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101 Beauty and Makeup Tips – The Busy Bee’s Guide

Love looking your best, but have no time to keep up with new, fab beauty mantras? Here’s a sneak preview of the Busy Bee’s guide I will be launching on the blog soon– 101 tips that’ll help you look your best! Sign-up now to receive the copy in your inbox soon!

101 Beauty & Makeup Tips

For Your Skin – Always wear sunscreen when stepping out during the day, regardless of whether it’s sunny or not.

For Your Eyes – Use a high-quality eye-cream every night to prevent/lighten dark circles and/or wrinkles.

For Your Lips – Chapped lips are such a turn-off; be kiss-ready with well-moisturized lips at all times.

For Your Hair – Always shampoo and condition your hair for maintaining optimal quality and texture. If worried about slathering on too many chemicals, go in for herbal products.

For Your Nails – Do not bite your nails; apart from having unsightly fingertips, you also become more prone to skin infections

For Your Outfit – Always dress for the occasion – there is nothing as off-putting as an inappropriately dressed person.

For Your Accessories – Never go completely bare in terms of accessories, even if you are a minimalist. Add character to your outfit by adding a unique touch with some trinket.

For Your Makeup – To ensure that your makeup stays on for long without getting patchy, always start with a good-quality primer suited to your skin quality and complexion.

For Your Body – Drink plenty of water for keeping your skin, hair and body healthy.

For A Healthy, Happy You – Wear only those clothes that make you happy and you are comfortable in. If you are conscious and/or fidgety in an outfit, it won’t look good, no matter how stylish it is.

Eyebrow Shapes for Every Face Cut

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Many professional stylists and MUAs believe that perfectly shaped eyebrows are as beauty enhancing as they are rare.  Celebrity eyebrow stylist (yes, that’s a profession) Joey Healy maintains that “The right brow will help open up the entire eye area and work to improve the face’s overall symmetry. The perfect brow will make you look fresh, rested, young, healthy, and overall, more attractive.”

Sadly, many of us are quite unaware of which brow shape would be best suited to our face cuts – we either go by instinct or blindly trust the salon lady to do the needful.

Maybe it’s time to change that? Let’s take charge and ensure we look our best with everything – from the shape of our brows to the tips of our toes – being absolutely perfect. Here’s a list of suitable brow shapes complied based on the wise words of leading beauty technicians. Read on!

Oval Face 

You have an oval face shape if:

  • Your forehead is wider than your softly rounded chin.
  • Cheekbones are prominent.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • The classic, balanced brow with a soft arch at 2/3rd point is best.
  • A sharp arch also looks good for a bolder, intense look.

Long Face

You have a long face if:

  • Your features are vertically stretched out.
  • Forehead, cheekbones and cheekbones are about the same width.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • A flat-brow shape balances features, adding edge to a soft visage.
  • Extended eyebrow tails look great as well for they highlight the horizontal features.

Round Face

You have a round face if:

  • Your face is almost as wide as it is long.
  • The cheek area is the broadest part of the face.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • A high arched brow adds more definition to the face contours is recommended.
  • Angular brow shapes may also look good but should be made based on the particular eye and eye cavity’s size for each person.

Heart-Shaped Face

You have a heart shaped face if:

  • The upper portion of your face is in highlight while jaw line is petite.
  • There is a marked indentation below the cheeks where the jaw line begins.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • Groomed, rounded brows with a low arch add softness and femininity.
  • High arches, with no angularity are advisable if you want to go in for a more dramatic look.

Square Face

You have a square face if:

  • Your forehead, cheekbones and jaw line have roughly the same widths.
  • The jaw line is sharp, angular and prominent on the face.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • Softly rounded brows with a low arch that is more towards the tail end of brows creates a balanced look.
  • Sharply angular brows can also be sported if one wishes to further highlight the sharp lines of the face (as is done for many models)

Diamond-Shaped Face

You have a diamond-shaped face if:

  • The face is widest at the temples and tapers down to a narrow chin.
  • Forehead is somewhat short and face looks angular.

Suitable brow shapes:

  • Simple, neatly curved brows soften the sharp lines of the face.
  • Rounded brows with a mid-height arch also looks good on those with longer foreheads.