Calling all tweezaholics!

I have a confession to make. I am a recovering tweeze-a-holic. I know it's wrong, but I just cannot help myself.  I grew up with thick and unruly brows. When I was much younger, I didn't appreciate the fullness.  There was also a phase when I was in my early 20s with a Twiggy-style pixie and a thinner brow. They never quite grew back the way I wanted them to.

Your eyebrows are important, though. I learned this when I was just starting out as a professional makeup artist back in the 90s. Gloria, a seasoned makeup artist who taught me many tips, explained it simply in terms of comparing eye brows to a picture frame. Think about it like this--imagine a beautiful painting on the wall simply hung with a piece of tape. Now, picture that artwork with professional matting and a gorgeous frame. It looks finished and the frame brings out the beauty of the artwork.

It is the same way with your face. Your eyes, nose, mouth...your entire face is that beautiful piece of artwork. When your eyebrows are shaped and groomed, they provide that frame to make your features stand out. The brows will enhance your beauty.

I am going to let my guard down for a moment and show you my own brow before and after. Look at the difference pre and post grooming. Note that this is without eyeshadow or even mascara before running my boys to school one morning:

I recommend getting a professional shaping from a brow studio.  The upkeep is something you can definitely do on your own with good tools and natural makeup. Here are three simple tools to great brows:

1. Using the Suki Brow and Lash Brush, lightly brush your eyebrows upward and outward to create shape and move hairs into place.

2.  Next, take the Suki Angled Brush and lightly dip it into your eye powder.  Use short strokes to apply the powder to the natural brow line. The brush is 100% cruelty free.

3. I recommend a cream for the brow color. Available at Nature's Basin is the fabulous Christopher Drummond Cream to Powder Eyeliner.  This does double duty as both an eyeliner and brow filler. In fact, it makes for the ideal brow product. I do not really like pencil liners for brows, as the line can look harsh and artificial.  You do not want it to look like your brows were drawn on.

The Christopher Drummond product is perfect for your eyebrows because it contains beeswax and candelilla wax. The brow wax helps set the hairs in place and creates a long-lasting effect. What is unique about this product is that, unlike other brow powders, the wax used is free of harmful petrochemicals.

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