Why are my brow so out of control? Can Anastasia tame my brows?

AnastasiaBeverly Hills DIPBROW Pomade Blonde

Written by Deana  P

$18.00

My only experience with Anastasia is I used to get my eyebrows waxed at one of her salons in Nordstrom's at the the mall. They always did a great job & I always left happy & my brows always looked terrific.  

AnastasiaSoare is the founder & CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills.  She owns brow salons, a makeup line & has a list of celebrity clientele that include, Naomi Campbell, Kim Kardashian & Jennifer Lopez, plus many more.  This shows why her brand & line have caused a brow revolution.  It also shows why she is the ownerof a multimillion dollar business that cotinues to gain momentum & notoriety in the industry.

DIPBROW pomade comes in a small compact tub & is designed to cater towards oily skin & to be worn in humid environments.   The product is made to be an all in one brow product.   It is brow primer that provide color, sculpting & shading.  I tried it on my brows and although a little light for my coloring, I did like the look & feel of this product.  For anyone that needs to improve the look of their brows, I would recommendthis pomade.  It does the job that it claims to do. 

The price is fair as it is pricey to get your eyebrows done and this can extend the time in between visits to the salon.For more info. on it & a look at more ofAnastasia’s product line, Check out her website below.  Her products are available direct or at 

http://www.sephora.com

http://www.anastasiabeverlyhills.com

Anastasia Beverly Hills Masterclass by Mario Palette Review

Anastasia Beverly Hills Masterclass by Mario Palette Review 

By Amanda V. 

Just about everyone in the beauty industry knows Mario Dedivanovic aka @makeupbymario on Instagram. He's the celebrity artist behind all of Kim Kardashian West's iconic makeup looks as well as the rest of the Kardashians and Jenners. He is pretty much the king of sultry and sexy. Whether you're a fan of Kim Kardashian or not, the one thing you can't deny is that her makeup is always extra gorg and crushes hearts with that iconic bronzed eye. The minimalist in me has been preferring the natural looks she's been sporting recent especially her latest looks at Paris Fashion Week that Mario has given her as well as some of my girl crushes like actresses Shay Mitchell, Priyanka Chopra and Supermodel Jourdan Dunn. I was just about obsessed with it all. These makeup looks all trace back to Mario and his new Masterclass by Mario palette in collaboration with the ever popular Anastasia Beverly Hills brand. He himself has stated that Kim was his muse for the easy neutral shades in palette filled with multiple mattes and metallics. Everyone from the super minimalist to the Drag Queens will fall head over heels over this palette.

The hype about this product was so real, I knew I just had to grab it during the release day. Packed into a chic, simplistic cardboard palette with magnetic closure are beautiful rich warm and cool toned mattes, soft nude and smokey jewel toned metallics. This palette has everything you need to go from super soft day to super sultry night. It's very easy to work with that even beginners can slay. This product came out at the perfect time heading into the perfect season for these shades. These autumnal hues are reminiscent of the gorgeous shades of the falling leaves I see while walking through Central Park. This product gives me beautiful enchanted forest vibes. 

It is love at first swatch. What I absolutely love about these Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes is the quality and pigment of these shadows. They are buttery smooth and glide on like a dream. My favorite shade that I fell in love with is "Marina". It is the most beautiful, glowing, intense metallic peachy gold I've ever come across and it deserves infinite heart eye emojis. It is made of mermaid dreams, I just want to bathe in it. (Fun Fact: I have used it as a highlighter already). The photos will never do it justice. A close second in favorites in this palette is the shade "Bronx". A beautiful warm earthy olive shade with a gorgeous golden shimmer. This shadow shade is pretty similar to Urban Decay's "Stash" 24/7 glide on eye pencil. The mattes in this palette are the holiest of matte shadows. The pigmentation of these mattes are batshit crazy. The vibrancy is there even with a finger swatch and without using an eyelid primer/base. I did favor the "Isabel" matte shade. It's the perfect warm, light orange creamsicle shade that is ideal for transitioning in the crease. The only disappointing shade to me was Hollywood. It goes on a bit chalky and it wasn't as buttery smooth as the others and when blended it pretty much became transparent on me. I've always found that the quality of the shadows in ABH Palettes are better than the single shadows. They're softer and blend more seamlessly and attaches to the brush better and you don't have to keep digging into the shadow to get the intensity we all want from a shadow. Of course there is a bit of fallout but let's be real, what shadow doesn't? 

The cost of this palette is $45 for 12 shadows that's are 0.02oz each. The palette is Limited Edition so it might be difficult to get your hands on. What is a tad bit annoying is that all of the Anastasia Beverly Hills palettes from the past were all less than this price point. Even her permanent classic "Modern Renaissance" palette, which contained 2 more shadows than this one is slightly cheaper at $42 and The limited edition "Self-Made" palette which also had 14 shadows was only $35. The price increase is a bit wild but I understand that Mario has to make some collab profit. You will be getting your money's worth because it's a gorgeous palette with rich pigments which isn't always easy to come across and it can be used everyday for even the most subtle look. If you need more convincing just stare at the glowing swatch of "Marina" until you've completely surrendered soul,  and your dollars. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

DIPBROW is InstaBrow in a jar. This pomade is the not so secret weapon to the success of every beautifully sculpted eyebrow post you have seen since ABH blew up. The pomade feels like a cream-gel that dries down to a waterproof matte finish. It’s available in 11 shades that can be ashy, warm or neutral, and range from taupe to ebony.  Be sure to twist the cap on the jar nice and tight because the cream will dry out over time. If that happens, scoop out the amount of product you intend on using during your makeup application and use a mixing medium to rehydrate it. Use a firm, thin, angled brush to apply this product. DIPBROW is pigmented beyond compare and a little goes a long way. A very, very long way so to avoid cartoonish brows, swipe your brush along the sides of the jar to remove the excess product. It may not look like there is excess product but trust me, swiping your brush on the edge of the jar will save you. You’ve been warned.

