Over-plucked and out of luck?

In high school it was supermodel Nikki Taylor who inspired me to shape my eyebrows into well crafted pencil thin arches. For about a split second I thought it looked alright, then quickly came to the realization that I had seriously over plucked and looked NOTHING like Nikki Taylor! Panicked I grabbed my black eyeliner and proceeded to draw in my eyebrows.... thankfully I had enough sense to realize that black eyeliner not only looked ridiculous on my fair complexion but also smudged far beneath my natural eyebrow line. Disaster! How does one fix such a tragic mistake? Inevitably I ended up picking up some tricks from the many beauty magazines I collected and remedied the situation with an angled brush and some light brown matte eyeshadow. 

To achieve the most natural eyebrows when you may have gone "tweezer happy" is to purchase a eyeshadow similar to your hair color and apply it lightly with an angled brush to your brow line. The angled brush will help to fill in the bare spots and create a thicker more natural look without the harsh pencil line that you would get with an eyebrow pencil or liner. Here are a couple of key colors that I have found match with many of the basic hair colors.

First and more importantly the brush! 

MAC 208 Small angle brow brush $23.50

Smashbox Angle Brow Brush $20.00

Fair complexions : MAC eyeshadow in Brule and/or soft brown;

                                        Benefits Brows a go-go

Olive to Dark complexions: MAC eyeshadow in Expresso; MAC eyeshadow in Embark (for more auburn tones)

Hair Dyed? Hair Fried?

Summer is coming to an end and your summer hair color is looking rather drab :( The problem is the sun and your chemically treated highlights have aided this process along quicker than you anticipated and you are worried to dye it again in fear of ultimately destroying it! Have no fear! There is a great product out there that can help you transform your dried out mane into gorgeous soft locks.

A good friend of mine introduced me to my now favourite après shower moisturizing treatment for my hair and scalp. Moroccan Oil by Moroccanoil makes your hair wonderfully soft and shiny without, believe it or not, feeling OILY. Yes, this product is an oil however if you have dry and damaged hair like myself this product transforms it into soft manageable hair without any residue! All you need is a dime size amount, rub it between your palms and apply to damp hair. This product even allows for a little smoothing cream or anti-friz serum without making your hair feeling heavy and/or weighed down. Moroccan Oil can be found in hair salons for about $47 or as I recently discovered at Trade Secrets for about $36!!! This is an amazing product that I am VERY happy I spent the money on and am so very grateful I have good friends who let me in on their excellent beauty secrets ;)