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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08
- Pre Register Rates end Sunday for our Pro Makeup Artist Division Brow Workshop! http://bit.ly/bq6Pur #
- Working on a Pro Artist Only Brow Product for our Makeup Artists. Hope to debut at our Brow Workshop! #
- The double eyebrow is a new trend? http://bit.ly/9LVuSR #
- Brow Grooming Tips & Tricks plus 20% Special. – http://eepurl.com/iO3P #
- Brow Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-08: Just rsvp'd for the CRAVE Party in NYC. So honored to http://url4.eu/1YZAG #
- Brow Blog: The Easy Way to Apply Brow Makeup: The #1 question I get from my clients is how to apply brow makeup. http://url4.eu/1YZAI #
- Brow Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-22: LOV her "marie antoinette' idea of lightening http://url4.eu/1YZAE #
- Brow Blog: Brow Grooming Product How To’s: BROW GROOMINGDo your brows look great without any product added? Do http://url4.eu/1YZAC #
- Brow Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-15: I agree! RT @flawlessmakeup: after filling in brows take a http://url4.eu/1YZAF #
- Brow Blog: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-01: Brow Blog: February Night Brow Shadow Special: This February, http://url4.eu/1YZAD #
- Looking 4 test salon /spa with esthetician/brow expert for free training and product test for wholesale line. NY pref. http://bit.ly/ck1OwK #
- Backstage Beauty: Neon Brows at Balenciaga http://bit.ly/9F4Dqu #
- $27 for Professional Eyebrow Shaping with Elke Von Freudenberg (me!) NYC Hurry, exp 3/7/10 New clients only. http://bit.ly/cnnLuL #
- Tomorrow is last day to pre-register and save $ for the NYC Pro Makeup Artist Brow Certification! http://bit.ly/bq6Pur #
- Charla Krupp Quote: "You don't want too-thin brows because that will make you look heavy and ridiculous. " http://bit.ly/c1ejtk #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-01
- Brow Blog: February Night Brow Shadow Special: This February, it’s all about glamming up your brows for night. Wh http://url4.eu/1SOGS #
- Brow Blog: The Easy Way to Apply Brow Makeup: The #1 question I get from my clients is how to apply brow makeup. And wi http://url4.eu/1SOGV #
- Would YOU get an eyebrow transplant? I've seen them implanted wrong., with brows sticking out, not flat.
http://bit.ly/ckdzgw # - Working details from yesterday's meeting for the NYC Pro Makeup Artist Division: Brow Workshop http://bit.ly/bq6Pur #
- Just finished brows on a client who works for the Grammys. Got the inside scoop! (yes, Beyonce is VERY nice..) #
- Walk 1 block: snow, next block: rain. Weird NYC! #
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The Easy Way to Apply Brow Makeup
The #1 question I get from my clients is how to apply brow makeup. And with all the brow products out there, it can be a bit intimidating. So let’s make it simple.
BROW MAKEUP
Brow makeup consists of colors that can enhance, darken or even out the color of your brows. Brow makeup comes in :
- Brow Shadow
- Brow Mascara
- Brow Pencils
Brow Shadow is the easiest to apply to create a softer brow.
Brow Pencils help darken sparse areas in the brow.
Brow Mascaras help to color and darken the actual hairs, great for gray hairs in the brow.
Color Swatches: From Elke’s Brow Collection
FINDING THE RIGHT COLOR
1. Find a brow color that’s 2/3 shades lighter than your brow/hair color. Matching it to your hair color will always look off. Why? You’re putting a color in a color that makes it look darker.
2. Not sure why the brow color you have doesn’t look right? It’s usually the undertone that’s in the brow color that’s showing up and giving an overcast color to your brows. The #1 undertone to avoid is Orange. How can you tell? Swipe your brow color onto a piece of white paper. You’ll be able to see exactly what undertone shows up.
