Bold Brows using ABH Brow Wiz

Eyebrows are definitely my favorite thing to do when it comes to makeup. They can really make or break a makeup look. This tutorial is showing you how I like to rock a bold brow. I have been really loving the darker bolder brow trend, and in the video I show you how easy it is to achieve this fun look. 

I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in the color Dark Brown, and then I set them with the NYX brow gel in the color Brunette. 

This combo has been a favorite of mine this summer. It is so fast and easy to get my eyebrows done! 

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The Brow Wiz | Beauty Favorite of the Week

Beauty Favorite of the Week

I have gone back to one of the products I used to rave about a while back when it came out. I am talking about the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz eyebrow pencil.

I recently went on vacation, and when I was packing up my makeup I didn't want to over-pack. So instead of packing my eyebrow brush and the eyeshadow and my eyebrow gel, I decided to bring along my Brow Wiz instead. This would be a lot quicker and a lot less stuff to pack for my vacation.

I have fallen back in love with this product. I have reviewed the Brow Wiz previously, check out the post here: Review, Tutorial

I have it in the color Chocolate, this color is perfect. It matches my hair color but isn't too dark. I like that it stays all day long, doesn't smudge or wear off. It also works as a color and gel at the same time. It holds my eyebrow hairs in place.

I have been using it every single day. It has also really helped me speed up the time it takes me to do my makeup since I was able to cut out a bunch of other steps!

The ABH Brow Wiz gets a 10 out of 10 for me!



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Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette VS Anastasia Contour Kit

Today I wanted to compare for you the Kat Von D Shade and Light Contour Palette against the Anastasia Contour Kit. I have had the KVD product for a few months now, and I really like this palette. I wrote a full review on the Anastasia Contour Kit in one of my last posts, you can check that out here: Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette Review

So originally I got sucked into the YouTube vortex and I bought the Anastasia Contour Kit a few weeks after it was released. I thought I liked it because it worked well enough. But after about 1-2 months, I wasn't really reaching for it as much. And it turned into one of those forgotten palettes that lives in the back of the drawer.

Then I decided on a whim to get the Kat Von D Shade and Light palette. When I started using this palette, I immediately noticed how much better it was then the Anastasia Contour Kit.

Here are my reasons why the KVD Shade and Light palette wins over the Anastasia Contour Kit.

Numero One, there is a ton more product in the Kat Von D palette as opposed to the Contour Kit. This picture clearly shows the size difference:


Number dos, the powders in the S&L palette are so smooth and silky, I cant even believe it! I usually powder my face before applying any contour powder, but with how smooth these powders are, even if you go in right after foundation it won't be streaky or patchy.



Now with the Contour kit, even if I powdered before applying it the result would be blotchy and patchy, and it was a nightmare to blend the contour shades out. To make this work, I would start with as little product as possible and slowly build it up.



To sum it all up, I am all for the contour shades in the Kat Von D palette over the Anastasia palette.

Now the thing that I didn't like in either of the palettes is the highlighting shades. In the Anastasia Contour Kit, the light shades did nothing on my skin. When I say nothing, I mean it was like I didn't apply anything. Even the shimmery shade had basically no effect on my skin.

In the Kat Von D palette, I feel like the highlighting colors are just off. Like the yellow is too yellow and the pink is too pink. I must say these hardly showed up on my skin either.

And using either of these highlights to set my under-eye concealer, was just a nightmare. It was crease-fest before I even finished the rest of my face.

But overall, I would have to give it to the Kat Von D palette!

What are your opinions on these two palette? Which one is your favorite? Let me know!

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit Review

Everyone has been on this huge Anastasia Beverly Hills kick recently and of course I also hopped on the bandwagon. I want to talk a little bit of the Contour Kit by Anastasia Beverly Hills.

This palette retails for $40 and I got mine at Sephora. 

I've had this palette for a few months now and I've even used one of the colors so much I hit pan on it.

