Makeup Mondays With Mario: Belle of the Brows

Celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic is answering your burning beauty questions!!! Every Monday, he will answer a beauty/skin care question as part of a weekly column on Spoiled Pretty, Makeup Mondays with Mario.

Hi Mario,

I have sparse eyebrows, but I love the look of thick eyebows (like Camilla Belle's). Do you have tips for filling in sparse brows so that they still look believable? Every time I try, I feel like the color is off or I'm too heavy-handed with the application - and the result isn't realistic. Application and product suggestions are much appreciated.

Thanks a ton!

Eryn

Hi Eryn,

You should start out by filling in your brows with a brow pencil that is lighter then your hair. I recommend a pencil that has a very thin tip like MAC's Eye Brows pencils. Fill in the inner corners of the brows with light upward strokes to mimic natural brow hairs and continue towards the outer corners. It's very important that you brush through the brows a couple of times to blend and soften the pencil. Next you should fill them in again with a eye shadow, using a thin slanted brow brush. The powder shadow should be very similar in color to the pencil (don't go much darker) because it will darken once it's over the pencil. Brush through and blend again. The layering of the light pencil and light powder blended into your brows should create a natural looking texture.

For those of you who once upon a time had a full brow, tweezed and waxed them for years and now can't grow them back, I sometimes recommend using Rogaine on the eye brows every night before bedtime. Results are not guaranteed but it does work on many women after continued use. Give it a try.

Thanks for visiting Makeup Mondays with Mario!

xo,
Mario

Got a question for Mario? Email your makeup and skin care queries to spoiledprettyquestions@gmail.com, and check back next Monday to read Mario's expert advice!

Fashion Design VS Interior Design

Hi Lovlies~ As you know I am starting to take my first fashion class. Of course in the beginning is not going to be as exciting since we’re learning all the fundamentals. Though I was expecting the class to go a bit faster. The only good thing about the slow pace is that I feel no pressure what so ever taking this class. However I also feel like I am wasting time because it is going so slowly. 

Last night, my hubby mention if I should study interior design instead of fashion design. Omgish, it totally got my head going. This was the question that I been debating for a long time. At the end I choose fashion because... well I couldn’t choose! I know for a long period I always think fashion design is my dream. However, I am actually very interested in all things related to design. After already earning a B.A. ( that i don’t find very useful...) I really feel like whatever I am going to study better be of good use!!! Going to school again meaning spending $ again, on all the materials and textbooks. Every penny I spent I ask myself: if this is going to be worth it? 

Since I just started going back to school, I think pondering about the path that I’m going is a must. Did I make a right decision about fashion ? Or should I go with Interior Design instead? 

My goal is to able to have a career of my own. I plan to have children so I am hoping my career is something useful either in a company or self-employed. I am also hoping it’s not going to be too crazy of a job. I think design will definitely fascinate me but in general I am not a work-aholic. 

I don’t personally know any fashion designers. Although I do know an interior designer. As far as I know she doesn’t earn that much money but her work hours seems to be ok normal. From what I see online, it seems that fashion designers’s career can be more crazy?! Also the money factor is also important. Since I love design either way, I need to choice the path that makes more money. Or easier to make money. I have a feeling either one doesn’t make that much, unless I become the lucky few who becomes someone great in it. 

Lately I also been occupied with learning computer design related softwares. So I thought about Graphic design or Web design. But the thought of solely working with computers makes me feel mentally tired. I think it’s so much fun to work on something hands on. 

So what is your suggestion for me? Do you know anyone in design field and their feeling and experience with it? Any suggestion will help! thanks! =) 

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No Strings Attached Movie Review

HiHi! I have not done a movie review for a while. =) Here it goes~~~~

I always thought Ashton Kutcher is pretty hot~ Although he always plays dumb characters~ except this one movie butterfly that I saw long time ago. Which was pretty good although pretty twisted. Natalie Portman as I mention before in previous reviews, I love her movies. Therefore, my expectations were a bit high.

It’s obvious what the movie is about, two people try to maintain the psychical without emotional strings to the relationship but was not possible. The plot is simple and there’s no real memorable points to the movie. Overall I gave this movie 2.5 stars. There’s some funny points and the main cast are irresistible, so it’s probably a movie you would watch ever now or later. However, not a great movie to re-watch, unless you just want to see Ashton Kutcher.. hahaha.

Would you watch it? Did you watch it? 

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HEART FOOD!

Hi Lovlies,  so it is officially the girls day, how shall we celebrate? How about making some Heart Food?! ^^ 

cookie cutter face down

cut off the extra egg

YUM? ^___^ I say YaY to Cute Food! <3 <3 

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xoxo HitomiNeko xoxo

JJ Mag Scan

Hi Lovlies ** some wonderful mags for u to read as usual... Tmr is 3.3. girls day in Japan... I don’t actually have any traditions for it but~ I always though it’s so cool to have Girls day~ ^^ & it’s always great to create new traditions~ 

What do you think would be a great tradition for “ girls day” ? ^^ 

**ENJOY HERE**

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Italian Kitchen Design

HI Lovlies, short post today. I am thinking to move again~ but i don’t know if I will be able to find the place. Because I really thought if I move again I will be moving into a HOUSE! but yeah.. probably not gonna happen yet.. errrrr.. maybe my love for design has forbidden myself to be satisfied with what I can actually afford..ahhh.. 

now lets take a look at these kitchen designs! 

don’t they look so neat?! Esp in a small home!? 

^_^

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xoxo HitomiNeko xoxo 

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