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Everything You Need To Know About HD Brows & My Experience

A few weeks ago I posted HD Brows as my POTW! 
This started off a lot of conversation with lots of people asking me lots of questions and a few local girls asking where to go in our area!

So I thought why not share a whole post with you girls (and guys?) about my experience with the HD Brow process over the last year or so and give you answers to some of those many questions!

Back in 2012 me and my pals were organising a trip to that little place called Essex for my best friend's 21st. For it we wanted to go all out - this included nails, hair, tan and of course - eyebrows!

I had known I wanted to start getting HD Brows done for a while I had heard such amazing tings about them and finding out a salon in my local town was trained to do them made it clear it was meant to be!
I have now been getting my brows done in the same salon for nearly 18 months and have never looked back!

Sorry for rubbish photos - iPhone 4s camera and lightning wasn't that fab was it? 

FAQ about HD Brows

What are HD Brows?
Well HD obviously stands for High Definition. The unique and professional shaping process transforms your eyebrows and the way you look and the way you feel! HD Brow trained stylist's use a technique known as the 'one shape fits all' and create the perfect brow after assessing the client's skin tone and face shape.

What does it involve?
The procedure has a number of steps... initial consultation,  tinting, trimming waxing, threading and tweezering to give the perfect HD finish.

How long to do need to grow your eyebrows for?
For my experience I's say grow them as much as you can, the more to work with the better and easier it is to transform the shape. I grew mine for a good 6 weeks before I went the first time. They were 2 caterpillars on my forehead... it was not a good look for me but it was worth it!

How often do you need to get them done?
Since getting them done I have been able to leave longer between each session every time. The last time I went probably 4 months .... this was probably a little too long but it was still bareable! They don't grow as fast anymore which is fantastic but I do miss the tint when it fades, having them dark looks so much better.

How much does they cost?
Each session costs £25.

Does it hurt?
In my opinion, no. The only bit that makes my eyes water is the threading - but it is hardly painful.

Where can I get them done?
You should only go with someone to get HD Brows if they are registered on the HD Brows website. These people have had the official training and are the only people trained to do HD Brows properly. You can find all of these on the HD Brows website - just enter in your postcode our local stylists and stockists.
Girls if you, like me, are on the Isle Of Wight then go to Melissa at Six Hair Studio in Star Street, Ryde - she is the best!

Do HD Brows do anything else?
YES! HD Brows also have a fabulous make-up & brush range to go alongside their best selling eyebrow products.
 They have foundations, blushers, powders, palettes and more to suit every skin tone and give you a flawless, professional finish (check them out here)! 

HD Brows & Me

As you can see as time has gone on I have become more confident with a bold eyebrow and have gone darker each time. 

I started off with more of an ashey blonde shade to match my hair but overtime I decided that the darker they are the better they look and the more "HD" they look.
I would never let anyone else touch my eyebrows now and wouldn't want any other treatment.
Having HD Brows done has completely changed the way I look at my eyebrows, and even my face. Before I was very, very lazy with my eyebrows - even as a make-up lover - I didn't really pay much attention to them and just penciled them in here and there every morning.
Now I love spending time in he morning using my pencils and hd brows palette , eyebrows really do change your face!

I highly recommend getting hd brows done - especially if you are like I was and don't really pay much attention or put alot of effort into your eyebrows at the moment. 
Having someone else do them for you is just so easy and not only do they change your face but it makes applying make up SO much easier! Threading makes your skin so smooth and putting on my eyeshadow has become so much easier, the colour sit and stay so much better!

Have any of you had HD Brows done? What did you think?

Like I said before, if you are reading this and are a lucky devil like me and live on the Isle Of Dreams Wight then head down to Six Hair Studio and see Melissa!
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The Disney Tag

Well this tag was clearly just made for me! 

I have seen this floating around the blogging and youtube world for months but for some reason I haven't yet done it - god knows why?

 I LOVE Disney, I think everyone knows that and I was so happy when last week Charlotte from Jotlotte tagged me to join in! 

So here I am, sat armed with my Disney filled brain and with a pretty cool Mickey top ready to answer these quick-fire questions!

1. Favourite Disney Film?

Jeeez, have to started with the hardest question don't you! I have so many it would probably be easier to tell you which ones weren't my favourite!

If it came down to it though I would probably pick a classic like Beauty & The Beast. I love that movie so so much and it brings back lovely memories of watching it as kid!

2. Favourite Disney Character?
Another toughy, I have so many characters that I love - and they are usually the funny ones! Genie, Olaf, Lilo.... but I am a major princess lover - Belle, Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa, Jasmine, they are my kinda girls!

3. Favourite Disney Princess?
Belle, Belle, Belle. I love her. I recently mentioned her in my Childhood Female Icons post.

