My Eyebrow Routine

  Hello! Today I've decided to share with you my technique for filling in my eyebrows. Big, bushy brows are all the rage right now, with celebs like Cara Delevingne, Lily Collins and Emma Watson leading the trend. Unfortunately my caterpillars are sparse, thin and not-very-visible, but I do my best with what I have!

   

To start off, I brush my brows through with an eyebrow brush.

                      

  

I then take MAC's Mystery eye shadow (here) on the Real Technique's eyebrow brush (here) and draw a line following my natural eyebrow shape, starting in the centre of my brow, and continuing till the end.

I do the same on the top of my eyebrow - starting in the middle and creating a line that curves towards the end to enhance my upper arch, then dragging that line to the tail of my brow.

With what's left on my brush, I extend both lines in the opposite direction, towards the front of my eyebrow.

Taking that same powder colour on the Bobbi Brown eyebrow brush (here), I fill in the outlines that I've made. The reason that I switch brushes is because the Real Techniques brush is quite light, seeing as it's synthetic, and it's thinner for creating definite lines. The Bobbi Brown brush has very dense, coarse bristles, which helps to pick up more product and its thicker shape helps for filling in large spaces.

I make sure that the tail of my brow is extended and in proportion with the rest.

Next I go in with the Rimmel Brow This Way gel to set everything in place. This definitely helps my eyebrows to look more full and helps them to not fade during the day, and I have more about this product in my recent favourites.

                                   

 

Lastly I conceal all around my eyebrows. This makes them look more neat and tidy, and will also cover up any un-plucked hairs you might have!

And we're done! I know it seems like a lot of steps, but if you don't have automatically full brows and want to achieve a more dramatic look, these are my tips! Thank you for reading, I'm going to be writing about the rest of this makeup look (my go-to autumn makeup) soon!

                              

Haul - Penneys, Stradivarius, Topshop

 I always find that it's very difficult to create outfits at this time of year. In Ireland it never really gets very warm for more than a week or two, so most of my summer clothes stay in the back of the closet until I go abroad. Having said this, I can't resist shopping, and while I was in Tenerife in mid July, and in Dublin last week, I picked up some practical pieces that I know I'll wear continuously, whatever the weather.

 The week before going on holidays, I popped into Penneys (Primark) to get some crop tops. These are great to have, as they can be thrown on over a pair of denim cutoffs, or dressed up with a skirt and some jewellery. I bought them in neutral colours to bring me into autumn, and they're something I can see myself wearing all year round. Plus, they were all under five euro!

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 Sticking with the crop top trend, I was in Stradivarius in Tenerife and bought two of the same top in different colours. These are just simple cropped tank tops, and really remind me of styles found in Brandy Melville. 

I had only ever been in Stradivarius in Dublin once, and the store was nothing special. This is why I was pleasantly surprised when I visited the chain in Tenerife, and it was completely different - clean, bright, organised and, most importantly, with beautiful clothes! It's amazing how much a shop can improve based on layout alone, while selling the same products.

Possibly my favourite item that I've purchased in a long time, these shorts are so beautiful that I wish I had the weather to wear them properly! Nonetheless, I've persevered and worn them despite our climate, and I'm in love. They are so easily paired with a simple white tee tucked in, or a pop of pink, or dressed up with a breezy silk shirt and some cleverly selected jewellery. The downside for any readers is that I didn't buy them at a chain store, but at a small pop-up boutique. I'm trying to find something similar to link, but they're very unique! 

 Back to Stradivarius, I got this simple navy hoodless sweatshirt. I've been looking for something like this for so long, as all of the sweatshirts like this that I've found have giant logos or slogans on them, and I really wanted something simple. Not only did I find exactly the style of sweatshirt I was looking for, but it was on sale, too - from twenty six euro, down to six!

 Another staple I was looking for was this cream knit cardigan, which will be perfect for when I want to re-wear summer outfits in autumn, but want to fight the chill.

 My last Stradivarius item (I didn't realise I'd bought this much!) is this loose fitting flannel shirt, perfect for tying around your waist or as a cover-up over sleeveless tops/dresses. Again, a great piece to transfer into your autumn wardrobe.

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Last but not least are these black skinny Joni jeans from Topshop. I had been eyeing these for quite a while, as I have no black jeans, and I keep wanting to pair them with outfits. Lucky for me, I received a One4All gift voucher last week, so I could finally justify buying them! They're so comfortable and easy to wear, and I'm so glad that I know have them.

Sadly a lot of these items were on sale, or aren't on their websites, so the links to buy them are only under the clothes that I could find online!

Thank you so much for reading!

                                                                          Sarah-Rose