As a model, the ability to strike a pose is a prerequisite—but a talent for striking an expression down to the angle of an eyebrow will catapult a career. At the moment, no one has more eyebrow prowess than our July cover girl, Cara Delevingne. Since her 2011 catwalk debut, the It Brit’s regal features and lithe frame matched with her aptitude for slipping seamlessly from red-carpet Venus to mischievous commander of kitsch have caught the world’s attention, but it’s her strong, angular eyebrows that have cemented her as a beauty icon for the ages.
Caterpillar-like and artfully unkempt, the model’s arches are indeed aspirational, continually influencing the beauty look of the moment—most recently at Marc Jacobs’s resort 2016 show, which featured heavily penciled brows that were undeniably Delevingne—as well as launching 1,000 memes (we argue that no eyebrows would be “on fleek” without Cara). Delevingne’s brows may have even helped her burgeoning movie career, coloring her characters a shade more expressive through a bewildered furrow or well-timed arch. From a cross-eyed, multilevel lift to a subtle and suggestive one-browed raise, here’s a look at Delevingne’s five most emphatic eyebrow moments.
