Archive March 2009
A shout out to “In My Professional Opinion”
A thank you to Melissa Street who is the pro makeup artist behind the blog, In My Professional Opinion…. If you’re looking for great makeup advice and how to’s, stop by her blog and read on… great information to be had there!
And of course, a special thank you to Melissa to the nice shout out to me on her post on all things brow related.. thank you!
Be sure to stop by her blog and say hello for me!
Being a professional makeup artist in film and television I see a lot of perfectly shaped eyebrows. My job is so easy when an actress or model sits in my chair fresh from a grooming with her eyebrow guru! However, there are times when I have to shape or clean up an eyebrow prior to makeup application and there are many tricks of the trade that I rely on when….
Opening Day Special!
Today, I start at the uber cool Janet Rufin’s Parlor Salon in NYC, and I’m so excited.
And to celebrate, today at The Brow Collection, it’s Free Shipping Day, all day!
Day Brow Shadow | Night Brow Shadow | Hi-Lights | Eyebrow Pencils | Brow Groomers | Brow Brushes
For all orders today, get free shipping ($6 value) on any sized order…
Just enter Shopping Code “Janet” upon checkout.
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Today’s Shopping Deal:
code expires March 26th, ‘09.
Code offer: 1 per customer.
“Brow should be sisters, not twins.”
Have you heard that quote? I hear it quite a bit, from clients that say their brows are completely different and they feel obligated to keeping them that way. Well, I hate to say it, but to me that just doesn’t make sense. Why? When something on your face is not aligned right, your eye actually goes to the one that seems ‘off’. For example, lips that are thinner on the top lip and thick on the bottom lip (or vice vesa), your eye automatically goes to one, and not the other. So if your eyebrows are two different shapes, or one’s higher than the other, or whatever the case may be, should they stay that way? I say no because ideally, you want them to be as aligned and as the same shape as possible to create the most perfect frame for both eyes.
Can they be fixed? Absolutely. I do it all the time. And the fix is usually so subtle, it only takes 2/3 hairs to make the correction.
The most common eyebrow difference I see is when one eyebrow is higher than the other. Most faces are slightly ‘un’ aligned to begin with. Just divide your face in half vertically right down the middle and the right side will be slightly different than the left. That’s actually very normal. But some faces are ever more so. So much so that you actually see in the eyebrows, as one being higher than the other. How to fix? By taking off about 2/3 hairs at the very top of the arch to bring the eyebrow down and bringing the bottom eyebrow up by adjusting it as well. I highly recommend to have a specialist do it for you, taking too much off in the wrong place can completely alter your brows, (and not in a good way!).. but just that little bit can do enough to get eyebrows looking back on track again, and no one will notice that one of your brows was slightly higher than the other.
That’s just one of the ways you can adjust and alter brows to get them perfect.
See? And you thought perfect eyebrows was just in getting the arch right….
New Brow Tutorials are up!
If you’re looking for new info on brows, visit the latest step by step tutorials that we have up at the Brow Collection. Enjoy! Elke
How To Tweeze
How to Make Brows Look Thicker
How to Create Elke’s Night Brow Look
Brow Trends for Spring/Summer 09
New Discussion Boards on Facebook
Have a eyebrow frustration, brow makeup question, or how to question? Just ask on our new Discussion Boards on our Facebook Page. Open to all our Fans of The Brow Collection, you start a topic or ask a question of your own…..
See you there!
Why great eyebrows are so important to your looks.
If you’re looking for a reason as to why eyebrows are so important, check out this great link to these before/after brow photos of celebrities. What a difference a great brow makes!
Elke brings brow services to NYC!
If you’re in NYC, you’re so in luck! Why? Starting March 24th, I will be doing brows at the super chic salon, Janet Rufin’s Parlor in Manhattan.
