STEP BY STEP; EYEBROWS...

Following my last Step by Step makeup look I received a request on how to style eyebrows. Now, I love eyebrows and luckily for me, and you, NARS have recently launched a new eyebrow collection featuring 4 shades of Brow Gel and 4 new shades of eyebrow perfecting pencil. You can find these HERE. 

Brows are not as daunting as they may seem and there are three easy steps that you can follow in order to create the prefect brow shape to suit your face...

Step One- Start

This marks where the brows should start, marking from the edge of the nose straight upwards.

Step Two- Arch

This marks the highest part of the brow; where the brow should arch. Starting from the edge of the nose running diagonally up through the centre of the pupil.

Step Three- End

Here marks where the brow should end; starting from the corner of the nose following the edge of the eye diagonally upwards.



Final Shape

Join these dots, fill in the brow and voila...

There are also a few general "brow rules" you may want to take into consideration when shaping the brows to ensure that your eyes are framed correctly in co-ordination with your face shape.

Oval face: All brow shapes.

Round Face: An arched brow which helps to elongate the face.

Long Face: Straight brow in order to cut length. 

Square Face: A Larger brow, with soft edges in order to help even out the angles of the face.

Heart Shape Face: A rounded arch in order to balance the face. 

Happy brow mapping!

LADIES WHO LUNCH...

Camera shutters and cake, what more could a blogging girl ask for?

Mum and I have set ourselves a mission...to try every afternoon tea in the vicinity of Cardiff. Today we treated ourselves to a gorgeous one at Jolyons at No.10... no not Downing Street, Cathedral Road.

After promising to teach mum some tricks of the makeup trade, see the final look at Yonks here, we headed out to an afternoon of Pink Prosecco and cake.  

White Shirt: Gap (here)
Vintage Levi's
Studded Courts: Very (here)
Vintage Leather Clutch: Yonks (here)

Jolyons, a large Victorian Residence on one of Cardiff's most salubrious avenues, has now been converted into a Boutique Hotel, kitted out with some beautiful interior design which is reminiscent of a French Country Manor.

Sitting in the large bay window, we sat taking in the view waiting for our platter of goodness to arrive...

 I was also more than pleasantly surprised by the cutest little duck shaped cakes...

"CHEERS"

Plenty of chit-chat and champagne later it was time for home.

I have a feeling we shall be returning soon however...

A FEATURE FOR ILLAMASQUA...

 A couple of days ago I was asked a favour by my good friend Charlotte Savoury; Key Make up Artist for Illamasqua. 

So, finishing work, I skipped myself along ('tra-lala-lala') to the Illamasqua counter in Debenhams, Cardiff, plonked myself down on one of the stools and entered into a girly frenzy of gossip with a group of friends I haven't seen in a fair while. 

Before I knew it, 2 hours had passed and I gazed into a mirror and saw this girl looking back at me...

Unretouched Photo
Make up: Charlotte Savoury for Illamasqua

A couple of weeks later I get a message featuring on several social networking sites as well as their official website...

Website: Illamasqua (here)

Get the Look:

1. Cream Pigment in Hollow (here)
2. Powder Eyeshadow in Obsidian (here)
3. Pure Pigment in Furore (here)
4. Precision Gel Liner (here)
5. Eyelashes No.14 (here)
6. Pencil in S.O.P.H.I.E (here)

1. Hydra Veil Primer (here)
2. Skin Base Foundation (here)
3. Powder Blush in Nymph (here)

1. Lip Pencil in Manic (here)
2. Lipstick in Corrupt (here)

Like what you see? Stay tuned, as a makeup artist for NARS cosmetics, I will be sharing my own tips soon!