Hey all! Well, I'm on my constant quest to find the best thing for my hot-mess eyebrows. I never thought I'd get to this point in my life where I needed to ADD to my eyebrows, as for years before I was always looking to subtract subtract subtract! I was blessed with very thick bushy eyebrows...think Burt from Burt and Ernie on Sesame Street. I never had a uni-brow but I definitely had some thick ass brows. My Godmother used to tell people her niece looked like Brooke Shields when I was a kid. But alas, those were the heyday of my brows. Ever since I had my second son my eyebrows (along with the rest of my body) have just about given up.
Well lookee what I found....
Time to come back from my follicly-challenged past...

Here's the compact closed. It has a neat, hinged clear cover that flips sideways to the right. I haven't had an issue with it flipping open on its own, but then again I don't really take it out with me. Once my brows are done, they are done and I leave the kit at home.

Let's start playing with this kit shall we?
Guess what we start with? That's right two jacked-up, clean eyebrows that probably are overdue for a waxing.
Oh good, I just happen to have a pair!

As a fun little aside, my old boss that I used to have when I worked at L'Oreal/Lancome corporate was super awesome, and she happened to be from Moscow, Russia. She lived there til she was like 25 (she was 32 when I met her) so she spoke perfect English, but occasionally had trouble with American slang/colloquialisms. (which we NEVER made fun of her for. Not! She loved it tho and always laughed at herself. I love that chick!) Anyhoo...she told me how when she first came to America she didnt get the word eyebrows too well and had called them "eyebrowsers". I still laugh out loud thinking about "eyebrowsers". I imagine a google search type browser but made completely of eyebrows.
Back to business!
Grab the brush from the kit (it looks like a mascara wand!) and start taming those wild brows. I start closest to my nose and brush upwards, following the direction the hairs grow in. I then go along the arch and out towards my temple. Just like brushing your hair, go IN the direction of the hair..not against it or you'll look like a Wookie.
Ahhh there, all the hair going in somewhat the same direction. Success!
Time to start filling in. Use the angled brush to get color loaded on there. I like to mix the two colors because I found the dark to be too dark and the light to be too faint. I take a bit up onto the brush and then tap it into the empty area (where the brushes usually hang out) and just tap off the excess/mix the colors.
As a rule of thumb, I like to follow the above "guidelines" when filling in my eyebrows. I like to make sure the arch is in line with the end of my nose. I also like to make sure the end of my eyebrow doesn't go beyond the end of my eye. A good way to figure all this out is to use an eyebrow brush and do some measuring. Nobody wants to walk around rocking too-long eyebrows.


This step isn't completely necessary if you feel like your brows are all going in one direction and are still not too messy. This is the wax step. I put a bit of wax (a little goes a long way!) on the brush and brush again in the direction of hair growth.
BEFORE AND AFTER!
I know you're impressed. I am too.
So thanks for following along on my Re/Tut. I hope it was entertaining and informative. I will post a little more information below on NYX's Eyeshadow Cake Powder if you're interested in purchasing. I think if you need to give your brows a little boost it's worth it. I give the product overall a A-. Why not an A? Well, I think this is their lightest shade and I really feel like I need a lighter color. Oh well. Follow my blog for more fun stuff happening soon!
xoxoxo
INGREDIENTS: Powder – Kaolin, Talc, Nylon-12, Zinc Oxide (CI77497), Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Bis-Digylceryl Polyacyladipade-2, Isostearyl Isostearate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Diissostearyl Malate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Mica (CI77019). MAY CONTAIN: Titanium Dioxide (CI77891), Iron Oxide Red (CI77491), Iron Oxide Black (CI77499), Iron Oxide Yellow (CI77492), Carbon Black (CI77266). Gel – Bees Wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba)wax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla)wax, Polyethylene, Polybutene, Ricinus Communs Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus(Sunflower)Seed oil, PVP/Hexadecene Copolymer, Bis-Digylceryl Polyacyladipade-2, Tocopheryl Acetate, B.H.A.
NYX is cruelty free, but not entirely Vegan so check the ingredients!! This product is also Hypoallergenic.
The instruction is GREAT and the kit looks like a pretty good choice for a lot of people. Your Before/After pics truly show the importance of proper brow grooming - why, without grooming, a girl just looks like a nutcase, but with.... Ah, a true lady emerges!
ReplyDeleteA lady? Where?! LOL ;P I would tend to agree there is a very Jeckyl & Hyde thing going on...I put my eyebrows on and TADA I could pass for normal.
ReplyDeleteRight? LOL :D
hi! i read this review because i was thinking of purchasing the product and i wanted to let you know that i love your sense of humor! and the before and after pictures :) it seems that you have not been blogging lately, but i hope you come back! i plan to read many more of your posts!
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ReplyDeleteI have the blonde too agree, it's too dark for lighter hair/complexion.
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