It is no news that Kylie’s impeccable brows have a cult following – and there’s a reason why! The socialite’s MUA is notoriously known for spending at least an hour on them — aestheticising and enhancing them relentlessly before they’re absolutely picture-perfect. Because the brows play a significant role in framing your face, Arial Tejada insists on doing them right. In fact, Arial has a laid-out road map that he follows for these face-framers. Here’s exactly what he does (oh, BTW, his brow hacks and techniques are extremely simple).
BTW, It Takes A Lot (Of Time & Effort) For Her Brows To Look That Stunning
Though Tara mentions that Arial fills in the arch first, the MUA typically shapes the area of the brow that needs the most coverage before proceeding to the rest of it. But enhancing the arch first creates scope for a faux lift. The secret to achieving these Arial-approved brows is to go in with light-handed, feather-like flicks to create hair-like strokes that add to the illusion of fuller arches. While Arial fills it all in, he does it in a way that the brows don’t look overdone or painted over.
Arial tidies it all by concealing the area right under the brow with a fine-tipped brush. He always relies on a concealer that matches the shade of his client’s skin tone instead of going in with a lighter one. He doesn’t alter the shape too much either — just conceals lines that aren’t aligned with the shape to play into the appearance of a ‘freshly-waxed’ brow instead of one that’s sculpted and highlighted too much. That’s the end goal for him — for his client to look like they’ve just had their brows groomed. Arial conceals along the outline — right from the front through to the tail. He brushes the concealer downward once he’s done, to create a seamless transition between the lids and the brows.
He mirrors these steps above the brows too — spreading the product across the forehead for it to melt into the skin without looking like the area has been concealed.
To seal everything, in the end, he uses a setting powder too. Notice how Tara just presses some of the product into the brows? This extends the longevity of the products used in your brows — and if your foundation smears the area by any chance, the powder will prevent it from sticking to your brows. He does all of this with a small, round brush.
It might take an hour extra to get ready now, but thanks for not gatekeeping these tips, Arial.
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