My Eyebrow Routine ..

Filling in my eyebrows used to be something I was never really interested in, but over time it seems to have wormed its way into my essential make up routine. I get my eyebrows tinted and waxed at my local Benefit counter every 6-8 weeks for £18, and I normally ask for quite a subtle tint as I like the well groomed but natural look. At the moment, I am coming up to about 8 weeks since I last had them done so apologies if they are looking a bit untidy. 

These are my eyebrows without any make up on and as you can see they are quite sparse. The products I like to use are Mac Omega with an angled brush (I can't even remember where my one is from but it was just a fairly cheap standard one from either Boots or Superdrug), and Maybelline's Browdrama in Medium Brown. 

I like to use Mac Omega first, and then Maybelline Browdrama afterwards to set everything in place but give my eyebrows a bit of colour as well. Mac Omega is an ashy brown, matte shade that in the pan looks quite light for me as I have dark brown hair but personally  I think it is just the right shade when my make up is finished. One thing that I really like about the Maybelline Browdrama is the brush which is a small circular brush at the end of a more typical mascara brush which makes it really easy to apply accurately. I also really like the colour as it is not too obvious. Generally, my eyebrows tend to stay in place all day and the eyeshadow doesn't become chalky so overall I am really happy with my current routine. 

The Maybelline Browdrama brush

With foundation and eyebrow make up on just the left hand side

With both eyebrows finished

With all of my make up finished

 What's your eyebrow routine?

xxx

MAC Nylon ...

I thought I would do a beauty post today seeing as I haven't done one in a while. After watching the amazing Tanya Burr's videos (Pixi2woo) and hearing her mention the eyeshadow Mac Nylon for the inner corner of the eyes, I decided to try it out. It is described on the Mac wesbite as a 'pale gold with an icy shimmer' and it is a frost eyeshadow. It costs £12.00 as a pot but if you like buying the pans for your own eyeshadow palette it is £10.50. I haven't got many Mac products and don't need an excuse to buy more eyeshadows, so I'm refraining from buying a palette at the moment,so I went for the £12.00 pot option. I have also heard that you can depot Mac eyeshadows yourself to add to a palette at a later date, but I don't trust myself enough to attempt this :)

I really like the effect this simple technique creates. I like to apply this eyeshadow to the inner corner of my eye with a small brush, I use Real Techniques accent brush but any small one would be suitable. I think it really opens my eyes up and gives them a little more sparkle. I have worn this every time I have wanted a bit more of a special effect for my eye make up, so for nights out or special occasions, but it can also be applied subtly enough for the day time too. 

What do you guys think?

 xxx