Too Faced Brow Envy Kit
Hi Ladies! One of the things I have really been wanting to work on is my beauty regimen. To be honest, it’s been pretty non-existent lately. LOL! I I’ve just been incredibly lazy. Nowadays, I rarely put on makeup at all. I am not an every day full face makeup kinda girl, but I feel like I should at least make an effort to put on a little tinted moisturizer, mascara, and blush…and then there are the brows. Since I moved to Atlanta, I’ve only had my brows done ONE TIME (a shame… I know!). The thing is, I am very particular about my brows (who isn’t, I guess). I’d rather have my brows in all their naturally bushy splendor than walk around looking surprised all day because an overzealous esthetician couldn’t comprehend “just clean them up. I like my brows thick.” I have been a victim too many times! Back in LA, I went to the SAME lady for years and if she wasn’t available, my brows just didn’t get done. Period. Well, clearly she is not available now, so I have kinda been lost. So here’s the deal:
- My natural arch is high (see below). That is the arch I was born with. The only difference between my arch now and when I was five, is that all the stray hairs beneath have now been plucked away. I get it from my dad! My brows require no shaping. An esthetician need not create an arch. It’s already there! (but that doesn’t stop them from trying!)
- My brows are unruly and long. Taking scissors to them is a must…however taming my brows does NOT require waxing, threading, or plucking them ALL away. It seems that some people think the solution to unruly brows is to just remove them and draw them back on. No thanks!
- I have a BIG, round face. I can’t be walking around with pencil thin brows (really, I don’t think anyone should, but to each her own.) I like to keep my brows as thick as possible. when I say clean them up, I really mean get those stray hairs that clearly don’t belong…and that’s it!
Can you sense my frustration? LOL! Okay, I’ve had a couple people recommend eyebrow spots in Atlanta that should be able to hook up my brows just the way I like them, but they are all “in the city.” Well, I live about 35 minutes outside of the city… life is busy and I never seem to make it out to any of them. Frankly, the distance between me and a good brow lady has been an excuse for these crazy looking brows for far too long. I needed to either to make that 35 minute drive every two weeks, or take matters into my own hands. I went with the latter…no room for excuses there! So, I googled “best brow kits,” and came across several great reviews of the Too Faced Brow Envy Kit. It’s only $35, which means it will have paid for itself after only two uses (two trips to get my brows done + gas would actually cost more than $35)!
So, I gave gave it a try this evening. I wasn’t going anywhere, so I didn’t have to worry about totally botching my brows before being seen in public. The kit comes with two brow powders — one blonde and one brunette, a highlighter, setting wax, tweezers, a brow pencil, a mini angle brush, a mini comb, three brow stencils, and a handy dandy diagram to walk you through shaping and defining your brows step by step! I have to say, I was a little wary of the stencils. I had this vision of scary, drawn on, heavy black brows…not cute! But, after watching a couple YouTube videos, I gave the stencil thing a try. I used the “Femme Fatale” stencil, which was actually the closest to shape of my natural brows.
I couldn’t have been happier with the results. I’ve tried filling my brows in before, and it usually just looks too harsh, but the Brunette powder was the perfect shade for me and the stencil kept the powder right where it was supposed to be. It was my first time using any brow wax, and boy! That stuff is amazing. Not only did it set my brows, but it also gave them a more natural look…less powdery, I suppose. I was also impressed with the highlighter. Let’s be honest, that kinda thing usually isn’t a color match for black women…even light-skinned black women like myself. (The problem is no matter how light I am, my undertones are still brown…not pink.) I was expecting it to look chalky, but it blended in pretty well. I would probably still opt to use my own highlighter in the future, but in a pinch, this one isn’t bad.
So, I think I’ve got my brow situation under control. I’d still like to get my brows done professionally ever 4 – 6 weeks at least, but I think I’ll be able to maintain them pretty well on my own with my new handy dandy Too Faced Brow Kit. Now to tackle the rest of my beauty wish list (it’s pretty long, so I’ll have to do a separate post LOL)!
What’s your brow maintenance regimen? Are you a DIY girl, or do you leave it to the professionals?
Thank for stopping by! XOXO.
Great post Eboni!! I actually know how to maintain my brows for a couple of weeks so I don't have to get them done so frequently. I do however prefer to have the professionals do my eyebrows. I usually get my eyebrows threaded or plucked.
You did really good!!
I learned how to do my own brows (used to get them professionally done), I started using the guides like you, then after watching a couple of videos on youtube and buying a few needed items i have them pretty much down packed without the guide!! No I am not a professional but I think I do pretty darn good for being an amateur!!
Now that is the only make-up I wear, but I think I need to invest in a good natural looking pressed powder because my skin is terribly oily!! 
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You did an excellent job Eboni!! I too am not a fan of the surprised brow look and have gone months without even a tweeze. I think I will give a brow kit a try!!
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Cute beauty post! You did a great job, and I love Too Faced products. You should try out one of their eyeshadow neutral palettes ( I know, baby steps, lol)!
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I maintain at home. A great tip to learn how to self groom and maintain is using the concealer/ highlighter trick. I take my concealer and outline and clean up my brow. Any hair i covered with concealer is hair that should be removed. Hopefully this made sense!
My brows are both separate entities unto themselves. They aren't even sisters much less twins. Right now they are untouched and none of those brow stencil thingy's come close to what I have. Until I have the time to find a Benefit brow bar, I'm satisfied with them, unkempt and all!
WOW!!! This turned out AMAZING!!! You're right- it's super hard to match skin tones when you're black, and that worked out nicely!! I'm a diy girl when it comes to my brows. I'm soo scared to have some random person yanking them out! Haha!!
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Your brows look great! I've become more of a DIY girl. I have full bushy brows and the hairs curl, so they freak people out. I usually can get them exactly how I want them.
I might need this kit.
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You did a great job on your brows! I recently went on strike from the brow salon. I too have thick brows and only get waxed every 8 weeks or so. and it's really like, whats the point, I can maintain my strays at home. So I've started just plucking strays as they appear, but I would like to have a more polished look sometimes. I will have to give the brow wax and high lighter a try.
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wow that's great love it I think Im gonna need one of those!!!
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Very feminine post))) I don't have such troubles with my brows, but still it's rather useful kind of information
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I was just thinking the same thing. How I need to build my own "face/beauty" routine, I told My blogger bff Erika she has to take me to buy makeup. LOL. I really just want a fresh clean face…that's easy peasy and doesn't look made up!
You did a great job on your brows I've maintained mine for years. I never go to a professional. They always seem to take too much off. I may have to give this a shot. I just use an eyebrow archer razor.
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They look awesome!!!!! I may have to invest in this because I've been doing my own brows for months but just kind of maintaining, not really knowing what I'm doing. I JUST started filling them in with powder which I really like but I'm still a newbie. Thanks for this post! xo, Rita
Girl, I wish I had nice thick eyebrows like you but ever since I got my eyebrows waxed at the age of 15, they have never grown back the same. I should have listened to my mother, sigh.
I don’t have much of a routine since they don’t grow much, but I do have a MAC brow pencil that I use to fill in sparse spots and then I run clear mascara through them to get them to look neat. Every once in awhile, I’ll go for threading but I don’t need to do it often.
I love how your after picture turned out, that kit was definitely worth its price.
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I DIY my brows too! You did a fantastic job, and I will definitely be picking up one of the kits. Mine are thick like yours, and I love how clean yours turned out. I think you could do them for awhile!! Great post, thanks so much for the tip!!
So glad you found a brow kit! They look gooooooooood
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omg, before and after pictures are amazing! I will have to give this a try. thank you for recommending it!
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