Tag: the importance of brow makeup

Brows are important to your overall LOOK

Eyebrows frame the face and can even alter how your face shape looks in some cases. Eyebrows that are too short can make your face look fuller, and eyebrows that are too severe or angled can make your face look stronger and sort of angry! Too high and you always have that ‘surprised’ look.

The key when filling in and shaping your brows is to not overdo it. I’ve seen too many women layering on the dark pencil to create a full brow look, but it just looks fake and severe.  Stick to a color as close to your natural brow color as possible. If your brows are lighter than your hair color, go ahead and add some depth to your brows to complement your hair color.

Insta-Brows – the tinted, water-resistant gel in Benefit’s Gimme Brow contains tiny fibers that adhere to hairs and help bulk up skimpy brows on the spot.  The Medium/Deep shade matches brunet and black strands, while the Light/Medium is meant to deepen blonde hairs.  Here’s to darker, fuller, natural-looking eye frames!

An expert opinion: it has a slight staining effect on your skin so make sure to wipe up any excess with a damp Q-tip.  Sweeping the mascara type brush up through strands doesn’t take as much precision (or time) as dabbing on a powder, and the results look more realistic than pencil strokes. However the combination of filling in sparseness with a powder first and then using the brush works best. Benefit makes a good powder as does Bobbi Brown.

BROW-WOW: Benefit Gimme Brow in Light/Medium or Medium/Deep, $22.00; benefitcosmetics.com or Sephora locations.

What do you use to fill in your brows?