Make Up Tip #5: Fill in the Brows
This is an important step that many women miss. Many tend to think that they can pluck their brows, colour their eyes, lips and cheeks, and off they go, they are finished - wrong! Without properly groomed and coloured eyebrows, the face looks as if something is missing.
Many don't know that they can have a lot of fun creating different brow shapes just by using a brush and eyeshadow powder. If you want an arch yet do not have a natural one, you may blot one on! If your brows are too short, elongate them by drawing them in. If your brows are too thin, you may thicken it by blotting in extra "hairs", which are of course, the powder. If you have heavy make up on, darken the brows more. If you have light make up on, just use a little. It takes practice, but well worth the effort. Afterall, the brows frame the face.
First, choose an eyeshadow colour that is close to the colour of your hair. If your hair is very dark, choose dark brown. If your hair is blond, choose taupe. If your hair is red, choose reddish brown. If your hair is white, or gray, choose a dark gray. If your hair is black, you may choose a bitter chocolate brown or black. I'd use caution if black is used - it can look harsh if not applied well.
Second, use a proper eyebrow brush. This means no toothbrush or mascara wands, even though plenty of fashion magazines have advised that. Why? Because they don't work. An eyebrow brush may be made of real hair, or taklon, and should be very small at the tip. It is usually cut at an angle as well, for easy application.
Third, use the eyebrow brush to brush the eyebrows. Then dip the brush in the shadow, flick off the extra powders, and test it on your hand. If the colour is dark enough, begin to apply on the brows beginning from the inside (close to the nose), then work towards the outer end. Do NOT draw on the brow, but slowly blot the colour on the brow. If you brush it on, the effect will be harsh. Imagine planting a few hairs at a time on your brows in areas that are sparse - this is what you are doing. Blot the colours on bit by bit.
Towards the outer end of the eyebrows, stop the blotting, but lightly and sharply draw the ends, so that the ends are pointed, not blunt.
I must stress that the brows must be plucked once every few days to keep the stray hair away. They may need to be trimmed, if they are too long.
Stay tuned for Make Up Tip #6: Eyeshadow application!
Many don't know that they can have a lot of fun creating different brow shapes just by using a brush and eyeshadow powder. If you want an arch yet do not have a natural one, you may blot one on! If your brows are too short, elongate them by drawing them in. If your brows are too thin, you may thicken it by blotting in extra "hairs", which are of course, the powder. If you have heavy make up on, darken the brows more. If you have light make up on, just use a little. It takes practice, but well worth the effort. Afterall, the brows frame the face.
First, choose an eyeshadow colour that is close to the colour of your hair. If your hair is very dark, choose dark brown. If your hair is blond, choose taupe. If your hair is red, choose reddish brown. If your hair is white, or gray, choose a dark gray. If your hair is black, you may choose a bitter chocolate brown or black. I'd use caution if black is used - it can look harsh if not applied well.
Second, use a proper eyebrow brush. This means no toothbrush or mascara wands, even though plenty of fashion magazines have advised that. Why? Because they don't work. An eyebrow brush may be made of real hair, or taklon, and should be very small at the tip. It is usually cut at an angle as well, for easy application.
Third, use the eyebrow brush to brush the eyebrows. Then dip the brush in the shadow, flick off the extra powders, and test it on your hand. If the colour is dark enough, begin to apply on the brows beginning from the inside (close to the nose), then work towards the outer end. Do NOT draw on the brow, but slowly blot the colour on the brow. If you brush it on, the effect will be harsh. Imagine planting a few hairs at a time on your brows in areas that are sparse - this is what you are doing. Blot the colours on bit by bit.
Towards the outer end of the eyebrows, stop the blotting, but lightly and sharply draw the ends, so that the ends are pointed, not blunt.
I must stress that the brows must be plucked once every few days to keep the stray hair away. They may need to be trimmed, if they are too long.
Stay tuned for Make Up Tip #6: Eyeshadow application!
posted by Noelle Wong at 5:55 PM
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