Showing posts with label Brows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brows. Show all posts
Monday, 21 March 2011
Review Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in Medium ash/brown
About half a year ago I got an Anastasia treatment as you could see here and was pleased about it. I also bought her Brow Powder Duo back then and a few days ago, while using it, I realised I hadn't done a review on it yet! I use it almost daily and enjoy it a lot!
Create beautiful and natural brow effects with Anastasia’s Best-Selling Brow Powder Duo. This lightweight, sheer to medium coverage formula was designed to be smudge proof and comes with two shades per compact to ensure the perfect brow color.
This product is available in five two-tone shades for infinite shade possibilities:
To finish it a little before and after, using the brow powder... As you can see I have a few gaps where my brow begins and this powder fills it in nicely without overdoing it. It's really easy to apply, I love using it.
The goods: lovely packaging, 2colours for 1price, natural/easy in application, lasts a very long time
The bads: expensive (20-25euros)
Apart from the price, there isn't anything I dislike about this product. You can buy it in several stores or online from her webshop. If you live in Belgium, like me, you either have to go to the Netherlands or you can also buy it from a Dutch website that I've found (I haven't bought from them, but they offer Paypal).
Do you use Anastasia brow products or products from other brands?
Create beautiful and natural brow effects with Anastasia’s Best-Selling Brow Powder Duo. This lightweight, sheer to medium coverage formula was designed to be smudge proof and comes with two shades per compact to ensure the perfect brow color.This product is available in five two-tone shades for infinite shade possibilities:
Golden Blonde – Suggested for golden and strawberry blonde hair
Ash Blonde/Taupe – Suggested for light to dark blonde hair
Medium Ash/Medium Brown – Suggested for light to medium brown and silver hair
Brunette – Suggested for medium brown to dark brown hair
NEW Ebony – Suggested for dark brown to black hair
Strawburn – Suggested for auburn hair
The packaging is adorable, a small silver case with her signature "A" on top of it, how cute. When opening there's a little mirror available. On the back is some information such as weight, website, it says that it can be used untill 12 months after opening, but I think you could do longer with it. The colours appear a bit darker on the camera than in real life. You can clearly see that I've used it already a lot -especially the center part-, but there's still a lot of product left. This will definitely last me longer than just 1 year.
Because the colours look a bit off in the pan I tried making good swatches of them: left=left colour, middle=both colours mixed, right=right colour. I made the swatches quite intense, when applying it on your brows you will need less product. Before I begin applying brow powder, I always apply a little bit of eyeshadow base, Shadow Insurance in my case, on my brows to make the powder stay throughout the day. I mostly use the mixture of the colours for filling in empty parts in my brow and the left colour for the beginning of my brow. After applying I blend them a bit with a brow brush to make them less harsh and then I apply my Tweezerman browmousse.
To finish it a little before and after, using the brow powder... As you can see I have a few gaps where my brow begins and this powder fills it in nicely without overdoing it. It's really easy to apply, I love using it.The goods: lovely packaging, 2colours for 1price, natural/easy in application, lasts a very long time
The bads: expensive (20-25euros)
Apart from the price, there isn't anything I dislike about this product. You can buy it in several stores or online from her webshop. If you live in Belgium, like me, you either have to go to the Netherlands or you can also buy it from a Dutch website that I've found (I haven't bought from them, but they offer Paypal).
Do you use Anastasia brow products or products from other brands?
Monday, 14 March 2011
Review Sigma Small Angle SS266 / E65
I bought this brush months ago, as you can see it's labeled with the old SS numbering, but has now been renamed into E65. I didn't have an eyebrow/angled liner brush before and I wanted to try a cheap one. I use this brush almost daily and it's a very convenient one...
Essential for the application of gel or cream eyeliner on the upper and lower lash line. This brush is also excellent for filling out the eyebrows. Synthetic bristles. Available for 9$. 
I mainly use this brush for filling in my eyebrows with my Anastasia powder (review coming!), but I've also used it as a liner. In both ways it does a good job. It's a synthetic brush that is sturdy enough. Even after a lot of cleansing it still looks great. One tiny remark though: a few of the top bristles are a bit out of shape. I like this brush and will continue to use it, it has a good budget price and if you haven't got an angled brush already - this is one to consider.
