Famous Eyebrows

They rise. They fall. They arch. They frown. Old women's thin out. Old men's bush out. Ew. So Scary. What are they?

Eyebrows.

Saw a fun list of the famous eyebrows of Beautiful Women in Style Magazine. (I think it was Style, maybe a different one). The magazine represented each Decade from 1920 onward by a famous actress whose eyebrows represent the trend. I thought I'd try to figure out what in the chart indicates whether or not you're known for your eyebrows. Haha. What a stupid subject. The astrology is impossible but I'm going to make some rash conclusions anyway.

Eyebrows are key indicators of human expression and emotion. The beauty magazines say that if you pluck and draw yours in just so your eyes will light up in a way that rich men will take you out to Dinner. They don't tell you that if you pluck all your eyebrows out they will never grow back in again.

So, here's the astrology to see if you have what it takes to draw on some nice ones.

Eyebrows are part of the forehead (Aries, Mars) and part of the eyes (Right Eye: Sun / Left Eye: Moon). It figures that with this combined rulership that part of the face would be most expressive.

After looking at the following charts I decided a couple of things help if you want to be known for your eyebrows. Masculine planets placed in tension spots in the horoscope will indicate distinctive eyebrows in women.

My supposition here is that Mars in strong contact with an Outer Planet and ASC (your appearance) and MC (how others perceive you) will indicate the personality of your eyebrows. This can be controlled (Capricorn), of course, by proper grooming (Virgo). Plucking, I'm sure is ruled by Mars and Grooming might be ruled by Virgo. Saturn involved will give a good sense of form for shaping and understanding one's facial structure. Uranus in aspect to Mars, Venus, ASC or MC will indicate a unique and distinctive person who stands out from the rest and sets the trends.

Mind you, I'm having fun here. Part of this might make sense, but mostly it's bullshit.

Greta Garbo represents the 30s. The magazine says her eyebrows were "reed thin, perfectly penciled." Greta was a Virgo. They excel at line-work at artists, why not with their eyebrows? They are also compulsive pluckers and hair pullers so I wonder if Greta may have simply turned a secret compulsion around to work on her behalf. And an entire generation followed, silly girls. Garbo's Mars was in Sagittarius, a masculine sign. It was apex to a t-square and squared her Sun to Pluto opposition. Mars is related to the Ascendant in that it disposes to Jupiter which is conjunct her Ascendant.

Ingrid Bergman represents the 40s. "Strong and flawlessly groomed." Here we have another Virgo lady who preens. Her Midheaven is the strong sign of Taurus, good earth bull. Bergman had Mars in Cancer conjunct Saturn and Pluto. This conjunction is in aspect to the rulers of her ASC and Midheaven.

Elizabeth Taylor represents the 50s. A bird of a much different feather here. "Expressive dark & romantic." Taylor was an expressive, romantic Pisces Sun, Virgo's alter ego. Her Mars is also in Pisces conjunct her Sun and Mercury and opposing her Neptune in Virgo. Groomed for Romance. Mars squares her Ascendant. Venus is conjunct Uranus in Taylor's chart and opposes her MC. All in all, an utterly exciting and alluring person, the eyebrows are just a part of the whole.

Sophia Loren represents the 60s. "Ultra Curvy." Another Virgo for Christ's sake. Are all Virgo women just drop dead gorgeous? Apparently the answer is yes. Loren's Mars is in Leo and opposes a conjunction of Moon-Saturn in Aquarius. But with magnetic Capricorn Rising and Scorpio MC, her massive amounts of reserve and self-control, though, are the real turn ons.

Brooke Shields represents the 70s. "Full Straight & Unbridled." Yeah, she was only 5 years old when she played the Prostitute. She must have a huge insurance policy taken out on those eyebrows. Shields is yet another Mutable Sign. She's a double Gemini (Sun & Moon) with a Virgo Rising. You're literally drawn to her because you want to pluck her eyebrows. Shields' Mars is in Virgo conjunct Pluto and Uranus that sits in the 12th House right above her Ascendant. This opposes Saturn. That's a really "straight and unbridled" aspect for sure, especially since the opposition is squared by her Sun. Shields also has a conjunction of Venus and Moon over her Midheaven which is super girly and balances out the intensity of that brow line.

Whitney Houston represents the 80s. "Bold & Statement Making." Houston is a Leo which is bold and statement making in itself. Her Mars is not very well placed, though, to hold up those eyebrows. Let's face it she is simply too talented to be known simply for her eyebrows. Houston's Mars is in Libra and opposes her Moon-Jupiter conjunction in Aries and so disposits to Mars. Mars is in aspect to the ruler of her Midheaven.

Kate Moss represents the 90s. "Slim & subtly shaded." Kate Moss is a Capricorn. They like understatement. They also tend to be all bones so I don't know why we're concentrating on her eyebrows. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn and Moss's Saturn is at 30 Gemini on the Cancer Point. She is known for her Form. Her personality, and thus her expression is more complex than the other ladies on this list. Moss's Mars is included in some difficult configurations which are challenging to blend astrowise. This could account for the subtle shading of her most expressive feature. Mars is apex of a Yod to her Neptune-Pluto sextile. Yods are configured of planets placed in signs that have nothing in common. Something is always a little out of whack for the owners of such aspects. On the other hand, the Neptune-Pluto sextile is spanning many generations at this point and I suppose that Mars in aspect to it would raise some eyebrows.

What I don't understand about this list is that Audrey Hepburn is left off. I remember seeing an interview of her saying that her career didn't take off until she created her "look." She specifically said that creating her eyebrows launched her career. (It helped that she was anorexic). Audrey's Mars was in Cancer within a 10 degree orb conjunction with Pluto. Her Mars was also squaring Uranus which is the ruler of her Ascendant. Uranus is in Aries which disposes back to Mars. Mars also sextiles her MC. She was self-invented. Well, with good bones and a charming personality.

Frida Kahlo is also left out. Kahlo is known for her incredible Unibrow. Kahlo's Mars is conjunct Uranus in Capricorn and opposing her Sun-Neptune conjunction. With Leo Rising, I guess she had enough confidence to pull that thing off.