Brow Business

Truth: You need to be filling in your brows.
Yes, you.

Your brows are awesome, you say?

You should still comb them, and fill in the blanks.
Especially if you're doing anything that's captured on film.

As the years have passed, my opinion of must-do make up essentials has shifted. I used to think that if you only had 2 minutes before running out the door, mascara and under eye concealer were the barebones absolute musts. 

Now I know, cover imperfections and fill your brows. 

1. Start with good lighting. Natural light works best, or a lighted makeup mirror is fantastic as well. With a clean comb (like the one on the end of this brush), comb your brow hairs up and use a small scissor to trim long edges beyond your natural shape.

2. In shaping your brows, hold a pencil along the edge of your nose strait up to see where the edge of your brow should begin.
Hold it on a diagonal line from your nose the outer edge of your eye to see where it should end.
A diagonal line from the edge of your nostril to your outer iris will show you where the arc should sit.

3. I love these wax stickers. They have a natural arc shape and make for easy shaping and quick, no-fuss cleanup.
Also, these stencils are fantastic for giving you a dummy-proof shape to fill in. Line the stencil up according to guidelines from #2, fill your whole brow in with a white eye pencil, remove the stencil, then tweeze or wax any hairs that aren't white! voila.

4. For water proof all day wear, I love this liquid-gel brow cream. If your brows are naturally sparse, this is great for filling in all the gaps. Use short strokes with a stiff angled brush from #1, starting at the inner corner moving out to the arc.  It lasts long, but doesn't come in light shades.

5. This powder is user friendly and comes in a variety of shade for every hair color. You should chose 1 shade darker then your hair color. Two colors on each pallet allow for a perfect match.

Keep in mind: 

*Your brows are sisters, not twins *
They will not match perfectly. Ever. so give it up and figure out your "good side"

*they're brows, not tadpoles*
It's just not a cute look.

*don't over-tweeze*
seek professional help if you are in doubt

xox