Brows can frame your face, it is very important to maintain and fill them in good shape, well to me at least. I know that some girls don't really do anything to their brows, just leave them as they are, well I used to be like that back when I was at Uni, but now I will never leave the house without filling my brows. Oh yes! Because they can for sure make a difference to your look. I mean even if you already have pretty perfect brows, still, apply a little clear brow gel just to keep them in place is "a must" I think.
I am gonna show you my HG brow products that I can never live without, and some tools I use to keep them in good shape.
I wanna talk about the Aqua Brow from Make Up For Ever first, because this is no doubt my No.1 brow product. If I can choose only one product for my brows and that is it. I would be happy with just this one. I think I will use this product FOREVER. Wow that's a pretty strong statement I think. So trust me guys, this is awesome. It gives you colour, it defines, and keep your brows in place, but most importantly it sets once it dries. It won't move until you decide to remove it. It lasts all day seriously guys, TRY IT! I swear I am not being paid to say this, I bought it with my own money in sephora so 100% honest opinion. But again, remember guy what works for me might not work you cuz everybody is different, but it's worth of a shot right?
I have the shade in 30, it's perfect for me but I think I wanna try 20 or 25 next time, cuz I like when my brows' a little lighter than their original colour. It's tiny as far as packaging goes, great for travel, hardly takes up any space in your makeup bag. 7ml doesn't seem a lot but trust me it'll last you forever, a little goes a long way with this. It looks pretty dark as you can see here with my swatch, It does tend to darken a little bit when it dries. So I suggest choose one colour lighter than your normal hair colour. That's it I have nothing bad to say about this product, it's all good. Ohh and one last thing, it has no scent at all so safe for sensitive skin! yeahhh!
I use the Aqua Brow with my Real Techniques brow brush and a little spullie (this is just a mascara wand from Mac) to brush them through for softening the look afterwards.
Next up Gimme Brow from Benefit Cosmetics. This is probably one of the top selling products by Benefit. Everybody loves it. I got it on the recommendation of Amelia Liana's blogpost about this product, and I am glad I did. By the way if you don't know who Amelia is then you should quickly go read her blog and of course watch her Youtube videos cuz she is FAB!!! She has a great taste when it comes to makeup and skincare just FYI. Anyway as I was saying, this stuff gives you the illusion of a fuller and thicker looking brows because of the fibers in it. It's quick and easy, great for when you are in a rush or feeling lazy to fill in your brows.
I have the shade in Light/Medium. I layer it over my MUFE Aqua Brow sometimes just to soften the darkness from it. I also use it on its own when I am running late for work. It's actually pretty opaque. I love Gimme Brow. Can't recommend it enough.
I am gonna talk about these 2 products together just because both are brow pencils. The Smashbox Brow Tech to go comes with a gel to keep your brows in place which I really like. How thoughtful?! (shade: Brunette) The Sephora Eyebrow Pencil comes with a little brush so that you can brush them through before and after of course so that's pretty awesome!
I got the Smashbox pencil from my local makeup store, and the Sephora one from when I was on holiday in China, but both you can easily get from Sephora wherever you are.
The Smashbox pencil has an angled tip which makes it easier when apply, it is in a pretty hard formula which I like. And as far as the gel goes it's just a standard clear brow gel. What I like about the Sephora pencil is that it is kind of waxy which I prefer because the wax in it keeps my brow hairs in place so that I don't even need a gel afterwards.
I normally trim and shape my brows once every week, and I hardly ever pluck them. WHY??? Because plucking brows will make your eyes become saggy when you get older. Trust me on this one guy!!! Nobody likes saggy eye lids! I do pluck them every now and then when my trimmer cannot reach some of the little hairs. That's it, no more than that! Just the standard tools I suppose, a pair of scissors; a trimmer if you can find, and a plucker (but try to pluck less).
A photo of my brows today
There you have it! I hope you find it useful and somewhat helpful. Please leave me comments about your HG brow products and your brow routine. As always tweet me @eflicciardello for daily updates. So until next time muahhhh!
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