The * Perfect Full Natural Brow *
Anastasia Beverly Hills has been one of my ultimate go-to brands for Brow products for the past year or so. Their range of colours for brows is extensive. Each brow powder is a duo colour, so you have a lighter & darker shade to suit your natural or chosen tone. Alongside the Brow powders are Anastasia’s ‘Brow Wiz’ pencils. These are FANTASTIC! Again, they come in a range of colours, and what I love most about all the products they sell, is that the Brown shades don’t have a Red under-base to them. That is a massive issue when I purchase brow products from most other brands, they all contain too much Red which doesn’t sit well with most skin tones - mine in particular! ABH Browns are very Ashy which is a huge PLUS!! I have a master palette which has all the duo shades in, and the one for Red haired people is absolutely phenomenal. Until receiving this from Anastasia, I struggled to find the right colour pencil/powder for Red heads. In creating the “Perfect” brow, ABH offer a Highlighter pencil, which is also a Duo; one side is a Matte highlighter and the other is a Shimmer version. I can’t tell you enough how much of a difference this makes to creating a clean looking brow. Once again, there’s a couple of shades on offer in the Duality Highlighter pencil - How awesome! Then to finish of the ‘Perfect’ brow, there is a range of Brow Gels to set unruly hairs into place. As I mentioned above, the Brown colours are brilliant as they are Ashy, and the Blonde shades are also fab, as is the Clear Gel! If you struggle to create a shape to your brow, fear not! Anastasia Beverly Hills have created brow stencils, and not just one generic style. There are a range of shapes, in thickness & arch. You can purchase their All In One Brow Kit, which contains everything you need to create the perfect brows. This is the ONLY place to go when it comes to creating the “Ultimate Perfect Brow”.
Pictured above is my brow today; I started off with my Brow Wiz pencil in ‘Medium Ash’ and I lined the based of my brow so it had a definite shape. To soften that line, I used the other end of my Brow Wiz pencil which has a small spooly brush on it. I brushed the hairs upwards, dragging the soft kohl brown with it - softening the line and colouring the brow at the same time.
Then on an angled brush, I used the ‘Ash Blonde’ brow powder to fill in the front of my Brow. I like to use brush stroke marks to fill in, creating a natural look, then again use the spooly end of my pencil to brush that through and soften the look. Then I used the darker half of my brow powder to fill in the middle and outer half of my brow. After that, I used my pencil to define the very the end of my brow, creating a defined point.
Next, I used the Matte side of my Duality pencil in “Matte Shell” to highlight under the base-line of my brow. I used my finger to blend the colour into my lid. I also ran that colour on the upper side of the brow but only along the outer third. This creates a clean looking shape.
Finally, I used my tinted brow gel in ‘Brunette’. Apply this very gently with a light-feather motion, and brush the hairs upwards at the front, and then in the direction of the hair growth towards the ends.
The Perfect Full Natural Looking Brow!
If you’re in the UK, you can purchase ABH from Cult Beauty!
Yesterday I did a makeup demo at South Essex College for students.
I had a couple of hours to showcase two creative makeup looks from shoots I’ve done in the past. Here is a quick snap shot of my superhero mask - adapted using different colours.
To get the definite line when creating this look, my preference is a piece of kitchen roll taped across the forehead using scotch tape.
Then spray on the colours.
To see how I created this look, here is my tutorial: http://youtu.be/tUHYtGpviPc
A bit of fun for a Saturday! Check out this transformation; My “Leopard MakeUp” tutorial which was shot during a photo shoot I did with photographer Martin Higgs!
I’m LOVING the Maybelline 24HR Tattoo cream shadows! I just bought these two colours… Everlasting Navy & Eternal Gold! Stunning..
Here is my tutorial on how to cast the face. Check it out if you’re into making prosthetics and want to cast yours or a models face. Please subscribe to my channel for more tutorials on makeup! www.youtube.com/smiles2310
Who doesn’t love a bit of glitter?! This was the process of a test run I did for a photo shoot.
This gave a whole new meaning to being ‘covered in glitter!’ My flat was coated for weeks.
I applied the glitter on top of latex with an old dry makeup brush.
For those of you who love to have tattoos but would occasionally like to cover them up for a wedding for instance, or a bodybuilding comp, there are plenty of products you can use.
You need a camouflage product such as Vichy Dermablend, Kryolan Supra Colour, and then there’s also Airbrush.
I used my Dinair Airbrush for this. The key once you’ve matched the colour is to then add in any freckles to match the rest of the skin. It makes it look more realistic.
Two behind the scene images of a makeup look I created on shoot a while back.
I wasn’t sure what I wasn’t going to be doing, so this was impromptu but inspired by a Geisha look.
I love the contrast between the Pink & Blue!
‘Cosmopolitan Mag’ has repinned one of my photos on Pinterest, nice of them!
This was a screen shot from the mask video I recorded on my sister, but lost the footage! Damn camera..
This makeup creation was inspired by the ‘Tree Frog’
Sometimes my photographer likes to set me challenges, and this was one of them. I took some of the pattern from the frogs back, and the colours overall and came up with the above concept.
