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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 Tip #8 Blend, blend and blend.
8. Blend, blend and blend some more.
You always hear about blending your eye shadow or foundation, right? But what about your eyebrows? Yep, they need blending too.
After every application of shadow, and/or pencil, always blend the color with a spoolie or mascara wand to blend and even out the color. By blending into the skin, you’re softening the product and making your brows look like yours, not made up ones.
So what’s the routine?
1. Apply brow shadow.
2. Blend.
3. Apply brow pencil (if needed)
4. Blend
TIP: The more you blend with your spoolie brush, the softer the color gets and the more real it looks. Applied too much or color too dark? Just blend away until you get the desired result.
Brow Tip #7 Brow Shadow or Pencil?
7. Use brow pencil to fill in brows, use brow shadow to even out color.
Pencil and shadow have 2 different purposes. And by all means, avoid filling in your brows with just brow pencil. It can look harsh, severe and too dark. The goal is for your brows to look better, but real.
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Dark Brunette / Blonde / Ash Brown / Auburn
Apply brow shadow first to color the brow and make the color even from beginning to end. If you have a lot of holes in your brows, always apply your shadow in the lighter areas of the brows first, and then blend into the rest of the brow.
Then, if needed, use your brow pencil to fill in any areas that are too light or thin. Brush though with a spoolie brush to blend and soften to the correct color for you.
TIP: The more you brush, the softer the color will be.
Brow Tip #6 Find a new brow shape.
6. Use a white pencil to see if a new brow shape works.
Tempted to try a new brow shape? A higher arch? Take a white eyeliner pencil and draw away the brow hairs that you think you would tweeze. This makes your new brow shape much easier to see and adjust before you tweeze.
TIP: Tweeze the hairs where the ‘root’ is where the white pencil is. You’ll find it much easier to create a line and create a new shape.
Eyebrow No-No #2
In doing eyebrows, I see these 5 common eyebrow no-no’s almost every day.
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2. Arch in the wrong place
What do all of these images have in common? The arch is in the wrong place.
Or, in most cases, the arch is too far out. This happens when the arch
is created by a pencil lining up to the side of the nose, up to the
outside iris of the eye. Nope. That’s not the right placement. What
happens is that the eyes actually end up looking crossed eyed
(especially in photos), and does not make the eyes look wide set, like you think they would.
Fix: Tweeze a few more hairs so the arch moves in closer to the middle of the eye
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