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Top 10 Makeup FeloniesNo one is innocent, not even Paris Hilton. Celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles tells which beauty crimes to avoid |
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Solution: You need to let your eyebrows grow back in -- all of them. "This is one of the most difficult beauty dilemmas to address because it is so tempting to clean up all of the new hairs growing in," says Stiles. "But you have to let them all grow in to really see which brow shape will best compliment your face."
To quell the urge to pluck, try masking new growth by filling brows in with cake or liquid eyeliner (try Laura Mercier Eye Liner, $20), which allows you to control the density of pigment and even paint on faux hairs if you need to. "For best results, use a very fine, thin, long brush (like Shu Uemura Natural Brush 2R, $14)," says Stiles.
If you are blonde or brunette, use a light/dark brown color. If you have dark brown or black hair, use a black cake liner, keeping it very diluted and building as you go. Also, if you can't afford to see a brow professional regularly, just go a few times until you learn the best shape for your face and have mistakes corrected so you can better maintain them yourself.
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When you're having fun with makeup, it can be tempting to over do it. Thanks for the incentive not to!
by purple9a Monday, March 18, 2013 at 05:45PM Report as inappropriate
Loved this article--I have been guilty of some of these "felonies" in the past and see them on women all the time. Another way to combat overplucked eyebrows is to use "Divaderme Brow Extender" in a small tube (the best price is available in the "TIme for Me" catalog). It is a mixture of clay and a plethora of tiny fibers which adhere to your own brows and enhance them. A tube lasts a long time.
by GigiSD Monday, March 18, 2013 at 01:06PM Report as inappropriate
Over plucking eyebrows and too dark lips were my beauty mishaps.
by Sari Monday, March 18, 2013 at 12:48PM Report as inappropriate
Nice
by EricaC123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 09:12AM Report as inappropriate
Overbronzing & excessive foundation are two major issues.
by robyne00 Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:20AM Report as inappropriate
Hate it when you can see the foundation literally packed on.. >.
by michellefuentes Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 05:19PM Report as inappropriate
Really Great Article-the best are The Bronzer-some woman look like they put mud on the face in order to look like they came back from the Caribbean Islands-ugh!!! The best was the makeup overload-I have especially seen this on older woman(maybe due to poor eyesight or not enough lighting in the house) The golden rule as we age is less is more.
by BlondeBabe Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 12:41PM Report as inappropriate
some of these are just HILARIOUS! :)
by MissXu Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:42PM Report as inappropriate
Oh the beautyblender! It seems like it would be worth the investment.
by sweettpea29 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 11:01PM Report as inappropriate
Great article, I know a few people who don't blend well enough but I don't know how to tell them. I think I'm going to pass this article along.
by taryn.romero Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 09:41AM Report as inappropriate