Comments on: Blush Response 003 – The Prophesied Eyebrow Tutorial

By: sabriel

sabriel — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:50:46 +0000

This makes me REALLY REALLY REALLY want dark blue hair…although I am a bright-flame orange ginger and it’s my favourite hair colour. I wish I had the balls to do a dark colour like blue… maybe i just need to invest in a really great wig. ;)

By: Anunnaki

Anunnaki — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:25:08 +0000

Thanks , very informative. I´m really bad in “paint my eyebrows.

By: april

april — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:57:59 +0000

Hi! sorry if this is the wrong section or if you answered this somewhere else that I haven’t been able to read yet (just recently found out bout ALLL this). My question has to do with mineral makeup. Now “they” recommend using a “special” brush for applying mineral makeup. Is this absolutely necessary? are there loopholes as mentioned with the eyebrow brushes? thank you!

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:35:50 +0000

I have a question: I have very thick dark eyebrows that grow in very sparse. I’ve tried shaving them off multiple times, but the stubble is quite bad within a day. I notice most people who do this have naturally light eyebrows. If I wax my eyebrows, would they stop growing altogether? Would they grow in thinner and be more manageable? Or should I pluck the hairs that start to grow in? Is there a way to prevent bumps? I also notice that powder seems to disappear off my skin- even if sealed with translucent powder after applying… I don’t have greasy skin.. does liquid liner have a better staying power? Thanks!

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By: Aurora

Aurora — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:58:48 +0000

I love your hair color. Could you possibly tell me the brand / color (even if pro) used? Gorgeous color. Just found your site so if answered already forgive me please.

Thank you! Love your tutorial & idea for brushes.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:20:09 +0000

(Aside from that, good tutorial, thanks.)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:19:50 +0000

Tattooing on any make-up on is horrible. As you age, your skin moves and shifts, meaning you’ll end up with quite a melted look after a decade or two.

By: Missy

Missy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:14:59 +0000

Loved your eyebrow tutorial. Question: If rounding or squaring off the inner eyebrow is a no-no, what DO you do? I have to draw my inner eyebrows becuz they do not go far enough toward my eyes. What do you suggest? Help?!

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:39:07 +0000

Hey. I’ve been drawing on my eyebrows for about 4 years now and have tried the translucent powder tip. I find that it alters the colour of the pencil/shadow you are using, however. Do you have this problem with the aforementioned shadow you recommended?

By: rickie

rickie — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:22:59 +0000

oh zoe, you are so awesome in so many ways…

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By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:34:38 +0000

I am vindicated! My technique is very similar, right down to the cheaper paint brushes, and I used to think that my “but it just looks so much better” approach to not rounding or squaring off my inner edges was faulty, because it’s not what “all the other girls” did.

Good to finally know that my make-up instincts are trustworthy.
And kudos on a lovely tutorial. I will be sharing.

By: Jillian

Jillian — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:41:22 +0000

Zoetica, this is a great tutorial! Oh, and I have used assorted sealants (SheLaq, Aromaleigh’s “Indelible”, and so on), and they do help keep one’s drawn-on brows intact after “acts of passion”.

By: Z

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:20:46 +0000

Whoops in addition to my precious comment, this is the product: http://www.macpro.com/templates/products/sp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY15114&PRODUCT_ID=PROD7797
the face one didn’t work as well as the multi-purpose gel.

And thank you Zoetica, I love your tutorials! You’re a great source of advice :)

By: Z

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:12:13 +0000

I have very similar hair colour to Zoetica (blue velvet mixed with deep purple dye) and also use Contrast eyeshadow! I have very dark heavy brows but they have gone finder due to the years of tweezing and shaving.

I like to use MAC’s mixing medium for the face to draw them on with. I put a tiny drop on my hand, stroke the liner brush into eyeshadow, then into the drop of mixing medium. I have had my bottle for about 2 years and it’s still about 85% full. It gives your make-up a wet look which doesnt smudge(it is specifically used for mixing pigments and glitter) and dries bright and sturdy. I use it over Urban Decay’s Primer potion.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:42:14 +0000

I’d like to mention that if anyone here already has full eyebrows, and would like to do this look, *please* shave, rather than tweeze the hairs, in case you change your mind later.

I used to tweeze the outer 2/3 of each brow, and later I decided not to. The hairs now grow in messy and crooked, and require a lot of combing into place.

Still, I’m lucky they grew back at all. Shaving is definitely the way to go; just don’t go out with stubble-brows. Oh, and no, it won’t make the hairs grow back thicker, that’s an old wives’ tale.

Also, @Lacey, I had (have?) trichotillomania as well, but I learned to replace it with other behaviors. First was simply deciding to not use my fingernails to pull. The pads of the fingers pull out less hair. I still have problems with it, occasionally, but not like when I was a kid.

Tattooing might be a good idea for eyebrows, but I don’t know about tattoo eyeliner, or whether it would even look good without at least wearing false lashes.

By: Lacey

Lacey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:54:16 +0000

Hey. Great post very informative. Being somone who has the horribe disease/bad habit/misfortune, or obsessively pulling out my eyelashes and eyebrows. do you recommend tattooing the eyebrows on? If so any idears where I should wander into?? Thanks so much

By: Raphael

Raphael — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:40:28 +0000

what other paint brushes do you recommend for eye makeup, specifically for blending?

By: MaliceInWonderland

MaliceInWonderland — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:46:08 +0000

Thank you! I have naturally brunette hair, yet white eyebrows so I’m forced to pencil them in everyday or it looks like I don’t have any. And pencil has been smearing for me. Your advice was so helpful

Is there any special translucent powder you recommend?

By: lissa

lissa — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:31:51 +0000

I enjoyed this a lot! You are adorable! I shall show this to my daughter as she has hair the same color as yours and may want to try blue instead of black!

By: secretia

secretia — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:24:17 +0000

a wonderful tutorial – i’ve had brow envy of you for ages!

i lost my brows two years ago due to alopecia and i automatically went for powder as i have oily skin and pencil just wouldn’t hold…i heard about benefit’s she lac and figured it was just lipstick sealer and so that’s what i use at a tenth of the price!

i’m interested in trying your idea of blending the inner edges, i never thought of doing that, but then I paint them on so thin…

you’ve given me inspiration, in any case!

secxx