elke is my eyebrows' best friend

Back in the 90s, I used to pluck my eyebrows very very thin, and as a result of years and years of plucking, today I am left with pretty thin eyebrows.

After spending some time talking beauty tips with celebrity makeup artist Elke Von Freudenberg, she helped me realized that my thin brows are unnatural looking, and that I should try and grow them back, at least fuller than they are now (if I can).

I thought that whatever hairs I had plucked at for more than 10 years weren't going to grow back anymore, but Elke gave me hope and a tip: wash your face with a scrub, and use the scrub also on the eyebrows, to exfoliate the skin and remove any buildup that can obstruct the regrowth of these tiny weak hairs that have not seen the light of day in years.

So I have been doing just that for about 5 months now, and I have become reacquainted with many hairs that I hadn't seen since 1995! But I've also learned that the process of re-growth takes a looooooooong time. And during this time, your eyebrows will look a bit messy (one hair here, one hair there) and you can't pluck, because you are trying to grow these new hairs.

To give you an idea here is a picture of my eyebrow:

There is a lot of regrowth going on, and some empty spots (still).

So I keep scrubbing.

In the meantime I've started putting makeup on the brows to fill in the blanks, and let only Elke retouch their shape.

What's even better, Elke now has her own eyebrow makeup, which makes applying eyebrow makeup easier for eyebrows novices like me.

This line of products, in fact, was specifically created for the eyebrows, so no more of that old-fashioned, dark eyeshadow muddy look! Now you can pick the right color depending on your hair color: Blonde, Auburn, Ash Brown or Dark Brunette.

The line also has four Nite-Brow shadows, sparkling eyebrow powder, for those fun nights out with the girls, aptly named Hot Pants (Med. Brown), Sin City (Dark Brown), Big Time (Red) and Wana (Blonde), which I think are so cool! The powder gives you a hint of shimmer and highlights your eyes.

Of course I asked Elke to use her new products on me, and if you look at the picture above, she used the five products on the left side of the picture, including a pencil to fill in the color before putting the shadow on.

One product that I didn't get to try, but that I am going to buy asap is the Brow Tamer, an eyebrow wax to keep all those crazy hairs in check.

Finally here is a picture of my eyebrow after Elke cleaned it up a bit and filled it in with her products.

This is exactly what I want it to look at the end of the re-growth process, and if that won't happen, at least now I know how to fake it. :)

If you need eyebrow makeup, check out Elke's Brow Collection.
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