Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Makeup Tutorial - Eyebrows

Hi dolls,
I decided to do a quick makeup tutorial via pictures on how to fill in your eyebrows. I must say this is a question I get asked often. To be honest, I'm always changing it up with different products, brushes and techniques. I do this because either I find better products or I just get bored of the results. My current eyebrow routine involves filling in my brows with eyeshadow, pigmented eyebrow wax, and lining it with an eyebrow pencil. Here and there i'll enhance it with concealer by placing it below the brow and sometimes above. This gives it a more defined and sharper look. I'm sure you guys have heard the phrase "Eyebrows are the frame of the face" in which I believe is entirely true! I suggest everyone focus on their brows whether it involves filling them in or not. Just remember that the goal to filling in your eyebrows is to make them look as natural as possible! No one likes "chola" eyebrows right?! ;)

My current favorites are:

Benefit BrowZing in Medium

Sonia Kashuk Concealer Brush                 

Sonia Kashuk Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe

MAC Brush #208                                      
MAC Select Cover-Up in NW 20

     Tutorial:
Step 1: Brush eyebrows in place using a spoolie.
Step 2: Line your eyebrows using an eyebrow pencil of your choice. Make sure the pencil is sharpened.
Step 3: Using MAC's #208 brush (or any angled brush) fill in your eyebrows with an eyeshadow color. I recommend staying away from black and shimmery colors. They tend to look fake. Also, remember to be light-handed!
 Step 4: Fill in your brows using eyebrow wax. This will help any stubborn hairs stay in place.
Step 5: Dip a concealer brush onto a cream or liquid concealer and line below the brow. 
Step 6: Blend the concealer in downwards strokes. Set it with a translucent powder or any light eyeshadow color of your choice to highlight the brow.  
(Steps 4, 5 & 6 are completely optional)

Voila!
Please let me know if this was enough information or not. I appreciate all your feedback, and love to help! 

xoxo
Maggie