Shape Eyebrows To Perfection

-By Kylie Tang

Let’s have everything refreshed and re-planned to welcome the brand new 2017. Look in the mirror and call today the best day. What reflects your good look on that day? The key is your eyebrows.

Look Rested Every day

Not all girls have ideal eyebrows which they can flaunt proudly. Well-groomed and well-defined shapes let you look rested and even change your overall look. No matter what age you are, always prepare a tweezer and eyebrow pencils at home to prepare your daily subtle, modern and glowing look.

Avoid Tragic Eyebrows

Some girls love exaggerated eyebrows but their effects vary on different people.. Wrong colors, wrong shapes and over-filled brows would let people think that you look unnatural. On the other hand, unkempt eyebrows cannot create a good impression on others.

Perfect Your Makeup Finish

Eyebrow shapes enhance your beauty and makeup effects. When shaped properly, they bring out your eyes and highlight your best features.

Let’s find out the perfect eyebrow shape for your face shape.

Oval: The Ideal Face Shape

I will say you are lucky with such face shape as it is considered as the ideal shape! Flat eyebrows with a little arch will work best for you. Also, avoid dramatic and exaggerated eyebrows that ruin your nice face shape. 

Jessica Alba looks good with flat eyebrows.

Round Shaped Faces Need Arches

For round-faced girls, their face shape lack angles and they hope to make face look longer. All you need to do is to avoid round eyebrows as they make your jaws even rounder. Both high arched and soft arched eyebrows help create a slender face shape and a modern, intellectual look.

Kate Winslet 

Arches Also Suit Square-Shaped Faces 

Prominent jaw and chin and high forehead are the main features of people who have a square face shape. You will look great by balancing your jaw line. As arches slim down the face, you may create soft or high arches with defined and sharp peaks. And you may adjust the thickness according to your preference. 

Flat eyebrows do not fit Diane Kruger so she always picks angled brows.

Heart-Shaped Face, A Lovely Shape

Miranda Kerr has a cute, heart-shaped face.

To me, it’s a lovely face. Heart-shaped faces are wider at the brow and cheekbones but narrower at the chin. You may keep slightly thick eyebrows to diminish the look of your forehead. Round brow shape also softens your pointed chin. If you really love peaks, create a controlled arch could give you a feminine look.

Recommended Products

I like using brow pencil first and cake powder next. To me, those with good colors and multi-functional will be the ideal one. I recommend Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil as it helps define, shape and thicken eyebrows with colors I like. And I definitely need its spoolie brush to comb my eyebrows.

Kevyn Aucoin The Precision Brow Pencil

Clinique Instant Lift For Brows is a two-in-one automatic brow pencil. The pearlized highlighter creates a contrast and definition on eyes.  

Clinique Instant Lift For Brows

I like applying gel-cream on eyebrows. LANCÔME Sourcils Gel Waterproof Eyebrow Gel-Cream helps structure and fill in the look of brows. The gel formula allows easy application and a smooth, gliding texture. It’s great for building up a natural or more defined brow shape.

LANCÔME Sourcils Gel Waterproof Eyebrow Gel-Cream

I saw many girls having perfect face makeup while neglecting their eyebrows. From now on, care your eyebrow shape. Don’t follow any brow trends but choose one that is suitable for and flatters your face shape. Perfect brows make you look fresher, healthier and younger.

Insider Secrets – Make January Blues A Thing Of The Past!

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -

January, oh January! All your promises of new beginnings and a fresh new year are noble, but as a month, I must say, you often do not deliver the goods! It is not uncommon to get the ‘January blues’, so if you are feeling a little down in the dumps right now, here is one thing to make you feel better instantly – YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

The January Trap

After all the excitement of vacation time and indulgence of the festive season, it makes sense that January feels a bit flat and dull. The waistline could be a bit bloated, the bank account a bit deflated and spirits on the downward spiral. And the funniest thing about us human beings? When we are down we tend to forget to the very things that can make us happier. When we are down, we tend to forget to appreciate the good things, forget to look after ourselves and each other and withdraw from life a little. All of these things will make you feel even worse. SO, do not fall into the trap dear heart! Love yourself, even in January and make sure you come out smiling!

