Behind the Brow Guru: Anastasia Soare's Brow Makeovers continued...

Today's brow makeover belongs to...me. I'm incredibly self conscious and hate having my picture taken, so the only reason I agreed to participate is that an opportunity to be groomed by the Guru herself was just too good to pass up (and it's my job!).

My chief brow complaint is that I basically don't pay them any mind at all and every makeup artist I meet scolds me for not darkening them. The mantra usually goes something like this: They're too light! They blend into your complexion! Fill them in and your jawline will pop—this one really gets me as I have no jawline to speak of, only chubby cheeks.

I finally submitted to Anastasia and her bag of tricks:

The first thing Anastasia did was apply her trusty stencil to determine where my brows needed bulking up and paring down. She trimmed the top of my brows (a technique not recommended for amateurs!) and then, not surprisingly, exclaimed that my brows were practically invisible and needed more oomph so that they'd frame my eyes and face.

She brushed the hairs up with a spooley brush, then darkened them with her magical Brow Pen. (See photo of me with only one brow done. Yikes!) Next she used Go Brow, her highlighter pencil, on my light blond stray hairs so she could see exactly where they were, but also noted that the highlighter can be used to conceal any short, dark stray hairs that you don't have time to tweeze.

When I looked the finished product, I was shocked to see two nice looking friends hovering above my lashes, giving my face a more angular feeling! Thanks to Anastasia, I've seen the light (um, dark) and I'm ready to commit to regular brow enhancement.