This season is a period for us to embrace the bold brow, if you decide to do a no makeup look ensure you have a standout brow. These full arches define the face and makes the face a polished youthful look. say hello to this 80's trend that has made it's way back.
To get the look right use an eyebrow pencil one shade lighter than your natural color; if you are blonde it should be two shades darker, and blending with a matching shadow.
Check out this great tutorial to get your brows ready!
- Use a spooly brush your brows upwards.
- Take your flat front cuticle scissors and slowly cut along the edges of your hair.
- Tweeze the upper areas of brow hair that cannot be cut.
- Clean up the arch area, check for stray hairs.
- Use handle of your makeup brush, with your nose as a guide to measure where your brows should naturally begin.
- Shift handle so it is line with your pupil to know where the arch of your brows should be located.
- Place handle at the corner of your eye, with your nose as a reference point to see where the tail of your brows should end.
- After knowing where your brow should start and end, proceed to fill in your brows with brow powder.
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I guess I am having brow mania as I am loving the fullness of these brows. Notice the shape and the color. The shape of the brows has a slight arch and the color used to define the brows are a shade darker than their hair color. Loving this look as the brows are the focal point , with a muted soft barely there makeup look. Brows really set the framework for the face and this certainly depicts it.
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I came across this fantastic quote I just had to share. No two brows are alike, they are unique in their shape. As you are styling your brows today keep this in mind so you don't get frustrated that your brows are not exactly the same.
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Women of color face many challenges when it comes to selecting the right foundation down to the application of the product itself due to our unique and diverse tones. Sam Fine artist to the stars gives us some helpful tips that can be implemented to make our makeup routine more successful.
Brow Tip
Sam Fine suggests that women of darker complexion have darker brows and it is best to set the brows with powder by filling in the sparse areas with shades ranging from brown to dark espresso. The powder is used after making hair like strokes with your brow pencil to temper the color and to give it a more natural look.
More Tips from Sam Fine after the break.
If you desire to achieve a lift in your face, look no further as it does not require a scalpel. All you need is a pair of tweezers, small scissors and your favorite brow kit. Having well groomed brows changes the whole dimension of your face as it is the frame of your canvas. Take a look !
Anastasia Brow Kit
Do you see the difference in the after. In the before picture we see a droopy, more closed down eye and in the after picture the eyes are bright, the face looks fresher.
These are the wonders of a well groomed brow.
After the break find out how to get your face lift using eyebrow stencils.
