Confessions of a Glitterholic: Eyebrow

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

My brows

I get a TON of questions regarding my brows. Are they really that color? Do I dye them? What do I use on them? Etc. If you are a reader here than you probably already know the answer. I figured I would do a quick post on how I do my brows for everyone else!

I use Anastasia Beverly Hills Hypercolor in Teal Tornado on my brows. You can use a regular eye shadow to do colored brows if it is super opaque and matte but it may not cover the hair that well. The Hypercolors are made for hair and eyebrows so it really coats the hair instead of just sitting on top of it.

To start I get
Hypercolor in Teal Tornado
Small Angled Brow Brush
Tiny Drop of Water or Damp Tissue

First I get my brush damp, making sure to wipe off any excess water. Then I get a little Hypercolor on the tip of the brush and line the bottom and top of my eyebrow to the arch. Basically making an outline around half of my eyebrow.
Then I fill in from the arch to the end of my eyebrow and lastly I fill in between the outline. Sometimes if the front of my eyebrow looks too straight or harsh I will smudge it a little using my finger or a spoolie.

So it is pretty simple and basic but because so many people as I figure I would share <3
Thanks for reading,

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Hypercolor by Anastasia Beverly Hills

What is it? Instant, intense wipe on-wash off color for your brows and hair.

Description from the Anastasia website:

Wipe on, wash out color. Instant Gratification. Get an intense flash of color without dyeing, bleaching, or spending hours in the salon.
Apply to brows with an angled brush or rub the powder onto the tips of your hair or streak it for outrageously fabulous looks that wash out with ease. Set with hair spray when applying to hair or Brow Gel with applying to the brows. INTENSE color without dyeing or bleaching.
Works on all hair colors.
Most shades perfect for hair and brows.

How much is it? $12.50 for each color ( This product was sent to me for blogging purposes)

Handy dandy instructions on how to apply to hair and brows

Where to buy it? http://www.anastasia.net . You can also go here to find local retailers.

What is it supposed to do? Give intense hues on hair and brows without bleaching.
What does it really do? This product definitely lives up to it's claims. The powders were bold and covered nicely when used on my brows. The powder covered my dark brown roots fully and also gave great coverage on my daughters naturally red hair.

Teal Tornado

In The Pink
(in the pink is not for use around the eye, I am a rebel)

Electric Blue

Megawatt Green

Ultra Violet

Ultra Violet, Electric Blue and In The Pink in my daughters hair

Overall thoughts? My overall thoughts are that this product is amazing. I am in LOVE with it. I have never found anything except the Violet Klean Color eyeliner that works well on my brows. These powders all worked nicely. I do think that Megawatt Green and In The Pink are a bit light and would look better on someone with lighter colored brows. I think if you started with a white eyeliner pencil on your brows and then did the powder over they would work on dark brows though. I use the powders over some clear brow gel. I also tried the teal with no gel and it was opaque and looked good. It looked more soft and natural when used without gel.
As for hair powder this product blew me away. I never expected it to work. I tried hair chalking before and figured this would be similar. Not even close. Lately the roots of my hair are not holding the color as well as the rest of my hair. What happens is the teal/purple fades off and leaves me with light brown roots around my face. It looks awful. I was dying the roots once a week which is a pain in the butt. I added the Teal Tornado powder to my hair and it covered the roots AWESOME!! I just spritzed my hair with a little water and then brushed the powder on with a big blush brush. Afterward I added a light spray of hairspray. The powder stayed all day and was still on 24 hours later. I tried the powders on my daughters hair. Her hair is naturally red. I would have figured the colors would be muted because of her hair color but they were very vibrant. She also slept and the color was still vibrant the next morning. One thing I do not love is the shape of the containers. To apply the hair powder you press the whole container against your hair and a slide it down. If the product was a flatter square it would make it easier to apply. All the powders washed out of brows and hair very easily.
I think this product is ingenious, the quality is great and the pricing is average. I will definitely be using the teal and purple on my hair in between touch ups. The teal has also became my new brow color!

Have you tried Hypercolors by Anastasia Beverly Hills? If so, what did you think?

Thanks for reading,

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Billion Dollar Brows Review

I was recently contacted by Billion Dollar Brows about doing a review. I had never heard of the company so I headed to their website.You can check out the history of the company here . I picked out a few items to try and they were sent to me very quickly.

Brow Duo Pencil - $18

What is it? Two in one eye pencil that highlights and conceals.

What is it supposed to do? Highlight your brow bone and conceal

What does it ACTUALLY do? I always conceal under my eyebrows. I do this because it covers up any eyebrow growth that I cant pluck. This product worked as well as my normal concealer. I liked it. The highlighter was too similar to the concealer in my opinion.

Overall thoughts? I liked the concealer a lot. The texture was nice and it applied smoothly like butter. I normally use a $1 elf concealer under my brows and it does tug when applying. I prefer the formula of this pencil over the elf concealer but the price tag is a bit high for me.

Universal Brow Pencil -$14.95

What is it? Versatile eye brow pencil that is formulated to go with most skin and hair colors.

What is it supposed to do? Eyebrow pencil that applies smooth and natural looking on most skin colors.

What does it ACTUALLY do? It actually did apply very smoothly and looked pretty natural on me. I am a natural brunette with light skin and it worked well for me. I can't comment on whether this pencil is really universal though.

Overall thoughts? I liked this pencil quite a bit. It applied beautifully. I would prefer maybe more product in the pencil instead of the spoolie on the other end though. I found it not necessary but I also have sparse eyebrows. I like this better than my regular eyebrow pencils. I normally use either Revlon ColorStay or LA Colors twist up eyeliner pencils which are both darker. I thought I liked darker brows on me but after trying this I like lighter. I most likely will buy another one of these after this one runs out.

Billion Dollar Brows Universal Brow Pencil with Duo Pencil Concealer

Brow Powder - $16

What is it? Brow Powder in Taupe

What is it supposed to do? Apply smoothly and naturally giving your brows a brilliant sheen of color.

What does it actually do? It actually did apply quite smooth and give a natural appearance.

Overall thoughts? I normally dislike brow powder. I like my brows to be more "crisp". However I did like this powder and it is a great addition to my makeup stash for the times I want a softer look. Brow Powders come in 4 colors to match all skin and hair colors.

Brow Powder in Taupe with Duo Pencil Highlighter

My overall thoughts on Billion Dollar Brows are positive. The products are really good quality and the pricing is fair for a high end product. It is a bit out of my price range but I will buy another Universal Brow Pencil in the future. BDB offers a lash and brow booster, brow shaping kit, brow tints, gels, tweezers, brushes and more.

Have you tried Billion Dollar Brows? If so, what did you think?

Thanks for reading,