Monday, 15 November 2010
Product Praise Tweezerman BrowMousse
Everyone has something about their brows: they are either too thick or too tiny, too wild or too invisible... We all have our discomforts. Myself I suffer from quite thick wild brows that absolutely need something to tame them. I used to use a brow gel from Essence but decided I wanted something better as I wasn't too pleased with it, it didn't stay put all day and clogged from time to time. So after some googling I ran into this Mousse from Tweezerman... I love my Slant Tweezer from this brand so I wanted to give this a try and at the same time had high hopes for it. Let's see if they were justified!
Ideal for getting a beautifully shaped brow line to stay put all day… or for taming “disobedient” unruly brows. The superior clear-gel formula smoothly styles and shapes without the flakes or gumminess of lesser quality brands. A favorite of top models and make-up artists for its precision, evenness and long-lasting wear.
Tips & Tricks: using the mascara-like wand, brush upward through brows to lift and shape. Formulated of the highest quality hypo-allergenic and fragrance-free ingredients, the feather-light application gently conditions as it shapes for a beautiful lasting look.
The packaging is simple and classic, so is the brush. When opening the product and inspecting the brush the mousse itself isn't very visible on the brush. This makes sure the product never cloggs, I've been using it for 2months now and haven't experienced any clogging with it. When applying it you definitely notice the mousse is there but it's not overwhelming. I take the brush out and apply it on both my eyebrows, no need for a refill as there's enough product on it. This is also a big plus, as it will last you quite long. I then wipe the brush clean on a towel/tissue because sometimes there's some of my foundation on it and I like to keep it hygienic. After a working day my brows are still in the same shape as in the morning, this product really delivers and has become an absolute necessity for me... On the back of the product it says its lasting time is 6months and the product is also fragrance-free. I'm so happy with this one I don't even want to botter looking for another mousse or gel, this is HG material!
- the BrowMousse in action -
Ideal for getting a beautifully shaped brow line to stay put all day… or for taming “disobedient” unruly brows. The superior clear-gel formula smoothly styles and shapes without the flakes or gumminess of lesser quality brands. A favorite of top models and make-up artists for its precision, evenness and long-lasting wear.Tips & Tricks: using the mascara-like wand, brush upward through brows to lift and shape. Formulated of the highest quality hypo-allergenic and fragrance-free ingredients, the feather-light application gently conditions as it shapes for a beautiful lasting look.
The packaging is simple and classic, so is the brush. When opening the product and inspecting the brush the mousse itself isn't very visible on the brush. This makes sure the product never cloggs, I've been using it for 2months now and haven't experienced any clogging with it. When applying it you definitely notice the mousse is there but it's not overwhelming. I take the brush out and apply it on both my eyebrows, no need for a refill as there's enough product on it. This is also a big plus, as it will last you quite long. I then wipe the brush clean on a towel/tissue because sometimes there's some of my foundation on it and I like to keep it hygienic. After a working day my brows are still in the same shape as in the morning, this product really delivers and has become an absolute necessity for me... On the back of the product it says its lasting time is 6months and the product is also fragrance-free. I'm so happy with this one I don't even want to botter looking for another mousse or gel, this is HG material!
- the BrowMousse in action -
The goods: stays put all day, no clogging, only tiny amount needed
The bads: none
The Browmousse is available in several stores (IciParis, Department stores) as well as online. I bought mine through feelunique who offer free shipping for 11-12euros. The price isn't an obstacle for me, it's medium range, I'm willing to spend this on a good product!
The bads: none
The Browmousse is available in several stores (IciParis, Department stores) as well as online. I bought mine through feelunique who offer free shipping for 11-12euros. The price isn't an obstacle for me, it's medium range, I'm willing to spend this on a good product!
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Tips n Tricks: Tweezerman Slant Tweezer
We are descendants of very hairy people, back in those prehistoric days people had hair all over, with purpose of warmth and dirtpreventing and such... As the climate began to change, so did our hair and it minimized but still occured on several necessary places as it does today... But, us girls, we do not like all this hair - legs, armpits, lip, etc- we like to have it gone. I also live in this 'gone' department. And then we come to my eyebrows, who obviously are prehistoric in some way. If I don't do anything about them I look bewildered, they become very thick...