 

This product is great if you have thin, sparse, patchy eyebrows or a combination of those three. However, regardless of the amount of hair sitting on your brow bone, this product is for people who are willing to put the work in to learn how to use it. This isn’t your beginner’s brow product. Don’t expect to get it right the first time. DIPBROW also works well if you want to change your brow shape without making the commitment to an angle or arch. I have a steep arch to my brows, not by choice, by genetics. Since Korean beauty products and trends have been everywhere lately, I wanted to see how I would look with their eyebrow trend: straight eyebrows. Because the pomade is so malleable, I was able to test it out. If I didn’t like it, I could just wash it away instead of having to wait for my brow hairs to grow back. DIPBROW is expensive but once you see how little product you use, you’ll also see that this product will last you a long time. Even if you have no brow hair. If you invest your money in this product, also invest your time to practice with it and you’ll love it!

Tip: use an oil cleanser to easily breakdown the product.

Available at Sephora.com; $18

Product Photo from Sephora.com

Anastasia Beverly Hills Pro Pencil Review

Price Rating: Fair

Anastasia Beverly Hills’ products have changed the game. Brows on point, cheekbones so defined that they can cut a bitch, and a highlight that will force haters to put their shades on. Does their Pro Pencil live up to our expectations of ABH?

 The pencil is available in 3 shades: Base 1, beige with yellow undertones; Base 2, beige with peach undertones; and Base 3, neutral taupe. The pencil has a tackiness to it that can be rough for the delicate skin on the eyes. The best way to apply the Pro Pencil as an eye primer is to warm up the product by applying the product to your fingertips then gently patting it where you need it. If you apply the pencil straight to the lid, the product will skip and tug at the skin leaving you with a patchy base. Patchy base means patchy eye shadow means I am staying home. This primer works really well with the bouncy cream like formula of Colourpop eyeshadows and makes them extra vibrant. The product is advertised as a multipurpose tool. On their website, ABH claims that this pencil “works as a brow and facial highlighter, concealer, eye shadow primer, or outer lip liner.”  I do not agree. The tackiness makes it an amazing eye shadow primer. However, as for all their other claims, the Pro Pencil falls short. I tested it out and it ain’t happening. Because of the tackiness, you do not want this on your face. Anything you apply on top of the base will cling in a very unflattering way. It also claims that the product will cover brow hair regrowth. While I have dark brows, but  I don’t think this product would even conceal light brow hairs.

If you are looking for a similar product that is more affordable, look into purchasing the NYX Wonder Pencil. It is also available in three shades and has a similar texture to it. The only difference between the two pencils is the thickness of the pencil. The NYX Wonder pencil is thin like an eyeliner pencil while the Anastasia Beverly Hills Pro Pencil is stubby so you can cover more ground.

I have Base 2. The peach color works really well to neutralize the slight discoloration on my hooded lids and gave a light coverage to the prominent veins on my lids. It made my eye shadow last a good 10 hours so even though it is expensive, I think if you need your shadows to have that kind of longevity, the Pro Pencil would be worth experimenting with.

Available at Sephora.com; $18

Product photo from Sephora.com

Beauty Photo taken with iPhone 5S

Modern Renaissance ABH Review:

Written by Pepper .B

Product Rating :

Price Rating:

I love eyeshadow, no matter how many palettes I purchase I find a need to add an additional palette to the collection. I am smitten over this palette and what I am impressed by most with when it comes to this palette is color pay off. This color payoff is unlike any other palette I have purchased from this brand. What you see is what you get. There is no need to dig the eyeshadows you get instant pigment even when swatching. The palette is broken down into 11 matte shades and 3 metallics.  My favorite shades are listed below:

Pepper's Palette Picks

Love Letter- Raspberry with an ultra-matte finish

Cyprus Umber- Dark coffee with an ultra-matte finish

Realgar- Brick with an ultra-matte finish

Venetian Red- Crimson with an ultra-matte finish

Red Ochre- Sienna with an ultra-matte finish

Burnt Orange- deep orange with an ultra-matte finish

Raw Sienna- neutral amber with an ultra-matte finish

The price point of the palette is pretty reasonable considering the palette has 14 shadows. This equals to roughly 3 dollars per eyeshadow which is awesome. I haven't tried the eyeshadows wet as of yet however the texture of the shadows are pretty soft and look like they can be used both ways. Must have for summer this year even transitioning into the fall. 

http://www.anastasiabeverlyhills.com/modern-renaissance-palette.html