Janet Rufin’s Parlour
25 W. 19th Street NY
212 627-2243
Wed 11-7
Thur 11-7
Fri 11-8
Janet’s salon is a premiere, top rated hair salon as seen in Allure and New York Magazine and I’m thrilled to be able to offer all my brow services to Manhattan, like The Model Brow Service:
Elke’s Model Brow service offers a highly customized, no stencil approach to getting the perfect brow shape for your face and bone structure. A complete analysis starts the 30 minute procedure, where you can get your brows either waxed, or tweezed, as per client request. The service is then completed with brow makeup and tips and tricks to get your brows looking model perfect. Also, the normal 30 day waiting period is not needed to get your brows on the right track. Two weeks is all that’s needed to start getting your brows back on track and corrected, since Elke’s speciality is reshaping and fixing botched up eyebrow jobs; usually in one visit.
You can read the Press Release here
The Model Eyebrow™ Service offers a precise eyebrow shaping every time. With a bi-coastal clientele, Elke travels to Los Angeles and New York to maintain her private celebrity and model clientele’s eyebrows. And with rave reviews already on CitySearch.com and Yelp.com, people have come in as far as San Francisco, Singapore, Chicago, and Connecticut for Elke’s Signature Service.
SPRING MAKEUP TREND: The Strong Eyebrow.
Spring Makeup Trend
The Strong Eyebrow.
Yep, the strong eyebrow is here to stay. Even for the upcoming fall collections, the eyebrow was getting thicker and darker. But that’s the runway. Here in the real world, we’ll keep it more wearable looking, ok?
Now if you’re new to the strong eyebrow look, it can be a bit daunting, but it just might grow on you.
The How To’s
First of all, look at the eyebrows you’ve got. Going from a light blonde eyebrow to a dark brown is not the trend. Going 1/2 shades darker than YOUR eyebrow shade is. The trick is to use a shadow, not a pencil. Take a eyebrow shadow or a regular eye shadow color that looks exactly your like your eyebrow hair color.
TIP: The shadow will always look darker on.
Shown: Top to bottom:
Elke’s Brow Collection:
Day Brow Shadows: $20
Dark Brunette (for darker skin, and black brows.
Blonde: For blonde brows.
Ash Brown: For medium to dark brown brows.
Auburn: For red brows.
Draw your shadow on with a soft, super thin angle brush. Draw your shadow line at the bottom line or edge of your eyebrow and then blend up into the brow. Then with a clean eyebrow brush, brush through so the shadow blends into your skin, looking more natural. The more you brush, the softer the brow will look.
The key to making this trend work is keeping the rest of the face clear of color and making the brows the focal point of the whole look. Keep the rest of your makeup in nude tones to make a strong statement.
like a Bare Escentuals Wearable Lip Kit ($40 Value) Wearable Nude
or a Korres Cherry Full Color Gloss Nude 33, or
Guerlain KissKiss Maxi Shine Sheer Colours Volume Effect Nude Shine 644
Eyebrow No-No #5
In doing eyebrows, I see these 5 common eyebrow no-no;s almost every day.
What are they? Just read on to see what they are and my fixes for
them;. if you’re not sure or comfortable in fixing your own eyebrows, I
highly recommend getting an expert to shape them for you first.
5. Cut or trimmed eyebrows.
Well, this I base on a per client basis. Some clients need their
eyebrows trimmed (if not, they’d look like Grampa) while others just
don’t and they do it anyway. What happens? The super cut eyebrow that
looks good for one day and then as it grows in, looks horrible. What
happens next? They cut them again only to repeat the vicious cycle.
What’s wrong? The eyebrows are cut way too short and trimmed in the
wrong way.
Fix: What do do? If your eyebrows are in a super cut cycle, let them grow in a few days (I know, hard, but worth it) and then recut them the right way. What’s the right way? Use small manicure scissors, NOT regular scissors. Then trim in the direction of the inner eyebrow to the outside. Make sure you trim a good 1/4-1/2″; above the eyebrow, not right on top of the eyebrow. Why? When you brush your eyebrows, you need the length to fill in the eyebrow and create the shape. If they’re too short, you end up with choppy, harsh eyebrows that only look for 1-2 days.
Achieving The Perfect Brow
Want to get some cool tricks on how to get the perfect brow? Aly from ebeautydaily.com wanted to know too. Find out as she asks me to share some of my tips……
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