I have a love-hate relationship with this palette. I love it because it is so convenient, it is a small and compact palette. What I don't like about this palette is that the colors are a little bit too orange for me.  

I think that this palette was over hyped in the YouTube beauty community. It's not a bad contour kit, but it's also not the best thing in the world. I find myself reaching for other bronzers more than the contour kit. It might be because I can't use three of the six colors. To me this is kind of a waste because I'm not getting my money's worth out of all the colors, as far as for personal use goes.

The powders themselves were okay, but not anything special. Blending these in could be a pain, if you apply a little at a time and build it up then it could work. The pigmentation on the contour shades was very good. The light colors I thought, were a little chalky, and the highlight with the shimmer wasn't the best. I think I favor the contour colors over the highlight shades.

If you are using these powders I would suggest that you powder the foundation before going in to contour. Putting dark shades over wet or semi-wet foundation will make it a nightmare to blend out.

I noticed that the highlight colors are the worst for setting concealer under the eyes. I tried this for months and my concealer would crease every single time! It was so frustrating. I would not recommend to use the highlight shades for setting liquids or creams.

I also don't like that the light colors are so similar to the color of my skin that it was a waste of product to use it as a highlight since it basically did nothing.

If you have a deeper tone of skin, like a medium tone, then I think this palette would be great for you. The dark colors are warm enough to show up and the light colors will also show up because they are light enough. 

Now to use this pallets on clients, that's a different story. This would be perfect for someone that does freelance work or is a makeup artist. I have used this pallet when I freelance and it is the best thing ever. Having to carry only one palette that has the colors I need for most of the people I work on is a great way to save time and space.

Overall I'm not saying that this pallets is bad, because It's not. I think you should buy this kit if you are a freelance makeup artist and you will be using it on other people. As far as personal use, I didn't really like it on my skin tone and coloring.

I do know that Anastasia Beverly Hills also has a ton of different contour and highlight shades that you can swap in and out of this palette. I think these are sold individually and not in a ready made kit.

Did you like this palette? What highlighting and contouring palette is your favorite? Let me know!

I really hope this review was helpful!

Anastasia Brow Wiz Review

My thoughts on the Anastasia Brow Wiz pencil

I purchased this product because I heard a lot about it from many beauty gurus on YouTube. Before I started using this brow pencil, I used to use a small eyeliner brush and MAC's eye shadow in the color Mystery to fill in and define my brows. I liked this method because it worked okay for me and my brows looked really good, but I wanted to try some new things. I finally decided to give the Anastasia Brow Wiz a try and I find that I like it better than using eye shadow. 

I purchased the Brow Wiz from Ulta Beauty, and it retails for $21. 

You can also get it from Sephora or the Anastasia Beverly Hills website.

The Brow Wiz is a mechanical eye brow pencil, it also has a small spoolie on the opposite end. It comes in six different colors: 

Ash Blonde - For light to dark blonde hair 

Caramel - For light brown hair, auburn hair and strawberry blonde hair

Medium Ash - For light to medium brown and silver hair

Soft Brown - For medium brown hair

Brunette - For medium brown to black hair

Ebony - For dark brown hair and black hair

My eyebrows are not light colored or sparse at all. I have full dark brows, but I love refining them and making them look perfect. Even if I don't have any other makeup on I always put on my brows. 

I personally like a very groomed brow with an arch. I use the Brow Wiz to fill in and to extend the tail of my eyebrows a little. I really enjoy using this pencil because it is really easy. It makes my brows look more natural than using an eye shadow. 

With the spoolie on the other end I can easily blend the color and gives the brows a softer look. The pencil is a little on the pricey side but it works like a charm and it is easy to use. I still haven't used up the whole thing so I don't know how long it's going to last. 

Overall, I really like this product and I will be repurchasing it when I run out. Use the description for each color to easily choose the best pencil for your hair color.

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