The Greatness of Anastasia Beverly Hills.

I have been letting my brows grow in a bit. As I think they are naturally thinning on their own, keeping them too thin was not the best idea. The first few days of not plucking were hard, but I learned to be patient and just do away with the strays once a week. It has been about three weeks now, and with the help from Anastasia Beverly Hills and her wonderful brow line, I am starting to like what I see.

The main kit I am using is her Five Piece Brow Kit. In the handy kit are five essentials - Tweezers, Brow Powder, four Brow Stencils, one Duo Brush (Angled Cut / Spooley), and Brow Gel. I am using the Ash Blonde kit, and it is a perfect match for me.

 

Anastasia's tweezers have been a main stay in my makeup bag for years now, so I was happy to have a newer, more sharp pair. Tweezing is so simple with the angled tweezers, grabbing the hair perfectly, making for easy removal and minimal pain.

Before I use the powder to define and shape my brows, I use the Brow Fix first. Brow Fix (which is not in the kit) is a pencil made up of a gel-like wax. It keeps brows in place and my powder adheres to it better and easier.

If you do not favor brow powder, her Brow Pencil is a great choice too. The pencil features a built-in brow brush on the opposite end of the pencil for perfect grooming. Or you can try her Tinted Brow Gel. My sister has very light eyebrows and loves the look she gets when using the tinted gel in Caramel. She says the ease of use to help define and keep in place is a plus.

To try and get my brows to grow faster, I have been using her NuBrow gel, every night. "The unique gel-based formula is designed to help restore thin, over-plucked, and undernourished eyebrows. The deep conditioning action works to help stimulate brow growth, leaving them looking bold and beautiful. Brow is a colorless and odorless gel, comprised of a unique blend of top proteins and vitamins designed to condition, repair, and restore the eyebrows."

Next up for me to check out are her highlighters, though with my makeup kept to more of a minimum in the Summer, I don't think I will try them unless I am doing a full on eyeshadow.

I think that Anastasia has the most complete eyebrow line available today. You can find the liner at her salon, online, or at Sephora.
 

Anastasia Brow Shop at Sephora.

My daughter made a surprise (surprise to me) visit to the Anastasia Brow Shop in Sephora last week.

Long story short, she had earlier been to Bendel's where a makeup artist showed Caci how to even her skin tone with a bit of tinted moisturizer, how to accent her eyes with some clear mascara and use a bit of a natural pearly lip gloss on her lips. Perfect for a 13 year old, though I think it should wait longer than that - but who am I kidding. Anyway, all of the talk was about her eyebrows and how she really needed them professionally shaped. The makeup artists' that she was working with suggested the Brow Shop at the Sephora Times Square. So off my sister and Caci went.

 

When my sister saw that it was the Anastasia Brow Shop she was even more excited, as I think she sneaks most of my Anastasia products from me.

They took great care of Caci and did a down right beautiful job on her brows. She had parts of her brows waxed, tweezed, trimmed, and thinned out with a razor. You cannot imagine the difference it made to her. Not only her look, but her self-esteem as well.

They spent just over 30 minutes with Caci, as there was a lot of work to do and they took extra care to be gentle and not hurt her at all. They had agreed that the charge would be $32 for the session, but seeing Caci weep as she looked in the mirror, the tech called in others to see the difference it made.  They were all in agreement that they could not take a dime from them. No tip, no charge, no nothing. How is that for New York? Unheard of. I wish I could thank them myself! (I will be sending in a note)

We will be getting her touch-ups whenever they are warranted, but obviously it will not be back in NYC, though Caci doesn't understand why I would not bring her to the city a few times a month just for it. Trust me, if I were closer than the two hours away that I am, I would take her in a second. 

The Anastasia Brow Shop is only in the Sephora stores in Times Square and Fifth Avenue. It is a must stop if you are in either store in New York City. 

Fuller Brows - a Must Have this Winter Season.

One of your best accessories are your eyebrows. I have talked about this numerous times before. And I have talked about how keeping them in perfect shape is important. This season, one thing you need to make sure to do, is create yourself a fuller brow. Whether you let them grow out a bit or fake it with some makeup products, you won't go wrong when using this compact from Anastasia.

Brows In Bloom – a must-have grooming kit for keeping newly grown-out brows perfect all the time.

 

Brows In Bloom ($28) is comprised of:
*Two Brow Powders to custom blend the most natural brow color
*An Angled Brush for clean and precise application
*A Cream Highlighter for application along the brow bone to lift and accentuate eyes
*Wax Cream to hold a perfect shape from day to night

You can select your perfect palette in either blonde or brunette shades. 

Next, your look will be easily maintained with a pair of Anastasia's famed tweezers ($28). They make tweezing so easy and virtually pain free, and are in fact the only tweezers I have used over the last few years.

You can get the kit and/or the tweezers at Sephora.