Beauty Review Friday - Eyebrow Week - Brow Archery by Soap & Glory

Yesterdays tip was how to fill in your brows, so todays review is what I have been using for the past couple of weeks to fill in mine.

Soap & Glory's - Archery, Brow Tint & Precision Pencil




I absolutely love this product!! I have used every day for the past couple of weeks, and I highly recommend it.


This is such an easy product to use so if your struggling with getting the right shape for your brows I would give this a go.

I like a natural look when it comes to my brows, but I feel like I have to put a lot of work in to cover up all the gaps and make them look full without making them look to thick and drawn on. When I got this to try at first I mainly used the pencil as I didn't have the right technique with the tint, but now I mainly use the tint and occasionally add the pencil when needed. I would say though if you like a fuller look this product is definitely buildable.

The tiny precision brush allows you to draw on individual thin hairs for a very natural look, with the tint making it last all day and night. I normally put my makeup on around 8am, and take it off around 10pm, I would touch up others parts of my make up when needed, but I can guarantee that I wont need to touch up my brows! Which for me is perfect, less to put in my already overcrowded bag!!

It comes in two colours, Love is Blonde & Brownie Points, I use Brownie Points and its a perfect match for me.

This is only £10.00 which I feel is a real bargain.

You can get from a boots store or click here to buy from boots online.

Nice work Soap & Glory!!!!!


Hannah x

Beauty Tip of the Day - Eyebrow Week - How to fill in Your Eyebrows

Filling in your eyebrows can be a bit of a nightmare if your not sure what your doing! You don't want to look like a clown that's used a marker to colour in your eyebrows, you want them to look natural like no effort has been made!

You might be one of the lucky ones to have perfect Cara Delevingne brows that don't need anything, or you could have my hardly there brows that need a little help!

Three things to follow to get your brows right - get the colour right, don't be heavy handed & practice!!

The colour

The rule I use is if you have light hair go 2 shades darker, if you have dark hair go 2 shades lighter. I would never recommend using black to fill in your brows unless your used to it already. 

Don't be heavy handed

Trends in make up recently have been the flawless no make up look, so you want your eyebrows to compliment, not stand out. The key is to use light stokes with a eyebrow pen, liner or shadow and fill in gaps as needed not to draw on your eyebrows.

Practice

Your not going to get it right first time, you may find it will take a couple of practice runs before you're ready to leave the house but you will get it eventually, the more your practice the quicker you'll become.

This is how mine look day to day normally! (Sorry about the lighting in this picture) As you can see I've only filled in gaps, this is my natural brow shape. I use Soap & Glorys Brow Archery and I'm doing a product review on that tomorrow! 

Do you fill in your brows? If so what do you use?

Hannah x

Beauty Tip of the Day - Eyebrow Week - Methods of Eyebrow Shaping &Aftercare

Firstly, can I just say I have been working on this blog post on & off all day, just as I've nearly finished ready to publish it somehow has been deleted!!! All of it!!! So now in a bit of a temper I'm starting again!!

So yesterday I showed you how to choose an eyebrow shape to flatter your face. Today we're looking at how to remove all the unwanted hair. Tomorrow I'll be showing you how to fill your brows in, because if yours are anything like mine they need more work than just shaping before I leave the house!!

The main 3 ways to shape your eyebrows are - waxing, tweezing or threading.

My preferred method is waxing. I think it's quick, and removes all hair for a smooth area for your make up. I am a fully qualified beauty therapist so I can wax my own eyebrows, but before I could do my own I went to salons or had a mobile technician come to my house. It normally costs around £6-£10 depending where you live, and if it's done in salon or at home. Here are my before & after pictures - 

P.s I have grown my eyebrows out purposefully for this weeks Eyebrow week!!! 

As you can see in my after picture, after waxing the area becomes quite red, this is the one draw back for me for waxing. Not everyone will go red, but for those of us that do what are some ways to help? To cool and sooth the area I would take cucumber out of the fridge and place it on the red area for 10 mins or so, not only is this cooling but it's also really relaxing and refreshing. Other times I put a damp cotton pad in the freezer for a couple of minutes, and then place that on the area until the area is cool.

But what if we're in a rush, or on our way out? When you go for a wax you should be given some aftercare information of do's and donts after a wax. One of those donts is not to put make up on the area for 24hrs. However sometimes I need a quick fix so I don't look crazy going out or to work, so I use mineral powder and lightly dust a layer over the red areas, it covers the red but it still allows skin to breath.

Another method is Tweezing/Plucking. I only use tweezing to remove hairs in between waxing or to tidy up any hairs that waxing didn't remove, I never use tweezing as a method to remove all the hair but a lot of people do. The best tweezers I've tried are Tweezerman.

These can be found online at -

http://www.feelunique.com/p/Tweezerman-Point-Tweezer-Stainless-Steel   £20

Or in a Boots store for -

http://www.boots.com/en/Tweezerman-Pointed-Tweezer_788/    £19.50

I highly recommend them for the precision they give, I have them in my kit that I take to clients as well.

The other option is Threading. I have never tried threading before, but I have seen it done in places like debenhams, and it is something I will try next time I see someone doing it. When I do I'll let you know! 

How do you keep your brows in check? 

Hannah x

Beauty Tip of the Day - Eyebrow Week!

This week is going to be Eyebrow Week. I'll be showing you how to shape your eyebrow, methods of shaping and aftercare, how to fill in your brows, and how to get instant lift without surgery!

Today is about getting the shape for your brow. When it comes to eyebrows there isn't one size suits all! it all depends on the dimensions and shape of your face.

There are 3 simple steps to finding where your brows should start, where the natural arch should be, and where they should finish.

All you need is a straight line like a make up brush to find out the points.

(Please excuse the state of my brows, I have let them grow out purposely for this week!!)

Firstly, where should you eyebrows start -

Place your make up brush down the side of your nose, that's where your brows should begin. For me everything inbetween on both sides I wax.

Secondly, you need to find the arch of your brow.

Look straight ahead, the brush should be placed on the corner of your nose, looking straight ahead the brush should also line up with the centre of your eye, the section of your brow that the brush goes through, that is where your natural arch should be.

Thirdly, where should you brows should your brows end?

The brush should stay on the corner of your nose, but now should be inline with the outer corner of your eye, where the brush reaches, that should be the end of your brows! (Also that angle is perfect for your winged liner - but that's for another day)

Now you know what the shape of your eyebrow should be, tomorrow I'll be showing you ways to remove unwanted hair and aftercare for when the hair has been removed.

What methods do you use for your eyebrow shaping? 

Hannah x