The Brow Edit

Currently under going some serious eyebrow maintenance,

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Eyebrows. Just what would we be without them? We're a nation obsessed, and rightly so; your brows frame your eyes and are the most identifiable feature on your face. In fact, you probably wouldn't catch me anywhere without having my eyebrow game going on, so heres how I do it:

1. I get my eyebrows waxed every 3-4 weeks to keep them in tip-top shape, but you can maintain them yourself, however I personally recommend getting them professionally shaped once. Here's a useful tutorial if you would like to maintain them yourself.

2. Each morning I fill them in as part of my everyday make-up. Seeing as though I'm lazy as anything at 7 in the morning, doing my eyebrows takes no longer than 3-5 minutes - max. Or you could look into having them tinted. I use Benefit Brow Zings (review here), a Real Techniques spooly brush, a MAC 266 brush, a Ecotools angled eyeliner brush and a cheap clear mascara. Some people like to use eyebrow pencils, but I find they leave brows looking far less natural than using a powder.

I start by brushing my eyebrow hairs down with the spooly brush - this helps for when you outline your brows to find their natural shape. As you can see, I have a small bald patch from a scar on my eyebrow on the right, so I find filling them in makes this less obvious.

Using my Ecotools angled eyeliner brush, I use the wax pigment in my Brow Zings palette and outline the shape of my eyebrows. I start at the very highest point of my brow, and then work inwards from the start of my eyebrow.

Using my MAC 266 brush, I use the brown powder in the palette and use short strokes (to mimic eyebrow hairs) to fill in brows. Again I start at the highest point of my brow, and then work in from the start making sure to follow the direction of the hairs.

Taking the spooly brush again, I brush out any harsh lines and loose powder.

I then take my clear mascara (muuuch cheaper than brow gel) to brush through and set brows.

And thats how I fill in and look after my brows!

Always remember, eyebrows are sisters not twins and do not need to be identical - trust me, trying to get them exactly the same will be the death of you.

K xo

Benefit Brow Zings | Review

Good Evening Dolls,

After that amazingly hot weekend, waking up to heavy rain put a big downer on today, so to cheer me up I decided that I would review one of my favourite new products of the moment. Benefit is a company I love/hate. I absolutely love their Erase Paste, but I really can't stand their Some Kinda Gorgeous foundation or the infamous They're Real mascara, so when I brought Brow Zings I immediately thought I would regret it. Not so much the case!

Originally, I was using a MAC eyebrow pencil which was good, but it lasted about a month or two, and for that price I defiantly wouldn't repurchase. I was on the hunt for something that lasted, but not because I chucked it into the bottom of a box because I hated it so much. I was actually passing through a Benefit counter and started talking to one of the sales women. Maybe it was the fact she complimented my eyebrows that drew me into buying - hey, a compliment goes a long way! - but if her eyebrows were anything to go by, I would have run a mile. I was looking for something to keep my brows looking natural, but bold and defined without looking like a joke. This kit was perfect!

Brow Zings includes a pigmented wax, to shape and define brows, a powder to fill in the brows, 2 mini brushes and a mini pair of tweezers.

This product is so variable, if you prefer natural brows then use less product, and if you want bolder brows, then more product. It comes in 3 different shades, light, medium and dark. The colours are really pigmented, and with a bit of clear mascara, they stay set all day. Its a handy size that can fit into any make-up bag and you don't need to bring extra brushes - so more space for lipstick, yeah?

However, at £23.50, this product is a little expensive. I'm not sure if you can get similar products for cheaper, and as I've only used this for 2-3 weeks, I'm not sure how long it lasts.

If you want bold brows, natural brows, or even a pair of mini tweezers than of course you should buy this. I know the price is a little extravagant, but is it worth it?

Of-course.

And if you really loved your brows...

- Kay xo