Feed The Positive Vibes

So, to start with, feed yourself! Yes, feed yourself good, healthy, nourishing food. Omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish and nuts have a very positive effect on overall mood. So does making sure you have folate from vegetables like broccoli and cabbage. And don’t forget to keep your immunity high by supplementing your vitamins. For an all-round vitamin, enzyme and beautifying placenta and collagen boost, treat yourself to a Vegie Acai Beauty Enzyme Smoothie every day. This powder contains enzymes from 180 different vegetables and fruits to give you all you need in terms of fibre, vitamins and minerals in a delicious smoothie. 

Vegie Acai Beauty Enzyme Smoothie

Sweat The Blues Away

It’s also no secret that one of the BEST mood enhancers you can have is a good ol’ sweaty workout. It feels like the last thing on your mind when you are feeling down, but if you push on through and make it happen you will have given yourself a major energy and endorphin boost. No one ever regrets a good workout after they have made it happen. Lace up your trainers, jam the earphones in and get all sweaty in the name of great health and enough endorphins to keep the blues far, far away.

Fraternise With Fragrance

Fragrances are another way to lift the spirits and enhance enough of a feel-good factor to tide you through the January blues! Use a spritz of your favourite scent every day, or light a beautiful scented candle at home after a long day. Try an Aromatherapy Associates Relax Candle with West Indian Bay & Myrrh. The luxurious and relaxing essential oil blend instils a sense of peace and tranquillity that soothes, calms and uplifts the mind when you need it most.  Crafted from natural plant wax, set in frosted glass, beautifully gift boxed and with approximately 32 hours of burning time, this is the perfect indulgent treat for January.

Aromatherapy Associates Relax Candle with West Indian Bay & Myrrh

Map Out Your Path

One way to beat the blues is to feel confident that you are going in the direction that you want to go in. So, to ease the psychological burden that can often accompany a new year, sit down and write about what you want to achieve in 2017. By all means chart out bigger goals, but be sure to set out a few smaller ones, ones that can be achieved in the month of January. Achieving these will give a sense of accomplishment and pride that sets you up perfectly for the next set of goals. Goals can be around anything, remember to think about yourself as a whole and focus on areas that you may be lacking. Many self-development specialists suggest scoring yourself out of 10 in the following areas: health, money, social relationships, career, friends and family, physical environment and personal growth. Start by focusing on goals in the areas where you have scored yourself below 5 and work through for an overall increase in life satisfaction.

We’re All In It Together!

And like I said in the beginning, remember you are not alone! Reach out to others for help and support when you need it and be there for others who need you, and we will all slide into the rest of the year in style and happiness!

Product Review on DIAMBEAUTÉ Supreme Refining Cream by Amea Sandars

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -

No one does beautiful skin quite like the French! Check out Amea Sanders’ product review of the luxurious DIAMBEAUTÉ Supreme Refining Crème. Encased in exquisite packaging, this whipped cream-textured moisturiser contains black truffle, 24 carat gold and diamond powder. Amea discusses the hydration qualities and how she uses this special product so that a little goes a long way. Find out how to erase fine lines, improve skin clarity and fight free radicals the French way!

Product Mentioned: 

DIAMBEAUTÉ Supreme Refining Crème 

Jill Stuart Gorgeous Must-Have Makeup Kits

- by Brenda Chan -

It is every girl’s dream to become a princess when they grow up. Sparkly tiara, beautiful tutu dress, crystal heels, and most important of all – the flawless skin and perfect pink pout – all these make us feel beautiful, loved and spoiled. Who doesn’t love being spoiled? Now that you’ve grown up and realized you can’t be princess in real life, it doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself LIKE a princess. In fact, you have to because you are beautiful, unique and precious – a princess of your own and your loved ones!

Crowned Jewels For Every Princess

Recognizing the preciousness of every woman, New York designer Jill Stuart has created a collection of “crowned jewels” for every princess – innocent, sexy, fun and savvy makeup products. Come in luxurious packaging with brilliant cut designs and Swarovski rhinestone decoration, its makeup items fulfill your dream of becoming a princess by helping you to create an innocent yet sexy look. 

Experience Luxurious Treatment And Reach For The Stars!