When I was in highschool I used to use my mothers tweezers (just a random no brand thing) but it was quite difficult to use and I occasionaly had a little wound from trying to tweeze too hard - not grabbing the hair but my skin. Later on I bought somewhat the same tweezer for myself and went on with the hard tweezing until 2 years ago... I had been reading a lot on blogs and decided I wanted to invest in a Tweezerman Slant Tweezer, normal version, but at that time they weren't available in my country so I had to buy them online. I quickly found them and chose a colour, sky. A week later, the Tweezer was mine and I was so impressed with it, tweezing became so much easier. It grabs almost every hair, doesn't leave wounds and works so precise - just love it!
It isn't cheap, its only downside, I paid 20$ and ordered from Strawberrynet, buying them in a store in Europe is more expensive though (Belgium - IciParis, around 20euros). They also offer a wide range of similar products, depending on your brows needs. On a side note, they also offer a special service: free sharpening. If you feel your tweezers ends are in for a treat you can fill in a form, post it along with your tweezer and they sharpen it for free and sent it back to you. Something really special, I'm certainly going to try it, but for now my Tweezer still looks like new!
I've had mine for 2 years now and it's still in good condition, it's worth investing in it. The price may frighten you, I felt the same way, but I'm glad a took the risk. I cannot live without mine anymore...
When I was in highschool I used to use my mothers tweezers (just a random no brand thing) but it was quite difficult to use and I occasionaly had a little wound from trying to tweeze too hard - not grabbing the hair but my skin. Later on I bought somewhat the same tweezer for myself and went on with the hard tweezing until 2 years ago... I had been reading a lot on blogs and decided I wanted to invest in a Tweezerman Slant Tweezer, normal version, but at that time they weren't available in my country so I had to buy them online. I quickly found them and chose a colour, sky. A week later, the Tweezer was mine and I was so impressed with it, tweezing became so much easier. It grabs almost every hair, doesn't leave wounds and works so precise - just love it!
It isn't cheap, its only downside, I paid 20$ and ordered from Strawberrynet, buying them in a store in Europe is more expensive though (Belgium - IciParis, around 20euros). They also offer a wide range of similar products, depending on your brows needs. On a side note, they also offer a special service: free sharpening. If you feel your tweezers ends are in for a treat you can fill in a form, post it along with your tweezer and they sharpen it for free and sent it back to you. Something really special, I'm certainly going to try it, but for now my Tweezer still looks like new!
I've had mine for 2 years now and it's still in good condition, it's worth investing in it. The price may frighten you, I felt the same way, but I'm glad a took the risk. I cannot live without mine anymore...
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Anastasia Treatment
A couple of days ago I got an Anastasia Brow Treatment. Now, I've been wanting this for some time (my brows are hard to manage) but it isn't available where I live. Since I have vacation I decided it was time to finally go and get it...
This is how they look when I hardly do anything about them. Normally I tweeze a bit more on the lower part, but for the treatment I let them grow a bit.
The treatment went fast (about 10-15minutes) and didn't hurt that much. She first waxed a bit, followed by tweezing and cutting. Before on the left and after the work on the right. It already looks a lot neater.
Then she filled my brows up with the brow powder and the brow gel to manage the hairs. On the left with powder and gel, on the right nothing.
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I bought the brow powder in the color medium ash (price around 22euro). The colors appear lighter on the picture then they are. I'm really happy with this purchase, I've also used it myself and love the effect it creates, it gives a natural finish.
This is how they look when I hardly do anything about them. Normally I tweeze a bit more on the lower part, but for the treatment I let them grow a bit.
The treatment went fast (about 10-15minutes) and didn't hurt that much. She first waxed a bit, followed by tweezing and cutting. Before on the left and after the work on the right. It already looks a lot neater.
Then she filled my brows up with the brow powder and the brow gel to manage the hairs. On the left with powder and gel, on the right nothing..JPG)
I bought the brow powder in the color medium ash (price around 22euro). The colors appear lighter on the picture then they are. I'm really happy with this purchase, I've also used it myself and love the effect it creates, it gives a natural finish. Off course I also had to buy some other goodies and I stopped at Etos to pick up these lovely ones (on sale at 40% discount):.JPG)
Have you also gotten the Anastasia Treatment?
How do you manage your brows?
And a warm welcome to my new followers, I think you'll like tomorrows post!
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