Yummy411: Contests and How I do my eyebrows

Hey lovelies!

I hope you all are enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. Um, where is my invite to the cookout? It's okay, I'm going to crash the cookout next year though.

LOL

Anyhoozer, I wanted to let you all know about two fab contests going on out in the blogosphere, but very much part of our blogger fam.

*Head over to Fab Vixen's to help her name a series she's starting on her blog. The prize? A $30 Target gift card. Mama loves some Tarjay!

*Next stop by The Beauty of Life to enter into Beauty Chick's Spring contest giving away all kinds of goodies worth $824!!! Do I need to say anymore?!

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I got a reader question asking how do I 'sculpt and shape' my brows with concealer. Or simply, how do I do my brows (I think Lurve asked before.)

Here goes!

I used to do my brows this way. I essentially do the same thing, but I've changed a few things thanks to Tanna J. I still bleach my brows (haven't done it lately).

Here's a before..

Next, I fill in my brows with a 266 brush and Cork eyeshadow. That is done in this pic.

Now here's where things change. Instead of applying concealer with my finger, I use this trusty 208 to apply my concealer.

I use this concealer palette from MAC in medium. They don't sell these in the store anymore, only at the CCO. Any concealer can be used though.

I take my #208 brush and the concealer and pretty much sculpt and shape an eyebrow (use the concealer to draw my desired shape of my brows, almost like doing the white pencil method to tweeze brows.) Often times you do not have to line the top of the brow. This is known as "The MAC brow" in this region (DC area).

I take my #242 brush, spritz it with some Fix+

I then clean up the concealer with the damp #242. This leaves the brow cleaned up and the slight appearance of concealer brightens the brow. Also, some people like Slvrlips don't erase the bottom line with a damp brush like I do. She simply takes the #208 or whichever brush and pulls down the concealer for a 'natural' highlight on the browbone. Basically, tailor the method to fit your desired look (Please excuse Mt. Everest that's taking over in the pic.) A very tedious technique, but worth it for the results.


Finished!
And with makeup!.. oh and my new lover Moon Glow mineral eyeshadow by Pure Luxe as my brow highlight. (I used to only use concealer also, but Moon Glow is subtle enough to fit my taste!)