that’ll be in your head all day long now. you’re welcome!
so, blah blah i’m 31 now and am finally discovering the magic of makeup (see this post). i’ve already explained all that. so, one of the things, nay, the thing i’ve probably been most excited to discover is that if one was born with nearly invisible brows, one can fill them in! if you go deep into the tales of me and the husband archives, you’ll see that i do have brows but… they’re pretty light. well, somewhere over the past two (three?) years i started using this pencil. and while that pencil is great (and really, really quick if you have only like three minutes to spare for makeup), i was flying through it and i also couldn’t get quite as bold as i wanted to with it. what now?! “i still haven’t found what i’m looking for…” song lyrics ftw.
enter anastasia brow duo. (what i have on here!) it’s answered my prayers (jk, i’ve never prayed about my brows, only my eyelashes!). it will definitely give you a legit brow and you can choose how heavy-handed you want to be with it. cons? it takes more than 4 seconds and has a teeny bit of a learning curve. i got this brush to apply it and it works great.
when i want to really go all out (like on the days i go through the panera drive-thru for instance), i’ll top it off with a little gimme brow which keeps them in place nicely. (i also like gimme brow alone, but am tending more towards brow duo if i were to only do one.)
finally, i also use this underneath my brows (the brow bone, i believe?) for brightening. i’ve had the same stick for probably… 7 years now. we’re well beyond its expiration date but i press on! it brightens the whole area making your eyebrows really pop, and that’s what we want now isn’t it, ladies???
(next i’d like to try this but the sephora gals even told me that it is a little bit tough to get the hang of at first and they’re THE SEPHORA GALS. so what does that mean for me? i’d end up looking like frida kahlo is what i think that means.)
Have you heard of ipsy? That is what I asked JOsh for my birthday. For only $10 a month, you get a bag with 5 new makeup samples (good size), hair product or skin care products. I AM OBSESSED. Out of 4 months now, I have only not cared about 1 thing. I have discovered lip balm scrub, eye shadow primer, face primer, etc. I also discovered an amazing brow pencil… and now I look more …. classy? feminine? not so owl like? Whatever it is, you are so right, the brows make all the difference!
Eye brows, mascara and bright lips… good to go. (This is Erica btw, not sure if I signed into anything to comment).
i have never heard of it!! also, nicely done josh!!
(samples are the best way to discover new products. ipsy sounds awesome.)
also, i really don't think you could ever look owl-like, erica!!! unless we're talking about a very, very pretty owl.
I use a dipbrow that MAC makes and love it! It definitely makes all the difference! I think the hardest part about using a dipbrow is learning that a little goes a longggg way and using the right brush. I'm going to have to check out that highlighter though!
I use the Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade with the same brush that you have. I am pretty much an idiot with make-up, but I love this stuff. You'd get the hang of it pretty quickly. I went from nothing to the dipbrow, and man… brow make-up is a total game changer. Only wish I'd discovered it sooner!!
I was 29 when I finally discovered that brows could be filled in (I'm 31 now). Up until then, I thought the key to even matching brows was to grow them in and wax/pluck them to the right shape. Unfortunately, I have some sparse patches in my brows that just would not cooperate with that plan. When I discovered you could fill your brows in and have instant full brows, I was thrilled! I started filling in with the Mac Brun eyeshadow and I went a little overboard at first. Looking back at pictures, my brows were a little too bold and "painted on" for my taste. Then I discovered the Anastasia Brow Wiz and have never looked back! I love it! Even if I am going very minimal on my makeup, I always always always fill in my brows. It makes a world of difference!
I still don't quite get how to change the shape of my brows though… like obviously you can add in "hairs" in areas that have any but you can't really take away hairs unless you pluck them. So trying to get a higher arch just leaves me with thicker brows because I can't completely pluck away my natural arch in order to artificially raise it. Or can I???
this sounds like a question for Jaclyn Hill.
Yes, I'm sure she would know the answer. If I could get my face looking even half as flawless as hers, I would be thrilled.
Oh man. I was 30 when I discovered my brows were all wrong and needed to be filled in to compensate for all the over tweezing (and the fact that they started too far over and were way too short. Ugh, and I have these awful brows in all my wedding photos. I'm sure no one cares or notices but me, but yeah, brows frame the face and are important, people! Also, love to know the pretty nail color you have going on here. Hugs.
essie fiesta! and yes! over tweezing – i'm already warning lindsey against it!
i know this is more pricey, but i have the same "invisible-brows" you describe and bobbi brown saved me… so easy to apply and seriously wonders! the best advice i've ever heard about my brows… "remember they are sisters not twins" gave me so much freedom in application and my lack of make up skills. http://goo.gl/XQ0NKW
ha!! i love that line.
Is it wrong that I don't really care about eyebrows? I just don't think they make that much of a difference. Sure, your eyebrows are pretty now, but looking back to the pics in your love story posts, I think they looked pretty then too. I don't know…
SO WRONG (jk not wrong at all). there may come a time when i stop darkening them! who knows. thanks for liking my pre-brow-duo brows too 🙂
But I am only 27 so maybe I will start to understand in about 2 more years XD
Make up is such fun but my opinion? You look wayyyyyyyy better natural!!! (and that's a compliment!) 🙂
Have you ever had your brows tinted? I did it for the first time last week and HOLY GAME CHANGER! It makes getting ready in a rush every morning a breeze!
Ok ya ya brows… but your hair too! 😉 LOVE
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