overpluck
Remove too many hairs
Overpluck means to remove too many hairs when shaping eyebrows, resulting in brows that are too thin, sparse, or oddly shaped.
The term emerged alongside the rise of eyebrow grooming trends and captures the regret of having gone too far with tweezers.
I overplucked in the nineties and my brows never fully grew back.
Someone with overplucked brows may draw them in with pencil to compensate.
Hair above eyes
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- waxingCoating for shine
- shapingGiving something its form
arch · precision · esthetician · salon · microblading · tweezing · beautician · cosmetology
Reducing density or number
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- patchyIrregular in coverage
- baldWithout hair on head
- gapsUnfilled spaces between
uneven · wispy · bare · regrowth · damage · scarring · follicle · permanent
Final twentieth-century decade
- thinSmall in diameter
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- supermodelTop-tier fashion icon
- retroEvoking recent past
aesthetic · era · runway · iconic · vintage · comeback · throwback · dated
Excessive self-directed cleaning behavior
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- trichotillomaniaCompulsive self-plucking disorder
- habitualDone by routine
anxiety · repetitive · urge · impulse · perfectionism · overcorrection · excessive · nervous
eyebrows
Hair above eyes
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- waxingCoating for shine
shaping · arch · precision · esthetician · salon · microblading · tweezing · beautician · cosmetology · maintenance
thinning
Reducing density or number
gaps · uneven · wispy · bare · regrowth · damage · scarring · follicle · permanent · irreversible
90s
Final twentieth-century decade
- thinSmall in diameter
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- supermodelTop-tier fashion icon
retro · aesthetic · era · runway · iconic · vintage · comeback · throwback · dated · glamour
overgrooming
Excessive self-directed cleaning behavior
- obsessiveConsumed by fixation
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- trichotillomaniaCompulsive self-plucking disorder
habitual · anxiety · repetitive · urge · impulse · perfectionism · overcorrection · excessive · nervous · disorder
overpluckgrow out
Extend through natural development
neglect · leave alone · fill in · regrow