Brow bone question

Skylar105 · January 22, 2015, 10:51:15 PM

Hey everyone I have a question about brow bone is there a way to contour it with makeup? Everything I found so far involved surgery. (Which I don't have the money for) but I covered my brow bone up and I actually felt okay with my appearance. I figured some of you may have ideas (bangs don't work exactly well for me and I get bored of them). I believe it's one of the main things holding me back (which I maybe wrong). I'm just trying to get to the point that people stop labeling me as a guy and this is the main thing that stood out.

spooky · January 22, 2015, 10:57:50 PM

Adjusting your eyebrows may help. I have a friend who shaves her eyebrows and paints them on higher than they naturally would be, and she says that this helps give the illusion of a feminine brow bone.

Skylar105 · January 22, 2015, 11:00:19 PM

What would you paint them on with? I have no experience in this area :3 lol I am awful with this stuff.

April_TO · January 22, 2015, 11:07:54 PM

Hi Skylar, search for Joseph Harwood on youtube.

You need to highlight the center of your face especially the area between your eyes so it minimizes the appearance of your brow bone.
I would typically use MAC's Prep and Prime Highlighting Pen in Light Boost.

Hugs

Skylar105 · January 23, 2015, 10:31:19 AM

I will definitely look it up after school today. :3 I'm still not all the way out when it comes to presentation due to religious family. So I have to be careful with makeup.

spooky · January 23, 2015, 11:01:31 AM

Quote from: Skylar105 on January 22, 2015, 11:00:19 PM
What would you paint them on with? I have no experience in this area :3 lol I am awful with this stuff.

An eyebrow product of your choice. Anastasia Beverly Hills is a popular brand with many brow choices. I use a pencil by Hourglass. There is an interesting liquid eyebrow pen that Stila makes and MAC eyebrow pencils are popular as well.

Many brands have at least one brow product.

antonia · January 23, 2015, 11:55:03 AM

Even if you don't shave your eyebrows the correct shaping helps a lot, it also helps to highlight your nose and extend the highlighted area up to your forehead sorta fanning it out.

I second watching Joseph Harwood on Youtube, he's awesome

Jennygirl · January 23, 2015, 12:00:17 PM

A dash of concealer underneath the eyebrows can help with the associated shadow from the overhang.

+1 to the shape of the brows, helps massively.

I know you said you get bored of bangs, but those probably work best of all!

Skylar105 · January 23, 2015, 01:11:31 PM

My eyebrows did help a lot after they were shaped but they aren't exactly high enough to cover the brow bone as needed. I'm also quite limited on money so I probably can't buy makeup anytime soon.

spooky · January 23, 2015, 04:36:41 PM

Quote from: Jennygirl on January 23, 2015, 12:00:17 PM
A dash of concealer underneath the eyebrows can help with the associated shadow from the overhang.

This. The brow bone has always been my *favorite* place to put highlight. It's just so pretty and brightening.

Jennygirl · January 23, 2015, 04:52:37 PM

Quote from: spooky on January 23, 2015, 04:36:41 PM
This. The brow bone has always been my *favorite* place to put highlight. It's just so pretty and brightening.

I also really like to put a small amount around the inner corner of the eye, it can really brighten your eyes up. A really trick way to conceal "tired eyes".

Skylar- there are lots of great drugstore concealers you can use on the cheap. And with the small amounts you might use (you really want to be sparing with a concealer anyway), it will last you a verrry long time. I think I have had my little thing of cover fx "total cover creme foundation" from sephora for over a year and I still have 1/3 of it left.

By the way, I love that stuff. I know there are also good drug store makeup alternatives.. Maybe someone here has one they can recommend at a better pricepoint.

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