavily defined, dark, square and thick penciled eyebrow - Londoners have created their own trend, the 'South brow'. Still opting for big brows, but going for a more natural look, less panto dame.

'Some regions are steering clear of the thicker brows - finding both the Scouse and South brow as terrifying as the vajazzle.

'Women used to pluck, thread and wax their brows within a millimetre of their liv es, but it’s now about making a statement.'

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My eyebrows never grow - what does that signify?

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- Lauren, London Tahn, 5/7/2012 14:23..Lauren that really made me laugh when i read your comment :-)

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repeat story...sort it out DM !

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I would suggest eyebrows have much more to do with: A) Their natural shape B) Your age C) The trends you've followed and the irreparable changes that resulted from that (plucking, tattooing even) D) Whether you really care enough to give them a second thought!

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Men think women with shaped eyebrows look hideous. I'm being honest ladies, they really do.

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Ok, I'm from the same place as Edith Bowmand and I have CZJ's brows, but thicker like Kate's. What a silly article. It's all about what suits the individual face, and how e brow grows naturally before shaping.

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Another load of trivial TOSH.....total drivel. It reminds me of those old articles we used to be telling us that the type, or even the COLOUR of the car we drive somehow reflects our personality.

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I would be between south/soft.Unfortunately some of the bits that make a very thick brow are a tad wayward,but removing those does not give me a thin look,just well cared for.My fave gal Natalie at my local Chanel counter introduced me to a brow kit,and using it in combo with a pencil to touch in thin areas,makes it look lovely.I also tint my brows at home brown with a kit every 6-8 weeks because working on a farm(3 days a week)means less slap and maintnence,and it looks nice.The Chanel makeup-rep for south/london did my spring makeover,and the highlight was how impressed he was with my home care of them,as I can't justify waxing/threading.Aside from trust issues,that 20 quid would go towards a new lipstick instead. Beth, Royal Tunbridge Wells formerly of the US Exactly how vain are you???

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So you are saying that the first 3 pics are all 'south brows' when all 3 fall into the different categories you are describing! Duuuuuh.....DM journalism at its very best!

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What utter drivel!!

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