Benefit Brow Bar
December 8, 2009 at 3:56 am | Posted in Spa/Salon Treatments and Reviews | 1 CommentI was feeling as though my unruly brows could use a little taming, and I decided to walk into Macy’s Herald Square to see the newly opened Benefit Brow Bar. The feel-good ambiance of the Benefit counter and fun products are what always keep me coming back for more, and I was interested to see what a normally unpleasant waxing procedure would be like in such an environment. The counter staff was extremely pleasant and accommodating, and had me sitting in a chair within five minutes of walking through the door, even though the Brow Bar was flooded with customers. I sat down with a technician named Jackie who was warm and friendly, and who was determined to have me walking out with nothing less than perfect “more balanced” brows. Jackie first studied my brows in their natural state, which I must say made me feel slightly embarrassed for how negligent I had been.
Benefit Brow Bar
As she began to work her brow brilliance, I found it to be a relatively painless procedure. She waxed, trimmed, waxed, trimmed, and took a step back every so often to make sure her work was nothing less than flawless. After she was certain she had eradicated every evil stray hair, she began to fill in my brows with Brow Zings, a brow kit that comes with two shades of brow powders, mini tweezers, and 2 mini brushes. Wow! I had never gone for a waxing and walked out with newly done-up brows! Props to Benefit for being the first (in my experience) to offer such a service. Why didn’t I think of this before? Who doesn’t hate getting a brow waxing, only to have to keep their eyes glued to the ground for the rest of the day to shield themselves from the ridicule of being red and bumpy?? My only complaint was the color of the powder used; I felt it was a little too red for my dark brown hair color.
Benefit's Brow Zings
So would I go again? Absolutely! For a mere $23 (prices may vary by location), you receive a relatively painless service and flawless brows. I went back to the office right after and the fact that I was freshly waxed was virtually undetectable, as my naturally flame red, irritated skin was no longer.
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Beauty Disaster- Averted!
December 8, 2009 at 3:49 am | Posted in Makeup Tricks | 1 CommentOh sh*^%$t! There go two of my favorite powder shadows! I dove to catch them as they fell to the bathroom floor, but alas, I was too late. The damage was done. I stood over the two piles of sparkly dust, staring down at them like a distraught child whose ice cream cone had just toppled to the ground.
If this has ever happened to you, then you know how upsetting it can be. I could have swept up the floor and discarded the remnants…but ah ha! I had an idea. I began to carefully pick up the broken shadows with whatever I could find (in this case, a butter knife from the kitchen), and placed it into an empty loose powder container. I screwed the lid on and shook, shook, shook. When I opened the container, ooh la la, a beautiful new shade! I was beyond thrilled to add a beautiful new golden purple hue to my collection. (Note: Our bathroom floor had just been mopped. Before attempting to experiment with this quick fix yourself, be weary of re-using any products that were on a dirty surface.)
Later that night, I decided to try out a smoky eye with my new shadow. The outcome…beautiful, and the awesome part: no blending required. When my friend Danielle walked in to my house, the first thing she said to me (and I kid you not!!) was, “Wow, I love your eye shadow color!” Danielle commented on my super-shadow before even noticing my brand new dress. Now that says something.
The moral of this story is that there is an infinite amount of ways to achieve any one look. There are NO RULES in makeup. Experiment and never allow yourself to feel stuck in one routine. Life is too short to play the same role everyday, spice it up!
Greetings Glamouristas!
December 5, 2009 at 4:39 am | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 CommentsWith thoughts of makeup and beauty constantly whirling about inside my head, I am ecstatic to have a vehicle through which to share all of my ideas! With so much to say, I hope you’ll find this blog worthy of addressing all of your beauty dreams and desires. Feel free to leave questions and comments along the way!
Read on to find tutorials, stories, fabulous beauty tricks and the season’s hottest trends…let’s hit a GLAM SLAM!
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