At COSME-DE.COM, we love our valuable customers and want you to be treated to in the princess way. Therefore, we are thrilled to offer two Jill Stuart makeup kits at attractive discounted prices.

1. Jill Stuart 5-Piece Makeup Collection

The set includes:

•         Shimmer Couture Eyes (09 Winter Tweed) 5g
•         Mix Face Powder 8g
•        Airy Tint Watery CC Cream SPF 30 / PA +++ (02 Natural Floral Beige) 23g
•        Mix Gloss Balm 12g
•        Pink Pouch 22cm x 14 cm

Jill Stuart 5-Piece Makeup Collection 

2. Jill Stuart 4-Piece Flowery Pink Carpet Make Up Kit

The set includes:

•         Mix Brush Compact More Colors (15 Flowery Pink Carpet) 8g
•         Rouge My Dress (02 Pezzottaite Necklace) 5g
•         Airy Tint Watery CC Cream SPF 30 / PA+++ (01 Light Floral Beige) 25g
•        Lip Plump Oil 4g

Jill Stuart 4-Piece Flowery Pink Carpet Make Up Kit

While we can’t be a princess in real life, we can definitely feel and look a princess! Treat yourself in a luxurious way and grab these gorgeous makeup kits to create innocent sexy look! 

NEW Japanese Makeup ADDICTION by Ayako – Create Your Original Beauty

- by Caroline Hastings-Brown -

The beauty industry can be a little contradictory. There is a huge and ongoing, positive trend toward finding your individuality, creating your own style and being true to yourself. At the same time, you will find many advertisements and products helping you to hide your ‘flaws’ or achieve the latest standard of beauty, whether that standard really suits you, or not!

Celebrities and Fashion Superstars

New-York based Japanese makeup artist Ayako has worked with Karl Lagerfeld, Steven Meisel, Scarlet Johansson, Ann Hathaway, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez. All strong characters, all highly successful in their own, individual way. So, why do you think they all loved Ayako’s work?

Creating confident beauty

It was the philosophy of individuality that did it! Ayako focused on the full beauty of a personality, and using texture and colour, created looks that imbued an acceptance of the self in the wearer. By neither hiding or enhancing flaws, Ayako only focused on the individual’s real and unique beauty with her makeup looks. And the amazing result of self-acceptance? The ultimate and most individual of beauty enhancements – confidence!

Ayako’s ADDICTION brand

Ayako went on to create her own, original beauty brand in 2009, called ADDICTION. The products feature a never-before-seen variation in colour and texture that Ayako developed, based on her experiences all over the world. This refreshing brand has made high quality products that can produce a dramatic look with a single stroke. By focusing on and enhancing a woman’s overall and unique beauty, a real sense of personal style is achieved.

At COSME-DE.COM we are focused on making sure that we have everything you want, need and would like to try. Which is why we are super proud to be stockists of Ayako’s revolutionary brand, Addiction. Check out some of our favourite products, and browse for many others on our website.

Ultimate Ayako product picks

One of my personal favourites is the ADDICTION Cheek Stick, a lipstick-style cheek product that can be used on cheeks, eyes and lips for an exceptionally natural colour and lustre that blends easily and maintains a long-lasting, fresh finish. By working into the skin with fingers you can easily achieve a flawless, natural contouring.

ADDICTION Cheek Stick

A signature ADDICTION product is the amazing range of colour, texture and finish in the eyeshadow collections. What makes these super eyeshadows so unique are the delicate gradations and original and unique colours, all 99 of them! The fragrance-free formula can be applied with a sponge tip applicator or brush all around the eyes to create dramatic and individual looks.

ADDICTION The Eyeshadow

There is no denying that I am a major fan of multi-purpose products, so it should be no surprise that I absolutely love the ADDICTION Tinted Skin protector SPF 50+ / PA+++. Combining the functions of sunscreen, primer and foundation, this go-to product provides natural coverage of pores, and evens tone and colour in one simple application. Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract and Rose Hip Oil moisturise the skin naturally and the fragrance-free formulation ensures no irritation. 

ADDICTION Tinted Skin protector SPF 50+ / PA+++

So, go ahead and break the mould in 2017. No more complying and trying – be free, be you and give the world the gift of showing your individual style and beauty!