Eyebrows!
How many of us have gone through the struggle of trying different products looking for the ones that make up our everyday brow routine? I sure have. But I can tell you one thing, a girl boss never gives up especially when coming to her makeup. Being an avid blog reader and Youtube subscriber, I've done my fair share of research when coming to perfecting my eyebrows. With the new incorporation of Glossier's Boy Brow, I finally have a complete set of holy grail products that give me smooth and seamless brows every time. Here they are!
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz {Color: Dark Brown}
Glossier Boy Brow {Color: Black}
Benefit Cosmetics Ka-Brow! Cream-Gel Eyebrow Color w/ Brush {Color: 05-Deep}
NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisterizer {Color: Cuba-Medium 3}
As a girl boss, I'm constantly planning, working, and most importantly making decisions. But one thing I like to put off before starting my day is doing my makeup. When I'm on the go, I simply don't have time to sit down at my vanity and carefully engage in my daily makeup routine. I want to beat that LA traffic and skip the long line at my favorite cafe before heading to work. So with a minimal look, I go to Alfred {Coffee + Kitchen} and order my signature vanilla latte. After getting my coffee I sit down, turn on my computer, and open Photo Booth so I can start doing my makeup. I lay out all my products in-order and follow an easy 4-step routine that never fails.
1. Shape The Brows
I gently brush my brow hairs in the direction that I want with the spooly on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz. I then turn it around to the other side for the the easy-to-use retractable pencil and start adding small strokes in the direction I brushed my hairs. This creates the overall shape of my brows so I can use it as a guide for the steps coming up.
2. Tint
With the Glossier Boy Brow, I use the small applicator brush to tint my eyebrows black as a match for my dark hair. I mainly focus on the middle part of my brows when coming to my strokes as I like to keep that part nice and thick. I make sure to brush in the direction that I set my hairs in Step 1 to keep the look I'm going for consistent. Sometimes this pomade is all I need for a natural look, but on a busy day I like to keep my eyebrows prominent and long-lasting. This product keeps its color throughout the entire day and the best part, no residue or fading.
3. Brow Gel
The Benefit Cosmetics Ka-Brow! Cream-Gel is the best I've used out of all the products I've tried in the past. With the convenient angled brush on top, I'm able to sharpen and define my brows in seconds. Starting of at the end of my eyebrow, I define the tail so I can determine the length before filling them in. I like to get them as identical as possible but as we all know eyebrows are sisters, not twins. Once I get that right on both ends I start filling in the open spaces left after step 1 & 2. I like to keep my brows faded at the beginning for a more natural look so I make sure to brush lightly and carefully in that area.
4. Seal The Deal w/ My Secret Weapon
After my brows are complete, I seal the deal by using a small amount of NARS tinted moisturizer along the edges. This gets rid of any mistakes I made and makes my brows look extra smooth. At this point, my eyebrows are completely done but I like to use a secret weapon of mine. Q-tips! Sometimes I have some wonky brush marks around the parts I may have messed up on and it can get messy without having something to wipe it off with. Q-tips are the perfect thing to have on-hand as they can get to the spots I'm trying to fix without having to start all over.
That concludes my eyebrow routine!
Doing my makeup on the way to my desitination is the most convenient way to make myself pretty on the run. If you're a girl boss too, then this is the perfect routine to follow for your eyebrows.
Portrait Photography: Lex Gallegos
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OMG LOVED THIS PIECE GIRL! EYEBROW GEL IS KEY TO LONGEVITY!
ReplyDeleteThank You Alexus! Eyebrow gel really is the key to longevity! :)
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