Common undertones are:
- gray: seen in blonde brow colors
- red: seen in brown and dark brown brow colors
- black: seen in very dark brown brow colors
- green: seen in blonde brow colors
- orange: seen in brown and auburn brow colors
Try to find a brow shadow with the least amount of undertones in it, or a true, clear shade. You’ll have the least amount of problems with it.
HOW TO APPLY:
You’ll need 2 tools to get the best results with brow makeup application.
1. Brow Angle Brush (either straight or slanted)
Elke’s Multi Task Brow Brush / Highlight & Shadow
The thinner and the shorter the angle brush, the better. Why? This is what gives you a tight line when drawing on your shadow.
2. Brow Spoolie Brush
Elke’s Brow Spoolie Brush
The spoolie (or mascara wand) brush gives you an easy way to apply your brow shadow as well as blend it.
Step 1:
Take your spoolie brush and brush up your brush. This lets you see exactly the line that your brows does along the bottom of the brow.
Step 2:
With your brow shadow and angle brush, draw a straight line from the beginning of the brow, to the arch of the brow, going along the bottom of the brow.
Step 3:
Now with your same brush, but with no product added to the brush, brush the line that you just drew into into the brow, going upwards, from beginning to arch.
Step 4:
Now draw a new line, with shadow, in the middle of the brow from the arch to the end of the brow. Then blend outwards filling in the brow going along the line from arch to end.
Step 5.
Now take your spoolie brush, and brush through the brow. This is what blends and softens the color that you just drew, making it go from fake and harsh to soft and real looking. Make sure to brush up from beginning to arch and then sideways from arch to end. Keep the brush in the brow as you brush, otherwise you’ll be brushing the color into your skin along the forehead. Keep the color inside the brows.
shown below: Elke’s Clear Brow Ware Gel / Brow Tamer Pomade
Step 6.
Look good? Then your next step is to set your brows with either a brow wax (for thicker brows) or brow gel mascara (for thinner brows) to make your color water resistant.
Extra Optional Step:
If you need a little extra color in your brows, or after applying brow makeup, you can still see sparse areas through the shadow, then take your brow pencil, and apply after the brow shadow. You’ll find that you’ll have an easier time applying and it will look much more natural.
Brow Tip #9 Water Resistant Brows.
9. Make your brow makeup water-resistant.
Need a way to make your brow makeup waterproof? Just apply a clear brow wax on top of any brow shadow or pencil and you’ll automatically make your brows water-resistant and it will stay on all day.
Just dab over your brows with a clean finger, and then take your brow brush comb and brush though. Done!
Brow Trends :: Fall 08
Think that trends just happen in clothes and makeup? It happens in brows as well, and here you can see my top trends for brows for this fall and how to create them..
read on……….
Before You Book: Eyebrow Tip #1
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Elke’s Tips on what you need to know before you book.
makeup/eyebrows by elke
Some things to consider before booking an eyebrow appointment. 1. Don’t feel you need to grow in your eyebrows for 2-3 months before you come in like *most places tell you. Growth for that length of time usually ends up with overgrown eyebrows in places you really don’t need anyway. 2-3 weeks is usually enough for me to reshape or fix a brow. If you’re looking to to grow thin eyebrows thicker, then give it a month. But note it can take months for some eyebrows to completely grow in. Why? Because you’re waiting for hairs to grow in a precise location which can take some time. But that doesn’t mean that your eyebrows should look unruly in the meantime. Trick: Grow your eyebrows in a row at a time rather than all at once. This may take longer but it will leave you with nicer looking brows that are shaped as you’re growing them in. * Most places tell you to wait that long so that way the before/after transformation is so great, you’ll be a client for life. Or so they hope. But really, do you want to walk around with unkept eyebrows for that long? Why when you can start creating your perfect shape within weeks?
Elke Eyebrow Specialist Celebrity Makeup Artist The Model Eyebrow Service offers a precise eyebrow shaping every time with either wax or tweezing. Your choice. In fact, 98% of my clients perfer and request tweezing. After the service, your eyebrows and eyes are perfectly done to go either back to work, or a night on the town. By Appointment Only NY . On location |
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