Editing Unibrow (section)

== Culture and beauty ==
[[File:Sharipov.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Kyrgyz]] Cosmonaut [[Salizhan Sharipov]]]]
Some nations prize the unibrow. It is a sign of beauty among Baluchi [[Oman]]is, whose women sometimes draw a black line joining the brows as a part of their routine makeup to fake a unibrow. A study found the prevalence of synophrys to be at 11.87% in the [[Oman]]i population.<ref>{{cite journal | pmc=5596643 | date=2017 | last1=Kumar | first1=P. | title=Synophrys: Epidemiological Study | journal=International Journal of Trichology | volume=9 | issue=3 | pages=105–107 | doi=10.4103/ijt.ijt_14_17 | doi-access=free | pmid=28932060 }}</ref> In [[Tajikistan]], where the unibrow is similarly viewed as attractive, some women dry and extract an herb known locally as ''usma'' and daub it onto their brows to mimic one.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/tajikistan/101126/unibrow-central-asia-fashion|title=Where the unibrow reigns|last=Elder|first=Miriam|date=November 27, 2010|newspaper=[[Global Post]]|access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref> Urban women may do the same with a [[Kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]] liner or a kajal pen.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannaerts |first=Pascal |date=28 February 2022 |title=Life on the "Roof of the World" |work=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160930-an-ancient-route-through-the-clouds-}}</ref>

[[File:The 6th Duke of Westminster Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|[[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster]]]]
[[File:Brian MacDonell (cropped).jpg|thumb|New Zealand politician [[Brian MacDonell]]]]
The unibrow has largely been seen as undesirable in the Americas and Europe, with the hairs often [[Plucking (hair removal)|plucked]], [[Shaving|shaved]], or [[Waxing|waxed]] away.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/positive-effects-of-embracing-unibrow/|title=People Are Embracing The Unibrow – Here's Why It's A Good Thing|last=Adame|first=Amanda|date=2017-05-25|work=Konbini United States|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103144455/http://www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/positive-effects-of-embracing-unibrow/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/shortcuts/2017/may/03/why-its-finally-cool-to-have-a-monobrow|title=Why it's finally cool to have a monobrow|last=Usborne|first=Simon|date=2017-05-03|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=2018-08-27}}</ref>
Exceptions include the artist [[Frida Kahlo]], famous for her unibrow, which she often depicted in self-portraits,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shamelessmag.com/blog/entry/an-open-letter-to-the-ago-about-frida-kahlos-unib|title=An Open Letter to the AGO About Frida Kahlo's Unibrow – Shameless Magazine|website=shamelessmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.net-a-porter.com/porter/article-633ccbb7977517f1/lifestyle/culture|title=Why Frida Kahlo's unibrow is important|website=NET-A-PORTER}}</ref> and the Greek-Cypriot model [[Sophia Hadjipanteli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/beauty/102805785/meet-the-model-owning-her-unibrow|title=Meet the model 'owning' her unibrow|website=Stuff|date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

The unibrow is also the trademark of the NBA player [[Anthony Davis]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/anthony-davis-trademarks-unibrow-2012-6?r=US&IR=T|title=Anthony Davis Trademarked His Unibrow|website=Business Insider Australia|date=26 June 2012}}</ref> the football player [[Marouane Fellaini]], and the YouTuber [[ElectroBOOM]]. The boxer [[Roberto Elizondo]] famously sported a unibrow during his professional career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://234fight.com/boxers-from-the-past/roberto-elizondo-boxer-wiki-profile/|title=Roberto Elizondo Boxer – Wiki, Profile, Boxrec|date=7 December 2017}}</ref>