Sepia Prime Woman Digital Magazine March 2014 | Page 15

Your Brows Matter (continued) When choosing your color, always go for one shade lighter than your hair and never darker. There are two simple rules to filling in your brows: use a light hand with featherlike strokes and my favorite saying "to blend is your friend." The last thing you want is to LOOK like you filled your brows in. Thanks to YouTube makeup enthusiasts there are a gazillion videos on how to fill in your brows. Many are ok quality, others are...just...wrong. If your eyebrows look like they were drawn in with a sharpie...they are too dark. If your brows look like inverted Nike signs, they are either drawn incorrectly or misshapen. Lastly, if your brows are naturally lighter than your hair color you can darken them by tinting them. Again, seeking a licensed professional is a must! To maintain your brows you will need to shape them once every two weeks or so. Generally, I do not encourage tweezing between appointments because you do not want to compromise your brow shape. But if you are in a pinch, you can remove hairs that are blatantly out of place. Sepia Prime Woman All in all, your brows matter. They shape your face and can make or break your look. So the next time you are standing in line for a $7 brow shaping, find out if they are licensed and pay attention to the sanitation practices. After all is said, think about what you want your brows to say about you. Mimi Paino is a licensed Esthetician and Professional Makeup Artist with eight years of experience in the industry. She graduated from HP: Esthetics College, earning her Esthetics license and advanced her education at True Skin University where she became certified in Medical Esthetics. Her motto is to "Always put your best face forward to love the skin you're in!" Contact her at: [email protected] March 2014