How to Make Up Brows and Lashes
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One look at a beautiful celebrity tells us how important eyebrows are. But how to make up brows seems a bit of a mystery and it's a shame that as we get older our eyebrows become so sparse that we often give up.
Perfect arches lift and open up the eyes, so they should not be neglected. However sparse and unruly they have become we can turn them into an asset. Heres how...
You will need tweezers and an eyebrow brush A soft eyebrow pencil like the one above in a colour that matches your brows and a powder shadow in the same colour with a small, flat, angled brush.
The eyebrows should begin above the inner corner of the eyes. If necessary pluck any hairs between these points. Then, those below the arch to emphasise the curve.
Toward the outer edge of the brow is often a little fuzzy so you might need to tweeze a few little hairs above the brow too. Careful here, because we need to retain the brow line. Don't over pluck and never pull out the white hairs, they can always be coloured.
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Now use the soft eyebrow pencil to fill in the shape with tiny lines like hairs. Then soften with the eye shadow and brush. Tap the brush on the back of your hand so it isn't overloaded. To blend or soften further a baby cotton bud is a good tool.
Finish with the eyebrow brush and a tiny spot of gel warmed in your hand, to brush the little hairs up and into the new shape.
Voila! A list eyebrows.
New eyebrows can make us feel a little self conscious so use colour sparingly. After the shortest time, you won't feel right without them.
So, now you know how to make up brows lets complete the picture and make the very best of our eyes and lashes. You can find all the tools and brushes I recommend at The Online Beauty Spot
Eyelashes, they used to be our pride and joy. We made them up like Jean Shrimpton or Twiggy depending on our mood. Sadly today they are fewer, and also stubbornly straight. But I still find eye make up is the most effective and will probably never stop wearing mascara. Lets find out how to make up our lashes to put them back in the limelight.
An eyelash curler is a must have! Choose one with good rubber liners. It takes a little time to get used to using one but the eye opening effect it has, even without mascara, will amaze you.
Look slightly down into a hand mirror and lay the curlers as close to the base of the lashes as possible and slowly and gently squeeze to press the curl. Hold for about 30 seconds. How does that look?
Make beautiful eyes
using colours and techniques to offset droopy or crepey eyelids and draw attention to your eyes in the softest most youthful way.
There are some really great mascaras
on the market today promising thickening, lengthening and curling magic.
Avoid the kind that have lots of thickening filaments as they tend to fall onto the skin below the lashes and make a dark shadow. Beware the huge difference between brown/black and black. In daylight black can look very hard and aging. Choose brownish/black for daytime and save the black for candle light!
A good lengthening mascara will have a brush with wide apart bristles to grab the lashes at the base and coat each one separately.
Look up slightly and wiggle the brush into the roots of the lashes and brush upwards.Touch on the lower lashes very slightly. For evenings you can apply another layer but beware of overdoing it, the result could look hard or make you look tired. A soft smudge of powder shadow drawn on the lower lash line with a baby bud is more effective.
When you have mastered how to make up brows and lashes you will be able to achieve stunning effects. Experiment a little until it works for you and you won't be disappointed.
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