13 April,2011 07:16 AM IST | | Dhvani Solani
They don't refer to Shane Warne as the sheikh of tweak for nothing. Judging by his eyebrows in recent photographs, the cricket field isn't the only place where the legendary bowler appears to have taken out some of his aggression. Experts on whether you should follow suit
Eyebrows were raised as former Australia one-day international cricket captain Shane Warne made his appearance on the pitch, this year. The current coach and captain of Rajasthan Royals has been looking better (botox?) and fitter since his chat show went primetime last year. And we didn't miss the aggressively tweaked eyebrows either.
The once bushy burst of hair above his eyes appears to have been forsaken in favour of a fine, more defined line. "It's almost as if the person in charge of his personal grooming felt like indulging a little too much," says beautician Bhawna Tolani.
"I am definitely not against men tweezing their eyebrows, but to leave behind something so unnaturally shaped is almost comical," adds Bhawna. After a few preliminary calls to some of the better known salons in the city, it might be safe to assume that Mumbai men appear to prefer the anonymity that comes with smaller salons.
"Only in the past couple of years have we been getting men who want their eyebrows plucked," says Hemal Parekh, who runs a hair and beauty salon in Wadala.
"Most of the men look so sheepish when they approach us," adds Hemal who, on an average, has four male clients come in every week, requesting for the treatment. "It looks weird initially, but neater once you get used to it.
Unless they get disastrously thin or are shaped badly." Brushing aside rumours of an eyebrow lift around the end of last year, we ask city-based boys (refer to box) whether they would let a pair of tweezers get the better of their brows.
No thanks!
Shivang Palvia (24), account manager with an MNC
I would never do this to myself. This is Shane's attempt to look younger, and I haven't reached the age where I need to worry about that. I do tweak the hair between my eyebrows to avoid it from looking like a unibrow, but that's it. When it comes to Shane, it doesn't really matter as long as his cricket skills remain good.
Abhishek Thukral (22), Public Relations executive
I personally do not tweak my eyebrows, but if someone feels that they need to do it for the sake of personal grooming, then so be it. Metrosexuality has come so far any way. However, one should avoid overdoing it to the point of looking stupid. In Warne's case, his looks are diluted by his persona, and people are more concerned about his skills on the field than his tweaked eyebrows.
Eyebrow speak
Shane Warne seems to be a man that can't be trusted, given that his eyebrows tilt downwards, but have an upward growth. Such people should put their commitment down in writing, as they might say one thing one minute, and another the next. The eyebrow hair seems rough, which means that he is the sort to fight tradition and clich ufffds. The bushy growth points to mood swings and stubbornness.
- Dr Prem Gupta, Vastu consultant, palmist and face reader
