Hello Ladies!
Question for you all! Who has been a victim of the Skinny Brow, No Brow, Shaved Brow? Anyone be honest with yourself now!! If you have answered YES well then we are all on the same page and more than likely reared in the 90′s, where we rocked the Gwen Stefani and Jennifer Aniston skinny brow look, well I know I gave it a good attempt anyways!! We were in an era where brows were just skinny lines across your forehead and nothing else, the skinnier they were the cooler they looked!
Now ladies roll onto the present day and you have the likes of Cara Delevingne stomping the runways with her gorgeous face and those brows, like what the heck is going on I hear you say!!!
Us 90′s chic’s were so not prepared for this phase! So now we are running to our brow experts telling them we want the full on brow or the Cara look or just simply shouting give me back my brows!! However if you are the 50% that weren’t fortunate enough to grow back the perfect brows, and bank solely on products to make you look half normal. Here is a little product guide on what I use and would recommend for you to try. Remember though brows should look like sisters not twins so don’t be panicking if you can’t get them the same, they are not supposed to be!!
The Natural Brow
If you are that person that likes a more natural brow I would suggest using Brow Pencils. I use Mac Cosmetics Brow Pencils (€18) these are super soft and very easy to apply. You simply use flicking motions on the sparse areas of the brow and apply it in the direction of the natural brow growth. The finish is a more natural soft brow without the defined look. The three shades that I use in my kit are Fling, Lingering and Spiked. These are available in Mac at Brown Thomas, Grafton Street, Dublin.
A drug store version would be the Catrice Brow Pencil this has a brush at the end which is perfect for using to brush the brow hair into place. These are priced at €2.99 and can be applied using the same technique as mentioned above. This budget brand is in Penny’s and some selected pharmacies.
For those that want the natural defined brow you can opt for a powder based brow kit. I’d suggest Sleek Makeup’s Brow Kit (€10.49). It comes with two small brushes and a tiny tweezers. You simply apply the pigmented wax first using the angled brush, this will help shape and define the brow, then using the rounded brush fill in the sparse areas with the powder and this will also help hold the brow in shape. Sleek makeup can be purchased in any Boots pharmacy or on
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Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Kit is another top product that I think should get a mention. It consists of a setting wax, two powders, a little angled brush with tweezers, and a surprise little mirror compartment to the side of it, cool huh!!! At €3.99 this is definitely worth the test. It can be a bit full on when using it so I would suggest using it sparingly and build it up as opposed to piling it on! You will find this brand in most drug stores, Dunne Stores or your nearest penny’s.
The Defined Brow
The defined brow is something that has made a huge impact on the beauty craze amongst Irish women. If you look at any Instagram posts related to makeup their brows are defined to within an inch of its life. We call this the Instagram Brow, sometimes this can be a tad to much I think, but if this is something you are into and would like to try, i’d suggest using Gel based formulas. These can give a perfect finish to a brow. I’m more drawn towards the defined brow but looking more natural and cleaner looking if that makes sense.
The Inglot AMC Brow Gel Liners are only recently new and I have to say they are giving the Anastasia Beverely Hills DipBrow Pomade a run for their money! These liners are super pigmented so a little goes along way, using an angled brush, either a Mac 266 or an Inglot 31T, you simply just dip the brush in and take the excess off on the inside of the lid, (thats just what I do)! Again using flicking motions in the same direction as the natural hair growth apply it through the sparse areas of the brow, and build it up to your desired look. This will set you back €16 but it is well worth the investment and you will have it for ages. You can purchase at any Inglot counter or online @www.Inglot.ie
Now girls I’m not saying you will end up looking like Cara Delevingne, but you will at least look normal. So for those that get a little to pluck happy with the tweezers, put them down because this trend is going no where!
Until next time my 90′s chic’s!
Live Pretty xx
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