She has always been my favourite, when I was younger I loved that she wasn't like the other girls (falling for the douche Gaston) and was a massive bookworm!

4. Rather be Aurora or Cinderella?

I'd say Aurora.... I know she is asleep alot... but I'd kind of like that lol! Shew grew up with 3 fun fairies looking after her in a cute cottage.... compared to Cinderella that's pretty cool! 

Also... I'm pretty rubbish at cleaning so wouldn't do very well at being Cinderella! 

5. Rather be Hercules or Tarzan?

Hands down Hercules! I love that movie - your parents are gods and lets be fair... Meg is alot cooler than Jane!

6. Rather be Lizzie McGuire or Raven Baxter?
Raven Baxter! She can see the future .... and is hilariously sassy - so definitely Raven! "Oh Snp! Ya Little Nasty!"

7. Favourite Disney Song?

I love Belle - the opening of BATB "Marie! The Baguettes! Hurry Up!" - it makes me happy! My iPod is honestly FULL of Disney songs, I have more or less all the soundtracks, I am obsessed, could listen to Disney songs all day, both old and new! 

8. Which Disney character would be your best friend? 

Ahhh that's so hard to choose, would love the Genie as he is hilarious and Anna because, well she's awesome!

9. Which Disney character would be your pet? 

Well this is easy... Stitch! He is so cute!

10. Have you ever been to Disneyland? 

I went to Disneyworld, Orlando in 2012 and am going back this September! It was always a dream of mine to go so to be able to with my best friend when we went round America was literally a dream come true - words can't explain how much I loved it!

So.much.fun. - I cannot wait to go back!

I tag ALL you Disney lovers - I know there is SO many of you!

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The 40 Beauty Questions Tag

So I was casually scrolling through video after video on YouTube the other night (a regular occurrence with me) and I came across this from beautybaby44 and it is the - 40 Beauty Questions Tag! 
Obviously right now I don't do YouTube videos.... I really would love too as I love watching them but I just don't think I am confident enough and not sure I ever will be for it so I thought I'd settled for writing it in a blog post!
(I'm not sure if there is actually 40 questions I just copied the ones from beautybaby44 video!)

 

How many times do you wash your face daily?

Well I give my face a quick wash every morning in the shower but every evening I use Liz Earle's Cleanse and Polish to get off all my make-up and clean my face properly.
What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
I used to have quite normal skin but over the last couple of years its grown more towards the oily side so a bit of a combination really.
What is your current facial wash?
Liz Earle's Cleanse & Polish, haven't found anything else that gets off ALL of my make-up with ease and makes my face feel fresh as a daisy. It is the best.
Do you exfoliate?
Yes. Face & Body.
What brand do you use?
 I use a Soap & Glory's Scrub Your Nose In It once or twice a week on my face and their Breakfast Scrub every other day on my body (it smells amazing!)

What moisturiser do you use?
I never really used to use one (face wise) - because I am naughty and I thought it was making my skin more oily but recently have been using Nivea's Soft Moisturising cream and I am in love! It smells amazing and leaves my face feeling so soft and smooth, it is my new obsession! 
Do you have freckles?
I do indeed - my Mum is a redhead so it was inevitable, I have pretty fair skin but my natural hair is quite dark but lots of freckles when the sun comes out - I don't really mind though.

Do you use eye cream?
Nope - does that sound bad? .... maybe I should buy some?
Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
No, I have been very very lucky with my skin and have only got/get the odd spot now and again, I am very grateful for that.
Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
No. That only came out in the UK a few years ago aswell (clearly this is a US tag), I have been lucky enough not to ever have to use anything like tht.

What foundation do you use?
On a day-to-day basis I wear L'oreal True Match foundation in the shade N4 but on a night out and for more important occassions I mix this with Mac's Studio Sculpt foundation (which is amazing if you love full coverage), I also really like Rimmel's Wake Me Up foundation for a basic daytime look.

How about concealer?
I normally use Maybelline's Super Stay 24H Concealer which is great for my ugly bags under my eyes (I swear I am always tired!) I also recently purchased the blog/youtube-famous Lasting Perfection Concealer from Collection (Formally Collection 2000... when did this change!!?!) which I am also really liking!
Do you know your undertone color?
I'd say I am a neutral as I do have a mix of both warm and cool tones in my skin.

What do you think of fake eyelashes?
LOVE. I have seriously short crap lashes (I use two, sometimes three mascaras everyday) so wearing fake lashes makes me feel so much better about myself andhow my make-up looks! My favourite ones are 107's by eylure, they are my goto lashes, the suit my eye shape (as I also have super small eyes), are easy to put on and normally last all night!

Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes I did actually. When I was younger my Mum used to always have "Body Shop Parties" 
round our house ... who remembers them? And I'll always remember the host telling us all that after 3 months your mascara has enough bacteria in it to kill a rat - that is something that has stuck with me ever since.
What brand of mascara do you use?
The brand is always changing and I normally use more than one! I can tell you my current top 3 - Maxfactor's Masterpiece Max, Benefit's they're Real and Rimmel's Lash Accelrator Endless all in black.
Sephora or MAC?
Well I'm from the UK so we don't actually have Sephora but I have been to both stores and think I would choose Sephora for sure - more choice.
Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
Nope, The closest Mac store/counter to me is in Bournemouth I think and if not then it's London so I can't say I go there alot. If I ever want anything by mac I will purchase it online and I google the swatches to check the shade etc if I need to.

What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
Mainly just brushes. The brushes I use on a daily basis are my amazing Real Techniques brushes (my favourite and the best make-up investment I've ever made I think) and some Elf mineral brushes! I also use eyelash curlers - couldn't live without those badboys!
Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
When I am using eyeshadow, which is normally only when I am going on a night out then I just use the Urban Decay Shadow Primer Potion.
For the face?
Yes, I always use a primer. My favourites are the Benefit Porefessional and Smashbox Photo Finish but at the moment I using the Seventeen Photo Flawless primer which is a great dupe for now. (while I am poor) I have also just started using the skin protector primer from ARK Skincare which I am loving in this hot weather - review coming soon!

What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?
Hands down my Urban Decay Naked Palette. I'm not one to be wearing crazy colours on my eyelids, I think it just looks horredous on me, so I live for the naked palette. I haven't used anything else for eyeshadow since I got this for Christmas - I adore it.
Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
Well I like to use a khol pencil normally like Soap & Glory's eyeliner or Maybelline's Master Drama Khloe Liner but I have just purchased the Seventeen Make Your Mark precision eyeliner pen which is like a felt tip pen and I am loving it. Really wasn't sure that I would but it is great.
How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Haha not very often but mascara... that's a different story! It always seems to happen when I have done all my other make-up fine and I am more or less done and I poke myself in the eye really hard with my mascara brush, my eyes water and GAME OVER.
What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?
Never use them - too messy for my liking.
Do you use mineral makeup?
I do own a few bits but it isn't something I reach for, I like really full coverage stuff like liquid foundations and pressed bronzers.

What is your favorite lipstick?
I'm not just going to give one, because I can't pick! But my fav lines of lipsticks is probably Rimmel's Kate Moss collection (and Rimmel in general), Mac lipsticks (although I can't really afford them!) and Barry M.
How about lipgloss?
If you've read my blog before you have probably seen me rave about these and that is the Barry M lipglosses - they are a personal fav of mine and I could rave about them for hours - especially the scents! Also a new favourite which you've probably also seen me rave about is the Rimmel Apocalips. (Check out my previous post to find out all about them!)
What is your favorite blush to use?
I'm not really a blush user to be fair, I'm more of a highlight and bronzer only girl! I do love my Victoria's Secret Powder in All Or Nothing though (check out my Colours Of The Rainbow Tag) not sure wheather I can count that as a blush though. 
Do you buy your makeup on ebay?

Not really know, I have bought things in the past from chap discount stores on there but sometimes you have to question if they are authentic. 

Do you like drugstore makeup?
I love it.

Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)

Not really no, I live on an island do nothing like that really available here. I shop at Fragrance Direct etc though - does that count?

Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?

Yeah still considering putting myself on a course.

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?

I can be yes but I think I do it so much that I could easily do it without even looking now! The only bit I am worse at is mascara, how do I get it all over my eyelid seriously?! 

Name a makeup crime that you hate?

Foundation lines around the chin and OTT blush/bronzer.
Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Lipsticks - I like both, I wear both! But for eyeshadows I like to stick with netural colours.

Which celebrity always has great make up?
The Kardashian's make-up always looks flawless, I love Kim's smokey eye look. I also love the subtle, minimal make-up that the girls on Pretty Little Liars wear - they are gorgeous.   
If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use?Mascara, like I said my eyes are small and my lashes are short so this is easiest thing to change my face with one product. 
 Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
Yes, although when I do I normally wear my glasses to hide a bit haha, I look so young without make-up on.

Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?

Like I said I look really young without make-up on, I'm lucky with my skin but I'm just not a fan of myself with no make-up on at all but I'm not ashamed of it.

In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?

I'll give you my top 4 - Two drugstore and two higher end. Rimmel, Barry M, Benefit & Mac. 

What do you think of Makeup? 

For me I think it a great thing to make yourself feel a bit better and maybe a bit more confident. It is a great way to express yourself and feel unique - I love having an interest in it and it is kind of a hobby, I could think of alot worse things to spend my money on.                  

I hope you all enjoyed this tag and guess what - I TAG YOU to do this post!!!