How to create the perfect eyebrow

1. Shape 

First brush your eyebrows upwards and cut hairs that are too long off with eyebrow scissors. Then at the bottom, remove hairs where necessary, on the basis of the natural shape of your eyebrow.

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2. Define

Start with defining your eyebrows with pulling a line along your lower eyebrow hairs. You do this again for the upper eyebrow hairs. It accentuates the shape of your eyebrows.

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3. Fill
You can fill your eyebrows using a pencil, powder or gel in a color, matching your own eyebrow color.

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4. Fix it

Finally, you can always set your eyebrows with a transparent fixing gel. This ensures that your eyebrows, at the end of a busy day, are still perfect.

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The products shown in this blogpost are my personal favorite brands to work on my eyebrows. Of course, many other labels offer a great selection too but these work just fine for my kind of eyebrow.

#WellHelloSailor ! 

No you silly ones, I did not make any sexual propositions towards a sailor nor am I expressing my ironical appreciation for something outlandish or corny. 

I just wanna draw the attention to this fabulous nail polish by Dior. Absolutely labelling this as my must-have for Summer ! 

Dior's Sailor #700 comes in a box plus transfers and a file.

Sounds like a perfect gift for any nail art lover. 

Not to keen about the royal blue color ? It also exists in red and natural beige.

Get it before it goes ! 

Beauty at 40

At 40, you need to take your beauty regime to a higher level. I'd like to share my personal favourites with you. These are as far as I am concerned basics every woman should start to hoard once the big 4 is in sight.

As your skin changes and dry spots appear, it's key to hydrate and soften your complexion. I discovered Bio Oil (1) at my local iU store and it's in my vanity case all the time. I never leave the country without it. Perfect for your body, face and hands. It's not over greasy and smells divine. 

As your skin changes and pores become more prominent, you might need to fill them up with Sothys (2) pore refiner. You need to use it underneath your tinted day cream. My daily wear is (4) Estée Lauder's Sheer tint release ; it actually adapts to your own skin tone. It's light, does not matten your appearance (which makes you look older anyway) and stays good all day through. 

My hands suffer the most, especially in Winter. I like to scrub them with the OPI mani scrub and treat them with (5) OPI Avoplex handcare. Hands denounce your age - might as well treat them with lots of respect. Make an appointment for a mani once and a while. Ask for good labels and indulge in a nice colour like Chanel's Black Satin (6) - love that extra shine and it's ever so chic! 

Don't overdo make up - this only works for models and 19 year old beauties. The older you get the less is more rule becomes more apparent at all times. You can of course emphasize on your best feature. My case, my lips are the ones to take the spotlight. MAC cosmetics has a super soft and creamy lip liner - pro long wear (3). Easy to use and by far, stays all day long (only 1 touch up a day .. how cool is that ?) 

My favourite red is High Energy ; you might remember this blogpost.